The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-09
WRITES OF VALUE OF
SCHOOL SUPERVISOR
STATE INSPECTOR RURAL
SCHOOLS GIVES HIS VIEWS
| OF WORK /.
THE IMPROVEMENTS
Have Been in the Betterment
Of Actual SchooIroom
Instruction.
THE IMPROVEMENTS

letter setting forth conclusions
as to the value OF supervisors OF rural
schools In counties of this State, bas-
ed upon Investigations which have
been made along that line, has been
received by Miss Maggie NJ. Garling-
ton. county supervisor OF rural
schools. from Prof. Lueco Gunter,
State inspector Of rural elementary
schools.
The letter Is interesting in that 1t
places an estimate upon the work of
the school supervisor, and should be
OF interest to school patrons through
out Anderson county. as this is one
OF the counties of the State in which
supervisor Is employed. The letter
received by Miss Darlington reads as
follows:
For some time ! have had 1t ON
my mind to write letter to the su-
pervisors OF schools in the several
counties. When first took up this
work found myself almost lost In
the immensity of it. My first endeav-
or was to find what might be done
and how the State supervisor might
proceed. During the past few months
have visited several counties, have
been learning conditions, and have
been reaching some conclusions as
to my work. have heBitated to write
any general letters to supervisors
until had had some opportunity to
view and study the field.
"The work OF the county supervisor
was one that. had had no opportuni-
ty OF seeing and had no means of
measuring its value. One of my
foremost wishes was to- see the ef-
fects OF your work In your respec-
tive counties. have not had oppor-
tunity to meet personally as yet all
the counties where supervisors haN
been employed, but have visited sew
eral counties where supervisors have
been at work for some time. and ]
have visited other counties where
there have been no supervisor AS a
result of this observation am pleas
cd to say that the personnel of the
teaching force and the spirit OF the
teaching body in the counties where
there are supervisors justifies beyond
measure the work that you are doing.
1 wish. 1t were possible for every
county In the State to have q SUPER
vising teacher afsisI believe that one
In every -countyeg would greatly
strengthen the work that you are now
doing in the IL counties.
ITO me the most striking work that
you have been able to do has been
In the improvement OF the actual
schoolroom instruction. My o5serva-
ticn this Gal, has lea me 70 feel that
the great need OF the country school
teacher is to know what to do and
how to do 1t. T;haye seen evidence
OF the. fact where county supervisors
have been at work that you are sue
ceeding admirably In thus strength
ening thh character OF the teaching.
This Is q phase of the work of every
teacher tha. the public at large does
not readily see and appreciate, but II
Is the one that the school official very
readily detects; and after ali Il is
the one that counts most for the
children in school and r0.ders the
greatest service,
81 wish to be OF as much service
to the county supervisors as Is pos
sible. shall frequently depend up
on your Suggestion and advice.
hope that we may be helpful to each
other and that through me to some
extent the county supervisors may
be helpful to one another. For this
reason should he pleased IL the
county supervisors would feel free to
use my Office as q sort OF clearing
house for information. II you will bc
so kind as to send me reports OF your
work. any plans or suggestions that
you devise Tor your teachers or for
any use whatever In your county. !
should be glad - distribute these
plans to the other supervigors to that
one. may profit by the experience Of
another. 80
81 crave frank and open-heartea
discussion OF our work at all times.
My work with the county supervisors
already this fall has been genuine
delight to mo and has In large
measure taken the place OF that help
full association with. teachers that
have he'd the past several years IN
city school work trust, that yog
will feel free to call upon me ar any.
time In order that 1 may be of SER
vice, as Ishall likely be com"a'lsd to
call upon you
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