The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-09-26

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SAMPSON County. before the Institute Aug.
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In all enterprises, either OF q
public or n private nature, a we'll
plan Is necessary TO
successful management. With
ont this everything L. in confu- |
sion, and the manager does dou-
BILE the work necessary, and
never knows when work Ia well
done. In schools where the
teachers have the children and |
their parents with all their pre-
judics to contend with a regular
and we'll developed plan Is ne
cessary-such plan az can be /
successfully carried into execu-
ton, and will show that the |
teacher is master OF the situa-
tion.
The French commission to |
the International Exhibition OF
1876 in reporting the condition
OF the schools in the United
States says: "The characteris-
tic trait of the country school
is the absence Of a regular or
ganization." Referring to the
houses, the same comm ission
says "The stone or brick build
ing constitutes the exception,
the frame house, which Is so
cold in winter and 80 hot in
summer is more frequent and
the log school house has not
vet disappeared. Even in the
most flourishing States many
complaints are made in regard
to detective accommodations.
We are not describing here ex-
cep:ional cases. We are trying
on the contrary to do justice to
this great country; but we must
not conceal the fact that the
schools in the rural districts are
poor and badly arranged. In
Pennsylvania and New Hamp-
shire reports, the only States
that exhibited documents on
this subjective fiud, in fourteen
out Of twenty-five reports, CON-
plants of teachers who have
absolutely no school apparatus.
The salaries Of country school
teachers are so low that our
French teachers have no reason
to envy them"
This, if true, is a sad com
mentary on our country schools.
In order to remedy the evils OF
anarchy, which exist in many
of our schools, the slperinten-
dents and teachers should get
up a system, that is not theatri-
cal but practical.
Some of the essentials for a
we'll organized school are, a har-
mo,lized neighborhood, proper
lly constructed school-rooms, q
regular system of studies, ne
cessary books and other school
room supplies, a proper classiti-
cation, and a mild but firm sys-
tenn Of government.
| The first and most important
step, is to secure cooperation OF
all in the vicinity, for without
this little can be done. How
shall this be effected?
In many neighborhoods there
are petty strifes, prejudices and
feuds existing. Find out where
these are, by visiting around
, talk about them in q general
way, without referring to any one
} in the vicinity; show the disad'
, vatages that accrue from q dis
l turbed state OF affairs in a neigh
!, horhood, and convince the PED
, pie Of the injury they are doing
t tteir children, by strife ane
J. confusion, and show the disas
e trous effects these things exer
t upon society. This done, ther'
a will not be much difficulty il
e getting the people united, ant
wherever they are satisfied tina
n there is pay in union, strength
a and harmony, they will go Il
e work and establish school.
q Now unless this is done, il
! part at least, there will not b
e much school, for with a commu
10 nity divided and full OF pett
# jealousias, no Important enter
n prize can be carried into effec
for Mr.. a will not be satisRe
d unless he can ride his hobby
and that i'm the lead; Mr.. b vi
h, not work in any harness exceI
his own; Nr. & will not agree
TO employ a teacher who does ne
"a sub scribe to all his whiins, eve
Of to the studies to be pursued an
a books to be used, and 30 on
= the end of the alphabet.
Now To the teacher, or supe
G. intendent, who attempts to brin
Id order out OF confusion, aud
It. reconcile these discOrdant ell
v ments, let me say, don't, pra
a don't, get into a controversy wit
e. these different characters, AT
III try to convince them that the
I'd are wrong, but give them yo'
an plans and experience show the
d, what this error has done or wi
i'd lead TO and what effect this pr
is iudice will have on the mini
he of their children aud thus pc
sr- con them for other errors.
ill a small amount Of tact on u
be part of the teacher or superi
al tendent, these prejudices al
TX difficulties can be harmonic