The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-06
70 the Citizens of Newberry:

To the Citizens Of NeWberry:
beuevlng that you want the New
berry city schools to be adequate ID
all respects for the proper education
OF the children of the city, We feel
that it is our duty as trustees, to bring
to your attention some OF the most
pressing needs Of our schools. We
are fairly we'll provided for IN build
ings and equipment; our most ursent
need is a larger number of teachers.
The natural growth in the population
OF the city, the increased interest in
education, and the new Law resu-
lating the employment OF children N
the mills have added SO many pupils
to certain grades that our presen!
force of teachers is unable to INSTRUCT
these pupils properly.
After completing the fourth grade
in the three mill schools the pupils
are transferred to the Boundary
street and Speers street schools. This
year the fifth grade in each Of these
schools has an enrolment of over 80
pupils. ANY one will realize that 50
pupils Is larger number than one
teacher can properly instruct. We
think that we should provide an addi-
tional teacher for the fifth grade. We
can sput desks in a vacant room at
the Boundary street school for this
teacher.
In the West End school the third
and fourth grades are taught by one
teacher, who has to instruct and con-
troll over 70 pupils each school day.
The enrolment in this room is 81
pupils. There is certainly need for
an additional teacher here. The mill
authorities will be asked to equip a
room for the extra teacher in this
school.
In the Speers street school the sec
ond and third grades are taught by
one teacher. Each grade is large &1-
ough for one teacher, and We ought
to separate these grades. The par
ent-teachers association asked US to
do this last fall but we were unable
to do so for lack of funds. An addl-
tional room can be provided by put
ting partition in large room.
Two additional teachers are badly
needed at the Hoge school, as the
following esrollment will show: first
grade. one teacher, ia pupils-half
come in the morning and half in the
afternoon; third grade 81 pupils;
fourth and ffth grades, one teacher.
s5 pupils. They are crowded all the
way through in this school, and IN
addition to the two teachers there
is & need of two additional class
rooms.
We need to add an eleventh grade
at the High school. All the better
class High schols have eleven ~~a5As
row. This IS made necessary cy the
fact that the University, Winthrop,
the Cit26e! and nearly a,l Of the de-
ncminaticral COLLEGES have increased
their entrance requirements to Ii
units, and 10 High school should at
temrt 20 make II units N three years.
Newberry cannot get into the A class
ot schools until she adds al e!sve2th
grade.
Ill IIlS SlSFSAt.i -.i-sNtC \ Jtkso-'l ~
employ a man. who IN addition 70 his
other work can give instruction N
business courses. This Will eNailie
US to have two courses in the High
school, and will help US to hold a
number Of pupils who would other
wise drop out.
We also wish to employ a special
teacher Of Domestic Science in the
High school, one who will have the
time to give at least two lessons a
week to all the cir's. The work in
this department s1o@Id include real
courses in those sciences that dea:
with the proper selection and pep
aration Of foo3 and in all tHe uaCar--
ments Of household economy.
We feel that il is seeeg saIy to al
at least f$20O 90 to Tic salary OF the
principal ct TIE High school. Ye caa
not hoI3 ou- efficient principal for tie
present salary. and would hcre to gay
more to get anothor one as. goo3.
The annual &C. or these needs
would be about IS follows:
Additional teacher for 18th
grade at boundary -. $ 5000
Edditional teacher at speers>
srHoo! -. =. ...... $4,000