The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-09
IbE SCH0OI
ATTENDANCE
in Med Dwell Co Negro
Children Crowding
School Rooms
FIGURES ahB faGfs M GlsE

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FIGURES aNB FaGTs IN slsg
The scbooI rear N McDoxs'I sts
uhich hsr jns, cIcsed bas beestS q the
most spccc.Sfui ir the histsl1 81 Z the
eouhtF. The ehrollfnent EsS tfrsrssna
) tie average attend.nce xss zhef .tksn
,befofs rhe schonl.ssysts b Mcdowell
county i among the - Il, the ststr,
5 the rasiofity oI de E builaiSss are
In gocd conditions a tise otd dilapil latE
ed strnetGsss - tc : .resplssts, hy new
sod nofhf,' l.s.slss while the larger
and Is -. - s.:T1s which were buiit
seyersl {e.rs $50 are being repaired and
ren6a p % meet the requirements Of 10.
dAys fith III, object of making better
sanitary condition, more light and roo1l
and essy exits in case Of frs
The various Boards of Earc.tion, the
County supt. and the Dist. supts. are
working Together to bring the schools OF
The cc7nty rp 10 the hiehesr point of
efficiency and nsefninpss 70 The people ss
whole. County Sapt. w. O. Cook Is
untiring IN bis efortsto Improve the
schools not only b. rsoYidiDgI adequate
school facilities but by securing the lrery
best trachcrs morally snd SintelleetuAlly,
that can be obtained. $,
Mcdowell county l. very liberal III itz
e1penditures Tor the education Of the
youths q the crunty. In addiiian 20
having sope Of the beet schools Ia ,he
state her seachefs are among the highest
paid. =
8 4heH white hieh school has irst been
compietelt in syeIcf and next year En
enroiinent u 10 stnaents Is expected.
"A oolorpd hissl school In Browns Geek
District NiD be provided thia ypar xiseh
YIN saFe the parents thR. necessity q 70
Ing 90 The great expense Of sending the
children 10 the fnstftntss to get What he
county ocsAt 70 give them. -: Z. 8
Tbe cenEnsSrrrors of le1r, .asope
s'1asfrss hPnn ia scAoci ), 'sfc.
Dopell eo1ary which Hili no doab. &
interestsns sni Instructive.
IN 1910 there were 1885 boys and
sirb ih Mcdowell coantg between the
aga te and 20; 7,ooz sssbo.n acre
rtt1nd:ag school, or 5o5 per cent. Pc
SteseN TIE sgel III o and n there ssre
- rifh 5,s7o, or 20, Q per cent stteTd-
AooE {. y - 49, :,
l1.s ssares ss5ossa. b of srSssal ) in.
t<f q The scho.a q lsrES 4, tssctsesrs and
parss q he ccufy iefs stfs ressas that
syrFJ boy and siri hetHeen 8 s1d IA year
rEousd Be IA school, but leaving mar.
sts,ei 10. per cent. COR mental defective
thpse Aessins from serious = Tiesi ali.
f1ahts Rpa for 6llother l&eld sssons
TIER lA6tid then b IS pePesEt IL tils
pshooas Ebit mater sIouId rsceiye tie
sEflopg ssefstioh. q az tefsoas -
- eO1hfy Hflo-Arrs .iptesestEd ip De frl5
tnJe fnan 1nd Nenen cf fhs ststs. Ifsre
~ only tgc counties IN the state .xsti
kIoFsr pescentsss Eor t.ss szs3 pf from
s % lfineirsfve, Tucker With II s1d
Jsasrson With - 8 PEI csnf, Prbiie spir;s.
- ksen and rol5s8, sllool 6iseials nsd
rnothsrs and fathers shouid 6fo6ss thsas.
Blys. ana imPspre II > ccadition. 9.
KEakoEs HEAbFHE LIST !
one hoteEerttsy fat ti5Sn hy ske
e-nsus report i5g Arcb5seil eofntr 3 ssl.s
hsd ettr1saane. q Negroes hetssss1 s
a A n do eOtnsy.
80. nl native x6ias nstfTe parei t.vS,
.975g Sfsrpdins p5hool, s, ,7p5, or 7I.s
- eehfss - 2 ;.
Sc- 4 Eafiss bistsa --foreiga o. nsEzed
psFsnisge, So7. ttscnding schoei, seo, cr
- . per cepl - fIssT :
Kssro n1f1t,es, 2, ,065, atseu.Iisz 1el.ool
fyE7e, IA ser cent. :
: sThe fart hat ne Percsn.seg % sttebd-
szns In lfsDorsfi eguHts i non tsSa
4prf crnt rrczter tkan fhe nstiFs ahifes
va nsEiSs b<STbtS b ,ery ife6ursSios
.slar 90 NslEoe- asd 1lloaId jnsvIre .ti.e,s
via sI.Stef tEl1' 10 eSS0Ssr ne
srhotl rpons - iidrsH Ese,y
pcfppn .n HrDoTrii cnnnfy .tliouid s.riys
g rsfse H. prrucotsss of school sRtns.
sses tesarea ~ go. Of "a snti 20 Ssd
, ,rs,resssly = fhis tine q the EeS1.s.
ziliss tiie bo5y and Eiris liie sdvanises q
ttc ~ het e1nrnon sehea slueziinI
c1f md ~ n.any - reside s4sy -
- rcfnols for atFshccJ e5usstioo, q a
voFth rhils 70 chiiJ. parent and stsfe.
Iigroril II ealIlnE f6f edrcstea nsu
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