The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 30, 1915, Page SIX, Image 6
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
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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:
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"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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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( 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
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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
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