The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 29, 1911, Page EIGHT, Image 8
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INDICTMENT
STATE BD, EDUCATION,
WHOLESALE CHANGES OF TEXT
BOOKS WITHOUT RHYME OR
REASON-THE PEOPLE SUFFER.
Columbia, June 26: ?State Superintendent
of Education John F
Swearingen today issued the following
statement protesting against the
action of the State board of education
in the recent adoption of texl
books:
"To protect the interests of the
pcopip, anu tu is.ee p me icvuiu
straight, I protested against the re'
cent text book adoptions made by the
State Board of education. Though
my protests were disregarded and
my wishes ignored, I desire to make
a brief statement of my position.
"Eighty per cent of the bookf
now in use have been thrown out oJ
the schools. Not one word of ex
planation, reason or excuse for thi<
revolutionary action hfis been offered
to the public. Such sweeping
t changes are without precedent, ir
the text book history of this State
or of any other State.
"The books sold in South Carolim
, during the last five years cost more
than $500,000. These books have
been in the main displaced, and nov
have only an exchange value of 5(
per cent of their original cost. Th<
new books adopted are highei
priced, and every time a pupil 01
patron is required to exchange ar
old book there must be a cash pay
ment in addition.
"This cash payment will be a ta:
on every citizen of the State. > Ii
may be small in the case of any one
book, but will amount to thousand:
of dollars in the aggregate.
"If Winthrop college should be
burned to the ground there woulc
be a universal lament from the
mountains to the sea. The State
Board of education, with an absolute
disregard of the property rights ol
the people, has destroyed values and
imposed taxes representing an in
vestment equal in value to the cost
of the magnificent college at Rock
Hill. Every exchange of books also
imposes labor and inconvenience in
addition to expense. Any man in
charge of a text book depository
knows what this inconvenience
means. A number of the depositories
are conducted by countv super%
intendents of education, and these
officers will feel the strain before
the exchange period has passed.
"I do not believe that changes
should be made unless the books in use
have proved inferior or unsatisfactory.
The State Board of educatior
declined to indicate in writing the urn
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| satisfactory books on the present list, p
| The adoption of 1906 was little short U
| of a crime if inferior books were im:
posed upon the children of the State,
j Three members of the present board
| took part in adoption and must have
j voted for the books then selected. A
, The change of heart that has taken
' place in these gentlemen is not ques'
j tioned by me, but it would be better
j understood were it fully explained.
"If any city superintendent in a p,
' special district exercising the right ;n
of independent text-book adoption , 1?
should enter upon his work by; 11
changing 80 per cent, of the books,ti
: in the hands of the pupils, 1 ao mx, ti
believe his action would go unchal- rc
; lenged. How much more, then, ti
1 should explanation be offered when ci
the changes effect the whole State fr
! rather than a small municipality. vi
1 "I had prepared for the use of the &
' boar i a ballot showing the name of ei
each member voting and the title of cl
each book voted for. This ballot the V
} board declined to use, because the \
* members did not wish to offend the ti
" sensibilities of the various book e<
J agents with whom they had estab- ai
lished and wished to maintain pleas?
ant relations. This is a laudable sen- tl
1 timent, but it leaves out of the reck- tl
? j oning the sensibilities of the people. ?
It is a well established principle of J
1 representative government that the u
* record of a public servant belongs to p
? his constituents. As State Superin- d
7 tendent of Education I was anxious b
* for every citizen to know my posi- p
? tion in regard to every book that U
r was retained as well as to every
ri book that was changed. I see no h
1J reason wby the other members of t>
" j the board should be unwilling to P
; leave a similar record, even though oi
c, unsuccessful bidders might be disap- y<
t pointed in the adoption. sj
i\ 'Th? work of the board has been w
5 finished, but the tax on the people al
will not be felt until later. I have 1
; pointed out what I consider the un- e?
' justifiable disregard of property n
frights. I also maintain that the p<
f wholesale changes ordered by the te
? i board were neither necessary nor ra
: I altogether desirable. I asked for a c<
' full record of the proceedings by
"j which this result was brought about in
; |and my request was denied." In
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The woman of today who has good j
health, good temper, good sense, '
1 j bright eyes and a lovely complexion,!w
j the result of correct living and good j ai
digestion,wins the admiration of the ; er
, world. If vour digestion is faulty j
rhamhorlnin's Stomach and Liver i
i Tablets will correct it. For sale by j ri
all dealers. ! v<
Why spend your money i :l.
| for inferior tobacco when
i i you can buy Merry Widow tj
> from the People's Mercan- ;u
tile Co at the same price ir
, you pay for the common tl
| kind elsewhere? 5-ii-i3t I et
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epartment, as we
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LARGE CROWD VIEWED TH1
EXHIBITS AND HEARD
THE LECTURES.
Several hundred represontativ
Ljople from Florence, Clarendo
id Williamsburg counties wer
ere Saturday <>f last week to si
le Clemson-Winthrop demonstra
on train, which rolled in early i
le morning and had everythin
Midy for inspection at the propi
me. This train comprises seve
irs, which are furnished the Stat
ee by the three railroad systems
iz: the Atlantic Coast Line, th
eaboard Air Line and the South
m. The Clemson section is i
iiargij of Prof D N Barrow, and th
/mthrop section is in charge c
lias Hide. All who visited th
ain were highly entertain?jd an
lifted by the instructive lecture
nd exhibits.
