The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-12-21
AMONG THE SCHOOLS
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EXCELLENT MEETING OF
TRUSTEES AND TEACHERS

State Superintendent Swearingen De-
livers Instructive Address-Many
Trustees and Teachers Present.
The meeting of the trustees and
teachers called for last Saturday had
to be held in the school auditorium
Of the high school as the court did
not adjourn until Saturday.
The attendance Of the trustees was
not so large as l should have, liked
to see, but it was fairly representa-
tive and those present seemed inter-
ested and were helped by being
there. had hoped to see every school
in the county represented at this
meeting, bat owing to court being in
session some were detained there
who would have been present. The
school in the district can only grow
and prosper as the trustees take an
active interest and lead in all things
that Sc for the .bcttermcnt Of the
community. In other. words, if the
trustees do not take the lead there
win BE so deyeaop opsilent Of the school
spirit.
The two meetings of the trustees
ard the teachers were merged in one
and the entire time given to Super
intndeat S#easingen and lie spoke
for aa hour and made q fine impress
.sian on those who heard because he
had something worth while to say.
He talked about frances and the
money necessary to run the schools
and the manner to ssantlardize the.
school system. He urged that tle
people Of SonthS Carolina should moi
be satisfied to be- classed at the bot
: tom in the matter. OF education among
the states Of the union. And the
/ Only way was to raise the standard
Sof teaching and 80 do so there mus.
be more money with which to do the
work
He explained the various acts oi
the legislature providing for state aie
to the rural oSco omnlon schools of the
state and said that{he had asked 1.-THE
legislature at the approaching sesc
sion to appropriate two million dol
iars 70. carry ort the various laws as
fo, state aid provided by the legisla-
ture. And that was not sufficient tc
properiy stanaardize the schools OF
the state There sas. Ge.icis last
year: which was now only moral OBJ
legation, but it was just as strong as
legal obligation, and he had asked!
that provision &c: :mSae IS take care
ofsthass. Under the law guaranteeing
seven months term ard a minimum
salary for teachers the districts COM
plying with*the terms ha!been SC
many thate the approp opr:ation made
left a deficit which could be made up
onIy BY an ap aafiations by the COM
ing Legislature. Aad the districts
complying With aae law since would
take about seven: hundred thousanc
dollars for this year.
BE said for the state to keep ster
with the progress in education beins,
made BY other states there should bt'
a'schacl levy of five mills in addition
{ to the three mills now in the censtl
tuition, ard then there. would be need
for more, bat that the money raised
for the education Of the youth was
an investment that would pay large
dividends in the making Of more eff.
fieient citizens. He also suggested
that il would be a good thing for the
counties to levy a special school tax
of say one mill to furnish the county
board with a fund TO help weak and
needy schools and to encourage the
better equipment Of the schools. And
that is a splendid idea. He said he
wanted the cooperation and assist
aIce of the trustees and the teachers
in his work for the schools and there
should be. such working together Of
1.-The school agencies in the state
and that the trustees and teachers
sGopld create the seat;men. for the
besternent Of the schools and bring
to the attention Of the legislators and
the people the needs of the schools.
He did no. noWxand never had asked
for a dollar for himself and never
would, bat he would make an effort
TO get adequate support for the
schools of the State so Ions as he was
in his present position, aad do what
he could to standardizc aai sciles
thc schools
To Dni.l :. E;esI, tr;b,,ta 10 th., s:.Eaoi