Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-08-15
School Supervisors Report,

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the school there with a, very
much crowded house, there be-
ing three pupils at most every
desk. But despite the large
number Of students and the de-
mands for work, he told us that
he had the work we'll in hand and
only asked us to explain to the
pupils the compulsory attendance
law and the law concerning the
course of study. We took some
time in the explaining the details
Of the two sections, and when
we had finished the teacher gave
a little talk emphas ling the
things we had said and assured
the school that both sections Of
the law would be rigidly enforced
on his part.
We then asked him whether he
wanted us to give him a schedule
or restations and he answered by
pointing to the schedule on the
wall and saying: There is the
schedule you put on the board you
painted over the blackboard when
you taught here IA years ago, and
every teacher who has taught
here since has used it and | find
that | can make it fit the present
need and | do not want to erase
your hand writing as it has stayed
so long,"
Ofcourse we did not insist, but
took our leave for Johnson's Fork
where we found Miss Edna Ly-
kins comfortably housed in a new
schoolhouse that our Superinten-
dent Mr.. Barker had just com
pleted. With the exception of
blackboard, desk ceair and reci-
tation seats, her house was the
most complete Of any we have
seen so far. Seeing how very
much the house needed recita-
ton seats the supervisor gave a
boy a nickel to go to a farm house
and get a saw, hammer and nails
and with the aid of one of the
large boys in school we built tenn
porary recitation seats which
seemed to please the teacher very
much, at least she indicated as
much by'her profuse thanks to
us. She had left the grading of
the school for us to do so we did
that in a short time, and gave
her a schedule of recitations.
Then being assured by her that
we had greatly lightenedher bur
dens, we took our leave feeling
sure that Johnsons Fork is
blessed by having for teacher
such an energetic, patient anc
kind young lady who is giving
the best efforts of her life to her
work.
We then mounted Pacing Joe
and went to the Wheel rim Fork
Of Johnson where we found Pear
Gullett in charge, anxious to Sc;
US as he wanted us to grade his
school and give him, a schedule o
recitations. We atlonce went to
work and in a short time haC
everything in first class shape
and much to the satisfaction o.
the teacher. We found him do
} ing 40 recitations each day ant
left him with only 80 each day
He seemed much pleased witt
our help and assured US he coul
} do the work with more ease an
the assurance of better results
He is alive to his work and
putting his whole soul into it anC
as a new beginner he is doinl
extremely well.
We took our leave of Whee
rim for Adele, and as we tried
near way we got lost in tn
woods and finally allowed a hau
road to lead us out. By leadin
Pacing Joe down a logging blu
that was so steep that it SCENE
each minute he would upend, W
reached Adele where we foun
4 Henry Lacy in charge. Whe
4 we asked him whether he needle
help he said he had the wor
g well in hand with the gradin
done and a schedule of recit,
: tiohs, but asked us for our
which we gave him. He the
asked. us to explain to the scho
{ the section, of the school la
q concerning the enforced atten,