The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-17

tere- where lies the trorbIeY n AR
the ~crr formation Of our public scbccI
ssstem. The countsy school has no cur
r'cs'an. IL rtooid have q definite courro
ana re Pnp'l- -hcs;d be made 20 fcish u.
Another distinguishing feature sf the
ne~ eonn'rf school Il lie parpo-e. The
Pfed~mtpens purpo-s Of the old vas 70 &C.
quire kno~isdge: tbs predominant mr.
pose OF the se~ Is 10 develop power. Tn.
90 method was pouring in'' process
the new method Of teaching T. a d~reiop-
ing 81 power. The old regsr ded the mind
- thing raPahie Of retaining /. rre.,
snsns fscts; the new regard. the mind =.
thing With lsfehf farces TO he deselor-g
by the proper exercise.
Again. the new district school i 60 ,,e
more practical than the old. For q ionr
ZINE there has been growing seesimeni
smoHg our people that our Svsfen Of etn.
cation Il not sufficiently practical. W.
have noticed that even college vounr men
hnd u dihcalt 10 adspt themselves "a
sexual lite. The fact that the child r,us,
''e prepared FOR life tyt~srning 10 live l.
ess-'ss :" iavor: hence the iuircductisp
81 manual training. cooking. sesinr. and
farming into our public school system.
hese great educational forces mentioned
IN The beginning Of nv remarks are en-
rhas'z'ng this practical ph-se Of educs
fion.
A. 20 the means II supplantinr The did
district school with the new. desire =,
mention only two. First. there must be
some local taxation. Our present school
taxation - insufficient 20 support an EN- .
csent public school system. Our nr~
constitution provides nc increase Of fund.
except through local taxation. The teach
ing profession and the public school on.
e'a'S onxhi 70 see that this local taxation
- provided for. Ma--achusstfs has the
nest system Of schools ct 81 states. In
me school year Of 1901 1902. she snent
Sia.lJ2.lJJ for public school nurroses
979s of which was local f,..tio, IL a.,
same year Virginia spent s2.uSf.G ken.
~" Of which was local tana.ion. some
90 YOU, perhaps. ha,,. r~td the article
written hv David = Cioyd. achosl visitor
~ thc 1rnernl Educational Boar The
article appeared in the April uumitrr Of
The krricw and Is we'll worth reading
ne auihor cou asrcs the -che,i system II
~" c"nntie- in Georgia: Hancock conn
~ representing the hack woods condition
20 ~" ph'Hc schools. due largely Go the
'"'A OF sufficient funds Bihh county.
representing the better condition af The
public schools, result OF a long torn, Of
organizsiion and administration under
The power Of local taxation and ebci-n,
supervision. The tvn counties are in the
same agricultural belt. and arc about fffv
miles apart Thirty wears aLa thew we're
under practically the same conditions
At 'hat ttmr hfhh county p5os ided a local
tax OF 3's mills ON the dollar for pai,iic
school purposes. Hancock provided no
taxation. Today Bid, county runs bor
'rhouls nine months; Hancock count, sv.
months Tn Bihh county tina salaries of
Teachers range from s25 20 500 On.
o q mai
county hold fret grade certihIatrs. aniv
hnr-uinc per cent iu Hancock county IL
o. -h"sa Boz this article. too. that ftc as
scsscd valuation nf Bihh county ha. i'm
creased more than one hundred and four
per cent during The last twenty wears /
while the as-csscd valuation of Hanr,rL ]
has actually decreased more than fifteen /
per cent This difference iu the assessed /
valuation of The two cnuntic. /. LARGELY
due Q" the efficiency off the one sr.f.m and
The inciicicncy cd The other .vstrm .f
-'""ol-- Local taxation that wiil provide
e" "hclr' system nf schools is the short
80 "nd easiest way tn The material. social.
1hd religious Development ct our Stat.
% means the Development IF onr farm.
he establishment of new industries. th.
inilding oi churches; and the growing. of
i"hie Young men aud women
in lhe second place, fhc Introduction Of
his nr" rural school calls for sLifffui
rfcnvrs sunrtinfrndcu. may lr,e
-n"a school buildings put un 90 over hi.
'"nhiN he NAV have biz SCHOOL. well
rfhru aud good runr-r flr each Grade.
be- maf have ihc very best apparatus Tor
'Hchine. Bono. unlcss hc ha. sLillfui ,
'fe"rt- thoroughly familiar with th, ,
'''-' ,hi "e-t methods of teaching. Dec O
, absolutely helpless. Where are those Q
. NINN.HN NHHaa|Hnfa H.a .
'- 'nnng mcu and women OF natural 9
'irni and ability. A. soon as she /. q
i.liu- 90 pay the price. She can sci {
AtiIin teachers Nas4urhuscfts nav. b.~ f
'''' ir'rhet- 1900 average salary OF SIt1 O
'f mnnin, Nireiuif, unlv 1872 We can o.
i rNncct our ynung m.u Co nrensrr O.
nrmscivc- iar This WORK. when fher ar. I O.
900 ihe riiii"i suiu OF $50 per mouth Tor O
'- month. Boo wear la
we hH'c considered some OF the nrob- y
m- "i public education iu conciu.
"'ui Oh address myself 90 The teacher. f
'''''''- What is the problem ct the &
eiN'ln'i Teachers 10 seems % me that y
Do one oi adaptation. BE sees and feels "a
be- new demands of the teacher Tfbei.
i-c and wishes tQ Dee Zoe harmony sitb s.,
Is profession, De must adapt hinscit 60 ,u
ne" cuftronmeHf- 90 Darwin's law
'ihc survival ni thr fttcst" should
isn absolutely iu any held ct activity. il =
'onid. above all. iu the tcaehiu. nr.fr.- -
'n- thc Teacher should stand s.,ieiv
lnn ihc platform 1T merit The uuiiir
H""i system should Doe absolutely free of %,
f"ti,ni. 90 iaNoritism in any form. OF D.,
''''e-' either OF church or Of state. ca
Revolution imminent. 10