Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I jW?MfcW?? SUPT. SWEARINGEN EXPLAINS WORKINGS OF EQUALIZING LAW To School Trustees Asking State, | Aid Under The Equalizing Law. , Gentleman: The Equalizing Lawj has been most successful in establishing a tentative standard for( country schools. This law guarantees a seven months' term to districts meeting the requirements in annual enrollment, monthly at- j tendance, teachers' salaries and local taxation. I i The minimum enrollment in any, classroom under one teacher cannot. be less than twenty-five and the j maximum cannot be greater than fifty. The monthly average attendance throughout the term must not ( * 1 fnr 9nv single tail Deiow iiibCEn ^v. month. The schedule of teachers'j salaries fixed by the contracts be- j tween trustees and teachers. Any local board may pay as much or as little as it chooses or as its teachers will accept. The limits guaranteed by the State are $90.00 per month 1 for an assistant holding a firstgrade license; $75.00 per month for an assistant holding a second-grade license; $60.00 per month for an assistant holding a third-grade license; *100.00 per month for the principal of a one teacher school; $100.00 per month for the principal of a two teacher school; $110.00 per month for the principal of a three teacher school; $120.00 per "* -?1 ~ I -fAiir month for me principal ui ? teacher school; $130.00 per month for the principal of a school employing five or more teachers. Any teacher returning to the same work for a second year's consecutive serJ Fresh W Every Monday and of Each Week I will | FRESH WATER Ci at My Store on Secei PRICE .. .. .. ? i | Phone Your Orders I Be Delivered to You I M.J J j SECESSION AVE. THE UNIV: The Ford One Ton ' just as faithfully and I j Ford Touring Car scrv v and economically. Th sity to the groccr botl in bringing goods fron from the country. I !| because there isn't a w business man that it c; of quick transportatio Come in, examine th< over the subject. E* 1 ^ %?? vice may receive a further stipend of $5.00 per month. Likewise, any teacher returning to the same classroom for a third year's consecutive service may receive a further addi- j tional stipend of $5.00 per month. Salaries in excess of the^e limits must be supplied from local funds. Likewise, the expense of the eighth I or ninth month in the school term f : must be provided from additional local funds. i To participate in the equalizing appropriation, the district must levy a local tax of it least' eight, mills for running expenses. The Act of 1920 permits any district to levy as much as fifteen mills. The patrons of any school, therefore, may J meet the requirements of the Equalizing Law by voting eight mills for salaries, and may exceed this requirement by voting seven more mills for any purpose the taxpayers may deem advisable. Scores of districts-are not only voting the eight mills, but are ex ceeding this levy in order to procure additional advantages. The -?-=? -f ? o fay r>r for time 1UX VlSWUg U AVVM. vv... raising a local levy expires Octobeu 1st. It is far better, however, to vote school taxes during April, May 'and June. Districts planning tax elections duirng July and August should confer immediately with the County Superintendent and the | County Auditor. | The population of South Carolina is eight-five per cent, rural. If (our boys and girls are to be educated, the foundation must be laid in I the rural schools. The standard .fixed by the Equalizing Law is too ow. But this standard is far above any accomplishment of the past, ) ater Fish I Friday Afternoons have a Supply of VTFISH and CARP f ssion Avenue. 25c a Pound. to 297 and they will ?<\ ]|| ir Door. | 8 SUTLER I PHONE 297. I o! <? i tyscC ERSAL CAR i Truck is serving Dusiness economically as doeS'the e all the people faithfully le Ford Truck is a necesh in delivering goods and l the stations, docks and t is an ideal motor car want cf tl]e farmer or [oesn't supply in the way ij n at a minimum expense. jj ; Truck, and let us talk | I \ Arnold C anl hence marks a practical starting point for further progres. This standard must be attained . before the schools can go forward. It is to be deeply regretted that the equalizing appropriation for, 1920 was inadequate. Approved j applications for thirty-three counties amounted to $294,754.00. There still remains in the State Superintendent's office a considerable