The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
FARM-LIFE SCHOOL
ORDERED DISCONTINUED
Philadelphus Community Did Not
Want It-Petition For Special Tax
Election Apprcved-Other School
Matters.

At the regular monthly meeting Of
the county board Of education Monday
in the Office Of Supt. ]. R. Poole 1t
was ordered that the farnl-life school
at Philadelphus be discontinued. This
action was taken as the result OF a
petition signed by a majori- !
ty of the trustees and pa
irons of the Philadelphus high
school established some years ago IN
connection with the high school be !
discontinued. The board expressed its
regret that the school did not have the
support of the majority Of the pa
irons and the school was ordered
discontinued because the board does
operated without the support of the
community where it is located.
The difficulty seems to be con-
viction on the part of the patrons Of
the high school that the work Of the
| farm-life school interferes with the
/ high school and they contend that
they had a better high school before
the farm-life school was located there.
The board Of education regretted
very much to order the school discon-
tinued. No doubt there will be applica-
tions from other schools for farm
life department.. Chairman McRae, in
J trying to harmonic matters and
have the school continued at Phila-
delphus, said that he felt sure the
farm-life school had been of great
benefit to the entire county.
: A petition was presented asking
that a special tax election be called
4 fer the St. Pauls graded school te
: ascertain the will of the people II
r voting an increase of not more thar
t so cents on the one hundred dollars
: worth Of property and $1.5O on the
L poll. The board, after finding tha
: the petitioners had complied with
n the law, ordered same approved.
|, It was ordered that the county au
5, ditor be instructed to charge the col
s ored taxpayers in district No. q
n Smiths township, white, with spe
y cial tax of 20 cents on the $1OO wort
$, of property and 60 cents on the pol
II the proceeds of same to be credlte
l. to district 2. colored, Smiths town
ID ship.
VI Chairman Lucius McRae was ar
pointed committee to investigate tn
condition of the school building \
T. district No. 2, colored, Smiths towT
ship. and authorized to make cor
tract for any repairs on said buildin
L. that shall be necessary.
Supt. Poole was authorized to ne
tify the committee in districts A..
and 2, white, Alfordsville township
to meet with the board Of educatlo
tv in called session on Friday, May lit
" at II a. m. in regard to transferrln
g parts of districts and l to scho
III district in South Carolina, and pa,
&c of district to district 2, IN Afford
vile township, and to consider II
es advisability Of making these tran
on fers.
II. He was authorized to execute
ali note in the sum Of $4,000 for 80 da.
he at the National Bank Of Lumberto
F? for the purpose of paying teacher
salaries.
ar Supt. Poole was instructed to r
tify the committee in district 2, whit
Britts township, to meet with T.
board of education at called meetll
n n on Friday, May 18th, at II m,
ne regard to the employment OF pr
pc cipal for this school for the pa
- term.
nd Ordered that the board of educatl
we endorse the rules and regulatlo
ny passed by the county board OF heal
ent recurring sanitary privles IN the pu
ng lie schools of the county.