Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-10-26
The Educational Exhibit.
tLetter from theco. supt.)
} THE TEAoHEKs or BARRER Co

/ position next summer there will
be an educational exhibit embracing grand
display of the written work of the schools of
most 0f the states Of the ualon. Kansas is lin
IT. and OF course no good citizen. and certainly
no teacher. viii consent TO have her outdone
by any other state. You win therefore see tue
necessity of every teacher doing W hatever he
or she can in the way of preparing work for
this exhibit, By so doing you will show com
mendable state pride and patriotism.
urge the teachers in this the more freely
because feel confident that aside from the
main purpose OF preparing this work. it viii
! also prove to the pupils strong and import
ant stimulus 10 increased interest in their stud
! les and can be managed so as TO be in line
with their present school duties and not inter
! fere with the regular work of the school, l
hope every teacher will take an interest in the
matter and see that some work is prepared
the best your school can do We give here the
rules adopted by the Board which must govern
the preparation of work. Each teacher should
study these carefully and act accordingly.
1. An work submitted shall be wholly that of
pupils in actual attendance. without help from
the teacher, and shall be prepared subsequent
| to March 20, 1892, and forwarded prior to Janu-
airy |, 1893.
2. The examination papers submitted shall
! NC tuOSt vi luc regular cidSS examinations,
representing actal class work and not the re-
suit of special drill for this exhibit
3. All written work must be done with ink
4. The questions upon which pupils in the
public schools shall be examined shall be pre-
pared by the county or city superintendent,
and in other schools they shall be under the
direction Of the executive head of the schools
so far as practicable
| shall prepare list Of question in each of
| the various branches taught in the district
schools and forward the same to teachers
| about Nov 10Th
| 8. In the preparation of all examinations the
| question shall be written by the pupil imme-
diately preceding his answer.
| 6. She teacher shall give the direction for
! the preparation of ali work before it is begun.
| This refers to the form of he work only, and
| not to the processes involved. These must be
the work of the pupil, not merely his writing,
I. The teacher must accompany the work
prepared by each class, and in each subject,
with the following statement: 1.-The accompa-
nying work in. ....... (grade) in............
(subject has been prepared strictly in accord
ancc with the rules laid down by the Kansas
Educational Board of Directors for the Column
bian Exposition l have given the pupils nc
assistance, and do not belle Je they have re-
ceINcu neIp from any source Whatever.
(Signed). NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
8. In the preparation of work for the exhibit
the original draft may be made on states or
paper. From this. the paper for the exhibit
shall be prepared. The first copy only shall be
accepted, a second trial shall not be permit
ted. Neither the original draft nor the COM
pleted copy shall be criticised or corrected by
the teacher or by any other person.
8. Both the original draft and the completed
paper must be prepared at the same sitting,
and the time, in minutes, from beginning the
original draft to the completion of the shall be
criticised or corrected by the teacher or by
any other person.
10. In all work in drawing a statement shall
accompany the work, showing whether it is
copied work, enlarged from copy. or original
design, or drawing from objects, and whether
it is mechanical or rec hand.
IL. Each paper shall contain the following
facts: The name of the school and city, or the
number of district and county, together with
the date of preparation, the time of prepare
ton Din minutes), the age, name, and grade of
pupil.
II. Written work man be prepared in two
forms:
(al In book form.
Book form shall be upon the following kind
of paper: Single sheets s12x11 inches, 1t
inches margin upon the left edge for binding,
and q inch on the right edge. The above mar
gins to be Indicated in the ruling by vertical
lines.) In all cases the horizontal feight lines
should extend only between the vertical lines
The county commissioners have consented
that the paper-properly ruled and with print
ed heading-sball be furnished by the county
The paper has been ordered and as soon as il
| arTivc I Nvil n n school
IA. The writing should begin and end with
| the vertical ruled lines, except at the begin
ming and close of a paragraph.
10. In manuscript, form (aD both sides of the
sheet should be filed. 1t is suggested that.
except in the higher grades. one sheet is as
much space as any pupil should be required 10
present on any topic.
l6. Paper prepared for wall exhibit will have
but one side covered with work. These papers
will be pasted on the strawboards and each
side of the hoard must be fully covered.
Work in arithmetic, grammar, physiology,
map-drawing, drawing, etc, may be thus ex-
hibted.
II. In preparing work for the wall exhibit
some method should be carried out with refer
ence to the arrangement on each face of the
board. u. The work should be of the same
kind. CT. The arrangement should be that
which viii produce the best effect as group.
(3). 1t ought to exemplify some idea, to be
complete whole.
Is All work for wall exhibit should be ar
ranged on boards as indicated Above. Thus
81 ecme ms in botany work from the labora-
tory, etc.
Send all to me on sheets only. l will arrange
on straw boards those intended for wall exhib-
t.
10. Teachers viii select from the work in
each subject on which their pupils are exam
ined, 60 per cent. of the best papers. The gen.
eral correctness in subject matter, form. and
legibility should determine the selection 10y
the teacher. These seoud be sent TO the coun-
ty superintendent, city superintendent, or
president of the school.
20. The superintendent or president of the
school, selection from this work as in his opin-
ion will be most ere litable. This he will for
ward to the board of directors. together with
q statement of per cent. selected in accordance
with rules hereafter to he prescribed.
L cannot, of course. send TO the Board at To
peka all the papers l receive from the chools;
but l will send the best, aud here promise to
send some specimens from eaen school from
which ;eceive work
"a The book work shall be bound, but the
method and manner oil binding will be deter
mined later.
%. a sci Of these rules shall he bound with
each volume of papers.
% Any teacher wishing To make an add
tional Statement to the particular condi-
lions under which the work was produced or
as tothe methods adopted, may do so and have
the same bound in the hook.
u. Special work shall be headed by the
words special Work"
p. Special work is TO be the won K of the pu-
Pill uuaided by the teacher, but prepared I'M
der aud by his direction in accordance with the |
ruies of the board Of directors above given, ex-
ceptthat the work Is not required to be lone
at one sitting. but the whole time occupied |
should be shown in its proper place.