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

law and he had if elected, good,
conscientious York county service
Dr.. c. E. L. Adams of Columbia,
presented his claims for lieutenant
governor. He rad spoken al Filbert
before and was pleased to be back
again. Re had no pu3I;c record 70
defend, having been an unsuccess-
full candidate for Office on one other
occasion.
Dinner Adjournment
Adjournment was taken for din
Ner after the candidates for lieuten-
ant governor had spoken and when
the meeting was resumed, the six
candidates for superintendent of ed
ucation were heard. There was
large crowd of citizens gathered
close to the stand for the afternoon
meeting. most Of them curious TO
hear the two women candidates. The
afternoon crowd, however, was not
50 large as that w;ch heard the can
8jGetes at the morning meeting. }. h.
Hope of Union was the first up
among those seeking the office of su-
perintendent of education. Mr.. Hope
said that he had been connected with
the schools of Union county for q
wears and believed ne was the best
equipped man in the race. He said
that tAer- was something wrong with
the educational system now since it
was evident that the state depart
ment of education and the legisla-
ture were not working in harmony.
He didn't know who was to blame.
He spoke MS opposition to the re-
cent adoption of new text books for
the schools Of the state, saying that
it was costly and unnecessary and
that there were many Implications.
There were now two sets OF alge-
bras, geometries and other books. II
2 child should have to move to an
other school it would be necessary to
buy new set of bcoksrif those at the
second school were different from
the first. Superintendent Swearln-
gen had voted for the new adoption,
he said.
Mr.. Hope wanted to take high.
schccls to the boys and girls in the.
country since S5 per cent of the boys
never saw the inside of a college. He
was not opposed to colleges, but he
did think that more high schools
should be provided.
o. D. seay OF Richland county
took occasion to say that the gather
ing was the largest the campaign
party had addressed since the cam
pa;gn opened. Mr.. seay recited his
educational experience and told Of
his fitness for the Office. He was
formerly superintendent of educa-
ton for Richland county.
Seigier Says He's Competent
c. H. Se;gler Of Aiken wanted the
folks to know that he was as compe-
tent as any of the other candidates
for state superintendent. He threw
a few pleasantries at the two women
candidates whom he said were ''roses
among tholns," and who should be
left in the home garden. He was
graduate Of Clemson and he was for
merly farmer, who in 1920 had in
vested all he had in boil weevils with
out return.
John z. Swearingen, superintend-
ent of education, who is seeking re-
election, pleaded with his hearers not
to slip back despite the boil weevil
and the ignorance Of some folks with
figures. He wanted the people to
know that the children of the state
had gotten all the benefits of educa-
ton the law allows. There was no
Friction between his department and
the g;slature and any intimation
.ha1 there was friction was nothing
but "an attempt to bamboozle ycu."
He asked the question if the schools
were not mucn better now than they
used to be. There had been no at
tempt to conceal from the public the
adoption of new text books and the
State and the News and Courier had
published the list some time ago.
Mr.. Swearingcn pleaded for a seven
months schoc! term for every white
child IN the state.
Women Get Attention
When Mrs. Z. 3. Wallace, the first
of the two women candidates for su-
pcrintendent Of education, was IN
hoduced, attention appeared to be-
co,na more concentrated and num-