The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-04

Give them all the assistance IN your
power in its mastery and correct pre-
sentation. I am sending each of you
copy under separate cover.
8. The State department of educa-
ton is preparing and will place in the
hands of the county superintendents
and teachers of South Carolina score
card for rating country schools. Copies
of this score card will be sent you. 1t
is intended to set an approachable
ideal before the teachers of the State
and to furnish them with a standard
for estimating progress. Use this in
j, centive to the limit. 1t would be in
teresting to make a tabulation of the
close of the year showing the total
progress of the county as shown by
these score cards.
9. When you visit country school
the specific thing to attempt will ma
turaliy depend on the conditions which
you find. In general you may do some
of the things indicated below:
a. Suggest such Improvements in
the arrangement of the furniture as
will give a better lighting. Make a
not of the cleanliness and sanitary
condition of the house and grounds,
and suggest Improvements along this
line in accordance with the recommen-
dations and rules of the State board
Of health. -
b. See if the teacher has the ele-
mentary manual and is following the
suggestions laid down therein.
c. Assist the teacher in making a
daily program which will give her
fewer classes and a better general ar
rangement of her work. Help her. cor
rec+ mistakes in classification along
the lines indicated in our Rook Hill
conference.
d. Observe her work in teaching the
ordinary school subjects and note the
mistakes she is making in her methods
of procedure. At recess or after school
give her friendly suggestions as to the
correction of, these errors. Gradually
take part in the conduct Of the reclta-
tons, and during the day give three or
four model presentations of important
subjects. Give the teacher the benefit
of your experience in the manage
ment of the school. If the reading is
poor and this is traceable to a poor
method of teaching the subject, it is
better to secure definite results in this
subject than to spread your efforts ov-
er the entire curriculum. OF course
it is not necessary for me to caution
the supervisors against any action
which might weaken the influence or
authority of the teacher with her pu-
pills. Tact constitutes three-fourths
OF your qualifications for your import
ant work
e. The supervisor who leaves with
the children at recess new game OF
makes some permanent contribution to
the district resources for. social rec
reation has done a good days work.
If through her suggestion school or
community literary society or coun-
ty lyceum is formed and she thus con-
tributes to the elevation of the intel
lectual and social life, sho will have
performed lasting service to her
county. Get the Clemson bulletin by
D. w. Daniel on debating and public
discussion for distribution in the
county.
f. Look at the teachers register and
note the enrolment and attendance. If
necessary, instruct the teacher IN
keeping the register and making re-
quired reports.
g. Ascertain what children of the
school district are not in school. Find
the cause of the non-attendance and
try to get them in school.
h. suspect that every county which
employs supervisor will arrange for
a county school field day in the spring.
The county superintendent and super
visor will no doubt explain these plans
and will bring about participation in
the field day by every school in the
county. In the field day exercises GER
tain events should be thoroughly
drilled and uniform for all the coun-
trv schools. Each should be encour-
aged, however, to make some original
contribution The University Of South
Carolina and Clemson college each
publishes for free distribution a bull
letin on school athletics. I should be