The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-01

ing cards 20 notify parents an.
vided as a means Of calling u,
tention OF parents and guardians r,
the defects when once detected w.
believe that the information atau.
Child's physical condition which .f
teacher gets Will be an inva....
asset in teaching the child NOR.
fectively. With this bulletin ton .r.
sand copies OF a special State Eua-4
{ Health bulletin on "Teachinc T.sr-r
in Public Schools and Medic IN
spection of Public Schools was a
tributed to teachers. Or. W. : Ram
kin, Secretary OF the State Boart ~
Health, has prepared a lUE,.r
'Health Talks For Public schools
in which have been outlined fifteen
fve-minute health talks and sa--.-
tons to help make the talks Interest
ing and orderly. Two OF these talks
are required each week. Some ut tt.
most important things about the
cause and prevention Of typhoid fewer
and tuberculosis sanitation. etc. ara
treated in a simple way. This hui
letin was also published by the State
Department of Public Instruction ant
distributed TO the public school t,a.h-
erS.
"~Ground-Itch or Hookworm Dis
ease is another bulletin published ly
the State Department. of Public In
81 o1lIoIl LIN 0l1ti 49, 'NtA tM'F....
school teachers. There have been
hundreds of requests for copies Of this
bulletin. as also of the others % The
health bulletins, coming direct from
homes where more information about
health and the prevention of disease
is eagerly sought.
These bulletins are now made tho
basis Of examination on physiology
and hygiene for teachers certificate
At t1ach9r institutes hr4e+...f
health talks have been given. some
times by a specialist; and in many
instances at these institutes and The
summer schools at the colleges cN-
aminations for defective yes and ears
have been made by some teacher to
illustrate the practicableness Of such
tests by teachers. The result of IN 8
has been that a great many teachers
have gone back to their schools and
examined the pupils and helped many
of them to better health and thereby
TO become better pupils. The teachers
are gradually finding out the import
ance of this phase of their school
work from actual experience. learn
ing to do by doing I am sure there
arc signs Of growing interest in the
all-important subject Of preservation
of health. The state Board of
Health, Of curse, is doing everything
in its power to advance this work
and is cooperating fully with the
school forces, and the school forces
are lending their aid to the plans
of that board.
Public High Schools
During the year 1909-19f0, the
number of public high schools N
operation increased from 100 10 10.
The number of schools giving a four
year course of instruction increased
from 2 to 10; the number of those
;y.n q hr~n ~ -, &C. frL,a >
to GO. In all there have been 1919
Of these schools established up to
date.
Only eleven counties are without
these schools, and as the last Legs
lature increased the appropriation
$4,000, we hope to be able this year
to make an appOrtionment to meet
all Of the most meritorious applca-
tions for aid.
These schools enrolled 5,775 stu
dents and made an average daily at
tendance of 4.145. The number or
students enrolled outside the local dis
trict was 1.608; the humble of board
ing students enrolled was 1870; and
the number Of teachers enrolled was
34s. 9
The total receipts for the year
190e-1910 for public high schools
were s138,631.77, and the total ex-
penGitures were 1927. 054.88.
These schools bridge the gap be
tween the public elementary school
and the University and colleges. Hap
PLY does this connect the two parts
OF the system hat SO lOng remained
apart. 1t is now possible for the poor
est child in all the land, provided
he have hope and a reasonable amount
OF brains, to go all the way from the
Kitten grade as it is sometime
called. or beginners class in the
rural elementary school. through the
rural public high school and the Uni
Verslty or college in one system, the
course of study in each part Of the
system co-ordinating with that OF the
other parts.
The last Legislature made provision
Tor the establishment of count farm
lie These schools VII fur
n!sh the most efficient connecting link