The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-04

Laws Governing State Aid to Schools.
While the South Carolina legislature
has been very liberal in it's appropria-
tions for SCHOOL purposes the attl-
tude has always been to help those
that help themselves as is shown in
the following laws:
Fund for Public School Buildings.
The county boards of education of
the various counties Of this State are
authorized to annually set aside an
amount equal to five per cent. of the
entire public school funds of their re-
spectlve counties, which said amounts
shall be used by the said county
boards of education for the purpose
of encouraging and aiding in the con-
struction of adequate public school
buildings in their respective counties
Additions to Funds.
When the friends, patrons or trus-
tees of any public school in any
school district in any county in this
State shall raise by private subscrip-
ton, special tax, regular tax, sale of
old buildings, issuing binds, or 9TH
erwisef funds for building school
house in such district, tie county
board of education of such county
shall turn over to the trustees of such
school, from funds set aside for such
purpose hereunder $50 for each $1OO
SO raised by such friends, patrons or
trustees for constructing such school
building: Provided, No one school
shall receive more than $500 under
the provisions herein: Provided, That
in case of the consolidation of two
or more schools an additional bonus
of $50 may be granted: Provided, fur
ther, That no more than one school
in any one district, in any one year,
shall receive such aid.
Consolidated Districts to Have Pref
erence.
County boards of education shall
give the preference to school districts
which have combined and consolidated
two or more school buildings.
Must Comply With Plans of the
State Board of Education.
: Any school district availing itself
Of the provisions herein shall comply
with plans and specifications approx
ed by the State board of education.
This year not only the county board
Of education from the county board
fund but the State superintendent of
education from a State appropriation
will give $50 for each $1OO raised by
patrons of a school for a new build
ing. st. Phillips, Kinards and others
erwise, funds for building a school
following schools nave received build
ing aid:
ot. LuKeS ...$1OO
Saluda -. -. -. -. 100
Wheeland -. -. -. -. -. :. 200
Hunter-DeWalt -. -. -. -. 25O
Smyrna -. -. -. -. -. -. 800
Sixty Thousand Dollars Appropriated
for High Schools,
The sum of 100000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary, for each
of the school years, beginning July
l, 1907, be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated to carry olt the pro-
visions in regard to hign schools, and
the comptroller general is hereby au-
thorized to draw warrants upon the
State treasurer for such amounts,
upon the order of the State board of
education, duly signed by the COVER
nor, as chairman, and the State su-
perintendent of education, as secre-
tary: Provided, That every high school
receiving aid under this chapter shall
enroll any high school pupil in the
S1Sy "HO1 2 IAC SCuOOl Is located
free of tuition: Provided, further,
That nothing in this chapter shall be
construed to mean that pupils of diff
ferent races shall attend the same
schools.
Under this act Prosperity received
$3.50, Little Mountain and Whitmire
$40. In order that children above
the seventh grade from the rural
schools might enter Newberry high
school as they do Prosperity, Little
Mountain and Wnitmire without pay
ing tuition the State superintendent
paid $500 tuition to Newberry high
school this year.
Rule IS. Appropriations for the
scholastic year 1909-191O shall be as
follows: