Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-28

School. For the present it will be
more convenient for the superintend-
ent to retain his office at FurloW
School, but from the nature of his
duties it will be impossible for him
to remain there at all times, besides
ma. tiers of detail and administration
will require that each building shall
have a head, responsible to certain
extent for matters of discipline and
detail AS now constituted, the super
intendent is virtually superintendent
and principal. Every little matter Of
discipline and the smallest detail OF
the work comes to him for adjustment
the principal having no more author
ity than one of the subordinate teach
ers. Under the new order of things
all of these minor matters will go to
the principal, who shall be clothed
by the board with authority to aet
upon the same, coming to the super
intendent only when there is a failure
of adjustment and leaving him more
time for supervision and the duties
which would regularly come to him
Until such time as the income of our
schools will permit you to place a
man in charge of FurIoW School, il
Will be necessary to appoint some
one of our lady teachers, who on ac-
count of age, experience and evenness
Of temper, will be qualified to govern
large boys and girls. In some of oul
larger systems ladies have proven sat
isfactory as principals of grammar
schools. 1t will be necessary to re-
wise your rules TO a certain extent tC
clothe your principals with the au-
tLDrity necessary for the admin stra-
ton of their offices.
Additional Grammar School Teacher.
In the grammar school, on account
of not having an available room, il
has been necessary for some years "a
place sections of the Sixth and Sew
enth Grades in one room, and require
one teacher to handle both. Having
taught these pupils in the absence OF
the teacher in charge, l was deeply
impressed with the fact that we are
doing both teacher and pupils an in
justice. The teacher, by requiring
her to do double work in two adyanc-
ed grades, which should require the
most careful training and handling
and the pupils by not getting the in
struction and attention they SO much
need. The Fifth and Sixth Grades
are very full this year, and even if it
were desirable to continue the present
system, | do not see how it could be
done. l would recommend that an
additional teacher be placed in the
Grammar School
In the High School during the past
year, tie following has been the
state of affairs. AS you know, we
nave in answer to demands made
upon us extended the course of study
in the High School. This, l think, was
an act of wisdom. There are five
grades in the High School; two divi-
slons OF the Eighth, one each of the
Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Grades.
Spelling runs through two grades, as
does penmanship, and so satisfactory
nave been the results that | would
recommend that spelling and penman-
SHIP be extended through all grades
OF the High School. AS bookkeeping
was introduced for the first time this
year, we were enabled to combine the
Ninth and Tenth Grades. OF course
this cannot be done another year. In
the Eleventh Grade both stenogra-
ply and typewriting had to be given
during the same period. There were
SIX members out of ten in the grada-
atlng class who took these subjects.
Inc length of the period Of recita-
ton is forty minutes. While three
We're reciting stenography the other
three were using the typewriters. thus
cutting the length of period to twenty
minutes for each study. / wonder