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A SKETCH OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 



recognized in the issuance of certificates. Tlie first may be renewed for 

 three years without re-examination ; the second for two years ; third 

 grade certificates are valid for but one year. Three Normal Institute cer- 

 tificates entitle the holder to a life diploma. Teachers are required to 

 file monthly reports of enrollment and attendance, with the branches 

 taught, upon which pay certificates are granted by the trustees, approved 

 by the school commissioners and paid by the county treasurer. 



CUREICULUM. 



In every school shall be taught, as far as practicable, orthography, 

 reading, writing, arithmetic, geography and English grammar, History 

 of the United States and of the State, the j^rinciples of the Constitution, 

 and laws of the United States and of this State, morals and good be- 

 havior. In some schools higher instruction is also imparted. 



SCHOOL AGE. 



The school age is not absolutely fixed, but the school census taken in 

 former years embraces all children between the ages of six and sixteen 

 years. 



SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS. 



There were 481 school districts, and 3,057 schools in 1881, distributed 

 as follows : 



Counties. 



Abbeville 16 



Aiken 17 



Anderson . . ... 18 



Barnwell 20 



Beaufort 8 



Charleston. .... 18 



Chester i 9 



Chesterfield | 8 



Clarendon 10 



Colleton I 18 



Darlington I 22 



Edgefield 

 Fairfield. . 

 Georgetown 

 Greenville . 

 Hampton . 

 Horry . . . 



33 

 15 



9 

 16 



6 

 11 



Counties. 



137jiKershaAv. 

 93 'Lancaster 



111 



143 



62 



145 



73 



45 



m 



112 



77 

 138 



Laurens . . 

 Lexington . 

 Marion . . 

 INIarlboro , 

 Newberry . 

 Oconee . . 

 Orangeburg 

 Pickens . . 

 Richland . 

 Spartanburg 



79 Sumter 



^'^'lU 



142 



86 

 88 



nion, 



Williamsburg 

 York .... 



xn 



12 



8 



9 



13 



18 



8 



11 



8 



52 



8 



9 



18 



16 



11 



14 



VI 



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03,^ 



61 

 58 



102 

 83 



123 

 51 

 75 

 87 



113 



m 



55 



188 

 85 

 71 

 58 



12 I 137 



