The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-08-28
Help The Good Work Along.

year brings many new Things into the
school life of Columbia county.
Among them is a new County Super
intendeut with his new and progressive
ideas, whatever they are.
The election of new Superintend-
ent for the schools of a county always
affects and influences the school work
of the county. If he is well equipped,
energetic, fearless and conscientious,
he can and will do much for the cause
of common school education. There
never before in the history OF the
public schools of the county was a
more favorable time for Superintend-
ent to dc good work, Each year the
teachers are, or ought to be, better
qualified for their work, than they
were the preceding years; each year
the directors are, or ought to be, better
qualified to understand the needs Ct
the schools and more willing and more
able to supply them; each year the
parents are, or ought to be more deeply
interested in the schools and more
willing to assist in making them what
they should be; each year the pupils
are or ought to be, better boys and
girls, physically, mentally and morally,
because it is the province of the
schools to make them so.
Mr.. Evans comes into the Superin-
tendency of the schools of the county
at an opportune time to do good work,
and is unusually well equipped for the
position and its duties. His ripe
scholarship, his robust physique, his
good moral character and his con-
scientious fearless advocacy of that
which ought to be in all his undertak
ings make him strong man at the
head of the schools.
1t must be kept in mind, however,
that the good work Superintendent
can and should do may be greatly
retarded as well as greatly enhanced
by all the active elements and agen-
cies that make up the school life of a
country.
The new Superintendent IN his
various public addresses, and in pri-
vate conversations has gwen the peo-
pie some ideas about what he pro-
poses to do to improve the common
school work in this county. His
course is meeting with universal ap-
proval. Teachers, directors, parents
and pupils throughout the county are
deeply interested in the new ideas ad-
vanced, and particularly in the pro-
posed course of study for the ungraded
schools which means better results in
all the rural schools, and which will
enable the pupils attending them to
secure diplomas when they complete
the course of study prescribed; and all
are equally interested in the Columbia
County School Journal, monthly
edited by the Superintendent and
issued during the school months in
the interest OF the schools.
From all comes the expression eek
cellent ideas, and practical, good
things" and from many comes the
question "Can these succeed in Co.
lumbia county1" The answer is most
emphatically "yes." How2 To
make these new features completely
successful throughout the county but
one thing is requisite, to wit: the
cheerful, hearty cooperation of every
school director, every teacher and
every parent. 1t goes without say
ing that If all these cooperate earn
estly the pupils will likewise do their
duties.
Let US then cheerfully, unitedly
help this good work along. The first
step to insure the best results, and
the quickest complete success OF
these new phases OF our school work,
is for US allto get in the closest posi-
BILE touch with everything that is
being done in the interest of the
schools of the entire county, and the
best way to do that is for each family
in the county, whether or not there is
director, teacher or pupil in it, to
subscribe for, take and read the Col
umbia County School Journal. This
will bring the Superintendent with
his views, his talks, and his counsel
into every home every month of the
school year. 1t will do inestimable
yood. All will know what is being
done, all will be more interested, and
all will be better and do better.
These two new features of the
school work should have the heartiest
support of every one in the county
because they are SO purely, so practl-
cally, and so thoroughly identified
with what makes for the improve
ment of our schools, and the advance
ment of our boys and girls. Let us
all help the good work along.
WM. G. JOHNSTON.