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STATE StTT. SWIABIXGES'S STilTEXENT I> FULL County Superintendent of Education Geo. D. Brown has received a letter from State Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen in which he encloses a statement he gave to the daily papers in reference to the office of county cnnorintpnHont nf f>f Xe\V berry county in t..e matter of the declination of Prof. S. J. Derrick. Mr, Swearington says in part in sendins t':e statement: "1 gave the manuscript to the daily papers, but it was not published in full. If either one of your county papers cares to use it, let them do so; if not, please return the manuscrip after you have read it. I am frank to say that this situation is a troublesome one." The Herald and News published the statement as it appeared in the daily papei <, but we are pleased to print t'. e full statement. It follows: Prof. S. J. Derrick, of Newberry college declines the appointment tendered bim by the State board of education. "I regard this position as one oi very high importance offering exceptional opportunity of real service to the people." "I think the office of county superintendent of education is a man's job and that the incumbent should give to its duties all His time and certainly his undivided interest, and unless I felt that I could do this I would be unwilling to accept the position, for to accept it with the intention of giving to its duties only a part of my time would be unfair to the schools of the county. Therefore, I beg leave respectfully to decline Che position." These are the expressions of Prof -S. J. Derrick, of Newberry college, in his letter to J. E. Swearingen, State superintendent of education, declining the appointment of county superintendent of education of Newberry county, recently tendered Prof. Derrick by the State board of education. Under the law any vacancy in the office of county superintendent is to be filled by appointment of the State board of education for the unexpired term. V Supt. George D. Brown resigned to '^^^Icept the position of State supervisor of Mill schools. He will enter upon --- xit. . ni ui is new auues in vi*e otate uey<u of education on July 1st. At its meeting on April 6th, the State board of education tried to select bis successor to serve from July 1, 1915, to July 1, 1917. Eight candidates applied for the position. The rules of the State board in making such an appointment require a vote by ballot with an election whenever one candidate receives two-thirds of Che votes cast. Hho KtiotH rvf 11 Hnn ic r>r?m_ posed of nine members?the governor, f the State superintendent of education and one representative from each of the seven congressional districts appointed by the governor. At the meeting on April 6th, a deadlock developed. Twelve ballots resulted in no election, since none of the candidates could receive more than four votes, while mx were necessary to a choice. Prof. Derrick was not an applicant for the ap pumimtrui, uui |uis> iiitiut; na& sujgested in the hope of securing an election. On the thirteenth ballot he was unanimously chosen, receiving the vote of each of the nine members of tlfce State board. After a week's consideration, he Ibas declined the appointment. His letter to the State sunerintpnrtpnf is as follows: r ? ? ~~ ? "Newberry, S. C? April 14th, 1915. The State Board of Education, Columbia, -S. C. Oentlemen: I wish to thank you for the honor paid me in tendering me the position of county superintendent of education for this county. I regard it as an &onor because I regard this position as one of very high importance offering exceptional opportunity of real service to the people. Also, I have been deeply impressed by the fact that so many citizens from all sections of the county have urged me to accept the appointment. i nave given me question ui acceptance very earnest consideration. In this consideration I tad to keep in mind my duty as I see it, both to t^e college with which I am connected and ? *1% ? UK? /\ C t- V* r\ rtAiinftr in CU lilt? yuuil'j 5>L~UVUId Ul LUC VUUiH^ 1U which I am interested. I have decided tin at at this time it is my duty to stay with the college. Manj have suggested that I retain my con nection with the college with a reduc tion in the amount of work and accep at the same time the office of count: superintendent. I believe there is n< doubt tJbat the college authorities would allow me to make sucn an ar rangement. But I think the office o county superintendent of education i a man's job and that the incumben should give to its duties all his tim and certainly his undivided interesl and unless I felt that I could do thi I would be unwilling to accept the pc sition, for to accept 1t with ffte inten tion of giving to its duties only a par of my time would be unfair to th< schools of the county. Therefore, \ v \ beg leave respectfully to decline the position. Yours very truly, j (Signed) S. J. Derrick. A Deplorable Situation. The salarv of the countv sunerin tendent in Newberry is fixe:i abso. lutely by the county delegation in the legislature. The senator and representatives fixed tfcis salary at $900 a year. T-is rea-Iy iceans 37." pe: month, because t'r.e c?ujty superintendent is compelled to work twelve ; months. In fact, June, July, August : and September should be his four busiest months. During this time the county superintendent is making up i his annual -report of school receipts and expenditures, enrollm3nt, teachi ers, etc. In July he is busy witfc the . appointment of trustees, the erection . of school houses, and the outlining ol plans for the next session. The selec: tion and employment of teachers is perhaps his most important duty. This < worK. cannot be unaeriaiten wituout a clear understanding of the financial condition of each district and a constructive grasp of the needs of the ; school. Graduates fresh from college halls are demanding and receiving at least $75 a month as public school teach . ers. Not a few of them are paid $100 , a montii for a term of nine months. , The county superintendent is expected to organize, direct and supervise the activities not only of those inexperi. enced graduates, but of trained, competent and experienced men and women in the schools. , | Prof. Derrick believes that this position is a man's job, offering exceptional opportunities for public service. j He says further that the interests of the schools demand the full time of the ' county superintendent. The State board of education has shown its willingness to secure a competent man for this important work. The county superintendent will 'have fifty-nine white schools, employing one hundred and five teachers and enrolling tJcree ' thousand six hundred and thirty-four