Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-09-05
School Supervisors Report,

been working in the schools OF |.
Elkfork and vicinity. We spent
the week with the following
schools and teachers: Williams
Creek school with Charley Will
Jams in charge, Fairview school
with Dedia Cisco in charge,
Crockett school with Fanin, Lyons
and Barker in charge. Laurel
Fork school with Skaggsin charge
and McClain School with Day in
charge.
Each of these schools seems to
be doing very good work, with
the consolidated schoola at Crock
ct, doing the best of any school we
have visited in the county so far
on account of the fact that the
teachers have go few grades each
that they can give their entire
time to the pupils of these grades,
making much more rapid progress
than if one teacher had all the
grades. We hope our patrons
will haste to see the advantage
offeredin the consolidated school
and will unite with the county
superintendent to build more Of
such schools in Morgan coun-
ty.
u In one school we found some
friction, which we at once set to
learn the cause and to remove.
1t did not take long tofnd out that
the school had in it some rude
boys that needed a firm steady
hand to control and the teacher
had not exercised as strong
discipline as he shold have done,
and as a result the large FRY"
had made up their minds that
the schools had no laws they
were compelled to obey and were
giving quite a bit of trouble to the
teacher We soon informed the
teacher that we had teachers in
Morgan county that had no schoo
that would be glad to have his
job and that they were apt to gel
it if he did not at once set to put
into work a new order of things
that would make the large as wei
as the smaller boys know thei
places in school. We also in
formed the unruly ones that i
was the teachers duty, as well a
right, to suspend any boy or cir
who became a nuisance to the
school After we had stayed ther,
long enough to overhaul all tn
needed conditions we went Of
our way feeling that the teache
was more determined than eve
before to do his whole duty
We stayed over night with tn
subdistrict trustee and in gu
talk with him we found .hir
ready and anxious to do all tha
he could to help the teacher.
If all our trustees will look
little closer after the work
ing of their respective school:
visiting them often and inquirin
into the general conditions tha
go to make up a school, W
will soon have much bette
schools than we have now. The
depend too much on the teachC
to carry the whole load. Paren
too often make the mistake
talking to their neighbor of Il
teachers shortcomings inste;
of going to the teacher as a frien
and the children under his charg
and in a kindly way point out Il
mistake and advise a remedy
they have one, and if not, lea
the teacher tomake such change
in his manner of procedure
he thinks best for the childre
for the schools exist for the chill
rem and not for parent or teache
And any thing that is best f
the children is \best for Il
school.
We also had the pleasure Ia
Friday of spending the day at t
Trace Fork school where H.
Franklin is teaching, with
school and BIZ. Kennaird's schC
joined for the day in friend
rivalry Of the old fashioned spe
ing match.
The pupils entered into t
spirit Of the occasion in a hear
good way and seemed somewh
inspired with greater zeal for Il
years work. The good patro
of the school brought and spre
upon the school lawn a dim
4ho+ oo,,ld NOT foil RI safety n