The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-06-23
REPORT OF TRUSTEES NEW
BERRY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ing the Newberry school district We
are submitting our report for the
session 1921-l922. The session be-
gan Sept. 18th with the largest en-
rollment since the organization OF
our school system. Below we afe
submitting for your convenience the
enrolment by grades with division
as to boys and girls. You will notice
an increase over that Of last year,
especially is this true of the high
school. We are also submitting for
YOUR consideration the average at
tendance, which by comparison with
that of last year, will show that there
has been greater increase in the
average attendance than there has
been over the enrolment Of last ses-
SION. This is especially gratifying to
Us, because it proves that our pa
irons are more than ever interested
in the education of their children and
realize the Importance Of regularity
in attendance. This increase in the
average attendance also shows that
the health of the pupils has bean bet
ter than it has been in past }ears.
Whooping cough, diphtheria, infuen-
"a, and chicken pox have given some
trouble in school. A majority of the
parents whose children had contract
ed these diseases were careful to
obey the quarantine laws, and CO.
operated with the school authorities
in their efforts to keep contagious
diseases from spreading.
We have been handicapped by lack
Of class room space, especially was
4h:s true in the high school and in the
negro school, but we are glad to re-
port that this trouble will have been
removed by next session. We have
Just completed new school building
for the negroes. We wish to COM
ment the negroes of our district for
their interest and financial support
in this work. You will see from our
financial report that the negroes have
contributed $500 for the new school.
In addition to this they have obligat-
ed themselves to raise about $500
more. In was through the aid from
The negroes and to that received from
the Rosenwald fund that we were
aEle to erect the size of building we
now have.
We are adding six class rooms to
the high school, enlarging the audi
torium to seating capacity of 900,
and installing first class heating
plant. We completed last January, a
gymnasium for the high school. Our
policy is to give the pupils of our dis
trict an opportunity for physical as
well as mental development.
In addition to Speers Street school
we are enlarging four of the present
class rooms adding two new class
rooms, building an auditorium with
seating capacity Of 800 or 400, and
first class heating plant of the War
rem Webster system. This addition
will take care of the increase in the
sgramnas schools for sometime.
Our report would not be complete
did we not mention the generous sup
port the cotton mills of our district
are giving the schools. Both at Oak
land and at Mollohon we have new
? handsome buildings, erected and
equipped by these mills, and at the
Newberry cotton mills they are plan
ming to remodel and enlarge the pres
eent building. You will see from ex-
animation Of our financial report that
shsse mills are doing more than fur
nish and equip these school buildings.
but are supporting in financial way
our school system. Mr. Shealy, the
mill school Inspector, says no mill
presidents in the state are doing more
for the Schools than our are doing.
We have had very few vacancies
to fiji among our teachers. We be-
1ieve we have corps of teachers sec
ond to none in the state, and we think
it fortunate for our schools that we
were able to retain for next session
so many of the present teachers. On
April 25E-the Great Teacher called
FROM her earthly activities Miss Ber-
nice Martin, one of our most faithful
teachers. She was a .eaener n Wcst
End school for almost nineteen years.
She was interested in her school work
But she was active in the upbuilding
of the school community. Her deeds
of mercy'and love were many.
We are:submitting hereto attached
q fnarciaj statement of orr actions