East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-16

that they cannot give these matters
their personal attention. l believe
however, after the supervisor has in
| spected the schoolhouse, in company
| with one or more of the district off
! GERS If they are able to go with him
and they know just what is needed.
that the directors will be glad 10 au-
thorlze the district clerk, or IL neces-
sary, the supervisor himself. to en-
ploy some reliable person to thor
oughiy clean the schoolhouse and ont
buildings and to make any repairs
that may be needed. In many of the
schools the blackboards will need To
be re-clated. broken window-panes
replaced, the stove-pipe taken down
ana cleaned, and many other things
VIII need looking after.
IN few districts it has been the
custom for the teachers and several
vi her pupils to attempt to scrub ont
me schoolhouse on some Saturday
"oInetlmes few of the good women
| oi the neighborhood have underts-
Ken this, work themselves, rather than
nave their children attend scboo, In
dirty school house. However mnch
ot Lhis work is too hard for women
"Hu Gnuaren to do alone, and some
VI IT, such as making repairs ubon
SHe~sehoolhouse and outbuildings can
DE done better by a man. Then il
uoes not seem right either. TO eynect
I'alte~ persons to. donate their time and
iapor In this manner, when all of our
schooI districts are abundantlv ablo
10 pay for such work. and ba,o -
done right. nave II
Inc supervisor will find tba
tee@Her 5. register and examine II to
oe IL mas been properly filled ont
Ho Utat 'lne new teacher can tell inst
Mhat work each child has pona o,ar
uurlng the previous term, and will
Know something about how 70 49,
range the children in classes Son,a
l'ines teachers will fail to leave this
III lhe)r registers as required
~ Jaw ana If any SUCH registers are
Iouhh' an effort will be made to find
tne teacher ard have the register
properly made out for the benefit of
'he new teacher If there is a change
OF teachers, as is too often the caSo
~ the country districts
al the time Of this first visit tho
s"I@rplsors will note whether any
suPl'hes are needed for the openine
y, scnool' whether there is plenty of
Chalk, erasers, brnQms, etc. and he
| WEI make a list of the supplies need
ed and will make an effort througb
the directors to have these things oil
supplied for the openinr aoy 90
school,. vi
In few of the districts, AFTER the
contract Is signed the teacher ia Civ
en- check for fifteen or twenty dol
ars and is directed by the school
BOARD TO purchase any little supplies
or inGidentak she may need daring
lthe school term. She keeps an exact
account OF every purchase and at the
END of the term gives the memoran-
dum ito the clerk together with anv
mofey that she may Rot haze used. j
'hihE such an arrangement would
save the district Officers considerable
ootnef and annoyance and then there
would probably be no delay in get
alng the things needed.
Sometimes the work of the cchool
Ia hampered for week or two be-
>N's~ 40 ho eudib duQ Tue
blackboard cannot be used, or some
other necessity has not been supplied.
l hope that the supervisors can assist
the school boards in these plattens.
so that when the first day Of school
arrives the schoolhouse and out
buildings will be clean and in good
repair. the necessary supplies and
equipment will be on hand, the
teachers records will be in proper
condition.. and everything in good
order, so that there will be no time
tost in beginning the school work.
AFTER the supervisor has visited all
OF the districts in the manner | have
described, the schools will begin to
open and then he will begin his second
trip over his supervisory district He
will visit the schools and will wher-
ever necessary assist the teachers in
arranging their daily programs, in
grading and classifying their pupils,
and in any other way that he can
After becoming acquainted with the
work of each school il is not likely
that they will be visited by the super
visor in regular rotation. 1t will
probably be found that some teachers
are strong and experienced, while 9TH
ers will be young and inexperienced.
The former will not need much help,
while the latter will require more fire.