The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-05
TRIBUNAL RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF SWEARINCEN
SCHOOL BILL
M O z E S A L A r Y
Four Year Term Of Office and An
nual Salary of $500 For
Supt. Education.

Expressing the conviction that the
time had arrived when South Carolina
should have compulsory education
and urging the delegation to the gen
eral assembly from Anderson County
to lend their support to the passage
OF the Swearingen compulsory school
attendance bill now before the legis-
lature. the grand jurors for Anderson
County for the present year made
their presentment to the court OF gem.
eral sessions late yesterday afternoon
their duties for the present term of
court having been ended.
The grand jury further recommend
ed that the present term of the coun-
ty superintendent Of education be ex-
tended to June 30, 1917, and that
thereafter the term Of office be made
four .ycars.\ instead OF two, as Is now
the case The salary of the superin-
tendent should be made $500 per
year instead Of the present $500. stat
ed the grand jury. and the necessary
Legislation to lenGthen the term Of Of
lice and Increase the salary OF the
superintendent was recommended.
. The usual committees were appoint
cd to inspect county offices, look after
house, ETC., and these will report back,
It was stated. at the next term OF the
court Of general sessions.
The report of the grand jury in full
Is as follows:
To His Honor Frank B. Gary, Prcsid-
ing Judge Of the Court Of General
Sessions for Anderson County:
We have passed on oil bills Of in
dlctment handed to us at this term
Of court.
+ We think the time has come when
the State OF South Carolina should
have compulsory education, and are
glad that sumo aStion along this line
Is now being taken by the general as
sembly. And we desire to go on rec
ord as favoring the passage OF the
Swearingen bill. and especially urge
the members OF the delegation from
Anderson County to use their votes
and influence to further Its passage.
We desire to cnll attention to the
sact that the sorm OF the county SUI
pertntendent of education now ends
on the ,31st uay sof December. This ie
ir the midst OF the school year, which
ends On the i1StlI day of June each
year, We think the period of the be-
ginning and the ending Of the term
OF the office of the superintendent of
education should be Mt the same time
OF year as the school term, and, there
fore. recommend that the proper leg
tslation be enacted SO as to make this
possible. We further recommend thnt
the present term Of said office be en-
tended until June 30th, 1917. and then
q new term to begin and from there
after the. term of Office to be made
four years instead OF two az il now Is.
We further recommend that the
county superintendent of education be
paid the sum of $500 per annum for
his services. In lieu OF 5000, the pres
ent salary.
We desire to state that the grand
jury has organized itself into various
committees. as follows:
County Offices: James r. Anderson.
foreman: d. C. Brown e. p. Parker.
and Jas. A. Winter. 80
Public schools: W. c. Mauldin,
chairman: r. w. Tribble, w. IL.
Afouchet, and Jas. M Pruitt. f>'
Chaingang: Wade A. Watson, chair
man; C. c. Jones.
Roads and bridges. ]. T. Clat-
worthy, chairman; ]. j. Findley, Geo
w .Laboon and J. r. Chamblee.
sPoor house: J.. Walker Holiday,
chairman; H. J,Marti1,J. D.. Babb
and G. NJ. Robbins. ~
These committees are instructed to
at once go abonttte duties they are to
perform, uGd we hope by the time we
;iake our next presentment to make
full report rs to the results OF their
Investigations. fAs.-
In conclusion. we desire to express
our thanks to your honor and to the
solicitor and to the other officers OF
the court for their courteous tire :
ment OF us during this term.
Respectfully submitted.
AAS. r. ANDERSON.
Foreman.