The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 16, 1914, Page THREE, Image 3
I SCHOOL TRUSTEES jl
^ IMPORTANT FACTORS
Tfcey Play a Very Large Part in
Determining the ,'Relative Degree
of Efficiency in Their Insitutions i
In the State there is not a set of j
men who more nearly give their time:
and labor in exchange for ingratitude
and abuse than public school trus- i
tees. They get absolutely no remu
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nerauou, anu iu m mvu uUwvU
well requires much time and no little
annoyance. The trustee that con- j
scientiously perfo/ms his duty is en- j
titled to be classed as a truly patriotic
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citizen. Under our law as written, in- |
terpreted and administered, district
^ trustees are charged with almost i
B everything pertaining to the exist t
ence of the public schools?looking
r after the school revenues, building j
and furnishing school houses, select-,
ing and employing teachers, deter- j
mining ihp lpneth of the school term
and the school day, and keeping general
oversight of the teachers and
pupils. To do all these things sue-1
cessfully requires a versatility of a
rafher high order, and a few trustees
> do them with a masterly thorough|
ness.
But there are several varieties of
I ' trustees. Some are capable, earnest
and active; some have the capacity,!
but either have no interest in their .
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duties or are 100 engrusseu m uicii ;
own business; some hatfe school en-i
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thusiasm but lack capacity and in- j
l sight; and a few others can be best
described as marvelous misfits. To i
sum up, we have the fits, the unfi
fits and the misfits. But when it is
B remembered that we have in the State j
K 1.934 public school districts and over;
5.800 district trustees, it is not hard i
V to understand that the varieties of the
v. ^ ^i + n nnmarAiiff
rtjenus scuuui uu?icc a.i^ uuuiv* ^
and that some are below par. Need
we be surprised at the irrational and
freakish performances or some school
' beards?
John Stuart Mill once said that the
weakest characterisic of the American
people was their apparent belief
that everybody was fitted for any-!
^ thing. That anybody is fitted to be a
school trustee seems to be accepted as
a truism. We have not come to realize
that schools, like every other modern
business, can not be run by the j
rule of thumb. One of the most diffi-;
*ult tasks of school trustees is the selection
of competent teachers. The I
trustee even of capacity and expe-:
? rience can not be expected to have a
rvery wide acquaintance among available
teachers, and -he is frequently
sadly disappointed after the most
careful search for one. The indifferent
trustee usually picks up the applicant
with a pocketful of testimonials.
The parsimonious trustee is always
on the lookout for bargains in
teachers, and he usually finds one?
cheap in every sense of the word. The
f ignorant trustee generally shows a
perference for second and third grade
certificates. The over-modern trustee
gives his vote for a raw and inexperienced
school girl over a teacher of !
tested ability. The paternalistic trustee
always votes for his daughter or, j
his niece or his cousin. The chief business
of the contentious trustee is to
I keep the district in a turmoil over
something?the peculiarities of the
teacher, the way she teaches geography,
where she shall board, whose
children she must correct or the
length of the children's lessons.
Under our present system in one
end of a given county are to be found
good school houses fairly well
equipped, competent and fairly well
paid teachers, and well advanced
pupils, while in the other end of the
I county are aiiapiaaiea scnooi nouses
without equipment, incompetent
teachers with beggarly pay and pupils
iounging around without a particle of
joy or interest in their work. The difference
is largely due to the difference
in the trustees. One set has capacity,
fttness and ideals; the other set lacks
these qualifications. Is not the district
system one of demonstrated
weakness? Under it is it possible
to develop the schools of a county to
a definite level? The same type and
class of public school ought to prevail
throughout a county. The valley
districts, the ridge districts and the
sand hill districts ought all to move
v.pward together as a unit. A county
Oi 75 school district? has 75 school
units administered by 75 independent
boards with almost as many ideals.
IW. H. Hand.
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Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, Jan. 15.?The second annual
athletic and oratorical contest
will be held at the University of South
Carolina on April 23 and 24. Over 25
high schools are to participate in the
meet this year. Any information in
regard to the meet may be had from
Prof. R. C. P.urts, Greenville, All participants
will be guests of the student
body of the university.
The University of South Carolina !
resumed work Monday, January 5, af- (
ter 10 days of rest for the holidays. |
The mid-year examinations are only ,
two weeks off now, and the students ;
are working hard in order to be ready J
for them.
