The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-08

save money. One thing stands in
the way, and that is would the road
be passable during the rainy winter
months. | believe we could get the
highway commission to give a little
more attention to the road if it were
to be used for school purposes. l
wanted to see Mr. Child as | passed
through Whitmire, but he was out OF
town on a fishing trip in the noun
tains, and l know he needed the rest
and recreation and hope he is en-
loving the outing. | nope the trus-
tees vii! make the arrangement.
Wednesday afternoon l met with
the people of Union to see what
could be done about putting up a
building for this district. / hesitate
to recommend building until we could
have the school district lines located
and a map of the county made so
that we might see just where the
lines are and go about the business in
an intelligent way, but it seems that
| can not convince our legislature OF
the Importance of this thing, and we
can not wait because the children are
not waiting, and so we will just have
to 90 ahead and do the best we can,
but it may be that it will cost the
people many times what survey
would, and besides and the biggest
thing is when we get through with
the building it may be all wrong and
a waste of money and a him
drance to the establishment of a
worth while system of schools for
the county. But Mr.. E. J.. Strauss
and Mr.. Nal Long have agreed to
give the necessary land to meet the
requirement of the law, and the cit
liens are going to raise by private
contribution the amount necessary to
meet the state so as to receive state
and county aid. We estimate the
building exclusive of the land Will
cost. around $4,000 and the state and
county under present law will give
$1,000, so the people will have to
raise around $500 which together
with the land will make the cost
about $500. The few tina. were
present on Wednesday raised some
thing over 5000 and they are go:rg
to see the other friends and patrons
of the community and make an eff
fort to raise the balance and feel
sure they will have no trouble. We
expect work to commence on this
building now very soon.
Long Lane has secured four acres
of land out on the highway and the
old building for the present is being
rolled out on this new site. 1t should
be ready for the opening of school
within two weeks at least. Friday
am going to Little Mountain to the
opening of this school and then over
to Central where we are building a
new house, and then over > Fair
view where the negroes have bought
a lot and want to build a house.
Monday the school at Pomaria will
open and I expect to be there. Tues
day morning I am going to Jalapa.
This school 1 understand is to open
on Monday: but l can rot be there
that day, so l am going Tuesday. In
fact l do not expect to be in the Of
fee at Newberry for the next few
months except on Monday, Thurs
day and Saturday. The travel eX-
pense given the office by the legisla-
ture was used up with July, II fact
a little over used, but ! feel thai l
may do some good by visiting the
schools and l am going to have to
take part of the small salary which
goes with the office to 10 this. May
be the legislature will see the !n'us-
tice Of this and provide 4 suflcle::t
amount to meet tn; expense III ;,;e
future.
Z. H. A.