The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-13

I5VT ExLFuysgaHce; ana we snouIq pros
vide adequate facilities to- give every
white; child In South Carolina a COM
| mon school education, in conforta-
BILE schOolhonses, under the training
of good teachers who are paid SUM-
cient salaries to do the work. The
people do not need and they do not
want compulsory education; what
they need and what they want and
What they demand, and what they are
going to hay Sis adequate school fac
iltties.
aA Real Aet.s'
Ri IsFespe reconme end tliaf yon
pass an sactt J.. ug an. extra tax or
one niIi for tn ase of the free pub
lie schools of this state not an
abortion such as YOU passed last ses-
sion. but q real Act that wiiRsdo the
people some good. along the line of
my ecoMnienda dation fo goH ait your
last session lticli cainSnendat atioh
rs fresh In Your memo Iesil or N teil
ris .S,Iii - 4sfsfsTce s6 niess
1 sage IN your Jonr1aI Fos Il Q 433!
uw gent ntlen1en, 1 jT,pFess yspon
You the neressity OF this onezTnili
tax, and of your making It peFma-
snent The country people want ID !;
they are demanding it, and fiey most
assured ~ sh;nId hnne 1T our
lest Act announced to nothing except
q pfaetieally pselesk tax upon the
people. Look at the schools which
received the money How many
conntry schools received II I? How
many t9Hzn scncqls goJ large amounts
ot fts-and today Won ARE hea ring Il
said that the special tax win be alleii
ON In districts which are abie V ~
pay and this money used instead 40
Ny purpose, Een4I 4Ibmen WAS TO help
She S,eal cpiiEtry schools, mnere
there Is no spee eial tax, aild where
the people are not able to- pay any
stiie weak country schools wFeEe there
are no high scllo loolss ard where the,
chillFen have lfttl or no Oh nee TO
get q ny education except What tfe5
may be able a. secure jim their home
country schools. And I again ape
peal TO syou q Ions. this line,
The Governor gees on To- make nm
ppei 10 give the people Of The State
a mn s.zllill tilx for weak zehob lis.
esta tee you that sit will go where
mos needed and /; gilaran tee you
Tie betisss.!ts : s.s WI VII be far
sttrefI ~ n IN V EVKtI FuI lly7E
ton ps u stlsfat YOU an pass.
lis Governor eaiib ton 10
\ the manner az distribution nf the one
mill e sax ;.sls Ieslsd ia e aaa
lax n t9is would brihg IL ss 100.
The State supe tendent 81 edecn
ton has deeiafef Ftle raaiRte:l-
assee az State aideg nigh selfooss noN
(TtIl
cont tiauEnee of state aid Tor Length
trscts will require S6o,Gaes Rural
graded schools. employing two and
three teachers, are applying for $780,.
coo. The restoration of the State
building fund would require $iG,-
900. Public school libraries, togeth-
er with the Rural School Improve
nent Association, now receive $5,-
e0O.'
Your Ae' nf last year provides for
100000 TO, ,gh schools, $50, o,0ee for
for consolidated graded schools. and
! 81, ,000 for rural hbrar les retaining
so per cent. in the county as q coun-
ty board fund
/ would not say oae word, gentle
sfit0 0AlS tt6SAitHsls ahS w All VI lliSbe oourr
cational activities, 5ut what i have
begged ard pleaded for IS that yon
set aside this extra one-nniiltax SO
that II may be 5ised. by the State
Board ,of Educaficn in helping the
little one-teacier schools; the little
schools with less than twelve puptls;
the little schools that run less than
sixty days; the little schools that
need help liz order that the little elssl-
dren may Oct the hare rudinSents OF
an education. There we're l4S white
schools in this State last year that
!:4;;i tess tpan II pupils 3nere sfsi g
2T5 that had regular Attendance OF
less than IL. There were 13R white
schools that ran less than so days; |;
1SS that ran SO tft70 days. It IS for
help Tor the schools that are not
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