Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-03
Third Quarter Report Of Macon
Graded School

Third ouartery Report Of Macon
Graded School
The feathers character i the mold in
which the plastic elements OF child ufe are
aaeeaSciouly fashioned into permanent
>hsre. Atihi> point YOU vii pSr1on me
for giving YOU the orsuioa Of enc whose
juasmeuti = wUeh q Trustworthy tasn
m'nc NJ. ChsrrjnS >Sys;
"Thcv : 10 oS,c Nj \ than that Of a
teacher e y,uiA, Tor Sheie is nothing on
earth - precious - taS mind sNai and
character Of ; chihl. Ne ceSce should be
resraNi With svsSier respect The INST
ninds 90 TIC camTUHjJy should oe oHcHur.
A1cG 10 sesame IT, rscsn's sAsad DC all
Aut i~rsNovcr>A tAo~scivcs TO jsdaer such
- eeroms tn guardians "a guides eftheir
SAas~r. t. tA,, cN>3 Sh then show and
suxuv ~saSAl Ne s~crNeh Here they
Should ~ Gct.N. vAtsi ,Aey sionh straish-
ten Themselves ], everything else. They
sa,U~ ucst NE cheapest clothes, I've on
tie gls;ro<i f,nA Il they e&n in 10 other
vsy ssrSV to thoiy ch;Adren the best IN
,.rca5au, They >keutd have 10 desire 10
Seeusu'stt p7oreru Hcr their chlldren. pro-
.NiScd ihty can pace them under innu-
knec. which Viii awaken their faculties,
Inspire iAcm with pure and high principles
and ti them 10 hear 4 manly aud honorable
part iH The word, No language can en-
PMS the cruelty or folly Of that economy
which. 10 leave a fortune 10 i child, starrss
his intellect and imroNerishes his heart
There should be no economy in education.
Money should never be weighed against the
soul Of the child. II should be poured out
like water for the child's intellectual and
moral life.n
Ny only comment is, that this quotation
demands close study before You reject 0
good teacher on financial grounds, for it
come. from a man who thought much and
well on this subject.
CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS.
BY reference to the report of the state
Supt. to the late Legislature, you will find
that in nearly all the separate school dis.
trie,s" having white aud colored schools.
they are united under one general manage
ment, the principal Of the white school
being Supt. OF the two. Consolidation acts
as y binding link, and gives the colored bet.
ter satisfaction and a better school. Other
minor reassns are, that union secures uni
formity. and reduces the cost Of books and
supplies. Places in the state. having their
schools thus united. are jackson, Halle
hurst. Crystal springs. Vicksbure, Green.
vile, West Point, Iazoo City Oxford, Me.
rilian and others. Based upon the action
OF these towns and cities, and because my
judgment approves the wisdom and econo-
my Of the measure. | would recommend to
you a similar union. A motion OF the Board
placing the management OF the two schools
in the hands of one Supt.. and giving him
equal supervisory control over both, would
be all that is necessary.
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL LABORATORY.
In compliance with a request of the Board
that r ascertain the probable cost of sutici-
eut chemical apparatus to give q class one
year In physics and one in chemistry, l am
ready to report, that for ESQ or $3.50 a neat
outfit can be obtained, by ordering the
goods direct from Germany free Of duty
Much can be saved by making the order in
this way, and a quality of goods secured
that YOU would not be likely TO get from A.
merican jobbers. In a feT days | hope to
be able to make a detailed statement Of Just
what can be bought for the amount men.
lioned. and what each article will cost
The list may, Of course, be reduced at the
discretion of the Board.
ASCuooL LIBRARY.
The importance Of acquaintance with
good books and the formation of a taste for
good literature, is too apparent to every
member of the Boz rd for me to emphasize it
here. The necessity fora good Encyclope-
dia and other books of reference is equally
apparent. A few pedagogical works would
improve your teaching force, Tor none of
them claim to be perfect. In other words,
| would urge that you seize the first oppor-
tunity of making an appropriation to =
school libra y.
COUNTRY pulls.
Under the public school law. it is within
the discretion of the Board to determine
whether pupils from the adjacent terrific.
ry" shall be admitted into the school. This
yea,, during the free term, there were on an
average about forty such pupils, Now,
there are only about half that number
Some have stopped because unwilling to
| pay tuition, some have Sithdrawn to enter
| cheaper schools, and oth9rl for different
| reasons. The effect OF these irregularities
| on the school is bad. When these pupils
| return next year, tas. probably, most OF
them will DO, they will be much disap-
pointed il they are mol promoted with their
classes, yet, OF course. they cannot, as a
rule, be promoted on i've months work with
| pupils who have done nine months work.
Ii the Board could make a legal arrange.
ment with those outside the district. by
which only such pupils as intend to coutin'
lie in school the whole term would be ad'
mitted, dissatisfaction being always q valid
reason TOR withdrawal,) it would be a deei
ded advantage. commend such q meas
| urc to your consideration.
Respectfully,
W. Y. MoSCRIEPY, Prin.
Offered TO the press by order Of the Board
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