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uegislatube did much foe SCHOOLS SAYS SWEAKLSUfiS "This is an education legislature," TKaid J. E. Swearingen, State superin tendent of education, in commenting an the recent session of the general .Assembly. "Liberal appropriations were made for the institutions of higher learning, while the appropia Jions to the public schools are the highest in the history of the State. -Our annual investment in education is growing from year to year, but it is Ktill far below the average for the r\**ation." Continuing Mr. Swearingen said: " "The policy of the general assem bly in providing aid for the public schools is based on the principle of local district taxation, and this prin -tnple was consistently adhered to in : 1917. '"The State superintendent's report ~shows an expenditure of $17.02 per -white child, and $1.90 per negro -ehild. The lawmakers sought espe cially to raise these averages in com munities where the people are willing "io cooperate and to take care of the weak places. "The total of public school appro priations is $444,100. The ten items aDClua-ed m tne pudiic scnooi section are: For lengthening the school term in districts unable to rnn five months .$ 60,000 For rural graded schools in districts voting a local tax or 4 mills or more 187,500 For high schools 75,000 *Fx>r public school buildings .. 50,000 "For an equalizing fund to be used in needy schools, and especially in making up the deficit in districts voting a local tax of 8 mills and un auic iu i uii seven iuuiiiiia . uv,vvv !<\>r teaching of agriculture . 10.000 "For public school libraries .. 5,000 For night schools 2.500 For school improvement work 2.100 ""For State board of education 2.000 Weak and Needy Districts Protected. "Any community desiring a better school, but not now having a local tax, may secure term extension aid -fhis crkrirnr hv \-ntin<r o 9 mill Ipvv in March, April or May. Trustees and teachers in such needy districts should consult their county superin tendent at once. ' "The Rector-Riddle bill extends to school employing four teachers or five teachers the benefits of the rural graded school act of 1912. This meas ure will prove stimulating to districts "with a large enrollment as "well as to in -which consolidation of -school has brought together more than 1CK) children in a central build ing. In the populous Piedmont coun ties, scores of progressive communi ties will "be benefited by this new law. fr. Rector's experience at the An tiocb Industrial school in Darlington county and Mr. Riddle's experience at the Four Holes school in Orangeburg <x>unty enabled them to prepare and 'present the necessity for this legisla TJOD. ine item 01 ^id<,ouu iur cuese: *?<?iocls shows the willingness of the 'legislature to provide adequate facili ties for any rural district whose tax jpayers vote upon themselves a 4 mill ~8evy to help support their school "The hieh school appropriation has ' opened city and town schools to ^untrv pupils. Under the act of 1916. :more than 1.600 country boys and ?irls are now enrolled In the eighth, ? 'V 3 A. AU - ~ J C 4-ls* ^n:nui aiiu leiuii ijrciues m mc uy schools receiving State aid. The rapid development of rural graded schools Leading SWIFT'S RI 20 to 50 pouri brands of fert; line per acre i out for yours( The reas' from highest pounded, dou TV,a A\((e A lie uni\ ALWAYS This sa swim sw makes a large increase in this numt certain. This appropriation will coi the payment of high school aid May, 1917, but will not cover fully t applications in the fall. By openi the high school grades of city a town schools to country hoys a girls, the lawmakers have reliev scores of country communities of hi densome expense of trying to p high-priced teachers to instruct upi grades enrolling one, two or thi pupils. Every contract approved the State board of education for t eoVmlaaTin voar 1Q1fi_17 will hf* TVlid full. >'ew Buildings. "The building appropriation cov< all unpaid applications on file w the State superintendent. There 2 now in the files of the office ] 484 ni?5trir>tc iisinp1, rii buildings or erecting buildings tl spring should communicate at 01: with their county superintendent a the State superintendent. Trust* planning to erect schoolhouses afi July 1 cannot rely on extra State i unless especially authorized to do I in writing oy me state supermini ent's office. Forty building clai] (could not be paid from the appropr | tion of 1916, hence the necessity 1 this rnntmn in 1917. Seven Month's Term. "The Rector-Ford bill provides t usual State contingent fund for nee schools up to June 30, 1917. T] measure makes ample provision 1 , the needy schools heretofore parti | pating in the policy was not defin j heretofore, the legislature adopted most constructive definition limiti , State aid to needy schools to the districts that levy an 8 mill tax, e ploy a teacher for not fewer than or more than 50 pupils, and seek run seven months. Under the Rect< Ford act the State guarantees a mi mum term of seven months to any d trict voting an 8 mill tax for cum expenses and using its funds ecoi mically. "Ttas law is one 01 me most si viceable statutes ever put on t i books. Rural districts with a lar white Dopulation and small tax vali will certainly secure efficient schoi by availing themselves of its adva tages. The act is especially design to cover deficits not already cover by the term extension act, the ru: graded school act and the high sch< act. I Agricultnral and