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$ Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, June 26, 1952 School Survey Continued from page*!, 1st Section at each level. The greatest ohjec- t:on would be the limited offer- ,ines in service available^ for a senior high school pupils. Facilities for high schools such as gymnasiums, shops, music room, laboratories, etc., are expen sive to construct, but should be available in all high schools. That is one reason it is desirable to for whom no state aid is received. Records indicated that the pres ent 8th grade has been small since it entered the first grade. Chil- i anna or Clinton as it is about cqui- dren in this grade were born in j distant from both schools. How- f Training School, has an enrollment of approximately 19 pupils. These pupils may well attend either Jo- 1938 which was just prior to the time birth rates began increasing due to the second World War. with 250 -3001 There mlftt, however, -be -other ever, bus routes should largely de termine where these pupils attend school. j Transportation routes now in ex-u factor;, to account for the small j ^ ence can eas iiy arranged so s^e of this particular grade In, that all four schools discused above spite of this fact attention should | could bc abandone d immediately, be focused on the grade size and j be p UD ji s 0 f these schools would the definite need for two sections; then ha%e access t0 the improved . in mos ^ grades. This attend- f ac i b ties afforded by the Joanna lui.d new high schools to accom- ance. however, (332) only entitles, and clinton sc hools and Joanna SUMMER modate larger numbers of pupils. Mountville and Cross Hill will c ntinue to have a surplus of fa- i dies for elementary purposes. Much of this area, which was once used mainly for cotton farms is m w being diverted to cattlb rais ing. This type of farming de mands fewer tenants and “ those who do live on the farms will ex pect better education for their chil dren than can be offered by one and two teacher schools. The following recommendations are made for the Clinton area: 1. Abandon Academy Street s<chool for elementary purposes. Maintain a primary’ school in new’ addition for first two or three grades living in neighborhood. 2. Build new’ elementary school in northern part of town designed to house present Academy Street enrollment—plus primary grades— plus Long Branch and Musgrove. 3. Construct new high school for grades 10. 11 and 12 on a site of at kast 30 acres on outskirts of town. Plan a gymnasium if construction materials, are available. Include all-purpose room for cafeteria and assemblies. Use 'ipresent audito- r.;.m for public functions. _ 4. Convert present high school 3 ^j 1001 ^ en , ^ cac ^ ers - i due to an increased enrollment The above facts are presented ; would no doubt qua iif y for addi- only to indicate that additional pu-1 tional teachers on a st ate aid basis, pils are needed at Joanna in order ^ recorn mended. therefore, that: to provide educational opportunl-1 j Joanna remain a permanent ties at a moie reasonable c< ^ s '', elementary school center. • Laurens county is now paving fom „ „ ou j ^ i 5 teachers at Joanna out of local ^ c I in u’ ^ ac ^ y ( -' rove ’ j 1 ^ ^ tax monev because of conditions Hurricane be closed an already stated. There is one empty | l ^ e elementary pupils be transport- classroom available and another ed to Joanna where accommoda- I tions now' exist to care for them. which is used only for music in struction. Most elementary schools are now having music as an inte- 3. That all high school pupils 1 from the above area attend Clinton gral part of the classroom program ' school. Laurens Area (White) The town of Laurens has a great : need for white schpol facilities. and do not use a special room. With these facilities available and the possibility of absorption in . 1A , , , . . , present sections it is apparent that! Although a new elementary school 75-100 additional children can be! ^as recently been constructed on cared for at Joanna without the i Garhn g ton stre 4 et ar l d . has ad «l uate !| construction of any additional | roorn .'° care f° r additional pupils, classrooms '—' I attention must be given to the . What has been said above about! P re ^ nt at u Laurens . | the grow’th of Joanna village can-i sc hool. This building when, not be said for the rural area north-! constructed, many years ago, was west of the town where Renno and i a d »stinct credit to the community. to junior high for entire area. Joanna Area (White) Joanna is a textile village locat- , J in the extreme eastern part of Lrurens county. It is evident that ire village itself is growing since i for the past decade indicate a p;ak Shady Grove are located. Renno is' a-station on the Seaboard Rail way and was at one time a thriv ing rural-community and trading, center. Good roads and automo biles have changed all this. Fifty or sixty ..years ago a two-story However, the mistake was to com bine a high and elementary school:| of this size. At the present time there are approximately 1159 pu pils, from grades one through 12. housed in this.building. Every con ceivable-roo mis being used. Con-,. brick school bunding was erected4 se< ^y en ^ y there are many rooms in this community, consisting 0 f such as those tn semi-basements tw’o classrooms on the first floor S W ^ IC ^ s ^ ou ] d k e used for class- and a rather large auditorium lo- r 00 ™ 5 a f a ^’ Although located on cated on the second floor. Records i ^auUful and valuable site, it is there are numerous signs of post- v.ar building of both a residential rird business nature. Since Joanna is located on the Laurens-Clinton- enrollment of 38 children in 1941- 42. At present there are 23 pupils enrolled with one teacher. The building is being used by the com | entirely too small to adequately ' care for the number of pupils housed there. More room is need- ! ed in Laurens to care for elemen- j 1 tary school, children in small Newberry Highway it is probable