Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-17

That great progress from an edu-
cational standpoint, in the matter OF
new school buildings, a greater num-
Der of teachers, more money for school
purposes, etc., Is being made In York
county, is evidenced by the annual re-
port Of County Superintendent Of Ed
ucation John E. Carroll to J.. E. Swear
ingen, state superintendent Of educa-
ton, for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1915. The report was completed
this week and contains much infor-
nation Of interest not only to tax
payers, but to patrons of the schools
and people generally.
The report shows a slight increase
in the attendance Of white children
upon the public schools this year COM
pared with the year before; the total
attendance Of white children in the
town and country schools being 5,49T
compared with 5,484 the previous
year. There is a decrease In the at
tendance among negro children, $50
being enrolled this year against 7,043
the previous year.
The sum of $500 was spent on the
education Of each white child attending
the York county schools during the
year 1914-15, and $1.22 was spent for
each negro child. Total salaries paid
to white teachers were S62,138.80, and
to negro teachers $7,931.67. The av-
erage salary paid each white male
teacher vas 1884; each white female
teacher $348; each colored male teach
er, SIG; each negro female teacher,
$40.
There were 70 white and IS negro
during the year. There were 40
white schools employing one teacher;
so negro schools employing n teach
er; 10 white schools employing two
teachers and one negro school employ
ing two teachers; eight white schools
employing three teacheres and n ne
gro school employing that number; five
white schools having more than three
teachers and one negro school.
The average length Of the school
term in the town schools during the
year was ITO days and the average
length Of the term in the country
schools was al days. The report
shows that negroes attending schools
the country schools went 10 days.
Six school buildings were erected
during the year at a cost Of about
Is, $3.50. They are at Broad River,
Bowling Green, Philadelphia, Flint
Hill, Blairsville and Rock Hill. Dis
tricts which increased their special
tax for school purposes during the
period were Oak Ridge, Ancona, Og-
den, Olive, Sharon, Forest Hill, Flint
Hill. B%lairsville.
Three districts adopted compulsory
education during the year. They are
Hickory Grove, Catawba and Oak
Ridge. One district, Rock Hill, owns
a teachers cottage. The Flint Hill
and Blairsville districts were created
during the year, making a total OF 66.
OF these Sc districts, so carry a special
tax.
Belmont school district No. Z, bears
the distinction Of being the only dis
trict in the county which conveyed its
children to school in a wagon. This
it did at a cost Of $3.50.
The total amount spent for furniture
and apparatus in the white schools
during 1914-15. was S3,492.95. In the
negro schools the amount expended for
this purpose was $1,000. The sum Of
$40, 1854 was spent on white school
grounds and buildings and $106.98 was
spent on the grounds and buildings OF
negro schools.
The total expenditure for school
purposes in York county during the
year was $106, 412.31 an amount in
excess Of that Of the year before.
The county superintendent Of edu-
cation visited 100 schools during the
year.