The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-26


detke present The patrons can make these improvements
themselves either by their united labor This way Of
building schoohouses prevails some Of the States 1t would
too necessarily lead to the better defining each school territory
which now so indefinite that Of great evil But
must have better class Of school houses or continue to col
ec money from the people and then spend little purpose
THIS not wise be tina; the State should provide
house fund.- which could only be used supplement the efforts
o the patrons Of each schoopay the last fifty or last hundred
on each school house when built according plan pre-
scribed by law.
Blu, chief defect in my judgment is insufficient supervision
Indeed hardly be said that have any supervision at all
Supensenden duties who their Offices on s.Sarays
dfng the session Of the schools These duties are important
h glance will show that they are insufficient Ours mixed
areer counties the supentendents license from rag 800
teachers year. cost Of about $1,000 per month In many
the schools the patrons gnoran many Of the teachers
poorly qualified and need instruction in organizing and chasing
their Schools and then to and hear recitation and how
conduct it Under such instruction, many teachers would be
worth double compared with what they doing Again.
not few patrons think that school book is just good
another They have thought the advantages economy
of aweclassed school, They don't understand that
teacher instruct class of dozen in the time that he
one and that he likely give them better instruction that
the children from Of mind with mind will advance more
rapidly that the teacher himself will take greater in his
work and hence that they robbng their and their
neghbors children, well the State They results how
for in the end they complain that their children done
good school, and then hur their anathema the wv
free school These may small things True one by one
they But tte drops OF water make the mighty ocean
There is however broader view of this question The public
mind to be educated up much better comprehension of
system Of public education No institution rise above the
public estimation of it. There always those who lead public
sentiment and control public influence This is in every
department OF human life Some leader the frontier
Of agriculture science educational systems and social
life sometimes when great be directed
quests made Calico demonstrates and publishes the theory
OF the universe but he speak underone till
the pubic mind educated up the plane of his advanced
thought Now public school system needs intelligent
every can present an ideal model and
in
The people need such visits and special talks education This
the way to begin revival in education We all desire
public schools shall become efficient reasonably
make them
But who would great interest," involving hundreds Of
thousands of dollars annually and then practically abandon
In other great establishments where operative skilled
workman there that supentends the work of all Public
education great State institution. For this needs
intelligent efficient supervision that will the people the
best results for their money. This idea of superntendency
confirmed by the history Of free education in those and
States which have long oered systems Of free schools cities
ST. Louis Louisville Boston, and in twenty-five States Of this
Union Some of the best and broades cultured minds these
cities and States have the past and experimenting
these schools Among these the Of Horace Mann and
Buus Sears OF the past and W. T. Harris and John Peaser OF
the present The Trustees Of the Peabody Fund and Of the
Slater Fund have the active services of the eloquent and
pshed Curry Of Richmond Va, and Haygood OF Atlanta Ca
History here ought to be philosophy teaching by ex
ample"
But Mr. President would give County superintendents Of
Education still larger districts If teachers trained
for school work. hope for much improve
men in educational system Merchants though intelligent
and sewd business men, would make sorry lawyers The pro
found lawyer though familiar with the ncacies of constitutional
and international law, would be failure merchant We
need every profession experts Could the State establish and
manage Normal schools of this would be the thing do
One such school would necessate pretty large expenditure of
money 1t would be valuable investment however Still
would make each County Superintendent normal school teacher
would make of his official duties teach both white and
cooed teachers Of his county month each annually This
instruction should be largely in methods Of nsuconthe How
combined with practical work. such ought be done in all
the schools This months work well planned Get the State Su
perinenden arrange the programme you please) with its
model Glass; recaons and class drill would revouonze
the style of teaching schools Sir with the knowledge Of
teaching thus acquired many Of teachers would do
one month in the school room than in three read
recently in Keoggs School Journal questions and
in geography taken from written examination of teachers in
certain county in North Carolina These answers are generally
udicrous, but they tremendously significant too of the
methods which these applicants had been taught Teachers
can't afford have their work laughed Sir besow
work those teachers who tong with the
those who live from educational centers who cultivate the
SOIL who the wealth Of the State The plan economical
it can be made efhcen.
Omng minor defects such debt and its consequent