Vocational Trainii "The appropriation of $10,000 1 agricultural teaching is made unc the Rector-Smoak bill. This measi amends and strengthens the Toole i of 1916 by providing aid for agric tural instruction in any rural grad school employing two teachers, ? rolling 50 pupils, voting a 4 mill t and running not less than six montl i "Since congress has just passed t important Smdth-Hughs bill to courage vocational training. Senal Laney has done much to stimulate i cational training in our schools securing the passage of a law cc stituting the State board of educati as the South Carolina State board vocational training. This measr provides for co-operation among d trict, county. State and national age cies. One of its most important f< < tures relates to agricultural and ( mestic science, it is most timely 1 South Carolina to' prepare for the ft reaching imnrovements in industr teaching. Discussion of the subji has so far resulted in little more tli experimentation. "The five general acts of most i: mediate significance are the appi Southern farmers H STEER BRA] ids MORE LINT ilizer. Even at 15c educes your fertiliz ilf. You can prove on is that SWIFT' quality and high ible mixed and thoi tq o n ;iciiLc utiwttn w??^ 1 SHOW UP AT me increased produ BIT S FERTILZE ct jf. c / JL f" X v ITanu 'I FT & COMI Sales Office for North am less Columbia, S. C., Savant )er priation bill, with its $444,100 foi rer public schools; the Rector-Riddle bil In for rural graded schools; the Rector ;he Ford bill providing an equalizing func ng for weak districts; the Rector-Smoa* "nd bill relating to agriculture, and the nd Laney bill concerning vocationa ed training. jr- "As usual there was a mass of loca ay legislation. Bond issues, tax elections )er school buildings, the selection oi *ee trustees and scores of otner matters by are covered by these local laws. Tht ;he growing habit of enacting so mucr in local legislation is still further com plicating the school code. Until the State can secure a revision of its gen jrs eral school laws, it is not unlike!} ith that this mass of local legislation wil ir? continue. -3- "As far as practical conferences oJ trustees and teachers will be held lr hi* a number of counties during March ice April and May in order that lora nd school officers may become thorough jes ly familiar with the new school laws tpr j, "The general county supply bil ^ carries a large number of provisions relating to local taxes, salaries, coun ty board funds, summer schools ant ,ms other details. ia- i -or: "On the whole, the legislature is tc j be congratulated on its constructive i "work for education, and especially foi he the public schools. The session has !dy resulted in some of the best educa tional acts secured in recent years.' RUB-MY-TISM?Antiseptic, Relieve! Rheumatism, Sprains. JCouralgia etc 25 Now Well "Thedford's Black-Draught is the best all-round medicine I ever used," writes J. A. Steelman, of Pattonvil'e, Texas. "1 suffered terribly with liver troubles, and could get no relief. The doctors said I had con sumption. I could not work at all. Finally I tried BLACK DRAUGHT and to my surprise, I got better, and am to-day as well as any man." Thedford's Black Draught is a general, cathartic, vegetable liver medicine, that has been regulating irregulari ties of the liver, stomach and bowels, for over 70 years. Get a package today. Insist on the iuw iu n Your will tell you that VH FRRTfT JZRRS COTTON PER A< : per pound, every 1< er cost $7.50 per tor i it this year by using S FERTILIZERS a iest-nriced materials. oughly cured. GIFT'S and other fer THE SCALES. iction applies to all ot Y NOW MS, Reti Stet 0 Use i nem" ifactured by PANY, (FERTILIZER 1 South Carolina, Charlotte, N. Ian, ua.f wnesxer, 9. w., nnminj NEARLY FIVE MILLIONS PROVIDED FOR HIGHWAYS 1 .lfany Counties of State Enabled to! i Float or Will Tote on Bonds j; For Good Roads. 1! ! The good roads fever lias seized 1 South Carolina by the throat to such ? an extent that counties are now vie r ing with one another to raise them selves out of the mud. This epidemic I of good roads is so contagious that at the recent session of the general as sembly ten counties passed good road3 bond issues aggregating $4.398,069.4b. Two years ago Greenville county blazed the way with a good roads bond issue of $950,000 and this pio neering of the "Mountain county'' Is being followed by one-third of her sister counties of the Palmetto State. Spartanburg lived up to her repu tation as the "county of success'" witn a road bond issue of $1,000,000. This j issue was authorized by act of the legislature and is now in force and ef fect. Pickens county also put on di rect a bond issue of $250,000 for good roads. McCormick, the "baby" coun ty, provided direct a bond issue o*: $175,000 for good roads building. | These three counties did not refer the bond issues to the people, following in this respect the lead of Greenville county. Thus bond issues totalling $1,425,000 for good roads building are authorized by the act of the legisla ture for the three counties of Spar tanburg, McCormick and Pickens, and to this add the $950,000 of Greenville county makes $2,375,000 put on good roads in four counties by means ot bond issues and none of which was referred to a vote of the people. Highway commissions are provided in the three counties where bond is sues are now certain by act of the leg islature. In Spartanburg county the highway commission is composed of five citizens who are appointed