Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-02
School Report.
10 Hr Board Of Nwsiees.

/, TO Re Board Of Trustees:
GENTLKMEN: Il herewith submit to yO
my report of NATION Public School for II
! year beginning Sept. u, 1891, and endin
May p, 1892.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Population Of Town ~ hite) zee. .
Enumeration from } to 81. males l6S,
females tT0. 900. 81
Total number enrolled during the year "A
Probable number Ia private schools. Z
Average attendance for tue year.. Is
Per cent OF enrolment on enumeration II
Per cent ofHttendance on enrolment. i
Total number of days present 80. 20Si
Total number of days in session ..... II
Total number OF days taught ,........ !,
Number Of teachers melt ding princi-
pal. IN. J, f0.)
Average number OF pupils to teacher b.. 1
Tota, paid for teachers salaries 800. S2,ss
Total paid incidental expenses (est) Sli
Total cost OF school for the year S3,1g
Average salary Of teacher per mo. $751;
Cost Of pupil per mo. enumerated zee. 10
Cost of pupil per mo. enrolled. ....,. 10
Cost of pupil per mo. attending 49,. -
The above statement in regard to enroll
mcnt and attendance includes all pupils liv
ing outside Of tie district who :ttrnJcv
the school duringthe yesr. The number %
these enrolled was 81 most of,whom atten
ded during the first five months, that hay.
ing been designated by YOUR Board as th,
%"frec term" The tuition charged for such
pupils during the last four months amoun'
ted to about $40, but only a part S.ahi. ha.
AZ YET been paid. S. NJ .
The attendance Of pupils Regularly be.
longing tostAe school basrVt5t 0Lout u.
good as is generally found in schools of this
Kind, but it ought to have been much bet.
ter Than 1t was Several circumstances, cs
pecially sickness and the unusually cold
weather during part OF the winter, dimin.
ishcd the attendance; but in too mary in
stances absence and tardincss w%sIgcaused
by Slight and almost frivolous excuses.
How to secure regularity in attendance is
a question which every teacher has to meet.
and it is often difficult to know how far he
is allowed TO so without interfering with
the rights of parents. 1t is certain, nowey-
er, that the best results canndt be attained
without regularity in Attendance, and that
is impossible without the hearty co-opera.
ton of parents.
COURSE OF STUDY:
The course of study pursued this year has
been materially the same as heretofore,
with thc exception of a few branches
stricken ont Of the highest grade at the be-
ginning OF the year. As it now is the
course will require ten years to complete it
properly, and those completing, it will have
\ iair, practical education or be prepared
to pursue their studies in the highest tnsti-
tutions OF learning. In the course of study
adopted by your Board, this school will
compare very fayorably with other school.
OF like character In tic State and in the
South, 90
From the First to the Sixth grade, the
graded" system has been followed as here.
totore. Above the Sixth grade, however,
some liberty has been allowed the pupils in
the choice Of studies at the request of par
ents. n 1t could be done, certain branches
might be given n substitutes for other bran.
cbes In The regular curse of study in the
highest school grades. and in this way the
confusion in mixing grades would be avoid.
ed. In the lower grades the course in read.
ing might be changed fSr the better by Civ.
ing the Fifth grade the advanced Fourth
Reader and extending the course in Reading
through the Seventh grade,
DISCIPLINE.
Owing to 4 change in management and
somc misunderstanding at the beginning of
the year, the subject of discipline was for
awhile q troublesome one; Ant . gradual
Improvement wa made, ahLydmiug the
rest of the year no more trouble was found
than might have been expected from the
number Of pupils in attendance. In some
instances corporal punishment was inaict-
ed, but generally some other method of
punishment was found better suited to the
purpose. AS discipline is q question on
which there is a great difference OF opinion
generally, the plan adopted has perhaps
been most satisfactory to all concerned.
TEACHERS.
The work Of Rotations required most of
my time. so that could not give more than
a general supervision o the work in the
different rooms, but | found all the teach.
ers dilIgent, attentive to duty, and ready
to carry out any plans suggested for the ad.
'ancelncnt of the school. There were
some absences on account of sickness. but
in all snch cases provision was made for
the work OF the teacher to 60 Oil, so that
there should be no loss of time to the class.
es.
BUILDINGS,
1t may not be out Of place to refer to the
condition of the building and school prem
ises. The building has needed few repairs
during the year. One side of the ROOT is
becoming somewhat damaged by rust, and
some OF the fencing around the yard Is in
need OF. repairs. The pest and railing of
the division fence on tse south side of the
building baye become rotten so that the
fence is easily thrown down, "A strong
WIND blew down several panels a night or
two after school closed, and it may he ne.
cessary to rebuild the whole line.
Respectfully submitted,
A. G. MCINTOSH,
juno 10, 1892. Principal.