Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-20

ing discussion by Mr.. w. w. Me
Bride, who gave some three or
four objections. But in these OBJ
jections | fail to see ground for
their presentation. In the first he
says, We could not afford the
necessary outlay of public funds. "
This outlay Of public funds would
be cash investment, yielding a
good profit. This profit would be
in the form Of better trained
citizenship. The outlay would not
be so great. for it would be not
more than S1.50 for the average
taxpayer.
His second objection is. 1T is
to be school for the training Of
teachers" The County High
School is not school for this pur-
pose. The State Normals are the
training schools for teachers,
while the County High Schools
are for the masses. 1t is true that
a number of our Young teachers
will get training in the high
schools and go into our primary
and secondary schools to teach.
They will do this until the Nor
mails can supply the demand for
specially trained teachers.
AS to making teaching a step
ping-stone to something higher,
the high school is intended
to eliminate this practice by
making the teachers work a
profession, and by developing a
spirit of civic pride that will MAKE
our boys and girls contented on
the farm, by opening their eyes to
the possibilities of farm life.
The argument that the high
school in Henry county is moi
holding all the pupils of the county
cannot be taken as a criterion for,
do not some pupils from all our
good schools at home 60 to som,
school away from home just to bt
in a new place.
Now, | wish to discuss "How
| We May Get High School ano
What it Is" The establishment
of a County High School is witt
the county court. Any county
court may establish one or more
County High Schools BY levying d
high school tax of not more thar
Is cents on the hundred dollars
worth of property. When thu
court makes this levy the stali
will give the county one-third az
much as it leyies. so we see ou,
county is losing quite sum every
year by not having a County Hig
| School. After the court has voLeo
the levy it elects Il County High
School Board Of SIX members with
| the county superintendent no tw,
OF whom are To tie elected iron
the same school district. Fl is
board locates, establishes and man
ages one or more County High
Schools for the county. All teach
ers of these schools must hold high
school llceasvs. These schools are
of three claSse nanely-first,
second and third ass. A county
that is poor may establish a third
class high school, which will carry
a two years course of study, but
will not prepare its pupils for col
lege or university entrance. A
better school is the secord- Glass
high school, which gives a course
OF three years, and prepares its
pupils for entrance to the univer-
sity on condition that he may be
easily removed by the apt pupil
The best high school is the first
class one, which carries a regular
four years course and prepares its
pupils for entrance to college OF.
university. | must not be under
stood TO mean that such schooi
is preparatory to the state nniver-
sity or college and nothing more
1t will do this, but the mission q,
the County High School is to pre-
pare young men or women for
broader and more useful life. Sucl
a school will carry necessary
courses in English and Modern
Languages, together with courses
in Agriculture and Domestic SCI
ence. The latter two will appea
to the masses Of the people, foi
80 per cent of their boys aud girls
are to remain on The farm. ANY
pupil who has completed thu
courses in the primary and second
airy schools may enter the hlgh
schools free of all tuition. The
poorest boy or girl of the county
may have an equal chance with tn,
boy of means, who is able to g
away to school and pay tuition.
These. schools are not to prepar,
pupils to get easy JOBS. but to pre-
pare boys and girls to do hard job,
with greater ease and better prof