The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-10-03

~ SUPERINTENDENT ni Va ]
Sampson County, before the Institute Aas.
ls>a.
[Continued from last issue
The size of the building must
depend upon the number OF pu-
pills. The proper structure has
much TO do with the future
management of the school. \
school house Is not a barn, dwell
ing house, or church, and 1t
should be built for the convent
ence, health and comfort of the
teachers and pupils. It should
not be too large nor too small.
Ii there il To be more than one
teacher, movable partitions are
very convenient. The rooms
and heating apparatus. should
be so arr9Dged that all will be
comfortab'e-so arranged that
the teacher during recitation,
can have his eye upon the Whole
school, and the pupils Of one
room can pass to the others
without disturbing the school,
or going between any teacher
and his class.
There are many school houses,
or houses used for school pur-
poses in very awkward places
ard very awkwardly construct
ed, with no conveniences Of any
kind. 1t may be some old log
hat with no windows except the
spaces between the logs, with a
stick chimney, and the door
shutter hung with old shoes, and
the only writing desk in the
house is a plank tackled up on
one side of the house, upon
which all, at a stated time are
required to write. The books
all packed on one shelf, or lie
loose on the benches. With
such arrangements, it is no Won
der, that children even hate the
name of school-house, where
they are compelled to sit tshiver-
ing, during the cold wintry days,
on uncomfortable seats, and
while sitting around the fire.
they often institute a system of
pushing. The boy nearest the
} fire is pushed off and in turn
takes his seat on the end of the
bench farthest from the fire, ,and
then he commences to work his
way back to the fire by pushing
the boy next to him, and thus
change of position is kept vi
) all day.
This is not an overdrawn pic
1 ture, but just such, as has beer
r witnessed in many schools il
North Carolina. But thanks Il
, the intelligence Of the good peo
: ole of the State there is chang
for the better, and the peopl,
t are now erecting better house
= over every part of the State.
e After the house is built ant
t properly equipped, the mex
l thing is the right man in tn
It right place. l will not stop her
q to discuss the teachers menta
" qualification and moral fitnes.
t but will assume, that prope
II teacher has been secured and
a proper salary guaranteed tc hin
, How shall he commence hi
.e work? What rules shall he in
e troduce? What studies shall b
e pursued, and what books used
a All these things must be arrant
n ed before the school is opene'
8. There must be a we'll develope
Ia plan, and the patrons shoul
L understand the main features {
Il the plan i'm order to co-opera
le with the teacher.
IN "The first law of Datu
ts should be the first law in eyer
: school room. 1t is needless
b. add what that law is. Chaos
~ great many things mixed t
- gether, making nothing, and
'o school-room, where there is
ne order is next thing to chat
MS Every teacher has his own pa
NJ ticnlar plan for keeping good {
cd der. Some believe In the ru
:, Of the rules, and others belle
We in the rule of the tongue, VIII
he others believe in SO many rul
in that they have not time to ke
lot any of them, still Others belie'
an parents and theoretical tcac
-, ers--that children, especial
o little children, should be ST
cir iect to no systematic restrai
to hut should be allowed 10 Cal
10 away from and back to th
vas seats, as often AS they feel SO
clined. Order and syst
should be strictly observed, Dt
'ss' in the lower aud higher grad
,p- and our golden rule Of order
,he Mind your own business Wi
md out order nothing can be do
.n+ or comparatively little. W
~ - all the other requisites Of gt
~ teaching, children may le
considerable, but they can
re- study where the horrible SC
ary of pulling hair, eating app
90 and throwing apple-cofes
known"
'no A we'll arranged school no
In furnished with a cheap SCI
!, q apparatus, such as cubic blo'
an charts of various kinds, v
v,t maps, dissected maps, glol
numeral frames, arithmet
a. tablets, a good supply of bla
Il. boards, desks for teachers
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