Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-12-18
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that some floor oil be used on the
doors and would suggest that at the
Christmas holidays the walls be gone
over with some cleaning agent and
would recommend whitewash. ms
cheap and sanitary.
Desks and seats were clean and
we'll busted.
There is water tap i'm each of the
rooms, and no common drinking Gun
permitted.
Fire Protection.
10th ire escapes were found to be
practically useless. In one instance
the window was SO badly stuck that
1t could not he opened, and in both,
wire screens were securely fastened,
SO that II would be difficult to remove
them. Further, we do not believe n
majority of the children could use the
IRE escapes as constructed, and would
recommend that n platform and rail-
ing IN front of the window leading to
the escape be provided.
The stairways are large and unless
cut oil by flames would afford ample
projections. There are direct external
exits, by means of outside doors. pro-
Nided Tor children on the lower floor,
however, we found in two rooms,
these were locked, and the keys either
iost or misplaced.
1t IS recommended that n thorourn
md efficient fire drill be established.
frof. Gollehon tells us that he in
tends to establish such n movement,
al once. We think this absolutely
necessary, and believe that teachers
and students should be instructed in
this drill until there would be pcrrcc,
order IN leaving the Building in case
81 fire.
| Heating.
INC building was found well heated
win the exception of two rooms. in
winch there is complaint, in very cold
| weather. THIS is being rcmedicd py
the use OF an oil stove. We cannot
advise the use of an oil stove ms n
means OF heating school room, bu-
on account of the limited use made
"i II and the constant current of fresh
air passing through the room, do not
Lelicvc much harm is being done.
| All OF the rooms were visited md
the teachers interviewed, and we may
shy, here, that we have nothing bu,
favorable criticism to offer as the
character and amount of work bcinu
done, everything running smoothly
good order being kept and all teach
ors seemingly working together fo.
the best interests of the school and
all seemingly giving thorough sun
port to the principal.
We find, however, in some of the
departments there is overcrowdinr
and do not believe the best work can
10 done or that the school can give
sufficient instruction without more
teachers. In the primary grade we
find 10 attending in the morning and
IN the first grade 30 attending in the
afternoon, all under one teacher.
| While we blievc this is too much
work FOR one teacher and il would be
better if two teachers were provided
ntill us II matter of economy il may
be permitted.
In the second and third grades we
find 81 pupils under one teacher.
They are about equally divided be-
tween the two grades, one coming in
he morning and one in the afternoon.
The young lady in charge assures us
that she can give no individual in
structions, that all work must be class
work, and that she feels that she
cannot give the students rs mucn
time as they should have. Your com
mittcc agrees with herf ully, we be
| NV titb Aitpt lMO kINuth aIlOuIu Ds
kept in school both morning and af-
tcrnoon and more attention given to
the individual. We believe that by
following the present plan of giving
only half time to these grades. is to
engender lazy habits and IL distastc
for study on the part of the pupils
which will certainly tell against them
in the higher grades.
The fourth Grade iq ton full with 40
students. In the first year high
school we find more congestion than
nj any other point Here the room
is full to overlooking. There is not
enough air to breath, scarcely enough
seats, and not enough room for the
teachers to pass among his students
or get to the blackboards.
More Teachers NEEDED.
We find in the whole school Ali
pupils and . teachers, or 46 pupils To-
each teacher which in our opinion is
entirely too many. We think thai
some means should be provided to Sc
cure at least 3 more teachers and
find that there is sufficient room in
the building for this increase. We
want it distinctly understood that
nothing in this report is to be taken
az an advise criticism of the manage
ment of the school or the school
board. We know they are doing the
best possible with the limited means
at their disposal, and we can but com
pliment the teachers and commend
them for the immense amount of
work they are doing under diff
culties.
We feel that better acquaintance
between the patrons of the school and
the teachers would be advisable; we
believe this would give parents q
better idea of the work the teachers
are doing for their children and the
difficulties with which they are sur
rounded. We are told by the prin-
cipal that he intends to make an ef
fort to get the parents to visit the
school and take more interest in the
work of their children, and we ask
this body to use every effort to make
this success and beg all parents of
children to meet Prof. Gollehon half
way in his effort and get in close
touch with the school and if they
have criticism to offer, let them do
80 at close range.
Respectfully submitted,