The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
NEW SCHOOL LAW
TO REQUIRE MUCH
ADDITIONAL CASH

preparations, lncludlng more tndll
two million dollars for public educa-
ton, as compared with less than one
! million last year, will have to be
made by the 1921 legislature, to
cover the needs of various State de-
partments as laid before the State
budget commission to date. The bud
get commission has heard twenty of
the State departments and instltu-
tions, and about thirty more are to
be heard. Of the twenty already
heard, only two have asked for
smaller appropriations than they
were allowed last year.
The department of education is
asking for total appropriations of
$2,O95,66O, as compared with $751;
500 last year. A large part of the
increase is asked to carry out four
important laws enacted last year,
but for which no 1920 appropria-
tions were made; the act to relieve
overcrowding elementary grades of
high schools; the act, creating a
State board of teachers examina-
tions; the school library act; and
the act to encourage agriculture and
home economics. The items for
which the largest increases are ask
ed are those providing for high
schools and guaranteeing seven
months school term.
One of the two departments that
has so far asked the budget COM
mission for less p-oney than last
year is the secretary of the state. In
| stead of an item of s41,9OO for
elections, he asks only $4,000. The
attorney generals office is asking
small appropriations by $4,271 due
to the fact that last year $4,000
was needed for codifying the laws as
compared with only $4,000 for the
coming session, and s33,851 was
appropriated for the canal case, as
compared with $29,S51 for the COM
ing year.
The adjutant general is asking for
E$153,107, as compared with appro-
priations during the last legislative
session of s49,199, the increase be-
ing asked to provide for the re-or
ganization Of the National Guard.
The State board Of public welfare
is asking for $8,069 more, needed
for enlarged staff work. The State
board of health is asking for $780,
234 more, Of which the control Of
venereal diseases is said to need
$64,S08 as compared with $33.886
during the past year and the State
Palmetto sanitarium $s3,48e, as
compared with $64,s55 this past
year.
The railroad commission is asking
for an increase from $4,000 to
$29,171. The committee on printing
is asking for s66,445, as compared
with $30,395 last legislative session,
this being needed for State supplies.
The insurance department. is ask
ing for ss,e11 more, Of which s2,-
$50 is a new item, for inspection of
investment companies" The State
library, the State warehouse COM
missioner, the State bank examiner,
and the industrial schools for girls
and negro boy are making slight ad-
ances over the 1920 appropriations.
The industrial school for boys and
the training school for the feeble
minded are asking large increases to
take care Of their building improve
ments and additions.
The State relic room is the only
department that has asked so far for
the same amount, $1,000. The bank
examiners office asked for an in
crease Of only $62.
The budget commission hearings
will last till late in'December, it is
stated by Ben Sawyer, clerk of the
commission.