Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-15
5NNESSEE, SATURDAY, AUG. x, 1901.
City Schools.

open on Monday August II, 1891,
and close with the last week in May,
1892. The session will continue ten
months as usual.
Tickets should be procured this
week from the Secretary, Mr.. R. NJ.
Reams, at the STANDARD Office.
No books should be bought until
the pupils grade has been assigned.
No new textbooks have been in
troduced, and under our law no
changes will be made in textbooks
for four years.
The schools, under the new law,
will open at 1880 a. M, and close at
1880 p. M, until November 10, there
after until March /, 1892, they will
open at a. m.
Like all innovations the new law
regulating hours will meet with op.
position, but after few weeks of
trial its merits will be discovered.
1t was passed by the Board of Edu-
cation for the following reasons:-
|. 1t is in itself right and proper,
and is now in use in all larger cities
and towns maintaining system of
public schools.
,. Our grounds are so small that
children can get no exercise that
would be really beneficial, and much
annoyance is cansed to those living
near the school buildings by attempts
at play.
3. The location Of the school build
ings in the heart of the towmrendered
much playing, such as boys usually
indulge in, dangerous to children
and to passers by.
4. Ever since the schools have been
inaugurated, it is estimated that a
daily average of one fifth the children
are not sent back by parents after
dinner; irregular dinner hours cause
an average of one fifth more to come
late, thus breaking in on the regular
work and demoralizing the schools.
5. In the ,cities where eight tenths
of the children are those of mechan-
les, this system especially favOrs that
class of people. The regular dinner
hour for mechanics is shortly after
eleven, there as well as here, and it is
believed that this new law will
enure to the benefit of the working
people here.
6. Many poor people here could
not send to school because they
needed their children's help; or else
sent them irregularly. The Board
hopes by placing the greater part Of
the afternoon at their disposal to
remedy this misfortune and allow the
poorest to attend the schools.
7. Among educators little impor-
lance is attached to afternoon hours
in the school-room, where the child
rem do not average over fourteen
years of age. But the morning
hours should be vigorously employed
and the whole available time should
be used.
For these reasons the Board passed
the continuous session law, which
they have been considering and in
vestigating for over two years.
All white children must report to
the Superintendent at the High
: School building at s o'clock, Aug. II
All colored children must report al
the building now used by the Coloret
M. f. Church at 10 o'clock, Aug. II
All children who are. to be sent t.
school should enter the first day auC
go until the last. Every day is valu
able-if a student learns nothing
he at least is prevented from forget
ing-even by tolerable teachers.
In advance, we warn the people
that we are determined not to crowC
the schools as was done last year,
After taking certain number W.
shall allow no more to enter unit
more room is provided.
We took last year a great man!
, more pupils than we could com
fortably seat we shall not make {
, similar mistake this session.
Respectfully,
{ JAS. G. MEADORS,
Sup't. Schools.