The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
TEACHERS COLUMN.

The State Superintendent OF Educa-
ton has issued the following letter:
II have called meeting Of toe State
Board of Examiners for Friday the
third day of April, 1891, at 9 O'Clock a.
NJ. It is important that this meeting
should be held before the County Ex-
aminations take place I desire to have
each County School Commissioner OF
the State in attendance on that meet
ing.
"Alany things of much interest bear
ing on public education in the State
will come up for discussion, and re-
quest your presence and the benefit OF
YOUR experience and counsel.
"The following will give you some
idea of what will be brought before
that meeting. The manner Of holding
examinations, the character of the
questions to be submitted, rules for crit
icising examintion papers, &c: The
Teachers Associations, the work to be
brought before them, have up an inter
est in them, &c. The division Of the
State into districts of several counties
each for the purpose Of Institute work
this summer, the advisability Of adapt
ing course of study for teachers in
line with regular prescribed course Of
Institutes, the importance ofredistrlct-
ing the counties into smaller ana more
convenient school districts and the
subject of special school tax levy under
the Act Of 1888
at will give me much pleasure to
have SIS many members Of the County
Boards of Examiners attend this meet
ing as can do so, and they are hereby
cordially invited"
II also invite teachers OF your coun-
tv to attend, as can come. Their ad-
vices will be of much value. Will You
kindly extend the invitation to them
for me and oblige:
I'D. D. MAYFIELD,
"State Supt. Education"
The meeting in Columbia will be in
teresting and profitable, | have never
known a meeting of a similar nature
to be called, and hope that this one
will be well attended. The subjects to-
be discussed are OF vital importance to
our common school system. The one
of most importance is the school dis
trict.
It would be we'll if Newberry Coun-
ty could have several representatives at
the meeting. We eau go down and
come back the same day, and the eN-
pense would not be so great.
Teachers, consider the matter and
determine to so.
The citizens of some portions OF the
county are becoming interested IN the
matter of smaller school districts. On
last Friday the County Board received
8 petition from citizens Of Prosperity
asking for special district with Pros
perity as the centre. The board agreed
to establish a district two miles square,
and this will be large enough, mas
much as Prosperity IS considerable
town. This size district will doubt
less be acceptable TO the petitioners.
There are other communities agi-
tating the question, and will not stop
until they Shall have formed them
selves into districts Of convenient size
The County Board is willing to eS-
tabIish districts III any community.
when it is for general good, and when
II COSS not III G4S aiOb-tS- WIZ
Let Us bear in mind that forming
smaller districts does not DecesSari!
mean an extra tax. That question Is
left to the taxpayers, and TO them
alone.
The State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation has changed the day for holding
he Teachers Examination from the
Isl to the 4th Friday in April. Teach
ers should take note OF this and not
come to New berry on the lst Friday.
Notice will be given IN all the coun-
" papers two weeks before the exam
ination.
The next Teachers Association viii
be held al Newberry on the 2n0 9atuT-
6sy in April. The programme tor the
was published in last weeks
papers. We hope that every teacher
in the county will be present. All
come and take part in the discussions.
Miss Gussie klbler IS now numbered