The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-11

people the first year saw the NeeQ OF
more room and put on the upper story
making il three-teacher institution
The influence OF the school for good
has been felt all over the community
and is being reflected in the improved
farm lands and the general prosper
ity of the people. The school was
built under the Nicholson act and the
funds for this school are provided by
this act.
When he came into Office there
was very little State aid received by
the county, only the high schools at
Prosperity and Little Mountain and
he undertook to wake up the people
and create a sentiment in favor Of
and an interest in rural graded
schools. He thought these institu-
tions should be the centre of the
community life. Six were established
during his administration.
When he was in the legislature he
succeeded in getting bill passed ap-
propriating s5,000.00 for rural school
libraries, which was the beginning
of State aid to rural schools.
Mr.. Aull said he thought he could
put something into the Office, that he
naturally loved the work and hence
he took a deep interest in it and
would, if elected, work for the best
interest of the schools.
j. s.. Wheeler.
Mr.. J. S. Wheeler said he remem-
bered well when he visited year after
year the Jolly Street school as it was
then known. After some years the
school was removed and remodeled
and located on a spot just across the
road from the present site. Mr..
Wheeler said he held melting of the
board of trustees of the school and
suggested the voting of an extra tax.
He said he had served as Superin-
tendent of Education for about seven
years and had taught school twenty
Eve years.
He said that when he went out of
the Office there was balance of $1O,-
100000 and that last year the balance
was $2,5O0OO.
1 He said he would make two state
ments as to why he resigned the Of
fee. The first was that he resigned
on account of his health-his nervous
system becoming impaired.
He said a lot of people would not
believe this and so he would make the
second statement of the politician,
viz, that he found, while superintend-
ent of education, that he wasn't quite
fit to fill the Office, so he taught five
years in high school to help qualify
him for the Office.
Mr.. Wheeler spoke of the relation
ship that should exist between teach
er, trustees, superintendent, and pa
trons and deplored the ignorance Of
many patrons with regard to funds
to which their schools were entitled.
Clemson NJ. Wilson.
Mr.. Clemson M. Wilson said this
his first appearance before the voters
of the county and for this reason it
was his first appearance before the
himself.
Mr. Wilson said he received his ele-
mentary education in the common
schools and later graduated from
Newberry college in the class of 1913.
taught school on leaving college and
later was awarded the George Pea
body scholarship and took course
in pedagogy. Following this he ac-
cepted a scholarship in the University
where he studied rural school meth
cd and mill schools and other types of
schools.
The real problem before our edu-
Gators is the rural school. Hereto
fore the high salaried teachers were
to be found only in the higher insti-
tutions of learning, but the country
people have worked up and have Sc
cured better salaried teachers and
better schools. He said if elected he
would put his time, talent, training
and enthusiasm into the work. He
said he could make the same salary at
other work but he wanted to serve the
people as superintendent of educa-
ton.
Other Speakers
Tho ohoiruan announced that this