The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-06-02
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
An Interesting Interview With Prof.
w. ID. Carn on the Subject OF
Common School Education.

| Common School Education.
In a pleasant talk with w. D.
earn, county superintendent ol
public instruction yesterday by a
representative of this paper, some
very important facts were OBJ.
tanned concerning the condition
and future prospects of Marion
county schools. Among them we
CLEANED the following: All the
schools in the county have closed
for the present term. The regu-
lar spring examination for teach
ers will be held next week COM
mencing on Tuesday, June Sth.
Mr.. Carn expects about fifty
white and thirty-five colored
teachers present. He thinks il is
much better TO take the June eX-
animation than to wait until Sep
tember, as most of the schools
will begin in August or first of
September. 1t is hardly probab bic
that the school term next year
will be over five months on ac-
count of the great scarcity of
school funds The county board
is low in debt to the amount of
24,S57.6S and the expenses will
have to be cut down. By reduc-
ing the term one month and cur
failing as much as possible along
other lines it is thought that by
next year we can have better
schools and longer term.
Four schools in the county en-
ployed teachers and extended
their terms. Ocala had two
months extra term with an aver
age attendance of over 200 pupils.
Mcintosh had an average of GO
With an extra two months term.
Fort Mccoy and Greenwood
are both running successful nor
NAL schools. The fosmer under
the able management of Prof. M.
j. Turner has an average of As
young ladies and gentlemen
teachers from all parts Of the
county. Greenwood with Miss
Julia Humphries Us teacher, has
twenty-one students nearly all of
whom are teachers. These young
people are doing nobly in the way
of improving themselves in the
profession and deserve great
credit and encouragement in their
efforts.
We found Prof. earn diligent-
ly at work on a graded course of
study that he will soon introduce
into all the county schools. His
purpose is to arrange the course
in such a manner that it will pre-
sent complete term course for
each pupil. 1t is SO arranged
that when a pupil enters school
he will have a definite idea of
what he is expected to accomplish
during the term. He will under
stand that a certain amount of
work will have to be done in order
to acquire a common school edu-
cation" 1t is thought that such
plan will be of great benefit to
pupils and simplify the work of
the teachers. 1t will also be an
incentive to more thorough work
both by teacher and pupil.
Mr.. earn is also preparing a
school report that when COM
pleted will be the most interest
ing and comprehensive document
of the kind ever attempted in this
county. 1t will contain all the
valuable school statistics relative
to the schools of Marion county,
besides a complete financial re-
port of the receipts and expenGi-
lures for the school year of 1896
and 1897. 1t will contain brief
history of the educational develop
ments Of the county with cuts of
all the principal school buildings
with complete set of rules and
regulations He expects to have
this work ready for distribution
by the first of October.