The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-15
RambIe Teachers Visit.

was being worked on at Ramble school, the teachers availed them selves of the opportunity of visiting other schools. They divided into groups, taking one school in the morning and another in the afternoon. They went with open eyes, ears and minds. and saw, heard and perceived many things that will be of value to them in their own work.
 Oaklawn, Jones and Central were included in the visitation, and at each place some phase of the work was found to be especially charming.
 Many Points of Interest.
 The many points of hepfulness noted can not be mentioned in these columns. There was one center of interest, however, which can not be passed over without special mention, the class about whom everybody is talking, the first grade reading class of Jones school. This precocious class has read three books and ex- poets to complete fifth by the time school is out in the spring. This is d model class demonstrating the value of the lateral" course in read ing adopted. The ability to read flu ently is established il the first year.
 Central School Music.
 Those who were fortunate enough | to visit Central school and hear the i eighth grade sing were openly de- lighted with the treat. The fourpart | songs were exquisitely rendered.
 In Various Rooms | Tn the third grade room at Jones school was found on the round table a plat of the schoolroom made on a true scale by the arithmetic class l The objects in the room were repre- seated by pieces of cardboard Every | child had contributed his desk to the l setting by writing his initials upon a l bit of cardboard and placing it in it's | proper place on the plat. Those who are ardent in the matter | of teaching children the greatness of their own state will he pleased to | know that in one room, high around 1 the blackboard, and looking as if it 1 were there for an extended time, IS | written the series of points in which | Arkansas eXcels In another room the word straight | was written upon the board and in | bracket beside it, the words stand, | sit. sleep, walk"
 All Grades Visited. Lessons were observed by these |
 t.. ft~nr l the first to the eighth. They had | chance to see how others get the | same work done, ho wthey meet the | same troublesome problems that l arise in teaching and how other stu dents than their own acquit them selves during study hour and recita- | tion
 Will Bring Good Results.
 'It will do our school good "This 1 will make our teaching better. These and many similar remarks were made by the Ramble crew as , they returned from their day of l happy and profitable visiting.
 superintendent's Visit.
 The superintendent visited all the ! faculty meetings this past week, pre- , senting a standard system in dia- | critic markings which will be stressed ! from now on, throughout the entire | school.
 Girls Making Baskets.
 Girls in Ramble school are making | attractive little baskets of crepe pa per- suitable for favors and are sell ! ing them at 10 cents apiece for their library fund The baskets will be on sale at Wyatts book store
 Contests. Throughout the schools little con | tests are going on almost every day. 1 Contests in reading arithmetic, spell l ing, geography and almost every other | subject are waged with enthusiasm, | and one who takes an interest i7 1 school work is fortunate to be | chance visitor on such a day.
 Enthusiasm is contagious and by | the time the contest comes off, a | good epidemic of interest in that sub- ! ject is raging The result is often a | permanent weakness for that study, l which is altogether good
 Miss RiGhart in City.
 Miss Eva RicMrt state organizer ] of the s. | A., spent Thursday in our l city studying our schools and che | work and possibilities of the School | Improvement Associations. She passed the greater part of the | morning at Ramble school and made | an excellent talk before the eighth l grade She covered many valuable | points and among other things she | said that a school building need not be used merely from to in the day. time, but might also be thrown open at night for those who are not privi leged to attend school in the day ses- sion. The superintendent and others are already at work upon a plan for night schools. This will be of great advantage to those who. though still Of school age, are compelled to work