The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-25

tion at some other place rather than
fail to carry out the guarantee made
by themselves to provide the money
to run these schools full seven
months. Certainly that is entirely
too short term. But then it is bet
ter than six months. I never could
understand how the legislature could
give the state colleges all they ask
and pile up on them from year to
year, and if there was to be cutting
would take away from the great mass
of the children.
On Wednesday I visited Hunter
DeWalt and Wheeland and found the
same fine spirit among teachers and
the bright children and all the trus-
tees present or nearly so. At Hunter
DeWalt Mr.. J. w. and Mr.. L. +.
Richardson had to attend court and at
Wheeland Mr.. Pat Boland was sick
and unable to be present.
All the schools here mentioned
have a large number of children and
good school spirit but there is no
corporation property and the total
taxable property is small and there
fore the income even with a large
lew is necessarily small. But we
will run all of them the full seven
months so as to comply with the law
At St. Lukes the trustees held a
meeting and reelected all OF the
teachers for another year at the sal
aries fixed by law. I hope they Will
accept because it is better for the
school not to change teachers where
they are giving satisfaction. And l
would be glad if all the trustees
would elect teachers for another
year as soon as they can. want all
the teachers in the county the COM
ing year to have first grade certifi-
Gates. There are some teaching now
with second grade and doing good
work, but if they expect to teach
again l advise that they take the ex-
animation and attend summer school.
They should not be satisfied to con-
tinue to teach with a second grade
certificate.
I had stated that 1 would visit Sill
verstreet and Trinity on Friday, but
somehow it did not occur to me at
the time that this was Good Friday,
and as we believe in observing this
sacred day 1 have notified these
schools that 1 would not be there un-
til next Tuesday and will observe the
same schedule on that day that | an
nounced for Friday, going to Silver
street in the morning at 9 o'clock ana
at Trinity about II o'clock and then
make a brief visit to Burton and
Smyrna on my way back.
I am pleasd to state to the teach
ers that there will be summer school
at Newberry the coming summer for
teachers, and that the state depart
ment of education will give the same
credit to teachers attending this
school that will be given for attend
ing Winthrop or any other summer
school, and / am satisfied that the
teachers will get just as much benefit
from it or more than they will get
from any other of the summer
schools, and l will be pleased to have
them attend. Programs and rates OF
board and faculty and further lntor-
nation will be given from time to
time in regard to this school. The
school will run six weeks. Mr.. Swear
ingen writes President Derrick IN part
as follows: "Your course for college
credit or entrance credit will be par
ticularly helpful. More teachers
need subject matter than they DO any
other one item. Methods are use1ul
onlv in presenting such subject mat
ter" And he is right and the teach
ers will get the subject matter at the
summer school at Newberry. And
that is what they need.
E. H. A.