The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18
TEACHING FARMING
In PUPLIC SCHOOLS
Supt Swearingen Commends on Importance of
Act Passed By Legislature.

fiel.
Section 3. Any such teacher of
agriculture shall be employed Joint
ly by the cooperating boards of trus-
tees. the county board of education
and the State superintendent of edu-
cation. But any contract for the
employment of such teacher shall re-
quire at least three years. consecu
tive service. and such contract of en-
ployment shall be signed by the le-
gal representatives of the districts.
the county superintendants Office.
and the State superintendant's office.
Enrolment of Schools.
Section 4. Auy public school CO.
operating in this work shall have
an enrolment of at least seventy
tiVe pupils with regular attendance
Oh at least forty pupils, three teach
ers or the regular public school sub
Jects, term of seven months. a To-
cal tax of eight mills. a comfortable
and sanitary building of at leasr
three rooms, school site of not less
than two acres, the minimum euuip-
ment prescribed by the State board
or education, and shall use the text
books and course of study regularly
required OF other public schools. The
special lessons or course of study
In agriculture may be adapted to
the community needs as recognized
by the agricultural teacher, and such
teacher shall have full right and alb
: solute freedom I'm the introduction
and presentation of any additional
lessons, bulletins, instructions. or
other matter that may be furnished
by the United States department of
agriculture, the State department Of
agriculture, Clemson College or anv
other agricultural college or exner;-
ment station. All such notifications
OF the course OF study shall be re-
ported in writing to the county SUI
perintendant OF education and to tbe
state superintendent of education
ana shall not be continued i'm any
school over the disapproval of the
state board of education.
Section 5. Any school receiyin.
state aid for agricultural teaching
shall enroll free of scharge anv nm
pii' IA years of age or upward, de-
string to pursue such course and
possessing sufficient knowledge of
the elementary public school sub
1ects to enable him, in the opipion
OF the agricultural teacher, to do
THIS work with advantage. Schools
receiving aid for agricultural wor,,
snail not be ineligible to share in
the state appropriations for term ex-
tension rural graded schools or high
schools.
Scct'ol D. In the fu-therance of
TINS work, district. county and State
schooi officers may invite the COOP
GRAFTON advice and inspection of
clemson College. the farm demon
stration forces, the state department
OF agriculture, or the United States
department. of agriculture, and the
p"slS Tor this cooperation shall be
determined by all the agencies inter
cSted.
Section : The State board Of
education is hereby authorized toI
adopt textbook on agriculture 70
De taught in all other schools nor
provided for by this Act.
section s. All Acts or parts Of
Acts inconsistent with this Act are
hereby repealed.
Section o. That this Act shall
take effect Immediately upon the sig
nature of the governor.
Approved the 27th day of March
A. D.. 1916.
counties Where the Work Can be
Undertaken.
In commenting upon the outlook
the State superintendent said that
fourteen or fifteen groups of schools
arc readily available. Anderson
chesterfield. Colleton, Darlington.
Dillon. Florence. Greenvlle, Horny
Laurens. Oeonee, Orangeburg. Spar.
tanburg and Williamsburg. all have
sections with schools that ougbt 20
undertake this work. In selecting
the localities consideration must he
given to good roads in order TO pro-
vent too much waste of time In trav.
cling from school to school.