One of the cars was given to cal
e, of which there were three types
lie dairy, the beef and the dui
dw. Under the first head cam
ersey and Holstein cows for milk
nder the second, Hereford an
oiled Angus cows for lieef, and ur
er the third, red polled cows fc
oth l>eef and milk, which wf
ointed out as the best for the sma
irmer.
Another ear contained several fin
ogs?one pure bred Berkshire sm
venty months old, one pure bre
oland China gilt eight months olc
ne pure.bred Tarn worth sow fiv
ears old. All these were splendi
lecimens, in fine condition, an
ere viewed with much interest b
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Another stock exhibit that intei
'ted many was the two Perchero
lares, weighing 1,670 and 1,71
:>unds respectively. These are in
nded to show the best type c
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In another car is the corn exhibi
i charge of Prof Napier, who tell
ow the seed should he selector
ith reference to its producing am
reeding qualities. In this ca
ere many cases of insects tha
v most destructive to growin
ops, including the much-dreade*
>11 weevil. In the same car wa
chibited a library of about fort
>lumes of practical works on farm
ig subjects, which are reconnnende
: most valuable books of reference
Miss Hide, a meml>er of Win
irop's faculty, and her two assist
its, recent graduates of the sam
istitution, were kept busy tellin
te ladies how to keep house, cook
e. Miss Hide is doing for th
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We hope the friends of The R
ord, when they come to town to
their trading,will patronize the bi
ness houses that advertise in t
paper. Remember that without thi
liberal merchants, bankers and otl
enterprising business men, the pr
of subscription would be at least
a year for such a paper as The R
ord. You'll find, as a rule, that I
men who advertise are wide-awj
and on the alert and can give j
better bargains than those who
not advertise. This applies not oi
to Kingstree, but many live and i
tn-date business men of Lake Ci
Scranton and Greelyville recogn
the "pulline power of an ad in 1
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owns, Tans and B
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farmers' wives ami daughters what j
Professor Barrow and his efficient |
a aids are doing for the farmers them-|
selves. Easier methods of house I
work, a I Hitter system tending to j
show how the daily grind may Km?
E lessened and eeonomy in hoth lahor.
and materials, were emphasized.
The purpose of the Winthmp
demonstration is to show how the
, home mav%he brightened hy doing
n away with ail wn-tc of energy anu
v eliminating what i- unnecessary.
v Cocking utensils of latest design,
j together with the most improved
n methods of cooking, were exhibited
g to the audience, l>eing followed with
,r practical talks hy Miss Hide.
n This train started out June 5 and
^ by August 3 they expect to have
, visited every county in the State. It
e is said to be the most comprehensive
exhibition of the kind ever carried
n about on wheels and just how much
e good it will accomplish depends
largely upon the people themselves.
e They are given the opportunity to
j learn; all that is asked of them is
jg their, attendance and intelligent attention.
j The mamigement pronounced the
j meeting here one of the most satisI
factory that they have yet enjoyed.
ie | EveryTl?dy seemed interested and a
. ' large crowd was at the station when
d at 5:30 the Clemson-Winthrop train
j. pulled out to rest over in Florence
)r Sunday, then on to Marion the fol^
lowing Monday.
" Sattons Sittings.
ie Suttcns, June 26:?Mrs E A 0g[Y
burn and Miss Mittie Hinnant re(j
turned home last week after a pleasI
ant visit to relatives near McClele
lanviile.
d Mrs I T Poston of Georgetown is
d visiting relatives at this place,
y Mr and Mrs D H Rodgers of Honey
Hill are guests of the former's
r_ sister, Mrs H E Ogburn.
II Mr W 0 Henderson, of Wofford
College, is spending some days with
l" friends here.
' Mr W J Altman and sister, Miss
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Carrie, visited relatives at Sampit
t last week.
? Mr and Mrs W E Altman spent
j Sunday with relatives at Gourdins.
d Miss Ruth Hinnant and Mrs M S
r Ogburn spent "he week-end with the
t latter's sister, W D Bryan at Taft.
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Hymeneal.
* Marrieo?Sunday night, June 25, |
N 1911 ,by Rev W A Fairy at the Meth- j
j; odist parsonage, Kingstree.S C, Miss j
Lizzie Tisdale and Mr James Wil-j
' i liam McClary, both of Williamsburg;
; county. ^
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e We have printed up a lot of note j
g books and receipt forms, which we
:, will sell at ten cents the book offife
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?ring Suits?so many
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get a better record,
a you ever bought be
the same two selecalogl
niture Company
H "foe sale.
ec- j Brick Id *ny quantity to suit purctia*
^ 1 er. The Best Dry Press Machine-made 4
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his Special shapes made to order. corre* 1
pondence solicited before placing your \
BSe order-. W. R. FUNK
ier, ?
ice Why not give us a chance to figure
on your job printing? We have
v' gooi" printers and one of the best
ec", equipped offices in the State, and we
the guarantee satisfaction, or no charge,
ike We do not send out solicitors, be'ou
cause we have none to send; but we
do do give vou the benefit of what we
nly save by not sending out agents,.
up- It stands to reason that if we pay
ty, agents 25% commission, the cust^ngize
cr has it added to his bill. Outer
The town orders for $5.00 and over deliv:
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