Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-02-03
Graded Course Of Study for the cour-
try and Village Schools OF West
Virginia, Con, iuued.
ArrEsDASoE.

Tie greatest drawback on the
p. bic Schools and the greatest
hi"d-anee 10 .neir sueccss, is the T.
re- ular attendance of pupils. 1t Of
tens happen that not more
snan one-half the pupils OF ptore-
age enumerated 10 the diss-ica atienG
school, and OF tnose enrolled ia The
school not more than one.half are
present each day. 1t is impossible
to do good work when this happens
ard it is hoped inat parents will re-
alize their duty in this respect, 20
themselves, to their children, and
those who pay taxes TO support the
schools. 1t 10 the indifference OF the
patrons to the Public Schools that
makes the children take so little in
terest in attending school and in
their studies. But it is tie true
teacher who triumphs over all diff
culties and renders his school sue
ressful beyond Whist it has been 10
the past
THE ENDS TO BE ATTAINED IN tbs
sCHooL-RooM.
As before stated, the State takes
AS money to educate BIS children,
and it offers in explanation that it
does so to secure to itself better
citizenship, a better home-life--in
short better men and women. This
better citizenship means more law
abiding citizens, men and women
possessing an accumulation of infor-
nation, q knowledge of self and Of
duty to God, country, society and to
the individual.
This rounded and complete e6e-
cation must come from the teacher
whom the State makes its agent to
secure to it that better citizenship
for which it strives.
FOR THE COUNTRY AND VILLAGE SCHOOL
TEACHERS.
In compliance with law, the MAI
ual and Course OF Study has been
prepared, for it is through you that
it must succeed. 1t is from the
schools in which you teach that the
great mass OF men and women come,
who own aud control the great en-
terprises of toe day. Heye are edu-
Gated the boys and the girls who, be-
cause of the active life they must
lead, possess that physical develop
ment which with proper training IN
sures degree of intellectual vigor
VIII ch needs but proper training to
insure TO the State that better citi-
zenship and home life, which, to OBJ
tain, it bas expended millions Of dol
lars.
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE COUNTRY
SCHOOLS.
The advantages of the country
schools are many and great, and all
of them should be utilized to the
fullest extent. Among these advan.
tages are
FIRST. Vigorous physical man
hood which is developed to a marked
degree. Country life and rural in
dustry are far more favorable to the
growth of bone and muscle than are
the habits and environments of city
life.
| Second. The habits of industry
rendered necessary by the activities
Of country life are largely to the ad
vantage Of the country pupils.
| Third. The social and moral in.
fluences are also decidedly to tht
advantage of the country pupils.
| Fourth. Nature favors the coun
try schools. Fresh air and ANNA
and vegetable life surround the chile
from the cradle to an adult age.
SOME DISADVANTAGES OF THE COUNTRY
| SCHOOLS.
These are Numerous and need no
be particularized to be known, SUI
fee it to say that there is no phas'
of the entire school work of Yves
Virginia that merits more thu
thoughtful and careful attention o
educators, legislators and friends 0
our common schools, than the defec
tive, cumbersome, inequitable ant
wasteful machinery instituted for th
support and management Of Countr,
and Village Schools.
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