Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-14
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS IMPORTANT MEfT|AG

icOuuty met 'oh""''
with all the members present. Two
matters Of Importance upon which ac-
ton was taken by the board were
making the apportionment for the
schools of the county and classifying
the schools.
The apportionment was fixed at 81
liner capita Tor the scholastic year
Ils11-12. This is the largest apportion-
|ment the schools have ever had.
| II will be remembered that the rural
thigh school law passed by the Thirty
second legislature provides for the
classification of the schools into pri-
mary. intermediate and high schools;
land limiting the work that may De
dome in such schools. In a primary
school only the first four grades may
lbe taught; in an intermediate school
Ionlv the first seven grades may De
Taught; while the high schools are
Iclassed as high schools OF the hrst
frank high schools of the second rank
and high schools of the third rank
leach depending upon the NUMBER Oh
teachers employed and the NUMBER OF
wears of high school work offered.
The matter of proper classification
,of the rural schools under the new
law presents some difficult problems
for solution. Yet it is believed that IN
la few years these difficulties VIII all
be met. and that the efficiency ana
effectiveness of the work in the
schools will be greatly strengthened
Inv limiting the work to the number OF
teachers employed. In bulletin NO. lo,
recently issued by the state depart
Iment of education, we find the follow
ling: 1T is the rankest folly to per-
init one teacher to attempt TO teacn
Iall the classes or grades OF work rang
ling from the first grade in the primary
,department up to and including the
high school subjects, the number OF
classes being from twenty to forty per
dav and the time given to each class
being from five to ten minutes. Such
lis the condition in many of the coun-
try schools of the state today and
which condition is sought to be I'M
proved by the new law. No wonder
that many children become discour-
aged and quit school and parents mar
vel at the supposed stupidity OF their
own children, and complain at the IN
efficiency of the teachers. 1t is doubt
full if one teacher in country school
should be permitted to attempt to
give instruction in all of the seven
grades of the intermediate school, and
the county board of education, before
authorizing an intermediate school OF
seven grades in district has author
lity TO require the district school trus-
tees to provide at least two teachers
for such school, Such provision can
be made and must be made if the
children in the schools are to get full
value for the money expended for
their education"
In classifying the schools of Brazos
county the board was of the opinion
that the first six grades of work were
as much as should be permitted in any
one-teacher school, and most OF such
schools were classified as intermediate
schools of six grades. But, in view of
the fact that the instructions from the
state department of education govern
ing the classification of the schools
had Just recently been sent out, and
that the trustees had no way of pro-
viding for another teacher for the
present term. few of the one-teacher
schools were classified as intermediate
schools of seven grades, such classi-
fication to be for the present term
lonly.
The following is the classification
VI IIe SCHUOlS VI lHe Nouhty
High schools of the third rank
Bethel, Steep Hollow, Kurten.
High schools in which eight grades
of work may be Millican, Well
born, Smetana, Alexander.
Intermediate schools of seven grades
Reliance, Harris, new school in Dis
trict No. 1, Rye, Midwife, Blanton,
Cottonwood, Liberty, Concord, Macy.
The rest of the schools of the coun-
ty were ciassed as intermediate
schools, in which may be taught the
first six grades.
1t should be remembered that the
county school board, in making the
foregoing classifications, had in mind
to do the greatest good to the greatest
number of school children, and that
this classification is subject to changes
as conditions may warrant.
1t is earnestly hoped that the dis
trict school trustees and the patrons
of the schools will study carefully the
provisions of the new school law ant
that they will cooperate with tht