The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-15

Through constitutional dHienoAA'on' =
uberehv her educational funds were
doubled at one stroke. Nothing shor'
If similar readjustnent IN Soutf
Carolina will serve to DO more thar
ei0ssa over and conceal the undenla'
bIe seriousness of the situation 1t is
freelv predicted. that in 1927 South
i fC,aro1ina will rank as the most IllIt'
crate state in :fhe atn1on.3tANot 70 only
tt, avoid: this stigma, hut Tor the mere
compelling reason zof giving rue poys
and girls born in South Carolina al
least an equal chance at, the best and
Efnee+ things in life, open as these
Rings are only to a fully trained and
DEVELOPED intellect it is urged that
farrea ching and constructive changes
he made in the. constitutional ane
f,,n3a mental laws of South Carolina
affecting education. AS anticipating
though. not as satisfying this funda-
mental reconstruction, the following
snecific recommendation are made as
being Immediately important and
practicable: -.s
81. That school attendance be made
compulsory for every child of school
age as soon as and wherever adequate
provision for housing and teaching
can be made reasonably accessible:
t.2. That an adequate program Of
health education be- provided as soon
as practicable. 80, -.
-"3 That "a central board he estab-
lished for the examination and GER
tifcation of teachers.
IL f. !, That O. system of vocational
training, carrying a sufficient appro-
priation, be inaugurated.
.t5. That a commission be organiz-
ed to investigate our educational sys-
tenn in all its phases, and to make a
report of its survey with reccmmen-
dations.
.aThe record Of South Carolina in
the recent. war has been a splendid
one, both from a military and a civic
standpoint This record should be
made permanent for the credit Of
the State and the information OF fu-
.ture generations. We recommend
that the. State historical commission
be enlarged and instructed to pre-
pare and publish a complete record of
South Cardinals accomplishments in
the war, that they be given the neces-
sary funds for this purpose and be
empowered to employ the necessary
assistance.
1--WE call attention to the fact that
the South Carolina fiscal. year. ends
January l., while the legislature meets
on the second. Tuesday in Janua ary,
Tae appropriations are ali made for
the fiscal year ending January l, al
though the appropriation. bill is never
passed until March. This leaves about
two months in every. year. in which
the States departments and institu-
.tiens haze no, meney upon. which they
can legally operate. and i, this places a
,heavy.Ra1d unfair burden gppon THOSE,
charged with the management Of the
business of 1.-The State in financing the
State for, two, months upon their. own
responsibility -2.sA -z. =;
s..Under the present system. there is
insufficient time: between tie closing,
Of the. AseaL year and the: meetingi OF
the, Jegisla careful preparation
of .annaa,l ports sbN sthaestase. depart
:mentsf ,anl esfaEzzca9ef9l seogside grafton
cf, these sEepertssbs.ss aisaators i.+e
~ cs'sVs .Heesnnnends .therefores that
the ,Asca1 .yeer hesehanged to end on
date which will AVOID these inconveni-
ences and hardsipss ;: