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Jackson County Public Schools 1853-1954
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JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOLS — 1947 The following paper was presented by Mr. W. R. Enloe, Chairman of the Jackson County Board of Education to the Town - College Club in November 1952 I trust that I will be pardoned for bringing the Public School problems of Jackson County before this group. However it is done with the hope that discussions during and after the reading of this paper may assist us in shaping some of the final plans to the present building program. Building programs is used rather freely to mean both the physical plant and the entire aspect of the school system. The discussion will be limited to happenings since the State Legislature of 1947, and, briefly, to conditions found existing in April 1947. The 1947 Legislature appointed the following School Board for Jackson County: R. L. Airial, J. H. Morris, Edwin Fowler, Frank H. Brown, Jr., and W. R. Enloe. We were placed in office on the first Monday in April 1947. Naturally our first meeting was devoted to organizing the Board, selecting the Chairman and discussing the method and problem of selecting a new Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Airial was chosen Chairman and after several meetings, Frank Crawford was chosen superintendent. I might mention the fact that a great effort was made to secure a superintendent from outside the County. The State Superintendent and his office would recommend only one man, as this man had taught in the county for several years. It was finally decided to select a man from the county. Mr. Moses, the retiring superintendent, almost immediately asked for a leave of absence for the remainder of the fiscal year. Mr. Crawford was very greatly interested in the work, was very conscientious and thorough; it was a shame that he could not live to see the work through. Our first concern was, naturally, with the financial condition of the schools. This was found to be rather bad. The combined funds, Operating, Capital Outlay and Debt Service, were overdrawn approximately $20,000 and the credit of the School Board was practically non- existing. We also found that prior Boards had borrowed yearly from the State Literary Fund for buildings, equipment, etc., and that all funds had been used interchangeably as the superintendent saw fit. Ironically, one of our first official acts, after consulting with the County Board of Commissioners, was to borrow again from the Literary Fund in order that we could purchase an additional bus or two and repay some existing debts to the county, thus establishing our cooperation with the County Board of Commissioners. During the summer of 1947 we began to explore the possibilities of school building program and to examine the plans of previous boards. We found that no long range program existed and that no thought had been given to building for State accerditization or approval. Two small buildings had been completed in 1945 - Balsam, a three room brick building, and Tuckaseegee, a four room brick building, neither with heat. The only building then in plans was a three or four room building for Barkers Creek. One year they selected a location, the next election they purchased the property, the next a foundation was poured, and the one prior to our appointment considerable materials were purchased. These materials we found scattered over the property, the lumber not stacked and most of it unusuable from lack of proper care and storage. In an attempt to arrive at some sane and proper long range program the Board asked the State Board of Education to make a survey of the County, giving particular attention to population trends and the possibilities of consolidations. Mr. W. F. Credle, Director of School House Planning, State Board of Education, was assigned to this task. I would like to read you his report: I. Prior Studies. During the school years 1936-1937 and 1937-1938 the State Department of Public Instruction made a rather thorough Federally subsidized study of the schools in North Carolina. The results were published as the "Study of Local School Units in North Carolina." A present day asset of this study is that one can tell almost at a glance the changes in organization and the fluctuations in enrollment that have occurred in the school units of the State during the past 10 years. This observation is particularly true in the case of Jackson County. In 1937 there were 35 white schools in Jackson County, with an Average Daily Membership of 725 high school children and 3187 elementary children. At intervals during the 10 year period mentioned above, State School officials have cooperated with the Jackson County officials in successful efforts to improve educational conditions. II. The Present Situation. During the school year 1946-1947, 25 schools were in operation in Jackson County. These schools had a high school enrollment of 934 and an elementary enrollment of 3340. These statistics reveal a wholesome improvement in the educational conditions in the County. Specifically, the reduced number of schools with the increased number of teachers in each school reveals the following: Ten years ago there were 3.4 teachers per school, while in 1946-1947 there were 5.5 teachers per school. The high school enrollment, despite the decrease during the preparedness and war years, has risen from 725 to 934 and the elementary enrollment in the larger schools, where it is possible to carry on a better educational program, has increased from 3187 to 3340. In a material way, educational conditions have been improved in certain localities by the construction of improved school plants. New buildings have been constructed at Qualla, Webster, Savannah and Balsam. 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This 44-page booklet discusses many aspects of Jackson County Public Schools over a hundred year period from 1853-1954. Photographs of schools are included.
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