The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-12-01
PROGRESS II
NEWBERRY


pors of the site supcrnitenent of ed
ucation show that the highest PEI
capita paid for education in Soutn
Carolina was in Charleston county
where the average per capita per
white child was S7S.72. and for ne
gro it was $1l.55. The lowest per
cap:ta was in Abbeville where tie
cost per white child was S20.55, and
per negro, $3.50. The average TO"
the state was $36.10 per white chill
and SALT per negro. Both race :,
$19.86.
In Newberry county the averae
per white child wac 5:s5.211, 2cr reclo
child. S7.24. Both races, slS.s2
These figures are according to er-
rolment. According to average al
tendance the expenditure per whit
child was $3.50 and per negro chill!
S10.49. Both races SASS.
In the fifty eight white schools tn,
to.al enrolment WIS 4,20l, of waicl
Plat are classed as; in town schools
and 2,c54 in the, rural schools. Th:
average attendance in the tow
schools was 1923 and in the rura
schools $1,583. The length of tn,
school term in the town schools l..
days was 180 and in the rural school
133, not quite seven months. Tha
average length of the term for tn
county is 158 days, not quite eigh
months. The average salary pal
teachers, white men $9s2.66, women.
$644.S0, the average for both sexes.
$692.12. The average paid negr-
men teachers, S233.99, paid negro
women, $lsl03. Average for botl
sexes S1s5.25.
There are twenty-six white on
teacher schools, sixteen two teache:
schools, six three teacher school, sew
en- with more than three teachers
There are FIVE high schools, Newtoer-
ry, Prosperity Whitmire, Pomar.:;
and Little Mountain. There should be
one at st. Philips and one at St.
Lukes and onesat silverstreet and onc
at Smyrna and ,one ct Chappells. And
We could have them at all these plac-
es if we could jus. get the people to
have a little more vision and do the
things necessary to establish them. /
most of these localities they have the
children right now and only need to
get together and make up their mind
to have the high school.
Apart from the great improve
ments made in the high school build
ing in Newberry and in the Speeri
street school and the Boundary street
school and fine negro school building
in the town of }Newberry, we built {;
handsome two teacher brick buildin"
in Vaughnville with a large auditori~
um, and nice one teacher bric!;
building in Central school distric~
with a large auditorium, AID worl:
has been commenced on two teach
er school building in Union with a
large auditorium and similar build
ing at Dominick, and a similar build
ing at Mccullough is under way, ant
the building in Long Lane has 'oeeA
moved out on the highway and re-
painted. A two teacher negro schoo'
building was erected in Bush Rive,
district the past year, and three
teacher building in Chappells distric
for the negros and similar building
in the Mt. Bethel -Garmany distric>
for negroes. An addition of two
rooms was made to the biiding in 81,
Phillips and four additional room
added to the building at Pomaria
The total amouat paid oHt for build
ings for whites last year was s22,-
O86.10 and a good part Of the build
ings mentioned above were paid fo:
after June 80. For negro buildings.
s30,O69.53, this included the hand
some brick building in the town Of
Ncwberry. Tie total amount paie
white teachers, men $23, ,5S4.00, wo-
men S90,915.93. Total paid whit
teachers, s114,499.93. Negro men.
S4,7O3.25, women, S12,12s.42, totat
paid negro teachers, s16,S31.67. To-
tai for bota races, both sexes, $751;
$3.50.
There is a special tax in each dis
trict ranging from one mill to II
mills for maintenance and the total
paid from this source was SS1, 1,066.9l
From the three mill tax, $24,547.80.
Dog tax, $3,251.25. Poll tax, S4,-
134.86. From state appropriation.
$31,945.07. Total revenue Of the
county for sc'ool purposes, $685.
12SE2 The total eypeuditure Wa;