The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-11
FINE PROGRESS N TIE
NEWBERRY CITY SCHOOLS

In spite Of the fact that the last
three years had to weather the crisis
of a panic the schools of Newberry
have made splendid progress. The
enrolment has increased from 1921
to 1424; the teachers from % to 80,
not counting two public night school
teachers. There is also a notable in
crease in the revenues for the schools.
The increase due to enrolment
amounts to about $3.50 year, The
poll tax this year was 1868 against
1851 in 1913. There is an increase Of
about $1,000 from the special school
tax due largely to the people having
voted an additional mill right in the
midst OF the panic. The collections
from private sources, tuitions, ETC.,
this year will be about twice as much
as in 1913.
The music course at the high school,
domestic scieace departments, book
every school, night school, athletics,
oratory, a science course III the high
school-botany, physiology, CONNER
cial geography, and physics having
been added to the curriculum-im-
provements in the grades in materials
and results in reading, spelling, WIT
ing, drawing. and the addition of
hygiene, sanitation and agriculture to
the elementary course, the active and
enthusiastic Parent-Teacher associa-
tions and their raising together OF an
average of over 800 year for school
Improvements, substantial improve
ments on buildings and grounds
amounting to over $4,000, sanitary
drinking fountains at three schools,
an Audubon society with its fine ex-
hibit and beautiful interest in birds
and nature, favorable showing made
at fair and field days at the State
fair and in various State contests in
oratory, basketball track athletics.
etc.. the enlargement of the school
district. cooperation for consolida-
ton with Helena and the Mollohon
mill schools are among the more note
worthy movements that have charac-
terized the present administration OF
the city schools.
The professional spirit and the or
ganization among the teachers for ef-
fective work at their respective
schools was never better Almost per-
feet harmony seems to exist among
the factors that constitute our school
community. There is minimum OF
friction and splendid cooperation
among teachers, pupils and patrons,
which means so much for efficiency
in the work. The people have been
drawn nearer to the schools in their
interests and appreciation.
The splendid discipline in the
schools, the general fine conduct OF
the students. their ready and eager
activities in the various undertakings
planned for their advancement are not
to be overlooked; for the enlarging Of
the child's interests in. his own well
fare Is the real keynote to the high
purpose of the schools. The fact that
twenty-one Of the twenty-five grad
yates of last years class are now at
some college is compliment to the
nigh ideals set before the pupils in
the matter of their education and
preoaration for life; and the fact that
forty-four have been enrolled in this
years graduating class is another
mark of the aggressiveness of the pub
lie school system to reach the people.
This brings US to the question OF
the inmediate need Of a larger h1sh
school building, and the need of an
additional high school teacher which
can be secured by accepting the re-
cent legislative provision to allow
Newberry High school to participate
in the State aid. and to the important
matter of adopting the compulsory
school attendance law. With these
and few other improvements and aid
ditionaI teachers, particularly special
teachers for manual training and 9TH
er vocational studies ard teacher for
vocal music in the grades, the New
berry city schools will rank with the
hest in the South