The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-07-09
ON RURAL SCHOOLS,

schools in the United Stated sr,,nintaJ d.
: the convention of the NaBn,isf EJ',,.
: tional association in ,JuIv 1S95 hss i,an
/ completed and will be subm;ttaJ ,t ,I'
, next annual gathering It.is o,,e of ~,
most important documents on snh"n
education that has aunca}Ir, s;rce th
PRONUNCIATION of the renorEsor tho co,,, Sm
mittee of ten ON socontIurvs s,hEat;o', , !,
this country n coup,o of vcdk aoo m,
committee consists of iIakSv S,b;r -
Iowa, ID. l.. kiehel of NiISses1.n A 7,
Poland of New York. g.. a. -Iso,,nIs -,
New Uamps.iire, ]. III. Phillins of Ala
hlma, B. A. Hinslale Of Aitib;n,n G
II. Black of California. w. s Snfton -,
Texas, l.. f.. Wolf of Mi&onrj liz ~,
States Commissioner of ~ Esrntio,, H.
ris, L. Il. Eyuns ~ (Ieb1yja and ~ ID
Skinner of New YORK. 'i'he na,,ort ,,;s
cusses the rural school nrohisn, l., tio
| different aspccts of school n,a;rton,no
supervision, supply of teachers and in
s.mlction aud discibline. E,srh of t,,aso
subjects was in charge of n mh- -cnn,,n;t
tee Of three. their work l,eiiig, rnw;a,,oL
by the entire committee. we"
Tho report saws that for 5nu,rosos ,e
organization, maintenance or s,I,erviSio~
nothing Should be recognize., &c tho ,,,';t,
smaller than the township or tho cn,,,'t,, mr'
Tie school district is the most n,,.I.';,.
able unit possible. Effrting th:s channo
wherever tho flistr,,.t owston, ' , .anSe
,vonl1 cou,i,c, w. efToo.;:.s S.om, preV:liis
nlicitv of nrsr,n;zntinn IsousS ,.ao',, a'iH SIM
enunj,z.iion of t,~o,;,,, uiJnty .,iJ III lulidS,
ofsm,,n,.,,iS;a, ,,.I,;oI, ,..,i INV w system
te,. rosuli. All ~. "vu ptouucc Det-
favor tj,o 1nnoci;,Ia,;s,. 'yo,l'iiittees
aIYsstnn Sm,u tn o,',,',., '...So; WHICH
time of onn to,c,,or ~ ~ ,y ,a'oy tle
when m-,ctic,I1o NV -, I"Ssr SCHOOLS,
instruction hn ,,,n,,;,Io,, IT, a., sN"' oeICer
sijlr Evo,v rnn,,nn,,;t,, -, % INV Pos-
u,ired to r.,ise - nn,t,;m v S IT,
mort or lis schnoIs no - i n,,.,; .lie sup
rerr;yinm lis sl,,rn of nr,I;o , u,oi.e ior
certain definite SIM, should ha ho.y. .' y
atcI toenrh snhnoi emf Of ,I'o ~ .ITtop,l-
ana the rrm,inIar sh,m,J Io LAY .,;'.:, luius,
wifi son,o ixaI , No. III
liShrl ruI, = I;s.ri,ni,,,i,n uu e,.'n'
i'm Iayci. of tovnshins mnst ,,;i;,' 'i.'e
tax thcmselyc, fn,, srhooi ,,,', m,,.''S "
One of the micot hinIr,nnaI 70 o.;
ur tho ,,I,.,I schnS ~ w vi. M
inability la fur,ish tn tho M IA l.s
,;inulntjyc inIlurrce wh;ch .ihIC
.yntact with others of lis -, o iioii,
advancement. Thn crnn,;,t. sc "ii"
'G.p. recommends col;on,;r ,,,,..:. tnete-
,mail schools INTO lorrr, - WAY better
~ ,r,-, tv,,.s's = fiorc-r,tianaI
methods OF Instruction ;Hlopted. and ut
,hc same time the eNpcnfe of the schools
,an bc materially lesSenea.
There is Il te'Idcncy to fill the rural
!chuols with unframed. immature teach
,rS. The establishment of normal train
Ing schools under competent instructors
with short courses, each year of which
Shall he complete in itself, would do
much To remedy this evil. The extern
sion and adjustment of the courses and
terms Of the State normal schools so us
to constitute 4 continuous session would
enable them to contribute moro directly |
than now 10 the Improvement Of the
teachers Of iul1l schools. The State
would Dr justified i'll demanding some
degree OF professional training from every |
teacher III the ruraiS us we'll as Ill the |
city schools.
The establishment oil libraries, the |
prosecution OF the work OF school eXten-
sion by lectures ana other means, the III
PRODUCTION OF such studies us VIII have
tendency 70 connect the school ana the
home, especially lioSc having uirect
bearing upon llie everyday lie OF the
community ah! lhe necessity OF applying
l!e E'"S oi %'i''ia',o! tol'i cN.tsttIatit.i'
~ rural aclinul houses, demand I'M
mrnEl'c altehl!oh.
Inc fIifli SCHOOLS are suffering from
liG W'''i' o. ol''r,al t ai,u lhlelllscht super
NH",n. III c''i! n.''c some s...lrnttu 1i
lua'''ica''o'l, llolai ana Nlteiiectui'l,
WIN some ;''lo''i. 1i actual experience,
Si""l" ~ "'l'n,iricu ny 'aW lro!.i tnissa
"fo aHtj'I' "a ~! 'iIe olic" ni s"lerihpeho'
ch, "i S'Ii"lVin'l o, Hci'1o!s.
Nooa 'hola'S ahl soo's manners cohsll,
lhtc a'i c'S'nulat t,, par, oi 'h euucatioliai
rl'pihcht. lnelhc"'ca'ioh oi p'triotism,
nl respect 10! ElW anu orucf, Ol Whatever