The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-16
Work Among Mill Schools

COLUMBIA, oct! l4.-The year e
work among mill schools of South
Carolina has been encouraging and
considerable progress has been made,
according to the report of w. A
Shealy, state supervisor of mill
tendent Of public instructionmfwyp
schools, made today to State Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction Swear
Ingen. He recommended, however,
that ten schools be abandoned and de-
clared that the "idea of supporting a
separate school for mill children was
wrong in principle as well as prac-
Gce" and that it soften results in a
poor school"
Declaring that the contention that
-niil children viii not attend the reg
ular district school is ill-founded, the
supervisor said that eight mills in
Anderson. Ave in Gharleston, seven ir
'Gaffney, one IN Blacksbure, one in
Chester, two at Hartsvifle, two at
Greenville, one at Sfmpsonville, one
at Greer, one In Lexington, Bates
burg, Marion, McGoh and Wastmin-
ster, two In Orangebnrg, three in Lib
srty, three in Columbia, five in Spar
tanburgs three in York and one each
in Rock Hill, Landrum, Inman, Well
ford, ,Cowpens, Glover and Fort Mill
do not have mill schools.
He recommended abandonment of
the following schools, the children to
attend central schools: Honea Path,
Williamson, Darlington, Edgefield,
Greer, Ninety Six, Walhalla, oJnes-
vile, Chesnee and Woodruff.
Thirty other mill schools operate
schools at the mill which are a part
OF and under supervision of the town
schools, he said.
High school buildings are being
constructed in Abbeville, Anderson,
Bolton. Bamberg, Charleston, GaAfney,
Great FaIls, Wfnnsboro, Greenville,
Greer, Camden, Kershaw, Lancaster,
Walhalla, Orangeburg, Easley, o.
lumbta, Spartanburg. Landrum, In
man, CoWpens, Union, Clover, Rock
Hill and York, he said, while modern
huildinss sts badly needed at Cau-
eluse, Warrenville, Auton, Ware
Shoals. Seneca, Cateechee, Finger
Vile, Tucapau and Buffalo.
SpeakmY or the Charleston schools
the supervisor said:
"Four years ago there were four
teachers with less than 200 children
IN school,in the North Charleston Sec
tion.,. Today there are over 900 en-.
rolled IihHAr Is teachers, occupyina
two splendid, new, modern brick
Auildings which cost $75,0O0 each
Seven acres Of beaptiful grounds il
owned by each school. These two
schools are the Chicora and North
Charleston and serve the following
communities: Navy Yard, Charles.
ton, General Asbestos and Rubbe,
company at Port Terminal and thu
rural section beyond. do not know
II any section that has developed SC
rapidly ssnl' the school tlevslopment
has kept pace under the wise leader
ship Of County Superintendent H. H
Me0ariey. He is now planning to es
tablish a hiGh school To care for tn,
children from sthese schools"
At Winnsborc the school board ha,
appropriated $26,000 for school an.
the mill company has contributed SO,
0oe suArfour ssrsssofland.
undsr ths' heading; 4Greenville sit
ua*is1. he. says,
sRenaaskabae peogrsss has bee,
made stet dear mp the congestio,
areund thsreitS offGrenville since m,
last rs1crt. Three brick building
hews hsea rccMpastsd, csssh soutsinipi
sixsataadAsda aelsasSsems aid On spai
torium; viz, City View, Park Plae
snfssGns -esueis CITY visw and Pari
PisceF sckools were organised durinI