The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-06
Of Interest to Trustees, Teachers and
Patrons.

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tees. teachers and patrons throughout
the county to this article in the hope
that good may result from it. All are
doubtless aware Of the recent text book
adoption, and the storm OF dlsapproval
which it has aroused in some sectlous.
Now that the schools are about to open.
most every patron is fearful that his
pocketbook is going to be severely tax.
ed. Let us calmly consider the question
Before the State OF South Carolina pro-
vided the law for state adoption. it was
| left to the teachers and trustees 10 select
| the text books desired The result was
that the text books were changed al
most as frequently as the schools chang
ed teachers. This plan became such a
nuisance, and worked such a hardship
on the people. inasmuch as each school
had its own adoption. and when the pu-
pills changed schools they frequently
had TO change their entire SET OF books,
that this State finally saw the need for
uniform system and standard in order
to protect her citizens from these fre-
ouent changes, hence the machinery OF
the law as it now exists which provides
that an adoption shall hold good for at
| least FIVE years. The adoption recently
made will stand until l9lT. and all
schools and patrons have until Decem-
Der 1912 in which to gradually work in
to the new adoption.
The advice which J. desire to give to
the trustees and teachers throughout the
county is to organize their classes in the
old books of last year as far as practlc-
abe. letting the pupils take up the work
where they left off, or wherever, IN the
Judgment Of the teacher, the pupil can
do the best work. Continue the text
book until favorable opportunity and
necessity arises, at which time change
70 the new adoption can be made with
the least trouble and expense. For IN
stance class may lack one, two, three
or more months to complete certain
book now in use. If advancement be
deemed advisable, then let the class TO
be promoted take their old books and
exchange them as part pay on the new
books. Possibly If the old books shall
have been finished early enough in the
session, they may be made to do service
in another class, and thus can pass
throughout the entire session OF 191l-l2
and even a few months in the fall Of
1912 before the exchange time, limit
will expire. I would most strenuousJy
urge and advise teachers against a
wholesale change to begin with. II you
are a new teacher in the school, then
take time to use the old text books until
YOU know the conditions we'll enough
not to make mistake. OF course there
will be instances when the new books
may have to be prescribed from the first;
but if the teacher is careful, and viii
observe these simple directions. thenew
adoption will be worked in so gradually
during the next fourteen months that
! the people will scarcely feel it over any
other year. As to the patrons, now do
not imagine that every cent you NAV
spend during the next year for needed
books, stationery, ETC., IS caused oy the
rew adoption. You must needs eNpend
some money each year on your chi!creo.
Weigh these matters carefully and con-
siderately and I feel sure it will not be
half as bad as has been pictured.
After the exchange period begins the
depository here will very likely have
second hand books which can be bought
to temporarily fill needed gaps, and
later on can be exchanged for new books
by paying part cash. have made a very
careful study of the question, and while
it gives much tronble to those OF US who
handle the repositories yet to the peo-
pie who must eventually buy the new
books, if the teachers will use good
Judgment and not rush on to attempt
wholesale exchange at once, the matter
will soon adjust itself. and by another
year the people will not be conscious OF
having had the agitation which now ex-
lists. Trustees are requested to see that
copy of this article is put into the
hands Of their teachers.
Respectfully,
E. J. BROWNE,
County Superinte endent Education.