The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18

Oh d pTluBdTy IOdcuGI WHO ucfOGCo I'LL
whole time to them during the morning.
Miss Hattie Black, who is away on leave
of absence, is the primary teacher.
The second and third grades are in
charge of one teacher until IL noon, after
which time the second grade goes to the
primary teacher, who gives her whole
time during the afternoon session to
them. This leaves the teacher free to
give her time entirely to the third grade.
The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
grades study in the chapel. The fourth
and fifth grades alternate in going to
their teacher-that is, while the fourth
grade is reciting under their teacher in
a private classroom, the fifth grade. is
studying in the chapel, and vice versa.
The sixth and seventh grades alternate
in reciting under the teacher in charge
of the chapel. This arrangement gives
the teacher in the chapel a great deal OF
work and responsibility. but it relieves
the lady teacher of the fourth and fifth
grades and enables her to devote her at
tention to one grade at a time.
By a system of morning and afternoon
work, two teachers-male teachers
have taught the sixth, seventh, eighth
and ninth grades. i. ==g.
We have no graduates this year.
This arrangement, which may have its
disadvantages, enables us to do the work
| OF twenty teachers in a larger school,
and consequently, if we accomplish the
| same results, our teachers must be hard
workers and good disciplinarians; yet
we believe our work is reasonably sue
~cessful. Pupils who graduate from our
tenth grade seem to nave accomplished
as much as those who graduate from the.
high schools in the larger cities.
Our graduates are now admitted to
| Greensboro Normal and Industrial Col
lege, University of North Carolina, Eliz-
abeth College, ct al; and so it is abso-
lutefy necessary that every pupil who
receives a diploma. should do all the
work outlined in our course of study.
However, graduation is not the only aim
a pupil should have, and so those who do
not take algebra and the higher subjects
which are necessary to- graduation, can
attend our school and be drilled in the
fundamental principles of arithmetic,
especially mental, spelling, reading, writ
ing and bookkeeping, or any of the sub
iects taught. These pupils, however,
cannot expect to receive a diploma from
the board of trustees; but they can get
at any time g. certificate from the super
~intendent stating the subjects>they have
studied.
We want to encourage the older boys
and girls to remain in school even
though they do not graduate.
When u schools were organized IN
1901, we had only "a single desks, and
these were for the first grade, and the
lrooms had no blackboards-in fact, we had
to rent a school building. By the generos-
ity of Mr.. j. P. Hickman each class.
; room has been fitted out with desks, and
by the efforts of the school board and
the will of the citizens the Judson Col
lege building has been purchased ano
some changes have been made in tn
class-rooms. It is to be hoped that tn
efforts of the citizens will not stop unit
the college building is made an u~p-to-datt
' school-steam heated, with modern con
) veniences. We especially need the steam
heat.
During the next school year a specia
effort will be made by the Superintend
f ent and his c~o-1aborers to make the worl
more efficient and the school more sue
cessful. With the hearty cooperation o
/ the parents and the pupils, we know OH
f efforts shall not be in vain.
r. M. WINS,
+ Superintendent.