The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
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VIRGINIA BUILT
The enrolment In the high schools
was 22,540. an increase of 2.2S0.
For Better Supervision.
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iS cHTOhuieHI III Inc iiiku SLhOViA
was 22,54o. an increase of $3.50
For Better Supervision.
! Mr.. StearRes next took occasion to
plead for better school supervision.
He said that the division superin-
tendents record 1865 visits to
schools, which Is an increase Of -
967. These officers spent 2o.3s0 hours
in the schoolroom while on their
tours OF inspection. Only 26,113 hours
were so employed during the prscsd-
ing year. but despite this encourag-
ing increase a large number Of schools
were again left unvisited.
A word of praise was sounded tor
the thirty-five colored supervisors
who, under the direction OF 2tats
inspector, have raised from prfsDss
contributions much more than the
entire cost OF the system. These
supervisors, according to the State
superintendent. have revolutioni1ed
negro school and home life In vtr-
ginia.'
An interesting feature OF the State
gu perintendents address was his
SioNtc iitc titV Aoh1AO 90 WVa 80 AAsr
review OF the past. He quoted from
scores OF division superintendents who
had been asked to name their most
progressive policies at this time. The
answers OF these Superintenderta
showed no little diversity ~ opinion.
but the suggestions were all eminent
! ~ practical. Some counties wanted
better teachers. others desire practical
education. and still others are in IA
vor of larger buildings and CONSOLE
dated schools. Several superintend-
ents think that greater results may Be
I obtained by arousing trustees and
patrons; others look for future prog
ress through compulsory education.
Next Steps Suggested.
Mr.. Stearnes at this juncturc brief
ly suggested four next steps" which
included. in a way, al the plans OF
the division superintendents. Touch
ing on the CHEAT improvements OF
school league work he said: Its UNI
derlying thought la the conviction
that the schools are for the people
| and not the people for the schools.
Means must be provided.
a---'"To make the we'll established
wishes of the patrons effective.
b----"To make their contributions of
time and money tangibiy cumulative
and cooperative.
c-"To make the school center
OF community life.
Concerning the teachers he said
1.-THE faithful teacher who -
iucapacitated should be pensioned.
! a---"Thc teacher who has borne the
heat and burden OF the day for twenty
!, or twenty five years should find sads
ut hand an elixir of youth In kindly
sympathy. financial support and pro-
ressinnal zeal
I a---'The credential of teachers en-.
] tering the profession should 10
! AIMED Closely
/ The speaker also said 1t Is very
/ clear that broader and more elastic
course of study is All immediate and
argent need. In other words. there
| should be q difference between the
curricula for city schools and for
country schools.
| Next he touched upon the financial
problem Of the schools. when he said:
Finally. how shall we finance the
/ program which has been presented7
At present the per capita amount
which Virginia spends for education
| is very small. yet even at our dEurHs
/ it will cos. us 100000 annually to
| educate just the number Of children
whose names have been added to our
enrolment since la11-12. Our In
crease in revenue during that time
| has not exceeded 100000. There ara
whole counties IN Virginia which have
not yet dreamed of the possibility of
adopting the Tazewell plan OF not en-
ploying low grade teachers. yet ]
doubt if there is county in the State
which does not wish to adopt that
plan Where shall we turn for thess
larger demands?"