The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19

The school officers of this county have
been requested to meet at the county
seat August 9Th. 1t is earnestly desired
that all, who can possibly do so. will re-
spond to this call. Many matters of vital
to Dur schools are to be con.
at this time, among others that
Of the adoption of q uniform course Of
study for Webster county.
Many of the patrons and some of the
school officers themselves fail to recog-
the full extent Of authority which
the Law confers upon the district boards
Of this state.
The school officers of the various dis.
tricts are the only parties Who . legal
~ adopt q uniform n Of study.
State and county superintendents can
only recommend the adoption Of such a
We believe that more satisfactory re-
suits will be reached if We so organize, so
arrange our schools, that the comfy
superintendent may have more direct
supervision over the school work Of each
child IN the county. This may be accom-
plished by the adoption Of a uniform
system of country school work. We do
not e by this that all text books in
the county be changed-this We cannot
afford to do Mt this time, neither is it
necessary. If We desire children of a
certain age or grade of advancement to
learn about the "Battie of Lexington" it
is not necessary that they learn this from
the same text book. If We wish them
taught rapid and correct methods for
multiplying fractions, it is not necessary
that they solve the same problems but
they be taught correct principles. The
same facts. the same principles, may be
learned from different books, from differ
teachers.
This system of uniform county work
has proven a great success in many
counties. A very brief synopsis of the
plan of work is al follows: First, each
school district in the county adopts q
course of study and classification record.
Second, classification blanks are sent to
each teacher at the opening Of school.
Third, the teacher after completing Or
and classification of schools,
makes a record of it in classification book
and sends a duplicate Of this record to
county superintendent, thus enabling
this officer to suggest, at the beginning
of the term. a remedy of defects in class
i6cation etc. Most of our schools begin
same date, a superintendent cannot
visit eighty different schools at the begin
ing of their respective terms. If he
visit two each day five days out If each
week, some will be closing before he
them. Besides this leaves no
time for necessary Office work. Fourth,
at the close Of the term, the teachers
q record Of the entire terms work,
this work must accord with plan precrib-
ed by course of study, q duplicate of this
record made at close of term, ia also to
be sent to superintendents Office.
When a pupil has finished a ceetain
grade of the course of study, and passed
. satisfactory examination, said pupil
should be granted a certificate of promo
ton. Pupils finishing entire course to
a common school diploma.
We desire the public generally to
carefully consider this matter. Our
schools are doing a great deal of good
but 70 may make them more efficient,
moro effective. The course of STUDY
which will DO brought before school
officers in August will be 50 arranged a.
to comprehend tho essential things re-
quired for . common school education,
Valuable time is nov being wasted on
things, some of our pupils
learn about all the cities AID villages in
Africa but leave school unable to read an
ordinary newspaper article intslligsntly,
unable TO write . lsgible letter. This is
all wrong, the selection of studies should
not be left to chance O. within of the pupil
We need . definite plan Of work for each
term, an objective point to reach under
this plan Of Uniform work. The new
teacher" will not waste several days
former organization and finally
just where the last teacher did
the first day Of last term; but, having q
complete record Of work done by each
pupil and by each class, viii proceed with
of work as laid down In course of
E. J. KING.
Webster county teachers institute
opens July %, 1889. Lesson two weeks.
All persons desiring to teach in the
county during the year required to at
tend.
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