The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-11-28

;0c neiOSQ, ana i uo I!ot ttSSS-oii 'AN
wisdom of the legislature III extend
ing the time for the payment OF the
tax. and yet that does not keep me
from saying that it has left many OF
the school districts so that we can not
tell Just where we are at. l. belleVe
with Senator Johnstone that most o.
the tax will be collected and when 1t
is the cash will adjust itself. Prac-
tically all the equalizlns districts VIII
have a deficit even when all the tax
is paid, because the legislature only
gave about - per cest OF the amount
required to take care of the detlclt
which it agreed by its own act 70
make good. Mr.. Lewis gave some
practical suggestions on teaching and
Mr.. Johns.one gave us an optimistic
view of conditions, and as l under
stood him he is in favor of making
sufficient appropriation BY the state
to take care of the deficit. and If the
states does not do it then the county
will. He did not say SO and Of course
could speak only for himself. but the
conclusion l made from his remarks
lis that he would be in favor OF it and
he could scarcely be otherwise ana be
right. 1t would not be right for the
state to fail to meet its obligations,
and | have never believed the legls-
lature would fail to do so, and what
is needed is to get the situation In
Itelligently before the members, and
then they will do the rest. The toll
lowing resolutions were Introduced oy
Trustees B. B. Leitzsey and unanl-
mously adopted:
Whereas, the failure Of the state
legislature to provided sufficient state
aid to carry out the acts on the stat
ute books, relating to state aid for
schools, has resulted in shortening
terms Of schools, failure to pay the
alar:es of teachers, and deficits IN
school districts complying with the
acts governing the Distribution OF
state aid.
Be is resolved. that the teachers,
trustees and patrons Of the public
schools of Newberry county hereby
petition the Newberry legilative del
egstion to support the appropriation
asked by the state department OF ed
ucat;on TO: the public schools of the
; state.
Be it further resolved, that the de-
eeatior, in case the state fails to
make provision, or take care OF the
existing deficits, be urged to levy a
. county tax of one-half mill, to take
care Of deficits created as 2 result OF
the failure Of the legislature IN the
past to make the appropriation re-
cuested, and to take care of weak
! schools in the county.
AS stated in my las nctcs | did not
ro the rounds with Mr.. Lewis on
Thursday .Sut Mr. Jake Wise kindly
consented to take him CO some OF tne
schools. They made Mt. Bcthel-Gar-
nas.y. Rutherford, Nj. Pleasant and
Broad River and went 10 Mayolnton
5ut when they arrived thc school T;aS
out. Mr.. Lewis was especially I'M
pressed with the good work being
done at Mt. Bethel-Garmany. On
Friday we went first to St. Philips
and spent quite while there. Mr..
Lewis liked the idea Of Mr. Lominick
! bringing a book satc.lel Just like one
of the pupils and ne commended Mi.
Lon.inick for that and also for the
good work which is being done out
here and also for the fine attendance.
1t is almost perfect. Well, that has
hen the record fer St. Philips for sew
eral years. | do want to see high
school here with q nine months term
and we could have had i this year II
! we had had another room. There
are now twenty-nine pupils IN the
high school grades and nearly 100 in
the other grades, and then Fork
should transfer her pupils up to this
ischool. 1t would be SO mach better
for all the children if this were done,
and 1 do hope the trustees and pa
irons will see it this way 5efore an
other term Of the school is begun. We
stopped also at Fork but / had what
We thought was car trouble and While
Mr.. Lewis visited the Fork school
went on to Pomaria with Mr.. Pay
singer to get car doctor. Mr.. Cecil
iBerley came up with re and when he