The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-27
RESUMES WORK JAN. :.
Graded School Postpones Date for
Reopening.-Work of School.

The Bamberg grade and high
schools will resume work after the
holidays on Monday, January 7th,
instead of the 3rd, as had been pre-
viously announced The change was
decided upon on account of the short
age of coal and other reasons.
The people of Bamberg perhaps do
hot realize nor properly appreciate
what a fine public school system this
town affords. There are twelve reg
ular teachers in addition to substl-
tutes, with eleven grades, the high
school beginning with the eighth
grade, and the school is given an
official class A rating, which means
the highest and most thorough stan
dard. For several years the Bam
berg public schools have been official
ly pronounced by the proper educa-
tional authorities of the State as be-
ing second to none in South Carolina.
That is really gratifying and Prot.
E. Paul Allen and his co-teachers
deserve much credit for the splendid
work which they have been and are
still doing. During the ten years
which Prof. Allen has been superin-
tendent he has accomplished wonder
full results in building up the school.
More efficient and competent teachers
have been employed, additions to the
corps of teachers have been made,
another grade has been added to the
regular course, the standard of the
school has been considerably raised,
higher and more thorough work is
required if the pupils and the at
tendance of the pupils has been
greatly augmented and the number
increased.
Reports have recently been sent
out which give some idea of the ex-
cellent scholarship of the pupils and
also reflects credit upon the ability
of their teachers. Slightly more than
200 reports were sent out from the
graded school department with an
average of six studies for each re-
port, or l 200 subjects as total, and
with a pass mark of 70, which is
higher standard than several of the
colleges of the State require, there
were only 4 L failures in the entire
1900 studies. That means Al fall
ures on that many separate studies,
and not that Al pupils failed out
right. Even more remarkable is the
record of the high school, where so
reports were sent out for a total OF
approximately $50 subjects. With
the same percentage mark required
to pass there were only two failures
out of the $50 subjects, which means
that every single student passed on
every single subject except two STU
dents on one subject each. That is
more than remarkable, it is wonder
full. and a record probably unequaled
bv any schooh anywhere at any time.
Such a record should challenge the
admiration not only of the parents
of Bamberg children, but of outsld-
ers.
The grand average of all high
school pupils on all subjects was
above 80 per cent, and of the IA
members of the eleventh grade seven
were on the honor roll, which honor
ncessitates an average of 80 or bet
ter on each study. A town can put
out no finer advertisement and draw
ing card to good citizens than fine
schools. And prospective citizens
will not find better school advantages
than Bamberg's offered by any town
of similar size in the South. A par
ent whose boy or girl graduates from
the Bamberg high school may rest
assured that an education has been
given such boy or girl second only
TO a college course in efficiency and
standard.
Services at the Baptist Church.