With the convening of the legisla-!
ture in the city Tuesday the students j
of the university will for the next 40 j
days be afforded ample opportunity j
to observe the workings of our law ?
makers.
The university was well represented j
at the student volunteer meeting held j
in Kansas City during the holidays. ;
Preparations for the celebration of;
founders' day at the university are'
well advanced. A meeting of the Gen-!
eral Alumni association will be held ;
on that date.
Two well known educators have
been secured to speak on founders':
day. Charles L. Raper, dean of the
graduate school and professor of
economics at the University "of Xorth
Carolina, who is at present studying
economic conditions in South Caro-!
lina, will speak in the afternoon. Dr. j
George H. Denny, president of the Un
iversity of Alabama, one of "the best
known educators of the South, will
speak in the evening of January 15.
Dr. Josiah Morse, professor of philosophy,
was elected vice president of
the Southern Society of Philosophy
and Psychology, which met in Atlanta
during the holidays.
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The American forestry association
has members in every State in the
Union, in every province in Canada,
and in every civilized and semi-civilized
country in the world.
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iVicttvCi b Ui yuuuusiapun & luji-nif
to use wood instead of metal in
parts of the instrument where this .
possible, in order to increase the mellowness
of the tone.
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j On the Pocatello forest, Idaho, 230,000
trees were planted during the past
j
year, and almost, half a million in the
past three years, fully three-fourths
of which are alive and doing well.
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Experiments in the use of aspen for
shingles show that the shingles do
not check in seasoning, and that they
turn water satisfactorily, but that they
are too easily broken in handling.
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There are somewhat more than 500
i recognized tree species in the United
States of which about 100 are commercially
important for timber. Of
| the 500 recognized species, 300 are
represented in the goverment's newly
acquired Appalachian forests. All
American species, except a very few
subtropical ones on the Florida keys
and in extreme southern Texas, are
to be found in one or another of the
national forests.
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j Special to The Herald and News.
Clemson College, Jan. 13.?The
enrollment of students shows that we
have exactly forty-two more boys at
present than we frad this time last
j year. The college is taxed to its fullj
est capacity to accomodate this ?num|
ber of students and there must be an
! additional barrocks provided for be!
fore any more can be taken in. This
j is a matter of great importance and
! must be looked after pretty soon too,
| because numbers of applicants are
i turned down each year on account of
! lack of accommodations for them.
; Dr. Redfern, the college surgeon,
made the statement in chapel last
Wednesday moftiing that there has
I been less sickness among the boys
! this year than he has ever known be!
fore, only one case of pneumonia being
here since last September. The
college is located in a very high section
though, and we have never had
any great amount of sickness considering
the large number of boys here.
The cadets were called out last
Wednesday night about one o'clock by
fire alarm. Mr. Clinkscales' livery
i stables were burned, including 19
horses and one automobile. The
alarm was not given until the fire
| had made too much headway for the
; cadets to do any good. They manj
aged, however, to prevent any considerable
amount of damage being done
to surrounding buildings. It is not
known how the fire started unless it
. caught from a faulty stove flue. The
negro who was. staying there was
| asleep at the time the fire started and
i did not wake until the building was
; falling in on him. He escaped without
any serious injury other than be
, ing scared almost to death.
Mr. Frank Clinkscales, the proprietor
was away from home at the time of
the fire, and no doubt the primary
cause of the fire was due 'o carel*
, ness aiuonc the negroe;-. It is re
ported that there was no insurance
either on stables or horses.
The following is the basket ball j
schedule for this season:
Jan. 10. Furman on campus.
Jan. 22. University of Georgia at
Augusta.
Jan. 23. Savannah Y. M. C. A. ai
Savannah.
Feb. 5. Newberry at Newberry.
Feb. G. Citadel .".t Charter-ton.
Feb. 7. Columbia Y. M. C. A. at Columbia.
Feb.' 14. Newberry on campus.
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Cures Old Sorts, Other Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matter of how Ionjj standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same tim* 25c, 50c, $1.00
CONSTIPATION.
Get a 2r> cent box of HOT SURINGS
LIVER BUTTONS; use tliem as directed
and soon all your stomach, liver
and bowel troubles will be over.
The great physicians in Hot Springs
prescribe them for constipation sluggish
liver, indigestion, sick headache,
dizziness, b'otchy and sallow skin and
they certainly are fine.
