The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10

pills. We can never educate our peo-
pie by any false economy. Our child
rem know little OF many subjects, but
are taught no subject thoroughly.
1t Is the duty OF the County Super
intendent of Education to supervise
the instruction given In every school
in the County and to determine the
quality Of the work done in each
school. To do this thoroughly he
ought to be able to go into any school
in the County, from the highest to
the lowest, and SO intelligently Eek
anime any class in that school on
any subject taught as to determine
clearly the quality of the work done
by the techer. You may have a man
of that type and of that degree of
equipment, but If you have, you are
not paying him enough salary. What
do you think Of the propriety of ap-
pointing a little twelve or thirteen
hundred dollar man to supervise the
work Of fifteen or eighteen hundred
dollar man?
Too often do our people elect a man
as Superintendent of Education not
because Of any superior fitness for
the performance of the duties devolv-
cause he is a shrewd politician-in
fact a shrewder politician than his
opponent who may have all the neces-
sary qualifications for efficient service.
this county, and if you go into every
school district in the county, l would
have you visit the several schools
80 that you may see how the superin-
| tendent has the educational force of
the county organized and how efficient
are the teachers and trustees in the
several school districts. l would ask
you, with the aid of the teachers, to
ascertain and report the number of
white children in each school dis
trict within school age who ought to
be in school, but do not attend. III
you will make a canvass Of the chill
III,
you will be surprised at the number
of parents, white men, who, by rea-
son Of ignorance, do not insist on
their children attending some school
and have no appreciation of the fact
that every white child has God given
right to an equal chance to every 9TH
er white child to develop his God
given faculties, and every parent who
tunity. ought TO be held up to pub
| lie scorn and contempt; and if you
are so disposed, 1 trust you will pre-
sent the name Of every parent in this
in school, but are not to be found
there.
In visiting the schools, do not per-
nit the teacher to get off any little
Friday afternoon stunts, but take your
seats in the school room unobstrusive-
ly and ask the teacher to go on with
her usual work. You may not ave
a college education; you may never
have taught school, but if you will ap-
ply the same business intelligence to
the work being carried on in the
school room that you apply TO ord
nary business matters, you will be
able to tell whether the teacher is or
is not doing good WORK.
Now, Mr.. Foreman, in this matter, as
in all other matters devolved upon
you by law, you are required by the
terms Of your oath to make diligent
inquiry and true presentment made
according to your best understand
ing. trust, Mr.. Foreman, that this
year will be one noted in the history
of your county because Of the work
done by the Grand Jury, animated by
no other purpose than to conscien-
tiously and impartially work for the
public yield.