The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
IA GEN ERAL PLAN \
Of Syste matte instruction Pud
Tic School T'as chsta
oo,NoTo sE ADOPTED

( ~ - S''Not y oNttOI 10 ~
como TO sc ADOPTED y
State aupeY'n ,endsnt NC Mahan
Endorses Il and Ins,tuc,s
all Counties TO DO a
l.ikS VS.,
State Superintendent Of Education
MsMahan, who is over alivo to sny.
thing that will tend to improve ,lo
goi oral condition Of tho public SCHOOLS
OF the State, is now endoayoying 10
have tho c,unty superiateudonte in
ausurate 10 oaoh county Of tho State
tho plan for tho training Of the teach
ers hat hiss been 30 successfully been
putin operation in this county by Supt,
Wallace.
Tuesday Mr.. MoMshan issued tho
follcwirg circular lottcr whioh is being
sent 70 tvcry county superintendent of
education in tno State, aud which is
published in OF der thnt tho tenchers
may III, SCORER get full cxpIana,ign
OF what 10 txpe ctsd Of them: M
D'ar Sir: La orc or 10 asaist sho
teachers in putting io,o opeIa ion tho
| noutso Of ttLdS- specially ia foiio1.
ing the suggestion sa to classification.
piogr .mmo aid prlmaly wo, k, it would
lcwo'l if! !! ou GOULD provide for til, III
somo ort Of s!sseiuatio destruction
through Tho sobovl year On Ss,urdeys,
cnso or twice month, to boain at
once. ibis ststom has orn Inaugural.
I'd in sevcrsl ocuatios, the,urerla,end-
outu and thor boards bpipg xious
10 brir 6 all the rohoolB Tito well or
ganizaa tsatenl, vel graded, AID we'll
taught These teachers 10 whom tho
OK anty test is aooctsitls a;o mot thnre
on ono Saturday in each mon'h; Of hor
groups Of tcaohcrs src Instructed ct
othor points III The oounty most sooes-
eibla. For irsta1 os: In R:obIand
ccunty, at the initial meeting ia CO
!umbia last Saturday, thirty five te,ch
crs were present; next Saturday Supt.
Wallace ard hiu aseiStauts will mset
The toaoher, in tho |ow,l r,rt oy tho
county at Ea.toyer, and tho fol'owi.g
Saturday tloy viii moot tho tcacbfro
"a th> upper rsrt Of tho o. uniy al
Camp Qttuod-- thrco groups for ,lllh
equity. Hero he teaohors arc bo ing
inttruosed III arithmetic, Ecelish mud
Laadcn's Teaching AID Claso Msnags-
Eens." Srtoisl attention is given to
:be lroblom Of grading ths schools,
arranging Ito dsiiy Programme, AID
kee pirg tho smaller children pr, & ably
occupied. .
Ok meetings ohould DO 1tqu 0 / of
zach group OF teachers totwcen nov
and tho close OF tho sohooi year. 1'le
work Lhould begin this month Tho
law rqui!cs that tho new books ho
used as each school low OPENS ard the
srndasion ba III ,do a. presorib d io
tie oourao of study pamphict by the
Siato board. Every school must con.
fern, ard at tho tnd OF tho i, s ,ion
we arc to repors TO tho leeielai uso tho
Dumbor Of obildfen in oaeh grade la
each county.
Regular teschere meeiipgs utdor TO
suthority OF the county board rot
only sss,Nt tho teachers IN tho orgeni
zatlCn tnG management Of III cir tchc lis
40 vol a6 III the bctter mas tcry Of cer.
GAIA branches Of etudy, but bring th5m
undor the directions Of the county tup
trin'cndc0t wore ho can Instruct them
~ Tho propot Keeping Of sebo ocls ceis
'crs anu rendofing Of tho reports 70
quTtd, 30 that Lefeafter thc stptistio,
ot The couEty viii be moro accurate
AID the county superintendent osn
mako his annual report With ocmpara.
two ea:o. The tchooIa ola oounty FRA
thus brought into q 8, stem, and,tho
teachers lcel The helpful s,iolulusof
conteci with 90 workers, all having
moro dc6oito ends in viow. Apo,h hor
benefis 10 that 40 follow UP the ia.
struction Of the last summer school
and prepare for that Of tho noxt-
avoid tho loss Of spasln'odio effort and
build up Tie teachers by c,ntinUous
Instruction, pot only theoretical but
practical.
Whilo | havo nos yet assuranoA Of
The funda to compensate tho instructors
that will be needed TO assist you,
eau prt misc to rolmburso thom for tho
necessary expenEes Of tlayol, GO. an
auro that all progressive educators Gre
80 interested in this work that in your
county as elsewhoro they will adly
contribute their b.rvico4. 33
Cd Will your beard approve tho plan
aid adopt 1uIo that the teachers
shall altohd at the places designated
by the county superintet don't and shall
do tho work as required?
~ II SO, would you spprovs the fol
lo"lng Damed as youts Assistants
(3) Dan you obtain tLeir services
VI on the ttrmo stated in this lottei?
You will epprociste tho need of hsv
lDg similar lnatruotion given to your
negro teachers. In eomo tf the coun
ties competent negro instructors have
boon ., cured. Can you not find euoh
negro II struotor for tho nc gro teach.
trs Of your couuty? If liz oaly irs.ruots
thom III keeping tho ktatistios re quired
in tho registers and in making propor
report to you, it would relieve you Of
tho innumersblo annoyan COS from
which, when yon como 10 mako your
report to this cffi,o, you now suffor.
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