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

: Rule "a. Section I Of the high
school law provides for aid to be given
a rural high school Or a village '1igh
school with Is high school pupils
and one high school teacher.
st. Lukes rural graded school might
become a high school and share in
the above appropriation.
Certain Requirements for School to
Be Entitled to Share in 5000
Appropriation
When any rural district in South
Carolina shall levy and collect a spe-
cial school tax of not less than four
(4) 8iIls, and wnen school in such
district employs two certifcated teach
ers for a school term of not less than
six months, and when such school has
an enrolment of not fewer than SO
pupils, and an average daily at
tendance for the session of not fewer
than 80 pupils, and when such school
is taught in comfortable and sani-
tary building provided with the min
imum equipment prescribed by the
State board of education, and when it
uses a course of study and classiica-
ton approved by the State board of
education, it shall be entitled to re-
ceive State aid under this act to the
amount of 5000 per year.
Two hundred dollars under this act
was this year given by the State to
swilton, Pomaria, Trinity, Jalapa, and
Silverstreet.
Mt. Pleasant by voting a four-mill
tax and employing two teachers,
Chappells, Hartford, Johnstone, Sa-
luda, O'Neall, Mollohon Mill and Oak
land and Fairview by voting two mills
more and employing two teachers
could receive 5000 yearly from tie
State. Kinards, Smyrna, Zion, Whee-
land and Ridge Spring are preparing
to participate in the above act when
so children are enrolled
Requirements For $500 Appropriation.
When any rural school district in
South Carolina shall levy and collect
a special school tax of not less than
four mills, and when such school en-
ploys three or more certifcated teach
ers for aterm of not less than seven
months, and when such school has an
annual enrolment of not fewer than
seventy-five pupils and an average
daily attendance for the session of not
fewer than forty pupils, and when
SUCH school is taught in comfort
able and sanitary building provided
with the minimum equipment pre-
scribed by the State board of educa-
tion, and WHEN it uses course Of
study and classification approved by
the State board of education, it shall
be entitled to receive State aid under
this act to the amount of $500 per
year.
st. Luke's and Hunter -DeWalt par
ticipated in this appropriation to the
amount of $500 each.
Appropriation to Increase School
Terms.
Not less than the sum of sixty thou
sand dollars be appropriated annually
for the purpose of increasing the av-
erage length of the free school term
in this State in accordance with and
by authority expressed in section g.,
article 9 of the constitution of 1895.
No more than one hundred dollars
shall be appropriated to any one school
in any one scholastic year, but no
school now running for a period Of
one hundred days or more, Or hereafter
to period of one hundred days or
more, out of funds accruing to said
school from the regular school funds
shall receive aid from this appropria-
ton. And no school schall receive aid
under authority of this section unless
the district in which said school is
located does now or hereafter, shall
first levy, in accordance with law, at
least two mills special school tax.
Schools running less than one hun
dred day, as provided herein, may re-
ceiye aid from this fund in amounts
equal to the amounts raised by spe-
cial taxation, not to exceed one hun
dred dollars for any one school.
Rule 64.-Nn district shall receive
aid from the State unless each teacher,
employed in the district, holds a GER
tihcate which has been registered in
the Office of the county superintendent
of education.