Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-06
REPORT.
Continued From First Page.

] W HUI ltSull olllNl W As,t Nhitth
in injury TO the school system in the
building:
Fourth. The affairs of the High
school have been i'll critical condi-
ton, and such that the Board should
give the school their careful and con-
siderate attention, to the end that
the work therein may be brought up
to the proper standard and all inter-
ests harmoniZed.
We find the teachers have been
lined up against one another in such
way that there has been constant
| friction between what is known as
the new and the old teachers, to such
an extent that there has been di-
rect interference with the work of
the school. We find there has been
constant warfare both in and out of
the school, between these two fac
tions, and the teachers to be en-
ployed there next year must be made
to understand that they must sink
any fractional differences that may
exist, cease carrying tales and settle
down to earnest cooperation and the
| teaching of school for which they
are employed. If such spirit can
not otherwise be effected, it will ne
cessitate complete and radical
change in the teaching force, in or
der to bring about proper harmony
essential to the highest and best in
terests of the pupils and the school.
Fifth. We are also of the opinion
that the course of study in the High
school has not been as carefully fol-
lowed as it should have been. And
while we recognize the unsettled
condition of the school two years ago
and the necessity for new courses of
study and the necessary labor and
trials which were needed to show
what was best and proper, yet con-
tinual changing cannot but be detri-
mental and disturbing to both teach
ers and pupils. 1t would seem that
the committee on course of study
should give this question its earnest
aid careful consideration, to the end
that more simple and stable course
of study should be introduced.
We feel that it is the desire of the
citizens that our High school train
ing be carried on SO as to more
Thoroughly and completely embrace
the fundamental branches, to the
end that a pupil going through the
High school may be qualified for the
duties of life rather than making his
course preparatory to a college edu-
cation.
Sixth. We also recommend that
the course of study as prescribed by
the Board for the grade schools,
should be more closely followed, to
the end that scholars passing from
such schools to the High school, may
enter the same more nearly upon the
same plane.
Seventh. We find that there has
not been a sufficient nor a frequent
enough visitation of our schools by
our superintendent; which, no doubt,
has given rise to feeling that injus-
tice has been done some of the
teachers dropped from their posi-
tions, who felt that as clear and full
an idea of their abilities and methods
of managing their respective schools
was not known to the superintendent.
We realize that the past two years
have been full of perpleXing prob
lens, and that many details have
been thrown,upon our superintendent
which has made it impossible for
him to devote as much time as he
should, or probably would have
| liked, to the visitation of the differ
ent ward schools and to a proper ac-
quaintance of their methods and the
work that was being accomplished.
We would suggest that rule be
made to the effect that the superin-
tendent's office hours should be dur
ing the afternoon and that his entire
mornings should be left free for a
personal supervision and visitation
of the different schools and the work
being performed in them.
Eighth. 1t has also transpired that
there has not been as much criticism
as there should have been of differ
ent teachers work, which has al
lowed the teachers to continue
through the year with feeling that
they We're doing good work and all
that was required of them, so that at
the end of The year, if they We're not
re-engaged, the dropping of them
from the roll has come in the nature
of very painful surprise, which
could have been avoided had free
and full criticism of their work been
offered them during the year.
II is due to any employee that lie
should know wherein he is deficient
or wherein he is not carrying on his
work III harmony with the system
and to the satisfaction of his super
visors.
In several instances the superin-