The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-02
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PRENTIss COUNTY.

Under the present arrangement free Schools iai TO come
up Of usefulness commensurate with their expense
Much money spent bu lie real good secured Inc poo
pie arc Indifferent teachers discouraged and ndolen ana
children absolutely wasting their time The pubic good IS
sadly aneushne for radical change in the entire system Inc
people have no respect for confidence the present system
and therefore, they viii try develop even to us i'm
tied capacity The idea Of dividing the ournonts Term o. Hee
schools into Of months IN the md WINTER
and the other in the heat Of summers absurd IN theory as
inefficient in practice The free school year should begin me
first Of September and when the session once begun should
be taught consecutive months without interruption 70,
the country schools the first Of November would be very good
time begin The people however, are not disposed 70 DC
prompt and regular their patronage The very name ee
school seems convey the idea that they may send or not just
they please and when and where they please gh me
for failures paonne the free schools would have wholesome
effects
One Of the urgent demands Of our free school system
more efficient supervision Supenntendens should give heir
entire time 10 the work. and the schools regularly Tor the
purpose advising the teachers and operating with them IN
building up genuine substantial schools IN every community
Nothing could better Simuant TO teachers than The
fact constantly before their minds that active scholarly su
penienden would visit their schools from time to time who
would judge their efficiency as teachers by her Pachca WORK
in the schooroom and the progress Of pupils during the inter
walls Of his visits An efficient superintendent could do great
good practically for teachers by holding institutes Saturdays
alternately each supervisors district Were the matter system
atcay arranged he could also transact much business with the
teachers and them many instances the trouble Of
ing to the county Especially would such arrangement
inspire teachers with zeal for progress and higher attanmens in
their ewor Much however would depend upon the energy
and aggressive nature Of the superintendent
free high school in each county, to nine months would,
doubt give much greater facilities young persons for acqur
ing practical education from the fact that many who amb-
tious way have the with which pay tuition
fees and other expenses Such school, properly equipped with
thorough teachers would nucleus around which the
other schools Of the county would build branch departments
furnishing yearly good material to the high Schools and in
furnishing them good teachers The free school system
be complete without such arrangement An objection how
would be raised the grounds that such school would be
for the greater benefit OF the community which the high school
should be located consequently would be necessary in
way restrict the local patronage, possibly the extent
Of admitting equal number from each supervisors district
More than such high school each county would be mprac
hcable for the present
The following, | think would be sufficient curriculum for
the free schools Penmanshp photography reading grammar
geography history mental arithmetic practical arithmetic Gle
menay algebra bookkeeping English analysis natural phi
losophy
January 10 1886