Take safe, gentle, blissful HOT j
SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS for a j
week. They will tone up the liver j
thoroughly, cleanse tJe bowels of
poisonous accumulations and make
you eat better, sleep better, work better.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons, Hot
Springs Rheumatism Remedy and Hot
Springs Blood Remedy are sold in
' Newberry by Gilder & Weeks.
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AN ORDINANCE.
| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
! TOWN OF NEWBERRY.
Ee it ordained by the mayor and aldermen
of the Town of Newberry, in !
said State, in council assembled, and i
i by authority of the same:
j 1. That from and after the passage
of this ordinance, any person or per
' sons, firm or corporation, operating j
any public hack in the Town of New- !
berry shall keep tbe same when in '
i use, between sunset and sunrise, pro- I
: vided with a "lighted lamp which may
: be distinctly seen at a distance of not
i less than 100 yards.
i 2. Any person or persons, firm or
1 corporation violating the terms of
| this ordinance, upon conviction there
J of before tne Kecoraer 01 xne rown
: of Newberry, S. shall be sentenced
| to pay a fine of not more than $15.00.
or be imprisoned in the town guard
! house or upon the public works of
j said town for a period of not more
; than thirty (30) days.
Done and ratified under the corporate
seal of the said town, this the 30th
day of December, A. D., 1913.
Z. F. Wright,
; Attest: Mayor.
J. R. Scurrv.
C. & T. T. N.
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MUNICIPAL LICENSES DUE.
Must be paid at once to the treasur-1
er of the city council and avoid the
penalty.
John R. Scurry,
City Treasurer.
NOTICE OF ELECTION IN WHEEL.
AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. NO. 31.
Whereas, one-third of the resident
electors and a like proportion of the
resident freeholders of the age of
21 years, of Wheeland school disrict
No. 31, of the county of Newberry,
State of South Carolina, have filed a
petition with the County Board of
Education of Newberry County, South
Carolina, petitioning and requesting
that an election be held in said school
I district on the question of levying a
special annual tax of two mills to be
collected on the property located in
the said school district:
Now, therfore, the undersigned,
)
j composing the County Board of New|
berry County, South Carolina, do
! hereby order the Board of Trustees of'
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tne wneeiana ociiuui Liiauiui iiu. ox
to hold an election on the question of
i levying a two mill tax to be eollect
ed on the property located in the said
; school district, which said election
; shall be held at Wheeland school
house, in the said schooPdistrict No.
,31 on Tuesday, February 3, 1914, at
i which said election the polls shall be
i opened at 7 a. m., and closed at 4
; p. m. The members of the Board of
Trustees of said school district shall
i
act as managers of said election. On11
ounV> ftlaMAr?c o e rncir??? in Sfl ifi
j i > OULU t+o A VCAV*V/
I school district and return real and
! personal property for taxation, and
who exhibit their tax receipts and
; registration certificates as required in
i general elections shall be allowed to
i vote. Electors favoring the levy of
such tax shall cast a ballot contain,
ing the word "yes'' written or print
.^d thereon, and each elector opposed
! to such levy shall cast a ballot con|
taining the word "no" written or
i printed thereon.
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I Uiven unutJr our uauus auu ?ccn uu
I January 12, 1914.
G. D. Brown, Jr.,
S. J. Derrick,
J. S. Wheeler,
; County Board of Education for Newberry
County, S. C.
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SCALDS. BRUISES, i
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AND UPS, TETTER, 1
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f spend 25c. ? Then go to the store and buy a t
1 box of OR. BELL'S \
t Antiseotic Salve t
A It is snow white and snow pure? and if it A I
r doesn't do the work, get your money back. "
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BIDS WAITED.
For the manure off the streets and
at the fire department. To be handed
to the clerk of the city council by j
the 16th of January, 1914.
TO THE CREDITORS OF S. W. j
BRUCE.
You are hereby notified that a meet- |
ing of the creditors of S. W. Bruce j
I who executed a deed of assignment |
'o the undersigned or the 10th day j
of January, 1914, is called to meet at:
j the office of Blease & Blease, at New- j
j berry, S. on the 23rd day of Jan- ;
uary, 1914, at 12 o'clock, a. m., for
the purpose of appointing an agent to
act with the assignee in the settlement
of the said estate, and for the
transaction of any otner dusiubss
which may properly come before the
said meeting.