j munity as a Sunday school and, f£^ 00 J s ^ated in the area. It is,| that it will continue to grow it the church tenter which might be the i therefore deemed advisable to con- f Lire Perhaps in a few years the. only reason for its existence. i %er *4 P’' es< j n * building to elfi-, pipe one may be extended! Shady Grove is a one-teacher: rTien ). ar y 3C "® 0 * use on |y- This ng this highway and this would! school with two rooms, frame con-1 rec l uire * un ds fer modernizing the | t o a logical location for further in- stnal development. Joanna’s la- : wr-management-relations has al- ■ ays been considered well above the average and this could easily struction with practically no site, i P*' esen t building and making some The records show that for the past i Ganges in order to enlarge rooms; 10 or 12 years—it-has varied from* and adapt them to elementary an enrollment of 6 to 18 pupils. Since there is a paved road to influence further industrial Joanna and due to its available fa- growth.. j cilities, there seems to be little, if -The—school—populatton—has^jdggjany, justification for the continu- ir.creased in Joanna over the p^|5TTce~of---Shady'.,Grove as a school ckcade from 249 in 1941-42 to a i center. present enrollment (February.! A large part of the northeastern 1952) of 378. This is a crucial point in enrollment for any school part of Laurens county is now a part of the Sumter National Forest. under the State law in South Caro-! A glance at the spot map poirits up lina. In order to qualify for ten! the sparsity of population in this area. In the heart of this National teachers a school must show an en rollment of 330 pupils. To qualify ior eleven teachers the enrollment must be 374—or an addition of 44 ment is the Garlington school con- use. A site of at least 40 acres should | be selected and purchased in a de sirable area and a high school ; | constructed to care for 600-700 pu ! pils. — J The new high school in Laurens should be constructed for grades!I 7-12 providing facilities needed forj| a modern high school. Attention should be given to existing shops at Ford high school and no at tempt should be made to duplicate 11 pupils in order to add one teacher. The law requires an additional 46 pupils—or an enrollment of 420 f ;r a 12-teacher school—and for ^ No child lives nearer than about all above 12 teachers an enrollment I one and a half miles from the i f 36 pupils per teacher is requir ed. The painful years' of growth fer any elementary school are those years when the enrollment is ap proaching 400 pupils. This cause r . overcrowded conditions in grade sections which cannot be coi reel ed except by employing teachers Highway 76, Forest and enjoying the natural expensive facilities. The present, beauties of its peaceful environ- auditorium can easily serve for public functions and the new school could have an all-purpose room for a cafeteria and school as semblies. A gymnasium should be built if funds are available and Thih construction, however, should I sisting of one teacher and about 9 pupils. The school site is truly an island surrounded by a pine forest school. _ There are nou-power lines I crrLeflrF available and artificial light is pro duced by four kerosene lamps which are attached to the walls by brackets. Hurricane school, a one-teacher •reTtlfedr the needed classroom frame building, located just_ off] are often erected that behind the •• ♦ ♦ :: 8 j: ♦ ♦ «« # « :: W? 5 # * :: :: 0% * * t: #> s: # • • ♦ • * ♦ # *'# • • *'# • % • # :: FOR THAT i HOLIDAY WEEK-END / GET PLENTY OF PEPSI NOW ADD SPARKLE TO YOUR PARTY SERVE More Bounce To the Ounce W # * ♦ * % ♦ a •’« #♦ * • ♦ ♦ ♦> ♦V No Finer at Any Price! In Big 12-ounce Bottle PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. GREENVILLE, S. C. * nqt limit space. Barksdale-Narnie school is an example of the fact that due to school populations shift buildings t are not State needed in later years. This is a two-story brick building with an auditorium on the sedond floor, j There are no outside fire escapes 1 and it is dangerous to hold meet ings in the present auditorium. Only three rooms are used at pres- ( ent and the approximately 75 chil- }| dren should be moved to Laurens :J)when construction of the new high ! school building makes this pos- fj sible. :: Trinity-Ridge school now has 2 h teachers and 4 children housed in ! a two-story frame building which jjS | is badly in need of repair. The * I spot map shows that the majority of these children live between the present building and Laurens. Tho auditorium on the second floor of this structure is a distinct hazard and should be abandoned imme diately. This school should be abandoned as soon as facilities are available in Laurens. Oak Grove and Bailey schools are entirely too close to Lauras to justify their existence as sep- aret schools. Transportation is no problem here and these pu pils should be brought into Lau rens just as soon as facilities are available for them. Oak Grove particularly serves an area which is both rural and suburban. Many j of the pupils now being trans-; vj ported to this school live within ] | walking distance of Garlington | i Street school in Laurens and class- j $' rooms are available to absorb M these at the present time. ^This! should be done immediately. New Prospect school, which burned recently, and whose pupils now attend Mr. Pleasant, along with Mt. Pleasant and part of Center Point, should be consoli dated with Laurens. High school i children from this area now go to Laurens and there is no justi- : fication for permanent elementary j centers at either place. Recommendations for the Lau- j rens area are as follows: 1. New high school in desirable I population area to house 500-600 pupils. 2. Convert present elementary- high school to elementary use on ly, and close Barksdale-Narnie, Bailey, Center Point, New Pros pect, Mt. Pleasant, and Trinity- Ridge. . V Close Oak Grove and absorb at Garlington Street school. 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