pupils, under his supervision. One member of the delegation is a life trustee of Clemson college. iWbuld he be willing to put a $900 man in i charge of that institution? Could the h AO T*/"3 Af f ni ofnAe Af Pi /iTYl CAn /?a1 1 ACD V/VUiU WJL UUOtV^O \J JL ViVUA^VU secure a bookkeeper for $75 a month? It is time for South Carolina to recognize tJhe value and importance of the county superintendent's work. He must be the educational leader and organizer of his county. He should not be required or expected to work for nothing. If a professor in a State institution is worth $2,000 a year to lecture : eighteen hours a week or three nours a day for a term of nine months, certainly the county superintendent of a progressive county like NewDerry j should be paid no less. It ilias been found necessary to pay the salaries of county treasurers and o n ri Arp nortlv "Ktt tV> o WUUUJ aUUXt/VX O J/UA Wi J Kf J vvuu Kj and partly .by the State. The educational interests of the Commonwealth justify and may require finally the adoption of a similar course with respect to the county superintendent. The legislatire is the highest school board in the State. It fixes the policy with regard to State colleges. In like manner, the legislature as a whole can determine the development of the pub lie schools. The senator and representatives from eacih county in a peculiar sense constitute the county's school board. Th lawmakers appear to be willing to vote ample funds for 'distribution by college trustees in the payment of the salary of college emi ployes. The salary of each county sui perintendent, however, is fixed abso( | lutely by the county delegation. Only I a few delegations have been willing j to assume tlhe responsibility of placing the county superintendent's work on a proper professional and financial basis. The beneficial results of this constructive policy are to be seen in Darlington, Florence, Clarendon and partly in Spartanburg. This situai tion in Newberry merely repeats similar situations existing within the last few years in Calhoun, Laurens and Abeeville counties. The further dej velopment of the schools will depend largely upon the better recognition i and stronger organization of the countv snnerintendent's office. i Red Devil L i I Makes rain-water of the hardesi .! and your clothes let go th :'| SAVES CLOT}Red Devil Lye is powdered, and diss " 1 stantiy. Is in sifting-top cans and you r i much or little without waste. It is the t " | lye. No cutting of cans, no waiting. 7 __ You will never use the out-of-date 5 ball lye again, once you try Red 1 3 Get a can ? prove it to yourself, iSniss It Was >'ot Political. York News. The Newberry Herald and News thinks that we were in error when we referred to their mixing things politii cal wic'j Gov. Manning's appointment 1 of a superintendent for the asylum. ! As a matter of fact the Newberry pa per said that the next general assembly would be "cold-footed" about maki ; ing any appropriations next year be: | cause of the already hign taxes and hard times. This seemed to hint at '! the fear of what constituents mig^t think and accounted for our construc1 tion. The Herald and News says: 1 j Wow, honest do you think tne gov ernor has any right to, or is justified * - ? ~ an * 1 ( in. increaseing tne pay or any uiuciai when that pay is fixed by statute, and when ihe constitution plainly says ! that the legislature can not make an ' appropriation to pay it? The Herald ; ' and News never said a word about politics. We will go as far as the I York News or Gov. Manning in an ' effort to care properly for these unfortunate wards of the State. There I are many things that could be done i to give them better attention ti an they receive without increasing the ex penditure. >| A $3,000 salary and a house to live in and the perquisites, whatever they are, is not a bad salary. The State i treasurer only gets $1,900 and no i ; house. We think that most of tf:e salaries of the State officers are too low, | but we do not believe in a governor I or any other one man assuming to f , himself the power to increase salaries ! at his own will. We would say the = same thing about Mr. Manning's predecessor or any one else if he had , done tthe same thing. ! "And it seems to us if the expert whom the governor bad selected was willing to take the position at the salary fixed by law that some South Carolina physician could have been found who would have been willing to do so, and one wtho Is aiso competent , "What these patients need most is to be given employment and to be out of prison. "That is about the best I treatment for most of them. We nave tried as hard as any one to keep poli; tics out of the asylum. Our remarks . had absolutely no political bearing exj cept you may stretch the remark that tfce legislature, in our opinion, i would not endorse this increase, or at, tempted increase, in salary. The unI fortunate wards of the State need ; something more and besides an In- j crease in the salary to be paid the su-1 ! perintendent." I Now as a matter of fact, $3,000 is j (,a big salary and it is big enough fori 1 most ordinary commercial jobs, but, ! we do not know that the services of a j highly trained, skilled and efficient rtovsician could be obtained for that I - j sum. Experts and specialists do not j often come that way, as all those who ; have had operations performed chance to know. j The sum and substance of the whole j thing is this: If Gov. Manning could | secure a trained, skilled, competent J?__ ?q AAA J man to fill the position ior yci 1 year, !i:e certainly should have done so i and under those circumstances, if j such existed, he had no right in the i world to give the job to Dr. (Williams ! at the increased salary. On the other | hand, if no suitable man could be sei cured, and Dr. Williams demanded tihe increased salary (and we believe that this was the case) then the governor did the right thing. We will argue this case at more length with the esteemed Col. Aull when the scribes get together at Chick Springs. Notice to Jurors. Notice is hereby given Petit Jurors drawn to serve at Common Pleas Court beginning (May 10th, 1915, til:at they need not come until Wednesday, May 12th, 1915, as said Court will not convene until that day. JNO. C. XxGAXS, April 27th, 1915. C. C. C. P. 4-30-2t I WHO ? PAYS ? m fiSMI! Ha. W3k |K A J B&JB?Pr Wt ~* ifiss W ^Bfl BL %ES$ ;gy ^ T^>F "-^w*8 ^ f<I C Nervous? fi Mrs. Walter Vincerrt of Pleasant Hill, N. C., writes: "For three sum- .jr ,9 mers. I suffered from F55 ?J nervousness, d r e a d f u 1 I? pains in my back and (Ssi sides, and weak sinking |(g) jkJi spells. Three bottles of ^g. Cardui, the woman's r?S tonic, relieved me entirely. 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