number oi. applications yet in p:-occ-? of adjustment. If the proper records can be furnished and the required basis can be supplied, I hope that several of these districts may mialifv before June 30th. -J? ^ ,? In order that all /night share alike, payment to each district was jmade on the basis of 47.65 per cent. Warrants were forwarded to . the several County Treasurers June 121st. The State's scholastic year ends June 30th, hence it was impossible to delay payment longer. I had hoped to forward the money to ! the several counties during the [first week in June, but the tardy filing of many applications delayed payments j The State Superintendent's office is prohibited from running into |debt. In paying out the $140,-000.100 available, I regret my inability to meet in full the needs and expectations of many schools, many eachers, and many trustees. The nadequancy of the appropriation vill be reported to the Legislature ie:ct January. Personally and officially, I shall eg rateful for a frank expression f your views conccrning the situation. South Carolina must increase er investment in education. The ast General Assembly appropriated $931,000.00 for the public schools, n i banning for next year, the tate Superintedent's office sought o raise $2,000,000.00 more. Of his amount $1,000,000.00 was to be voted in local taxes. Reports, I coming to my desk show that this jvoal has already been passed. Tt> f 3cure the second $1,000,000.00 the Legislature is to be ask, to add aniher $1,000,000.00 to' the public ohool budget. This amount of $2,( 00,000.00 from the State Treasury is absolutely prerequisite to the levelopment of the schools and to he operation cf the High School Law, the Rural Graded School Law, the Term Extension Law, tjie Equalizing Law, the Vocational Training Law, the Compulsory Attendance Law, the Building Law nd other important activities. Last year the per capita expendiure for public school education in South Carolina was $a.uu a neaa per inhabitant. In %some states- eight imes this pet1 capita was provided. On the basis of population, the State Treasury supplied sixty cents >er inhabitant. On the basis of chool enrollment, the State supplied an average of $2.30 per pupil. Tfccs amount must be doubled 'by the ext Legislature, if the present pro ram under existing Laws is to be arried out. In rating the educational system of the several states, the Russel Sage Foundation recently put South Carolina at the bottom and ten points below ?orto Rico. The accuracy of this rating is immatarial. The Commonwealth suffers from such advertisement. There are some who love to point to South Carolina as the home of secession and the abode of ignorance. The glorious heritage of the Confederacy is and should be a cherished memory. But the blight of ignorance can and should be removed. Yours respectfully, J. E. Swearingen, State Sunt, of Education. THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE 62 Broad St., Charleston, S. C. A Boarding and Day School fo Girls. Begins its session Septembe 23, 1920. Historic institution situat eil in a healthy location. Advantage of City life, with large College yardj for outdoor sports. A Well Planned Course of studie. in homelike atmosphere. A Business. Course open to seniors, and electivej courses to juniors and seniors. Two| Domestic Science Courses, giving practical and theoretic knowledge of Cooking. A well equipped Library, j 'Ion ano'v to the College 6-28il3wks For catalog an4 further informa : ! ANTI-BOLSHEVIKI ADVANCE | ______ Sebastopol, July 1.?The troops of General Wrangel, commander of iir.ti-Bolsheviki forces in Crimea, are reported to be advancing aaginst slight opposition. Berdiansk, on the northern shore of the Sea of i Azov, was captured by his forces on June 26. ' * A fly and a flea in a flue were f I\ Good Fi July Prices Old I You will I open Your I Money Sa"v 1 I Let Us F Girl Home ! 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Savannah, Ga., and will help serve 'MM the many customers at Turman's bar< >1: 3 ber shop. ? m 'Prices l.jl i Are Real, I I ZES " ' l 8 e that will, I Wonderful 8 es Offered I im For the I >| i That She 1 loom". We I /$Jg| inm Suites 1 No Expen- I m 1 Off. ' Hfjl rom Cellar I SHT - g| ?r ?T ? ' . - -sj ~ 1 '1 d ' - ,! J , . 2:1 .of . I I [ILl^ shipment. 1 Wagons art of the 1-1 I - _ 1. jniana ouk ? gons with 1 le with the 8 ; best and in [6X1-N] j \ L npany