Henry H. Blease.
Assignee.
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| AN IDEAL WOMAN'S LAXATIVE
Who wants to tike raits, or castor
oil, when there is nothing better than
Dr. King's New Life Pills for all
bowel troubles. They act gently and
pnpirnlly on ihfj stomach and liver,
stimulate and ve^iMte your bowels
and tone up the enrire system. Price
i 2"c. At all Drugeists.
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| II. E. TJncklen & Co. Philadelphia or
ferry Savins
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: That Always Has Th<
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CopTneLt 1V09. by C ?. Zimmerman Co ?* .
I money is safe in
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gest financial it
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easy sailing if you h
ce in a savings accoi
on savings deposits.
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>Vorms The Cause of Tour Child's rl
Pains.
A foul, disagreeable 'breath, dark i
circles around the eyes, at times
feverish, with great thirst; cheeks i
flushed and then pale, abdomen swollen
with sharp cramping pains are
all indications of worms. Don't let *
your child suffer?Kiekapoo Worm ?
Killer will give you sure relief?it (
kills Che worms?while its laxative ef- *
feet add greatly to the health of your *
child by rerr-cving tl?e dangerous and
disagreeable effect worms and parasites
from the system. Kickapoo ^
Worm Killer as a health producer 1
should be in every houselu>ld. Per- (
fectly safe. Buy a box 'today. Price (
25c. All Druggists or by mail
Kickapoo Indian Med. Co. Phila. or St 1
Louis. 1
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AUDITOR'S NOTICE. i
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Assessment or Jtteai ana rei&uuai >
Property for Fiscal Year 1914. I, or !
an authorized agent will be at the fol- ;;
lowing places named below for the i
purpose of taking returns of both real;:
estate and personal property for Fis- ; <
cal year, 1914: V
Newberry January, 1st to 13th, inclu !
; sive and on every Saturday.
| Kinards?Wednesday, January 14th.;
i Whitmire?Thursday and Friday, '
I
! January 15th an^ 16th. i
j Pomaria?Monday, January 19th. j
Walton?Tuesday, January 20th.
Glyraphville?Wednesday, January ;
;21st.
Maybinton?Thursday, January 22. [
Jolly Street, Friday, January 23rd.
Little Muntain?Monday, January |
26th.
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Prosperity?Tuesday and Wednes- j
day, January 27th and 28th.
O'Xeall?Thursday, January 29th.
St. Lukes?Friday, Janjary 30th.
Longshores?Monday,,'February 2nd.
Silver Street?Tuesday, February
I 3rd.
Chappells?Wednesday, February
14th. - ^
Cotton luill?XhursdJH
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February 5th.
Oakland Cotton mill?(Friday, Feb-uary
6th. v
Mollohon Cotton mill?Monday, Feb uary
9th.
And in the Auditor's Office in the
Wnncp Friday. February 20th,
ifter which date a penalty of 50 per
lent will be added against all persons,
irms or corporations failing to make
;heir returns as required by law. I (
;vould dislike very much to have to
idd this penalty but I am required
3y law to do so. The law requires a
:ax on all notes, mortgages and moneys,
also an income tax on gross incomes
in excess of $2,500.
There shall be a capitation tax of j,
5fty cents on all dogs, the proceeds
:o be expended for school purpsses.
Dogs not returned for taxation shall
not be held as property in any of the
courts of this State.
All male persons from 21 to 60
rears, except Cenfederate soldiers, or
i-s^co nprsnns incaDable of earning a
UUUiJV ^
support by being maimed or from any
other cause, are liable to pay a poll
Lax of one dollar.
Real Estate is to be assessed this
year. Each tract or lot of land must
be assessed separately. Also state
to assessor whether you hate bought
or sold any real estate since last return.
The law requires that all property,
both real and personal, be as- %
sessed "at its true value in money,"
which is construed to mean, "The sum
of money for which said property, under
ordinary circumstances, would
sell for cash."
Please don't ask that your property
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be taken trom trie tax aupuuaie mc
same as last year. The law requires
that all property must be listed ofc
regular tax return blanks and properly
signed and sworn to by person making
return. Please be sure to have
year returns in, on or before the 30th
of February, 1914.
/
/Eugene S. Werts,
^ ^ County Auditor.