The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-09-07


DR.. Hunter then introduced State
Superintendent Swearingen, who was
present.
Mr.. Swearingen said that it was al
ways a pleasure for him to come to
Newberry and that Dr. Hunter had hit
| the key to the situation. A good
teacher, consolidation and an improved
curriculum and more money That was
needed. But you can't form plans for
any year which will work out in de-
tail for any succeeding year. There
are always conditions and changes
which you have to meet each year. He
commended especially the work Of
former Superintendents Aull and
Brown and Supervisors Lizzie Haw-
kins and Sadie Goggans on the work
they did in creating an interest in the
schools of the county, and said that
Superintendent Barre enters upon the
| work with every promise of success.
We are home-ruled especially in ed
ucational matters and the trustees
have the whole situation in their
| hands. He said the State was face to
face with many serious problems and
that we had only begun our education
al work. The State superintendent
and the county superintendent could
not do anything except through the CO.
operation of the trustees
In the work of the trustees he want
ed them to remember the business
principle of keeping out of debt. One
of the ways to keep out Of debt is to
vote special tax. The State has three
modes of extending help. One is to
help weak and needy schools. Another
| is for the district to vote two mills
tax and get an amount equal to the
amount raised by the tax not to exceed
| 500. Then for rural graded schools
where a four mill tax is voted. The
other is the high school fund. He ad-
vocated the rural graded consolidated
school as the best thing for the rural
districts. He explained that he agreed
to give the Newberry schools $500 If
they woud admit to the high school
department all children of the county
| free of tuition charge. This was done
and the school received $500 last year.
He said his department was not pay
ing debts and any trustees that per-
mitted their districts to run in debt
need not come to the State department
for aid.
The trustees were then called on for
expressions from the districts. Mr..
George Hunter said that he felt last
year was the best year that st. Luke's
had ever had. They had three teachers
and a total enrolment of 11O. Those
who voted against the four mill tax
were now heartily in favor of retain
! ing it.
MT. w. B. Boinest, for the Hunter
DeW'alt, said that last year was the
first for that school with three teach
ers and the enrolment reached 78 and
that every child Of school age up to
IS was enrolled. Many children passed
the examination for entrance to the
high schools. The community had the
school spirit.
Prof. J. S. Wheeler of the Prosperity
High school said that they took all
children that made application both in
the high school or the common school,
as his idea was that the school was for
the children, and no charges were
made.
Mr.. B. B. I.eitzsey, for the Garm2nJ
school, said they had tried two teach
ers last year and would not be without
them. They had hard road to travel
now, as they had lost their school
house, and needed some help, but they
were going to keep two teachers,
even if they had to hold school in
log cabin.
Mr.. Long of the Zion school,
one that voted for the four mill tax,
said that last year, they were short a
few on the enrolment to come up to
the requirements, but that they were
going to have two teachers again this
year.
Mr.. John M. Suber said that they had
been trying to consolidate the McCul-
Tough school with another one nearby
for the past twenty years, but had not
been able to do so.
Mr.. Long said that the Reagin school
1 $50 41,o