The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-01


white people, and has been progress
sing SO well recently in school af-
fairs, that I was especially anxious
to visit the county and take suffi-
Client time to see all portions Of It."
said Luco Gunter, state supervisor of
Rural schools, who returned to Column
bia yesterday. after spending two
weeks in Anderson.
Investigation of school reports by
Mr.. Gunter showed that there Is an
enrolment OF 1888 white children
with teaching force OF 239 in 81
separate schools. During the present
scholastic year there is total avail
able school revenue OF $150,397.20.
rFigures like these give one an
idea of the vastness OF the school
work in Anderson county" said Mr..
Gunter. - "a
Progress in school affairs is shown
in many instances by the interest
manifested on the part OF the taxpay-
ers. The special tax receipts for An
derson during the past year were
$53,87814, while the receipts from the
constitutional three-mill taxes were
$41,38328. These figures indicate that
the people OF Anderson are willing to
tax themselves for the education .os
their children" said the supervisor.
Out of q total OF ca school districts
Sc are now levying q special tax.
During the past year IL school dis
.tricts either voted q special tax or
increased the, one already voted.
Anderson Is making rapid progress,
Mr.. Gunter said, in the matter of
school buildings. Ten new buildings
were erected last year.
Inspector Gunter says:
School Progress in Anderson County.
IT was great pleasure to- the
State Supervisor of Rural Schools TO
spend two weeks in Anderson county,
visiting schools In company with the
county superintendent OF education
and the county supervisor. Anderson
county, is so rich In resources, is so
we'll populated with white people, and
has been progressing so we'll recent
1y In. school affairs. that the ysupervis-
or was especially anxious to visit this
county and take sufficient time to see
all portions Of it.
It was not issbIe OF course, in two.
weeks to visit all of the schools hut
II was possible to visit nearly every
section. One does not realize the Inn
mensity of the educational eaterpriae
in Anderson county until one consid-
ers the school statistics for that .coun-
ty, as given ,in the last report of the
county superintendent OF education.
Th1sg ig "a snro1lsl1at OF an.s1aI
white children with teaching force
OF 239 in 81 seperate schools. There is
this scholastic year a total available
revenue OF $3.50, ,397.20 to pay for the
instruction Of the pupils. Figures like
these give one an idea of the vast
ness OF the school work in Anderson
county. );
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Carolina, Anderson has been making
progress aiohg all educational lines
This progress In many instances Is
shown by the interest manifested In
the schools on the part OF the taHpay-l
ers. The special tax receipts during
the past year were $50, 3,878.I4; while
the receipts from the constitutional
a-miif tax were $4i.3S3.2S. These fig-.
ufes indicate that the people OF An.
defson c0arity are willing to tax
themselves for the education OF their
children. Out OF . total OF 67 school.
Districts sc are now leyying q special
tax. Dnring the past year II school;
distgicta either votedSa special tax or;
Increased one already voted
IN, the matter OF school buildings
Anderson is making rapid Drogress,
During the past year ten nav. schoof
houses were built. There are now
some as veil arranged Ead well ap-s
pointed school houses In Ahdefsoh as
are to be found amy here AB In 81 tffes, fssF
counties there are yet many schools
I'D need OF new baildlAgs but unders
normal financial conditions, with the
present interest OF the people o. this
phnse n3 school develop phnent. these
buildings w9,iid Hor ths most part be-
supplied $n the next year or two.
spent in the upper portion OF the
county. Ae we could hot tials ahytilfsta
like all the schools ne endeS4pred "a
& reach saveral that would be fiiustra2.
tire of the general conditions OF that
section OF the county One-SeaeIier
schcgsa IN lyhsA section ere rare. TsiA,
only schools vihsted bg ns were tw,,.
three sIld feur-lfechHr schools. Thay
were al wen graded aEd well organ
! ICED. Iiierc was seheraffy n kossa :s.ss.1 sss.1'
e, ssndanss ~ the pupils Of the dissritts.
gressed q. q iieari5 sy6ry school With
the higher pFneeA of the 4. Z. IN,
lebanon school s third OF fhe total
school erIolInsent was IA tile tnses
6rades OF the high school This Ii 5sif,-
fortunately an tlausu4f G0nd ffion 4 5ifi'
the State, hut s reeectp great credit
tfnQH tie puk ma fiiEE "a 81:
the parents scR tho Pehfld dren. n
The lGrxS sclld0lE. sA Il kslie siilliS
etetls d good school spirit IN me conlS,
inunity. 40 cuA AtetNat tloE 1ls wen AZ ii
school gnshefings, sha people fTiariz
5ested great con- germ for the advatiee
ilient OF their school. Thay we're ;ii-
tSrested 70 every gpggs4tion OF iras
nroyement: Some schools that we VIZ