Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-06-14

H. -
dos. ASHTON Dixie.
sts United States the school
hcio not exactly correspond TO
hay elected school boards, II
lvt terest to give q little sketch
duties of q school board
xnly are. Even in England
.vren amusingly vague on the
!" seem TO imagine that at
- the public meeting Of the
~ every Thursday afternoon,
= asional participation in the
ov.ssents tho main portion of
ply Als. As n matter of fact, tho
mi both ones time and ones
70 ily absorbed by the board,
det,ound myself obliged to re-
lfgrees not only q large num-
wititical and lecturing engage
is Ilso a considerable proper.
bcaci duties as well.
ast, arduous part OF ones
stroiuties undoubtedly consists
! , at committees. The whole
r,orboard is divided up among
the, ,ittees, which meet either
n Rightly in the numerous
.tro, for the purpose in the
dsome school board offices
he Thames Embankment.
= r is supposed to sit on three
Anittees, and he is given his
o hjch three he may prefer.
~ my share the works COM
wofa has charge of all tho
cow, and contracts, and which
has cred so much abuse for the
Thesredecessors In Office, the
yOulthe school management
asto his latter, however. TO
abilt'usted all strictly educa-
tion ms, as well as the appoint
c.t., ,iiiers, is divided up into
.rd a-committees, such ms tho
~; pupil teachers, the promo
nysical exercise sub-com-
of which i sit, and the
Subcommittee, of which l
Snet!an. SO l do not think l
y Of exaggeration If say
Juirage fifteen hours a week,
Alex . day. exclusive of Satur-
mas Bays, are devoted TO COM
OF thpne. Sometimes, when
passehn rush of work, I may
distil day from 10 o'clock till
law q, he board offices, passing
be thrnittee room to another,
condpdd moments by signing
prrfeSiumerable checks which
and TIE finance committee al
that md for any member whom
mai. 1 to find at liberty.
mar - o the school inspections, "a
rsn. and q specially interest
80 S board duties. In my own
!. 1t Lambeth l am RESPONSE
nee as,nal supervision of nine
VIZ oufhey are scattered over a
u .ne iea, and are all very far
~ wlown home in Kensing-
'ui Rely to manage the thorough
Lns p. ore than one school in
|ew gr' morning. So one or two
mystef,k are none too much to
aing Y department and to the
weighteiendly relations with the
aw. dstresses. Very often, if
urued of advice or informa-
V POW, eachers ask me to call.
makes h drop i'll Unexpectedly in
eutimednyself that everything
le.r,.a Ger eagerly explains that
~ ~. sentitled TO an extra as
49,. he head mistress may be
So get rid of one she has
when ] arrive at the in
40 u's,et l am told a long story
,no aroage of the playground is
MS su ii the small infants wet
mpie ihrsistently playing in the
actionhich are left by every
,calcuh Many of these little
Indiaah, if they had to pass
olous channels of official
, take several weeks to
The Bsttled at once by an or
shes aasional member, and so
obnp at a school is usually
hr.r, y faces. Then, too, it is
- for the teachers to feel
.. Ito help on the children
lated, and if a class of
" 0e mt q new song, or if the
'oks wody happy aptitude for
ltion offichers and pupils alike
pie Applied TO be put through
he few a. my benefit.
tits use confess that we are
his owe London of our school
putt ays great pleasure TO
stiyely Ts one of our big, hand
nd h 'Iildings, with its gabled
nee in windows and ample
Ius forming from the midst Of
lr future Shborhood, Aud once
those pS over the separate class
usionai pstandard, the big CEN
ty 10 10 Aand exercises, and the
,otss o. fsages, il is n comfort to
,af IN. 9er stuffy and unsani-
hr.., :. q children's homes NAV
- s.,,aa II their day is neverthe-
"a - ,lthy and happy sur
- wonderful the moral
:. V.ouh built, well lit school
!" "na' hers and scholars alike.
1', ou' ; always better, and
SSn ouTs and smartness about
Re itch is very encourag-
ssness and depression
ine observed in an
nuIhool room.