The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-12-06
STATE SUPT. RURAL SCHOOLS
PAYS VISIT union COUNTY
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
During the past week the State
Supervisor of Rural Schools had the
pleasure cf spending two days in Un-
ion county in company with the coun-
ty superintendent of education. On ac-
count of the interruption of Thanks
giving Day only two days could be
spent in the county at this time; but
the State Supervisor hopes that la
ter in the session he will have the
pleasure and privilege of further visi-
tation in Union county.
Tuesday three schools were visited
in the lower section, Carem, Santuc
and Carlisle. Carem and Santuc
have each recently erected new build
ings. Both of them conform to the
State plans for modern two-teacher
school houses. The auditorium at
Santuc admirably adapts this build
ing to the needs of the community for
community purposes. The houses are
well constructed, neatly finished and
entirely meet the needs of the COM
munities. An excellent type of work
is being done at both of these schools.
Fortunately the class rooms of the
principals are not at present too
heavily taxed with pupils of the high
school grades. With the enrolment
to be found in these schools two
teachers can handle fairly satisfac-
torily eight grades of work but an
attempt to do more than this necessa-
rily leads to superficiality.
Carem ought to increase her spec
ial tax to four mills in order that
the school miG-& qualify as two
teacher rural graded school and Sc
cure $500 year from the State The
bulk of the tax that would be col
lected in the district would come from
'e corporation wealth of the district
and only very small proportion from
the local tax payers. This would put
the district in excellent financial con-
dition.
Carlisle has a splendid brick build
ing, an equipment that seems entire
iy adequate to the present needs of
the community. The teachers were
found putting forth their best efforts
in behalf of the pupils but the State
Supervisor of Rural Schools was i'm
pressed that the work demanded of
them is too heavy for thorough in
struction all the way through. There
is good enrolment in all of the
grades through the tenth, and with
the enrolment found at Carlisle it
is impossible for two teachers to do
thorough instruction covering ten
grades of work. If Carlisle would in
crease her special tax for current ex-
penses to four mills, this school could
qualify under the rural graded school
law and receive State aid. This step
would make it easily possible for Car
Isle to run with three teachers and
would enable the teachers to teach
all the grades with degree of thor
oughncss that they themselves now
recognize as impossible.
Wednesday Gault, Kelly and Cohen
were visited. Gault is a three-teacher
rural graded school in a splendid
three-room building. The building is
entirely adequate to the needs of the
country community. The State Su-
pervisor was pleasedeeeeeeeseehssl-
pervisor was pleased with the the
character of the intruction found in
the school and predicts prosperous
year for the Gault school.
Kelly Is four-teacher rural graded
school. The building at Kelly has
been added to from time to time but
the present house meets the needs of
community about as well as build
ing so constructed could be expect