by the governor on recommendation of the majority of the delegation. In PiV.Vanc! tVio "hio-hwav r?nmm istvinn In composed of three citizens of that county appointed by the governor on recommendation of a majority of the delegation. In McCormick county the highway commission consists of J. J. Dorn, chairman; W. D. Morrah, T. A. Dowtin, Albert Gibert and J. H. Lyon, the latter ex officio because of his being the county 'supervisor. The governor fills'all vacancies. Tn ooven rriinnties thft auea tion of issuing bonds for good roads depends on a vote of the people, the delegations having provided for is j sues dependent on approval of a ma i jority of the electorate at special j elections provided for this purpose i The amounts by counties and the date I for the elections on good roads are as follows: Chester county citizens will vote on Tuesday, March 27, on the ques tion of issuing $450,000 in good roads V> r\n A T^Vi a Vinrn^ o if vntorl qViqII h)A j uuuuo. x uuiiuo Aii iwwvu wMv*tA ? ? j issued by a highway commission com j posed of R. S. Mebane, chairman; J. L. Asbell and H. S. Adams. Citizens of Laurens county will, on the last Tuesday in March, vote on j the question of issuing $300,000 in ; good roads boonds. The bonds if is sued will be handled and issued 1!/ ! the county board of commissioners, i On March 20 the voters of Union township in Union county will vote on the question of issuing $25,000 in bonds for good roads improvement. If issued they will be handled by a highway commission of seven electors of Union township to be appointed by euuue A 400 pounds of will make from CRE than other Ci mrvrA V puuuuj I11W1W 1. Figure this SWIFT'S. re always made skilfully com tilizers WILL her crops. ;r Brands WORKS) THE BES' Of the Po] The Anderson Phc "tiSti AINU El ls that their customers They know there is nothi believe there is anything proof of the gilt edge v Blood" broods is the crops "Word to the wise." We can furnish you wil We have Soda for sale. Anderson Phosp W. F. FARM] Sold at the same price i suits are so much better. FOR ! We have 100 bushels per bushel. Protein, What is Prot makes fat. Cost per pound for Protei Cost per pound for Proteii Cost per pound for Protei Cost per pound for Prote 5c pei **r? rn_ _ w ny not reea yourltnoi Farmers J. H. wrcKl the governor on recommendation of a majority of the delegation. (Jn tne t>tn 01 jyiarcu, or as svuu theerafter as practicable, the voters of Cherokee county will pass upon the question of issuing $225,000 in bonds for building good Toads. The funds will be administered by a high way commission, W. C. Hamrick, J. D. Hambright and J. D. Jeffries and the county supervisor ex officio. The commission is empowered to call the election on the question of voting the bonds. The act mentions the roads which are first to be improved if the bonds carry. Beaufort county citizens will, not laccx Lliail nurcuiuci if IUH, v/41 kuv question of issuing $600,000 in bonds for building good roads. The funds if voted shall be handled by the coun ty commissioners as comprising the highway commission. The citizens of Colleton county will vote not later than April 3 on the question of issuing $500,000 in bonds for good roads building, to be under the supervision of a highway commis sion consisting of R. H. Wichman, B. G. Willis, F. J. Berry, H. H. Rentz, D. M. Varn, C. H. Bynton and E. L. Lemacks, and the highway conrmis sioner, B. R. Ulmer. The voters of Charleston county will pass on the question o* issuing $275,000 in bonds for building good roads and constructing bridges at a date to be set by the sanitary and drainage commission. The Sumter delegation passed an act providing for issuing of bonds by townships in Sumter county not to exceed 8 per cent of the taxable prop erty or tne townsnips, uie eiecnon 10 be ordered after three weeks' notice upon petition from 20 per cent of the qualified electors of a township by the commissioner and the highway com mission for the county is to be cm posed of L. D. Jennings, as chairman; J. P. Booth, M. L. Parler, D. V. Keils as commissioner, and the county su pervisor. Under this act. Sumter county could issue $638,068.48 in bonds for building good roads. The passage of the State highway commission act will provide for fu ture construction of highways under State supervision and provides lor State registration and licensing of au tomobiles and motor driven vehicles. The commission consists of the heads of the engineering department of the Citadel. Clemson and the University and two members to be named by the governor. They will employ a road engineer. South Carolina will thus qualify for her share of the federal good roads appropriations, amuontmg this year to about $150,000. If the road building in the counties v.hich are providing for bond issues proves successful it is expected that the rest of the counties will issue good roads bonds when the legisla Hira in "J Ql # .111 THE HERALD AND NEWS ONE TEAR SDK $1.50. /' r PROOF pularity of isphate & Oil Co.'s ,OOD GUANO" use it year after year. nn- Vmffcir Qn<^ thmr rJnn'f. UWLVVl. UliU LAAVJ V quite as good. The best alue of this "Fish and made when it is used.? :h Potash';-Goods. hate & Oil Co. ER, Secretary oc rk+V?orc hnf tViP rP L4?0 tllV/ V/kilVJ U? K/UV m. v ?''Word to the wise." SALE of Velvet Beans at $2.00 n? That in food that in corn, 20c per pound in in oats, 16c per pound in in cotton seed meal r pound ses Cotton Seed Meal? 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