The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-06

improvement being attended by 81
teachers. In comenting yesterday on
his plans Mr., Brown said: =.
'iThe initial attempt will be made
in Newberry, where | am familiar
with the situation. However, no time
will be lost in studying the whole
problem and in setting up a pro-
gramme Of action for every mill
school in the State. Tie first effort
will be to induce the schools to COM
ply with regulations to obtain State
aid. This will provide more pay for
teachers and better building facilities
and equipment
Much emphasis is to be placed upon
the quality of training that will be
offered. Mr.. Brown proposes to make
this practical in every detail, by
stressing nome economics courses for
tie girls and manual training courses
for the boys. Wherever possible, the
work of the tomato clubs and kindred
efforts will be intrduced.
The new supervisor was careful to
explain yesterday that nothing would
be forced upon the people. The chief
aim will be to stimulate an interest in
and a desire for improved so2ool
conditions, the official providing that
for which the people have become de-
sirous. x. G4
Another feature to be pressed will
be to provide expert mill school SUI
pervisors in all mill districts. One SUI
pervisor of this nature has already
been engaged in Spartanburg. Much
attention will also be given to link
ing the mill schools Of tee State ef-
fectively with the public school sys-
tenn Wherever possible, more teach
ers are to be provided, that there may
be not more than 50 pupils to the
teacher. This is one of tie most diff
fcult problems that will have to be
solved, because of the large number
of children of school age in the mill
villages, which causes an over crowd
ed condition
MT. Brown is a graduate of Erskine
college, and has unique record in
Newberry county as superintendent OF
schools. Already eight districts Lave
appealed for Ve application of the
compulsory feature to their respect
i've schools, with eight or ten more
circulating petitions. These will en-
list in the movement before the end
of the year. The Big Greek sd.o in
the lower portion Of the county was
recently consolidated with st, Luke's,
the largest country school in the
county. Four teachers will be en-
ployed next year.
Another school in that county
which has had a remarkable growth
is the Hunter-DeWalt school, estab-
lished with one teacher two years ago.
The school has grown 100 per cent. in
attendance and now employs three
teachers. This school will introduce
practical courses in dairying next
year, which will be the first attempt
in Newberry county, if not in the
State at large. Tine school also con-
ducts a four acre demonstration farm.
Courses in home economics and man
ual training will be introduced in the
st. Luke's and Hunter-DeWalt schools
next term.
During the last school year, the
superintendent held uniform seventh
grade examinations over the county
twice during the term. Tie examina-
tions were made of sufficient breadth
to meet college requirements and by
this method 56 pupils have qualified
for college entrance without passing a
year in the eighth grade.
Another experiment in which the
superintendent took much pride and
which blazed a pathway for educa-
tional pioneering was the establish
ment of schools to eliminate adult
iMiteracy in the county.
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