The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-06
ANNUAL REPORT TRUSTEES
NEWBERRY CITY SCHOOLS

ANNUAL REPORT TRUSTEES
NEWBERRY CITY SCHOOLS
To the Citizens of Newberry School
District No. l:
Our schools began the session
1919-2O on September Is with the
largest enrolment in the history OF
the schools. This large enrolment
was due in a great measure to the
operation of the compulsory attend
ance law. Our work was interrupted
on February 4 when the city board
of health closed our schools for a
| period of two weeks on account OF
the outbreak of influenza in our
town and community. We were able
to overcome this loss Of time, how
ever, and brought to a close very
successful session on June 1. We|
would call to your attention the fol-
flowing evidences of progress IN our
schools:
/. The enrolment this session sur
passed that of any previous session.
There was an increase of 179 white
pupils and 140 negro pupils over that
of last session. This increased en-
rollment necessarily made our
classes larger than usual, but our
| teachers measured up to the duties
devolved upon them and did good
work.
| 2. There was never more hearty
cooperation among teachers, patrons,
pupils and officers Of the schools than
was manifested during the past ses-
!sion. We realize that this coopera-
tion contributed largely to success of
the schools during the year.
i 3. The state high school inspector
has now placed the Newberry high
| school in class A. Previous to this
lyear our high school was in class B,
due to the fact that we had but
three years in our high school course.
Last session we had an 18th grade,
| composed of three boys and four
girls, who were graduated in June
with credits of 1876 units, and were
awarded state high school diplomas.
1--WE shall strive to keep our high
school in this classA, and with the
cooperation of the colleges of our
state, we shall be axle to hold our
school in the class where it now
stands. The colleges Of our state
have agreed to discourage the prac-
tice of pupils leaving the high school
for college before finishing the COM
plete high school course, and so long
| as they honestly keep this agreement
1--we shall be able to maintain an 1lth
lgrade in our high school and by so
doing prepare pupils so that they
| shall be able to do college work. The
college that yields to the temptation
of encouraging bright student to
leave his high school from the tenth
: grade is not keeping faith with the
other colleges nor with the school
from which that pupil is taken.
| 4. You responded nobly when we
appealed to you for more funds that
the teachers could be paid better
| salaries next session and that i'm
| provements be made in the school
buildings and equipment. In the
election held on July 3, with only
three negative votes, you voted an
additional special tax Of three mills
for maintenance and voted to sell
sS6O,OOO bonds for buildings and
. equipment. We have not been able to
sell the bonds on account of the tight
condition of the money market at
present, but we hope to devise some
plans by which this needed improve
ment in the physical condition OF the
schools can be undertaken at once.
i s. In the high school debating
contest, open to all the high schools
in the state, our school was victor
, ious this year. This was great
honor for our schools when we re-
member that almost every high school
was represented in the contest this
year. s,
So recalling the success Of the past
session, we look forward with bright
hopes to the session OF 1920-2l, and
ask your hearty cooperation as we
| try to make it even better than the
one lust closed. We ask Vat the
patrons see to it that their children
> are prompt and regular in attend
ance and to help us in our endeavor
to keep from our schools whoopi1g
cough and such other contagious dis
eases.
I Attached hereto is an itemized
statement of the financial transac-
tions of the board Of trustees, TO-
gether with a copy of the annual re-
port of the schools, as required by
/ law, to the state superintendent of
! education and to the county superin-
tendent of education, which is made
a part of this report.
i w. C. Mayes,
1 J. Y. McFall, Chairman.
i Secretary.
Enrolment White Negro
Boys ..... o6U 214
1 Girls ...... OIL so
Total ...... 90. ......1,1 ,131 649
Grand total 1,780.
| Average attendance:
White Negro
Do1,e 400 170