The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
J. j. zUCCARELLo, EDITOR.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

To the magistrates anddirectors:
Condemnation are respectful
~ requested to meet a school board
of Giles county on Saturday, Oct
18th, at 10 o'clock in the county
court room. Business of impor-
lance relating to the schools of
Giles county demand your atten-
ton. hope that there will be
full attendance to take part in the
discussion of the following impor-
tant SUBJECTS:
1st. The adoption of uniform
textbooks.
2nd. Grading the public schools.
3rd. School districts
4th. How to secure longer
school term.
9th. Subdivisions and joint
schools.
9th. Paying school directors fer
their services.
fully recognize the Importance
of a hearty corporation of the
county court as well as that of the
board of directors in the work of
county supervision, and shall there
fore expect a successful meeting.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
It would be a great advantage to
the cause of education in our coun
ty if it was properly laid off into
school districts. These need not
interfere with the 81 civil district
that we now have. Proper regard
should be paid to the good school
houses now in the county, and each
of these should be made the center
of school district with three di-
rectors and two teachers for each
school. The Others should then he
laid off accordingly wherever a suf-
ficent number of pupils can he COL
lected together to make a school for
two teachers. There are several
advantages to be gained by this
Ist. We will have fewer, but more
comfortable, and better furnished
school houses. Among the $50
school houses in the county, there
is not one properly furnished with
globes, charts, maps, desks md
black boards. With fewer schools
the money saved will enable the
country to purchase these things
which every teacher knows to be
necessary in teaching.
End. There will be better atten
dance and more interest manifested
on the part of the pupils. Every
teacher knows that when his school
begins to grow small that the ener-|
gies of the pupils seem to stagn ate
and everything gets monotonous.
Pupils take great deal more inter
est and become much more enthu-
siastic in large schools than in
small ones.
3rd. 1t will insure well organized
graded schools of at least 8 grades;
4 for each teacher with ample time
for instruction. There are a great
many things that should be taught
to pupils outside of the textbooks.
We read Of these in our educational
journals and hear discussed in our
institutes, the object method, the
word method, the sand moulding
method, and many other good meth
DDS which appear good in theory,
but are not at all practicable in oar
country schools with one who has
from 6 to grades, and with his
s hours work per day can not do
them justice.
4th. Established schools with
| professional teachers, and better
salaries vii! be secured. Some of
our districts now nave so many
email schools that they are not able
TO pay their teachers more than
$500 per month end run their
schools 4 months. 9Th. These
school distrIcte pre- perly laid off
will furnish eng importan answer
to the next subject to DE discussed !.
''How To SECURE A-LoNGER SCHOOL
TERM" The funds will be utilized
to much better advantage with
proper established schools. Under
the new asses smens lay the taxable
property of Giles comfy has in
crossed about 100000. The rate
of school tax 25cts. on this will give
ST. 600 more school money for next
year. Now ii the county court will
increase the tax inst 5'ets, we will
be able to run our schools about 6
months in the winter and 3 in the
summer, and this is about all that
viii suit the popular sentiment now.