The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-01

state was taken from the report for
a previous year. The total enroll,
ment as given by Mr.. Swearingen in
his annual report which has just been
received is given at 226,065 in the
common and high schools for las;
year. That is, the last school year
Instead of $4,000 as we gave from
the old report.
We had not made up statement
of the amount per capita spent on
the boys and girls in the state col
leges and neither had we made a cal
culation of the amount per capita
spent on the boys and girls in the
common and high schools. A cores
pondent has been good enough to en-
dorse our position on this subject
and calculates that the total per cap
ita spent on the boys and girls in the
colleges is S642.00, or for the 100
boys in the three state colleges for
BOYS is S823.00 each and for the
1,10O girls in Winthrop is $4,000,
an average for the $500 of S642.OO
each. And this does not include the
money it takes to pay the expenses
of living where the boy or girl is able
to pay his or her own way.
Our correspondent is a little IN
error in the amount spent on each of
the boys and girls in the high and
common schools Of the state, due, to
the figures which we gave from an
old report. If he will make the cal
culation on the basis of the enroll
ment during the last school year ard
take the appropriations by the state
for this school year he will find that
the state is spending all told for the
common schools in buildings and fol
maintenance of the state department
of education just about $6.72 on each
of these children.
The appropriation for the state
department of education is Sl,52S,-
$50 which, divided among 226,O65
white children gives the amount pei
capita we mention. Some of this
goes to the negroes but not a g;eat
deal. That will reduce the per cap
ita. Now if Winthrop News is fono
Of making comparisons, suppose you
look at these figures. 1t is true that
there are local funds but the people
are paying these bills also.
There was a cry for economy ano
the legislature seems to have placed
the knife at the tree for the education
of the children and the future mo-
theirs, while letting the boys have al
they asked for. We hope the News
will keep up the agitation and may
be the people will wake up after q
while to what our legislators do wher
they 60 down to the capital to spend
our money.
The following is letter which the
editor received on this subject:
Mr.. Editor:
Your editorial in March 20 issue
"The Justice of It," hits the mark
We are not opposed to state aid te
higher education, but it seems to US
that the educational system IS top
heavy, from the stand point o. the
greatest good to the greatest number
For the 100 boys in the higher
educational institutions of the state
823 dollars per capita is appropriat'
ed. For the 100 girls, 1926 dollars
and for the $500 boys and girls, 642
dollars. Don't you think this amount
set alongside of s and 2O-10O dollars
appropriated for the masses, $4,000
boys and girls in the common and
high schools, makes mighty poor
showing?
Yes, you are on the right line. Keep
it up. Get more money for the boys
and girls to learn the three RS and
they will find a way to go higher on
the ladder of education.
Yours,