Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-28
AUDRAIN SCHOOLS.
What About Your Next Term
Some Requirements.

next term of school. There are
many things that need your care
ful and thoughtful consideration.
After the employment of the best
teacher that the funds of your dis
trict will permit, one Of the first
things for consideration is when
shall the school begin? This
should receive more thought than
is usually given to it. While local
conditions may not be the same,
yet | do not think there is any
logical reason for as much varia-
tion in the time for beginning the
schools as exists in the county
now. The following should be talk
en- into consideration before be-
ginning the school. (D Will the
farmers be through with their
busy work so that all of the boys
can start at the beginning? (2)
Will the weather be suitable for
the children to be in school? (3)
The date of the two days Teach
ers Meeting of which if is the
duty of every teacher to attend.
az Are the school house sur
rOun1ings in suitable condition
for the school to begin?
The Teachers Meeting will Oe
held on Friday and Saturday.
August 10 and 20. The purpose cf
this meeting is to plan the work
and instruct the teachers for the
next term Of school
The best teachers will give
their methods of instruction. New
plans will be introduced and dis
cusSed. While it is called Teach
er'S Meeting it is for the benefit
of the schools. Those teachers who
failed to attend this meeting last
,,'ear failed to introduce into their
schools some methods that have
brought excellent results in other
places. Who was responsible for
this? No matter when You be-
gin your school. INSIST upOn
your teacher attending this meet
ing. The time will be worth moro
to your district at this meeting
than in the school room.
Lastly, do not begin your school
until you have inspected the
school house and its surround
ings. The School Board as a unit
should go to see the conditions.
The following, at least, should be
carefully noted. (l) Is the house
warm and comfortable. and are
the walls and the floor clean? (2l
Do the windows have shades t0
regulate the light and also keep
out the sunlight? Shades ar
cheaper than eye glasses. (3)Arr
there enough small seats for the
little children so that their feet
will touch the floor and not swing
to and fro all day uong, and
desks for them to write on with
out having to reach upY (4)Is the
blackboard in good condition
| (5) Is the stove in the center of
the room with no jacket so that
part of the children suffer with
heat, while others suffer with
cold. if so where do you want
your children to sit? Move the
stove nearer the door and put a
good sheet iron jacket around it.
(6) Is the water pure and health
full or has it a bad OdOr and does
it contain germs of disease? Don t
take any chances on the water. \
few cents worth of permangan
ate a potassium will destroy the
organic matter in a ciStern. 1t Is
cheap, effective, and harmless,
! CD Have the weeds and tall grass
been cleaned off of the yard? (S)
Are the OuthOuseS in a clean, SAM
tary condition or are they spect-
men of physical filth and source
of moral poison? (9) Is there a
library of well selected books f1e
the use of teachers and pupils9
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