The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-23
EDUCATION BOARD
FINISHES SESSION
AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP AND
TRANSACT OTHER BUSINESS
Confirms in Toto Scholarship Recon-
mendations-Arran for
Teachers Examinations

Teachers Examinations
The State.
/ After having been in session two
days, the state board of education
concluded its regular fall meeting
yesterday afternoon.
+ The meeting was held mainly for
the purpose of awarding scholarships
! in accordance with the recommends
tions of state college authorities and
to arrange for the October teachers
examinations. The scholarship lists
submitted by the Citadel, the Uni
versity of South Carolina, Clemson
college and Winthrop college were
confirmed in toto.
The board announced that every
scholarship at the university was
filled; that 13- vacancies are still to
be filled upon the recommendation
of the Citadel authorities, and that
about 70 places are left untitled at
Clemson. 1t was also announced af-
ter the meeting that seven appoint
ments are pending at Winthrop-four
on entrance examination and three on
the financial findings of the board of
public welfare.
Scholarship Appeals
The board announced that three ap-
peals relating to scholarships at
Clemson and three relating to scholar
| ships at the Citadel wers heard. The
appeals of W.. o. Tatum of Orange
burg county and of T. Lincoln Tay-
lor of Jasper county for scholarships
at the Citadel were sustained and the
young men were awarded these ap-
pointments.: Similarly, the appeals
of two Mcleod boys for scholarships
at Clemson were sustained by the re-
versal of the findings of the board of
public welfare. In the two remaining
cases the appeals were dismissed.
The appeal from the decision of
the Lexington county board of edu-
cation relating to the removal of the
trustees of school district No. 40 was
remanded to the county board for a
rehearing. Decision of the appeal
from the Orangeburg county board
of education, relating to school dis
trict No. rs, went over to the next
meeting.
Teachers Examination
The date of the regular teachers
examination was fixed for Friday,
October 7, and Saturday, October 8.
Three groups of certificates will be
offered-primary, first, second and
third grade; general elementary, first,
second and third grade; high school,
first grade only.
The issuance of teachers life GER
tifcates to South Carolina instructors
possessing ten years classroom expe-
rience in the schools of the state will
begin as soon as those entitled to
these life certificates can fill out and
forward the applications, it was an
nounced. Superintendent E. c. Nc
Cants of Anderson brought to the at
tenton of the board some 80 such ap-
plications from teachers in his terri
ftory.
A tentative list Of high school ap-
plications was submitted. To date
68 high school applications have been
received at the state department of
education, it was stated. Last year
159 high schools were in operation,
and perhaps 25 new high schools are
in prospect.
The status of vocational education
was fully discussed. The prospect for
work in agriculture and home econ
omcs was most gratifying, it was an
nounced.
Talk of Budget
The governor reported that the
budget commission had been able to
allot the unexpended balance of the
high school appropriation to be used
to nav building claims. Hope was
expressed that this action would per-
nit the payment of building applica-
tions now on file or to be placed on
file in the state department of educa-
ton by December 1. Reports from
all these schools indicate the fullest
enrolment and the finest outlook in
many years, it was said.
A long series of routine matters
was disposed Of The state superln-
tendent again brought to the atten-