The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-26
ANNUAL REPORT OF
SUPT. Y. A.. L|NGLE
SPLENDID SHOWING MADE
Rural Schools Show Gratifying
PrOgress-Average Attend
ance Designated.


truly gratifying as is shown by the
annual report sent the State Super
intendent Of Education some time
ago by our local county superintend-
ent, Prof. v. A. Lingle. We are 60
ing to give some of the facts as
shown by this report which we are
sure will be Of much interest to
those interested in education.
The average term for the county
was six and one fourth months for
whites and little less than three
months for colored. This one-fourth
or one month Is more than the
schools have ever run before. The
report shows an average of one and
one-fourth months increase in the
past three years or in other words
an increase of exactly % per cent of
the length Of term three years ago.
We hPpe to see the average for the
county In the next two years seven
months. This is not impossible. but
very probable. Cooperation of ma
rents with trustees and teachers. and
trustees with superintendent is the
chief requisite to this end.
The enrolment for the county for
whites is 4,395, for negroes 4,O36.
The whites gained over any previous
year 344 pupils while the negroes
lost IA. The fact that a decrease os
the negro enrolment is attributed
to the stringent war time of last fall
and the fact that the trustees do not
allow their schools to be crowded by
children from another district, there
by causing double enrolment. Ay-
erage attendance for whites 2.723
or 81 per cent. for negroes 2.7O3. or
67 per cent; hence, IL can be seen
that the negroes outdid the whites
In attendance by per cent. The
average attendance for whites in the
town, was greater than in the coun-
try while the negro attendance was
greater in country than in town.
Midway school enrolled 1872 pu-
pills, the largest enrolment in the
country for a rural school, Flat
Creek was second with 146. Pleas
ant Hill, with 13O enrolled, was the
largest rural school. Tank, very
small white school, had 100 per cent
attendance, while the Dixie and An
tioch line negro had 100 per cent.
The average number of pupils to
school, whites S3 and negroes 10;
average attendance to school, whites
81, negroes So; average number of
pupils to teacher, whites 40. negroes
73; average attendance of pupils to
teacher, whites %, negroes 4S.
There were "a one teacher white
schools and A one teacher negro
schools; 10 two teacher white
SCHOOLS and 3 two teacher negro
seHyols; three teacher white
schools and one three teacher negro
schools. There were four schools
with more than three teachers whites
and one negro school with more than
three teachers. Three white schools
have been discontinued on account
OF consolidation and one negro
school. One district has been elm
mated by the consultations. The
educational board is now trying to
consolidate two other small districts
and thereby put in operation a six
months school instead of a three
months term.
Compulsory Education.
Seven districts have accepted the
compulsory educational law, viz. +:
Belair, Osceola. Van Wyok, North
Lancaster, CASTOR, Pleasant Plain
and Midway. or these, Belair and
North Lancaster began this session.
All the districts accepted the COM
pulsion law by petition.
Buildings.
Only two new buildings were
erected last year. Camp Creek and
Fork Hill. We have one, Buford
under construction. Charlesboro
and Bell Town consolidated with
Lower Camp Creek. and an addi
tonal room to both Beliar and An
tioch Is now being planned within
the next so days.
Financial End.
Eight districts, Barberville. North
Lancaster, Dixie, Carnes, Union
Bell Town, Jones Cross Roads and
,Oakhurst voted additional tax for
echool purposes to be collected this
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