The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08
The Gail10lI't Chronicle
r. E. HAYS, EDlroe
TO Members Of The School Boards.

during the school year Just be-
ginning YOU will deal with many
important matters, III handling all
of which l wish you the greatest
possible success If our publ.
schools are success the welfare of
the state VIII be enhanced. These
schools cannot he II great success
withou' You make them so. But
tie work of the public schools is
not single minded Job 1t Is n CO.
operative Business aud demands the
best that teachers parents, officials,
ALI of us can give to it, IL may
be that ,he State Superintendent or
his assistants can help you in some
of your Problems. Ii you want our
services. mt any time, lot Us know
We vii respond cheerfully aud ID
what Ne can TO serve you.
My offer n few reminders?
Tde first one Is tins: Let all bnsi-
II .ss be done in u regular meeting of
the BJarl ani let all business at
such meeting be done and recorded
il II regular way. Each question
should be open for discussion ana
then pnt TO vote an1 the result re-
corded by the secretary whose min
utcs shCu!d always be read to the
Board for approval before making
tie final rec jrd. This pan will
Woil misunderstanding so likely
TO arise aud then in ca Sc of trouble
later you will hove relia lie record
bY which TO settle it
/ should like to put in a plea for
teachers salaries. / do not believe
there Ii n state in the Union where
the general character of the teach
ers will average higher than in West
Virginia. We have number of
toachrrs of many years of success
FIJI experience and we have host OF
Younger ones most of whom are
working harI to prepare themsel-
YES for the best possible service.
Let H. encourage and help them by
paying the best salaries we are able.
That Will help get us better schools
and there Is no wiser investment
than an investment for better
schools.
Some of you Will think of district
supDvi ion. 1t is worth thinking
about. Blu. IL such matters we
Should not attempt to go faster
shan conditions will lstify. Dom
employ n district superintendent
until you can get good one
Good ones are scarce beca use this
is new ield and to be really good
for this work man should have
special training for it, Good dis
trict supervision will increase the
efficiency Of the average district
thirty to forty per cent and it is
therefore good bufiness. Within
the past wear representative OF
nearly II dozen other states have
been in West Virginia Studying ru.
raj supervision and they say our
plau of district surelvision is good
IL such able critics pronounce it
good. we must be wise enough to
give it thorough consideration.
If you are building new houses,
build good ones on good. large lots
with school gardens and play
grounds where possible.
Among our new school laws is
very excellent one providing for
medical inspectors Tor our schools.
This law says all indel onuent
districts shall appoint such officials
and magisterial district may do Sc.
Many Districts do rot have the
means to pay any consi lerable sum
for this purpose but perhaps you
can find public SPIRITED doctor in
your distuc. who will visit tue
schools in his usual rounds for
mere nominal sum. If so, you
should not fail to avail yourselves Of
his services. The spread of conta-
gious diseases should be checked
and defective eyes, teeth. throat and
iung~ IN children sh)1ld be treated
Tor the sake Of the odded health
and progress ia their studies that
will resu'C
October - is TO ho Cleanup.
aad-Beautify-dav." II we all Join
with the schools in this crusade
against unsightliness, f!th aud dis
case, it VIII tell for the health and
happiness Of West Virginia.
The law makes 10 your duty toap
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