Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25
IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL BILLS
Mean Much for the Development of
the Schools.

Mean Much for the Development of
the Schools.
Governor Cooper has signed two
bills passed at this session of the gen.
eral assembly, both Of which greatly
strengthen the public school system Of
South Carolina. Both Of the bills were
introduced by Senator Laney Of Ches-
terfield county, chairman Of the senate
committee on education.
One Of the bills appropriates $4,000
a year to promote vocational training
in agriculture, trades and industries
and home economics, this amount en-
abling the state to qualify under the
act of congress providing federal aid
for this purpose.
The other appropriates $125,000 to
enable every school voting an eight
mill levy for current expenses to con-
tinue in session full seven months.
This second bill also provides for a
maximum wage for teachers. Princi-
pal Of a one or two teacher school the
first year is to receive not more than
SIS q month; a three teacher principal
the first year is not to receive salary
in excess Of $50 a north; four teach
er principal not more than $105, and
five teacher principal not more than
s12o. An additional IS a month is to
be allowed the second year and anoth-
er S. a month the third year. The
text of the vocational training act
reads:
Section 1. That there shall be ap-
propriated annually, out OF the state
treasury, for the promotion Of voca-
tional education in agricultural sub
iects, industrial subjects and home eco
nomics a sum Of not less than the
amount which may be apportioned to
the state of South Carolina from the
funds appropriated by the congress OF
the United States in an act entitled
An act to provide for the promotion
of vocational education; to provide Tor
co-operation with the states in the pro-
motion of such education in agricul-
ture and the trades and industries; to
provide for cooperation with the
states in the preparation Of teachers OF
vocational subjects, and to appropriate
money and regulate its expenditure
approved February %, 1917.
"Sec. 2. The moneys appropriated
under the terms Of this act shall be
paid out upon the order of, the state
board OF education, duly countersigned
and approved by the secreatry OF the
state board Of education and itemized
vouchers shall be filed with the comp
troller general as in the case OF other
funds.
"Sec. 8. The state board Of educa-
ton may use the funds appropriated
by this act for the payment OF the
salaries of teachers, supervisors or di-
rectors of vocational subjects. or for
the purchase Of supplies and equip
ment to be used by vocational classes
or for the maintenance Of classes
training teachers Of vocational SUD-
iects or for the administering of voca-
tional education, including necessary
supervision and clerical help.
"Sec. 4. The state board Of education
shall adopt rules and regulations gov
erning the expenditures Of moneys ap-
propriated by this act and shall make
the same known to the various school
districts of the state in order that they
may know the conditions under which
they are entitled to share in the funds
available for vocational education.
Sec. S. For the purpose Of carry
ing out the provisions Of this act, there
is hereby appropriated the sum OF
s25, 900 for the use of the state board
of education until June 80, 1919
the said June 80 being the close Of the
United States fiscal year. and for the
use of the state board Of education for
the United States fiscal year beginning
July l, 1919, and closing June 80, 1920,
the sum of $4,000"