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The State Survey Committee, com posed of Dr. <W. E. Bosenstengel, Uni' vereity of North Carolina-; Dr. A. C Hurlburt of ECTC; SUptO. P. Joi* son of Duplin county; J. I* Cameron director of tjie Division of Surveys oi the State Board of Education, sk f. E. Miller, Associate Director, Di vision of Instructional Service, Stat< department of Public Instruction met with the Greene county Educa tional Advisory Organisation at iti meeting at the Snow Hill school oi Wednesday night of last week and re ported their findings and recommen dations, based on a two-day survej made -in the county in December. Dr. Rosenstengel made prelirainarj remarks prior to the reading of thi committee’s report. There was t round-table discussion of the report by members of the Advisory Organi zation. This organization is com posed of the county Board of Educa tion, Commissioners, members of all local white school committees, - prin cipals of the white schools, the male teachers of white schools, the county superintendent, county auditor and the county’s representative to the General Assembly. Greene county is expected to re ceive $392,843:60 from the State to be used in a county building program. It is estimated that it would cost ap proximately $1,000,000 to complete the program for white and colored schools. The program for colored schools, as outlined in the commit tee’s report, is identical with the one submitted to the State Board of Edu cation by the Greene Board of Educa tion. Supt. B. L. Davis stated that the Greene Board of Education would consider the recommendations of the Survey Committee on Monday, Feb. 6, probably in joint /session with the Commissioners. The Survey Committee report fol lows: The survey committee spent two days, December 13 and 14, 1949, in Greene cotttty at the request of the Director of the Division of Surveys of the State Department of Public In struction. During that time visits were mhde to all of the white schools and several of the Negro schools. The committee studied the records and re ports of the schools. A detailed study was made of the county map which showed the locations of the schools and roads. A conference whs held with four members of the Board of Education and the superintendent. The following general observations are made to serve as a basis for the recommendations with the various schools. The committee has kept in mind the welfare of all children, white and Negro, as the basis for sill re commendations. The economical condition of Greene county is exceptionally good. At the present time the county is practical ly free of indebtedness for its schools. The total indebtdnees for all schools is only $44,920, and will be paid by 1963. The county will be completely out of debt for schools and other pur poses by 1964. The assessed valua tion of property for tax purposes is only $7,873,446. Since there has not been a revaluation of property for a great number of years, it is thought that the valuation is extremely low. It is to be noted (from a study of attendance figures in white schools during the past 16 years) that there were a few less students in average daily attendance for the year 1948-4!! than there were in 1983-34. The ave rage daily attendance in the high schools was 169 less in 1948-48 than it was in 1938-I& The total enroll ment for all white schools at the close of the first month of school in 1948 was 2494. At the end of the first month of '1949, the totalenrollment was 239f. A loss of 27 pupils. These data show that the white school at tendance and enrollment are rather constant' There does not seem to be any reasons to expect any significant changes in the number of white pup ils to attend the Greene schools. Recommendations for-White Schools 1. Enrollment trends do not justify maintatining more than One central four-year high school in the county. This high school, grades nine through twelve; should be located at Snow' Kill. 2. Elementary schools should be maintained at Walstonburg, Maury and Snow Hill. The board would prob ably be justified for the present in retaining Hookerton and Shine as elementary school centers. However, if the decline in enrollment continues a- these two centers, the board will be justified in consolidating them with Snow Hill. i 3 All schools in the county are in urgent need of modernization of lighting, sanitary facilities, cafeterias slid libraries. ' 4. All buildings of two or more stories should have fireproof stairs. Considerable bad flooring must be re placed. 5. Additional playgrounds are need ed at ail centers. ■> A A miujam al amanturv Ml a new site will be needed at Snow Hill to release the present facilities for/high school purposes. The present building at SrioW Hill is less suited for an elementary school than for a high school. Both alteration and renovation will be needed to make this building suitable for high school purposes. Recommendations for Negro Schools s 1. The plan of ccnsolidation by the Board cf Education (one central 12 grade^school at Snow Hill and three eight-grade schools for the remainder of the county) seems sound. 2. While the committee feels that with the help of the state allotted money Greene coo.i'y ig financially able to house adequately and to pro vide a in- tern educational program for all of its pupils, both white am! Negro, pricrity should he given to the needs of the white elementary pupils in the £r.,w Hill scooolt and to the needs of the Negro children whose i»d*catkmal facilities are grossly in adequate. Buddies Meet in Japan Pfc. William Jones and Pvt. Thom as M. Dail, local men who enlisted in the Army on November 6, 1948, re cently spent a few days together in Japan. Soon after enlisting, the boys were separated at Port Jackson, S.1 C., am! assigned to different outfits. Jones received a five-day leave on New Year's day and went from Camp Fowler, Sendia, to Oamp Craw ford in the northern section of the country to see Dail. In a letter to his mother, Mrs. L. E. Jones, Bill uyote that it was a little too cold for him. The temperature was 20 be low aero and there were three feet of snow, : Jones has been transferred to a point about 10 miles from Tokyo where he wilt help build an airfield. Bay — Bank — SOB In Farm-riDe! s«Ia2»Sr pp-. v... 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