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INSPECTOR PRAISES
AbBEv|LLE SCHOOL
3,L. PARKINSON, STATE HIGH
SCHOOL INSPECTOR VISITS
ABBEviLLE HIGH SCHOOL,
WRITTEN REPORT RECEIVED
BY LOCAL BOARD OF TRUS-
: TEES-SCHOOL is MEETING
REQUIREMENTS OF LAW.

Mr.. B. L. Parkinson, State High
School Inspector, "camped on" the
Superintendent, the principal, the
: teachers and the pupils of the local
high school during Fridays session.
. Following the custom of previous In
spectors Mr.. Parkinson's visit was un-
announced and thus he witnessed an
< average days work in the schools.
That Clinton was to be here in the
afternoon for game of football with
the locals may have tended to pro-
duce little nervousness among the
members of the team but this was not
noticeable during the Inspectors
visit. ,.~ -.
The inspector began in the base
ment and ended up in the dome, of the
building and nothing escaped his ca
gle eye. Even the fact that Mr.. Daniel
had called meeting of his high school
teachers for the recess period was
the cause of the superintendent be-
ing asked if he permitted his teachers
to remain in the building during re-
cess periods. "Crip," the janitor came
in for his share of the questioning
too and did himself and the school
proud by his polite and satisfactory
answers to the inspectors queries re-
garding his work. The inspector rat
ed Grip as being "polite and effici-
ent." .',.,....s-. f.. H.. !
Mr.. Parkinson was especially COM
mandatory Of the unusual clean con-
! dition Of the building and grounds.
he also complimented Supt, Fulp on
( The good spirit prevailing among the
s;hish schopI students and upon the OF Of
Z der and discipline in general. =
The board Of trustees this morning
received from the inspector written
report Of the results, of his inspection
here Friday which follows: =,
ssMr. J. C. Thomson, Secretary, II
=: "Abbeville, S. c. !
my dear Mr.. Thomson:
"on last Friday, October 22, I
visited your high school for the pur-
pose of official inspection ..c
TN; its organization and admins
tration ] find that your high school is
meeting the requirements Of the
State High School Law and the high
school regulations. promulgated by
: the State Board of Education with
one minor exception as to textbooks
used. However, this exception has
1 been explained by Supt. Fulp, and l
think the State Board will sustain his
action. (Supt. Fulp explains that this
exception refers to the use of Met
calf's English Literature, the text
permitted to be used by the school
last year and taught by him. He pre-
fers this to the State adopted book in
English Literature because he has
used this textbook for six years in
his classes and took a six months
course in English in the University of
London using Metcalf's book as sup
elementary. Naturally he feels that
he prefers to use this book in his
classes and was so advised by Inspec-
tor Parkinson previous to the open
ing Of school)
cit is my understanding that you
. delegate to your superintendent all
executive and administrative respon-
sibility. As it is in line. with the best
practice for school boards not to ad-
minister schools but to see that they
are administered, you are to be con-
graduated upon this policy.
81 have talked over with Mr.. .Fulr
his plans for the future. 1t is be-
, lieved that if his policies are carried
out your high school will continue to
grow and serve your community.
y ~ "The present school plant in which
the high school is housed does not
meet the. best standards of high schoo
architecture and equipment. The
two most glaring defects are the fac1
that there is no auditorium for as
sembly purposes and that the toilets
are dark, unlighted, and unsanitary.
z. .:F,e city Of Abbev.ille is badly II
need Of a modern high school build