Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
Meeting, State Board Education.

State board OF eQuCatlOn 10 meet III
his office March q. This will be the
initial meeting Of the board under his
administration.
The constitution makes the COVER
nor ex-officio chairman and the State
superintendent ex.officio secretary OF
the State board. 1t also provided for
the appointment by the governor OF
the other members. who shall serve
for term OF four years. The present
board was appointed in April. 1916.
and will hold until April, 1920. E1'
Governor Manning. in selecting and
appointing the board, chose an entire
~ new man from each of the seven
congressional districts. The ap.
pointive members now are, J. NJ. Nath-
ans, Charleston. first district; w. Jay
Mccarthy. Aiken. second district; S.
]. Derrick. Newberry. third district;
DR.. H. n. Snyder. Spartanburg. fourth
district: f.. A. Montgomery, Blasks-
burg, fifth district; w. l.. Booker.
Florence. sixth district; S. II. Ed
munds. Sumter. seventh district.
Among the important matters to be
considered by the State board at this
meeting are the appointment Of the
several county boards Of education. ar
rangements for the regular teachers
examination. consideration OF public
school appropriations and Of new
school legislation, settlement OF tut
tion and scholarship appeals and the
formation of whatever plans may
seem advisable for the betterment Of
the schools.
Each county board OF education is
composed OF the county superntend-
ent Of education. eX-officio. together
with two members to be designated
by the State board upon the nomina
tion Of the representative from the
congressional district in which the
county is located. II is customary
for the board to ask each county SUI
perintendent to nominate the mem.
bers for his county.
The new appropriations are now be-
ing checked no in the 2omptroller's
office. A full statement from Comp
trOller General Osborne will be Ill the
hands of the State superintendent
within a few days. This statement
will be given out promptly in order
that interested trustees and teachers
may learn what to expect
Some comDreh6HsIve and ''rar.reaCH
ing legislation was enacted by the leg.
islature-the high school law was re-
vised and liberalized. the equalization
law was reenacted Both of these
laws provide increased salaries for
teachers and carry larger appropria-
tions
The camnulsory attendance law will
open up many new problems aud pos.
sihil;ties. The effectiveness OF this
law will depend largely upon the en-
operation Of count" superintendents
and county boards OF education.
The act providing for vocational
training in cooperation with the fed
cral government is one Of the most
constructive pieces Of legislation dur.
ing recent years. Activities under
this law will he directed mainly from
Clemson Collera winthrop College
ard from the State Cnlored College.
The library law was revised. sim
pI;f;ed and unified. \ new library list
Will ba published by the State board
at the earliest practicabls moment. AT
present the purchase OF library books
is almost impossible.
One OF the most timely nieces or
LEGISLATION is the act 10 relieve the
schools as far az practicable OF the
financial consequences OF the IN
nuerza endemic ard the consequent
health quarantine rt the Stete board.
This act has alreadv haan distributed
Nv the State superintendent OF edu.
cation in the hone that trustees Hverv-
where will continue to rnn thHr
schools "a the attendance OF pupils
iustifes the expenditure.
Many rural graded schools vii! ne
added 70 the list harrNSa ot change
in the law affecting two teacher
schools. In such schoo! the maxi
~rm required enrolln"nt is nov 40
Thi, reduction will enable many com
,,,,njties 70 receive rural graded
SCHOOL aid IL the two teacher class.
TIL, teachers registration and en-
,loymant l,rrenu was also removed
FROM tho d;rsction ard supervision ~
fha Ss?te superintendent. aud made
an independent rrit - the tSHta's
eIur> t;rr,l e-.ste"r I"d"r the new
oc+ .bn Str+e hoo RI - pinca:'Hn Tr''e'
ono,;n, = rapist"Nr rt . SNlarv q! q
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