The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-18
AMoNNTS> ALLOWED
1;E,ssssssfS SCHOOLS OF, STATE
Statement by State .superintend-
8, ent of Education
= 's1*s Swearingen

ssThe. multitude Of inquiries con-
cefhing.: public school appropriations
fois 1921 induces me to ask space in
syodr columns for a brief statement of
the: amouats allowed the schools by
tie recent legislature says J. 2.
swearingen, state superintendent 'of
education. ss S''>
sThe total of the seventeen items is
$isbas, $4,000. These items for last
year amounted to s9s1,qa6.a0. Fhe
nes increase is s597,s40.0a. y
The ). act guaranteeing seven
naShths's term in districts .veting an
eisilt. mil tax for teachers salaries
carries an apprepHatian Of ss0Q, 900.
,0H. This money will be distributed
afAang those schools enrolling twenty
fise pupils under each teacher in each
classroom and paying the salaries fix
ea III the law. The lowesct salary
Saaranteed BY the state is 10000 per
Inanth FOR q teacher holding third
grade license: Fhe highest salary
Ratranteea hy the law is $4,000 per
Month Tor the superintendent or prin-
cfgal Of "a sehno saapieying FIVE OF
mare te3eherE Wherever district
trustees pay a lower salary, such low
erssalary il the basis OF state aid.
Wherever local authorities pay high
eFsalary,sthe excess above the state
guarantee must be paid exclusively
from local funds. Districts paying
aysteacher anare than $i4QAa per
manth, must raise the money from a
lonal levy above eight mills. I fear
thu appropriation will prove made
auate.
SsFo pay the deficit arising under the
eanaHsine law during the scholastic
year lg1as2a, the general assembly
appropriated $15e, ,eee.ee. The appro-
pfiation last year was sl4o, 900. 90.
1H January, 1920, school officials hop
ed to induce perhaps R10 districts to
vote the eight mill tax and thereby
qSalify this aid. Four hundred forty
twn a442t districts met the require
nlsnts and fled apphcations. The
$faQ 900. 30 anpropriatian :Was dis
bSsssd among 4ls ass4iets on the
bais Of a cents an the dollar. The
remaining "a applications from oco-
1fsa sounty reachea GalnmEia too late
,fdf sxaminatian, adjustment and IN
SlesS6n. The legislature seems tb
hive ordered saa lpEeae # ahe say
~ sncreasl nAdS td e@hers prior
tathe adiodfnnsnt df tie general as
samHly 1890. Every application from
eysrs equalizing district for the schol-
aifics year Isf9-2e is on file in the
ssats supsnatendent's office and shall m
be gSven the fullest nsideration al
:IowA under HE Tau. laiass q - ~.
Tie county fiintendents of ed
neation hare been asked to meet in
G&lumAia on March !. 9Th in order to
dlseuss stM status Of eqdalizing dis
tfseta. \ 1t is hoped that teachers in
these districts will cooperate by stick
iisg so their classrooms and keeping
tAaiN schools open the full term Of
- u l.
sssens months; even though the state
saarapfi ration should have to be seal
Liberal nroYisian has been made
f6r high schools. To pay salaries Of
teachers In the 9Th, 9th, 10th and
,Nith grades, $275, 100000 was allow
ea Ter FFsliege the nser-croWding in
tie elementary grades of secondary
sshools sfeO, ,099 .oA Y was allowed.
listricss psr rtiripataaa in this item
far.theeaesaeata atar$ grades must pay a
i1eaistax afs ten: mills fer teachers
sslaties. The salary schedule for the
seven months term guaranteed by the
eaualizing law applies alse to the ell
eMeatary grades Of high schools.
These are The best organized, best
eahinped public schools in the state.
TIER trustees uniformly endeavor to
employ only teachers holding first
SfHdes ,ee4hhsates. The salary guar
aAtses for such teachers is 10000 per
month for The first year, $500 Rer
month for the seeond year and sIa0
PR month foratie third yesrsia the
sames school,. Second-grade certifi-
eates can be credited with only $500
pr month and third grade certia-
csses5with only $4,000 per month. :
The usual amounts were allowed
for the following:
Rpral graded schools .:..ss75, 5,eea.ea
Term extension $1,000. -. 70,00O.QQ
Public school buildings 80. $4,000 90