The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-16
4 GENERAL PLAN
Of SHsie matte Instruction # Pup
lie School Tas chers
COiN0TO Sc ADOPTED.

Endorses Il and lns:ruc:s
all Counsies to Do
Lik.W g..
State Superintendent Of Education
MsMshs1, who is ever alive to an7-
;hiag thst will tend to improve he
ser e-al condition Of the public scboals
Of The State, is now endeavo7ipg 10
hsve the c>u0ty superinterdalts ia
aus 1rate in cash county Of the State
the plan for the trsining Of the teach.
ers that MSS been so successfully been
pu. in operation in this county by Sapt.
Waljaoe
Tuesday NJ. McMshan issued the
following circular letter which is being
sent 10 every county superintendent Of
education in Inc State, and which Is
publ: sh.G il 0; DIR that the teachers
may tia soo1sr get full ezyiaga.i.G
CT what is sxps cssd Of then:
Dsar Sir: II orr er 70 assist the
.esche1s IL pu,tiog io:o ope:a ion tie
course OF str dg-e~peoia!ly ID ;oiiu.
irg the suggestion So to clas. iioa:lor,
prc.r,nme al ID pCimsry work: il ~ou:d
e se;I il ou couid provide fcr ths m
some sore of s&steuslic i"srruation
through tbe school year Oh Saturdays.
unee or twice r.on,b, to bsGin ss
oDco. This system hse teen inaDguret-
Cd in several counties, the u ..enatend-
ents and tbe.r boards be!rg a-zicus
&c brir all TIE rchools ipto veil CT
ganizst system, vel graded, acd veil
'auehs. There teachers 10 whom the
county seat is accessible s7e met thcre
CT one Saturday in each ncn;h; other
groups Of teachers are instructed at
other points io the county most acces-
s,bIe. For isstarc,: In R'chiand
county, at tie initial meeting il Go
iunbis last Saturday, thirty Eve tesch
ezs we're present; mex; Ss:usda7 Supt.
Wallace ard his sssi:tarts will met
the teachers in the IoH,l part Of the
county at Eastover, snd tho taEoRiag
Saturday they will meet the teachers
"a tho upper rsTt Of the county 81
Camp Grpuud-three groups fer this
county Here The teachers are beng
ins trusted II srisbmetic, Ezglish h ard
La-don's Teaching snG Glass MApag:-
ment." Special attention is givep TO
the problem CT grading :ha scaools.
a!ranging TIE daiiy Programme. sd
get ping the smaller children pref abi?
occupied.
SIX meeticgs should DO rtQu ei Of
e.ch group Of teachers hesween low
snd he close Of the schco! year. Tia:
Hcrk should begin this monk. Tho
|s1 Ttquiies that the rew hccks be
used as esch school Eoa oyens ahd the
ssajs,ion bs msds as pcsscrio d il
tie COURSE CT study pamphlet b. tie
Safe bosrd. Every school must COZ
form, ard at tie end Of the s,s,ion
re ale to repors &c the Legislature the
nuuGer Of children il each grade in
esco county.
Regulsr teschers' meetizgs ucder tie
authority CT the county board lot
only assist the tesche1s in the or:ani
zstian snd management Of their scho 1ls
as veil as in the better mastery Of cer-
tain branches CT study, but bring u: m
under ire oireclione OF The ocuaty sup
scioiendelt vi e-e he can Instruct The n
ID the proper EeeIing Of schools ;egis-
ers and rendering CT the reporss re
qui;ed, SC ira! Hereafter the staiis:ics
Of he county vii be mere actuiate
AID the county superintendent esa
4ase lis spual report With oon2sTs
i've ee.e. Tie tclcols CT cGua!y rra
thus brought inro S; Etem, scI; the
taschars feel the hol2:u! siinului nf
contsci With CO workers, a!l having
more 6eflise ends in view. Another
nesGfs is thsv we follow up the in,
struction Of the last sumner school
snd prepare fer that Ct the next
s7oid the loss of spasmcdic effocS snd
build up tire teachers by c;ntiruous
instruction, not OILY Theoretical ta.
practical.
While | have 10! yet a5Eursaca Of
he funds to comeensa,e tie llEtIuci2Is
that will be needed to ass:;t you, |
can pr misc to reimburse shem Tor tie
necessary expentes Of travel, e:c., [ sn
sues that al progressive eCu:asiors sre
90 Interested IL this work ths. in your
county as elsewhere they vii 6 adiy
contribute their gsrV,ces.
(D Will ) yoUr b. ard sppro7s me plan
AID sdopt q rule that the teachers
shall aitead at the places designated
by the county superintendent and shall
do the Wcrk as requirea2
(2) Ii SO, woUld you approve the fol
loving 1aned as youv. assistants?
(3) Can you obtain their Ec7vices
u.o1 The t. rms stated in this le.'el?
You will appreciate tie need Of hsv
iEg similar instruction giv&a 70 your
negro ,escbers. II some tf thu couo
ties oonI Ietent negro Instructors rave
kesn e. cored. Can you not fud such
negro Instructor for the negro tesoh-
ers 0: your county? If he oaiy ils!,ucts
them II keeping the statistics required
in The registers ard in making proper
report to ycu, it would relieve you Of
the innumerable an1oyances from
which, Whsn yon ccme to make your
report to this cGJe, sou now suffer.
E.,:a LNa.a Go,