The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-08-11

board on Monday afternoon and we
decided the books we would recon-
mend where there is option in selec-
ton, and that will be published in
few days We also agreed upon the
trustees to be appointed and COM
missions are being sent out just as
fast as l can send them. l will pub
lish a list of all the trustees in a
short time so that the people may
know who they are These appoint
ments should have been agreed upon
some time ago but owing to the ao-
sence of Prof Cannon at Winthrop
College summer school and Prof.
Derrick being off attending educa-
tional meetings it has not been done,
and then l have been trying to get
some new school houses built. None
, of US has been idle.
Dominick district is arranging to
build new house. Long Lane is 60
ing to move the old house out on the
highway and remodel it. Central has
already begun work on the neat little
house they are going to build down
there. I went on Tuesday down to
New Hope-Zion and held meeting
with the citizens of this district and
we hope to begin very soon the
building of a modern house down
there that will be located to the ad-
vantage of all the children of the
district. Union has Just voted an ad-
ditional tax so that the district now
has eight mills and the trustees are
making arrangement to build a new
house down here. Friday afternoon
I am going over to Vaughnville to
meet with the improvement associa-
ton of this district. Saturday / am
hoping to have a meeting at ST.
Johns school house with the patrons
and friends of the St. Johns district
and Red Knoll to talk over the situa-
ton down here and to make an effort
to improve conditions. There is
fine opportunity here to build a fine
school if I can but loe able to make
the people see it. So if there is any
one who has an idea that there has
been any vacation for the county su-
perintendent of education in New
berry he is very much mistaken, but
then 1 do not mind if we can just do
something worth while, because so
far my health has been good and l
enjoy the work more than resting or
taking a vacation. Tuesday l have
an engagement to go to -Mollohon
and Mccullough and talk over the
conditions up there. The highway
commission has not yet opened that
road to put these schools within
reach of each other, and I do not
know just what we can do up there,
but there is great need that some
thing should be done for the chill
dren. The truth is, if the legislature
had just provided the means and au-
thorized that survev of the county
that I have been asking to have done.
then we could go about the laying OF
the foundation of a worth while sys-
tenn of schools in the county in an i'm
telligent manner, while as it is we
are to certain extent cropping
around in the dark and doing the best
we can, while the children are pass
ing on by and will not return this
road again. But I am here to do the
best I can with the means at hand
and I am going to cooperate with the
people and help them do something
even if it is not always just as
think it should be.
I had promised to go to St. Lukes
on Wednesday morning and had
made my arrangements to that effect.
Just as I was ready to start Mr.. j.
B. FELTON, came in from the state de-
partment of education to spend the
day looking over the summer schools
and of course I felt that it was
duty to remain here with him and
this l did. We went over to the
Newberry college summer school
and then down to the negro summep
school. Mr.. FELTON, expressed HIM
self as rightly pleased with the work
at the negro school. And was very
much impressed and very favorably
with the looks of the Newberry col
lege summer school.
F TT. A.