Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-08
Committee Puts 'Unpatriotc' Brand
On Peace Treaty Enemies In Senate
MORE SCHOOLS
CONSOLIDATED
BYBUARDORDER
Only 3 Single Districts
Left-Sunter District
Split.

History was made by the Sumter
County Board of Education aagin
/. .esterday when its consolidation pol
icy in regard to rural schools was put
into effect in several districts. In
the 28th district four important
schools were ordered consolidated
jnto one district, these being the New
Era, Gammage, Pleasant Grove and
Oak Grove. These districts, which
ere one and two-teacher schools, lie
east of Americas and northward
from the new river bride to Cham
bliss mill, and embrace a section of
some of the county's richest agri-
cultural land and many of the larg-
est and most progressive farmers.
In combining these schools, the
county board did not locate the site
for the new school house, bonds for
which are expected to be voted short
ly, but it was said that this will be
left to the trustees. Several sites
have been proposed, and an interest
ing trustee election is promised, as
1T is expected that several sets of
names will be put in the field, with
each group committed to some def
mite location for the school house.
The rivalry in the matter of sights,
however, will not be carried to the
point of interfering with the loyalty
of the patrons to the enlarged school
idea, it is assured.
The board also added the Penning-
ton and st. Marys to the Anderson
vile district, creating an enlarged
district with an attendance that will
require the early construction of a
new and considerably larger school
building.
At the same meeting the Sumter
city district was divided, the south
ern portion of it being added to the
Thompson district and the northern
portion to the new Thalean district
The Williams district, in the extreme
southern part of Sumter county, was
also added to the Thompson district.
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pupils who live at a distance will be
hauled to and from school by auto
trucks maintained by the districts.
This plan is now in successful opera
ton in the earlier consolidated dis
tricts of the county.
These last consultations leave only
three districts in Sumter county un-
combined-Huntington, Johnson and
Anthony Chapel. 1t was said that
these schools are soon to be joined
to other districts, but the board has
not yet determined upon what dis
tricts they may be joined with to the
greatest advantage. AS to the policy
Of the board in regard to schools al
ready in operation in the newly con-
solidated schools, the following state
ment was authorized:
ALREADY schools have been start
ed in some of the districts abolished
in the consolidation order, and the
board agreed not to interfere with
contracts with teachers already made,
but as fast as the small schools close
pupils will be hauled to the larger
graded schools which are being estab
ished throughout the county and
taught by modern and up-to-date
methods. The board has expressed
itself in favor of maintaining only
large graded schools in the county.
The antiquated one and two-teacher
schools from this day henceforth are
doomed in Sumter county. Maintain
ing the small schooA is an injustice
to the children who are seeking an
education"