The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-01-29
PROBLEM OF COUNTY
SUPERVISION.
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Another plan which is very import
ant for securing interest, ia that OF
making the social feature a very
strong one. This should be planned
especially for the first day and even
ing. BE sure that teachers get
acquainted with each other. and with
the instructors. Arrange the FIRST
evening for meeting of citizens and
teachers. A short literary and must
cal program with few pointed toasts
will suffice for entertainment as the
matter Of getting acquainted should
be the special feature Of the evening.
Another question, which Is Of more
general Importance than either one OF
those mentioned, is the question Of
duration OF the institute. Shall we
conduct the institute on the plan of
the summer school, continuing in
session three Or four weeks, or shall
we hold the usual weeks session?
In this connection IL would seem
advisable TO have some uniformity OF
plan to be observed throughout the
counties OF the State. In the absence
Of legislation, 1t occurs to me that
county superintendent in operation
with the State Superintendent could
do much to solve this problem Of du--
ration Of county institutes. II it
could be agreed upon, IT would seem
wise to have summer school OF 3 Or
4 weeks, Immediately preceding the
county institute.
Some competert person should
have the management and control of
this summer school, and also the
management Of the institute imm ID
lately following. A reasonable tut
tion should be required OF those
availing themselves OF the privileges
Of the school, and the balance neces.
sary to defray the expenses of the
school should be paid out of the in
stitute fund. immediately upon the
close OF this school, the county insti-
stute should be convened and remain
IN session one week. In this way the
two sessions would be br0ugh togeth-
CT, and each would promote the In
terests OF the other. The only mater.
ial difference between the two would
be 10 the matter OF attendance which
in the case OF the summer school
would be entirely voluntary, while In
the case OF the institute the atten.
dance would be compulsory.
Provision should be made for
course OF study which should 80 far as
possible be uniform throughout the
State, and yet sufficiently flexible to
permit Of adaptation to the needs In
the different counties.
AS the sessions Of these summer
schools would probably uccur at the
same season OF the year, IL would lc
necessary to have seperate managers
or Instructors for each county. b,
skillful management the summer
school combined with the institute
would cost little " any more than the
usual weekly session OF the county |
institute Is now costing.
So we find the Problem OF County
Supervision to be very complex, when
we consider 1t in the various detail s
of duty. and cooperation OF teachers
and superintendents will be found
necessary In securing needed legIsla-
ton, aud IN securing unity and har.
mony in the educational system OF
Idaho.
Certainly there is reason for hope In
the young state Of Idaho. Ii our ed.
ucational system has defects, those
detects have not become fixed by long
standing customs aud presidents, SO
that there is no hope for their eradi.
cation.
Therefore, it is TO be hoped that all 1
good citizens may feel a deeper inter-
est in the educational institutions of
our state, and that all may work to-
Gether for the improvement OF our
system OF public education; for 1t is
certain that we could make no other
tequest to the generations following,
that would equal 10 value perfected
system Of public free schools.
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