The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
/, REVIEW OF A FEW YEARS OF
) PROGRESS.

{. PROGRESS.
(. By Geo. d. Brown, Superintendent
g of Education.
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Newberry county has 80 school dis
tricts. In these there are 81 white
schools. We have 1O6 teachers, IA
male and 92 female. The average
monthly salary for male teachers is
$3.50, for lady teachers is $45.14.
There are 3,OS2 white children in the
county, 1856 negro children Twenty
two districts have special school tax;
six schools get 5000 each under the
rural graded school act; eight schools
get the benefit of the term extension
act; and three participate in the grad
ed school act. Within the past
year II new libraries have been
established and II enlarged. From
November, l, 1912, to Noyem-
Der l, 1913, $26,5OO worth of i'm
provements were made in The way of
new buildings and repair OF old ones
Term Extension.
The following schools receive nelp
from the tenn extension a.:
Newberry, $1OO.; McCollough, $685.
16; saluda, s96.16; swilton, $50;
Wheeland, s6S.17; st. Paul, $S5.96;
Dominick, $4,000; Flint Hill, $4,000.
Rural Graded School Act.
The following schools receive aid
under the Rural Graded School act:
Trinity, $500; silverstreet $500;
Jalapa, 5000; Hunter-DeWalt, $500;
Zion, $500; Ponlaria, 5000.
High School Act.
The following schools receive aid
under the Graded School act:
Prosperity, $500; Little Mountain,
s440; Whitmire, s440.
Library.
Forty dollars indicates a new lib
rary, Is an addition to library. The
following schools have this year made
use of the Library act:
Boundary Street, Newberry, $40;
Long Lane, $40; Dead Fall, $40; Hart
ford, SIS; st Lukes, S15; Prosperity,
SIS; saluda, SIS; O'Neall, SO; Fair
view, SIS; Swilton, SIS; Big Creek,
SIS; Wheeland, $15; Hunter-DeWalt,
$40; Mudlic, s4O Vaughnville, $40;
Bush River, $15; Trinity, $15; Smyrna,
SIS; Burton, SIS; Tranwood. $40;
Whitmire, SIS; Beth Eden, $40; Silver
street, $40; independence, $40; John
son, $40
Below are given a few of the school
activities that are doing great work
for the life and growth of the schools.
The schools and trustees not taking
part in these are sleeping.
The County Teachers Association
The success of the County Teachers
Association his year has been most
gratifying. The regular monthly meet
ings have been we'll attended and much
interest manifested. Only two teachers
III the county have failed to attend at
least one meeting.
Local School Improvement Association
Every man, woman and child in any
school district should be at work for
his school. Cooperation will put life
, into any organization. Many schools
have Improvement associations and are
making great progress. These organi-
cations this year have raised about
$4,000 BY means of entertainments, free
will offering, etc. The money has been
spent for teachers salary, improve
anent of buildings, ETC. Every school
should have such an association.
Perfect Attendance Buttons.
Inc county D6pdI IH0nC VI L0UN@
ton has offered a perfect attendance
button TO each child in the county who
does not miss a day from school dur
ing the school term. A large number
of the pupils of the county will wear
with pride a perfect attendance but
ton.
OratOricaI Association.
= In the spring of 1909 the high schools
of the county organized themselves
into an Oratorical Association. Each
school holds its preliminary contest
in order to select representatives to
the county contest. A large audience