The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-06
COL, WEBER GIVES
HEARTY APPROVAL
TO CLAYTON PLAN
Ex.sUPERlNTENDENT OF NASH
VILE SCHOOLS IN FAVOR Or
YEAR ROUND TERM.
THINKS IT ENTIRELY FEASIBLE
Believes in Still Further Extension OF
Public School Advantages-Thinks
Year Should Be Divided Into Three
Terms.

Terms.
Col. H. C. Weber, head OF the Co.
lumbia Military Academy, and one OF
the foremost educators of the South,
is decidedly in favor of the plan adj
yocated by Commissioner OF Educa-
ton P. P. Claxton for schools the year
round. COL Weber was formerly SUI
perintendent of the Nashville public
school system, and in that capacity
had frequent conferences with Prof.
Claxton upon the subject.
However, Col Weber thinks that
the idea advocated by Commissioner
Claxton has been somewhat misun-
derstood, He stated in an interview
this morning that the latter was not
advocating actual class room instruc'
ton twelve months in the year. He
thought that he had been somewhat
misunderstood upon this point. In
frequent talks with Prof. Claxton, ne
| had always said that he was in favor
Of the school room terms being d.
yided into three terms probably any
two of which it would be necessary
for a pupils to attend consecutively
in order to secure promotion to a
higher grade the next year. This
system would permit the pupils to &c
8 any two that we're most convenient
for them. "In some sections said
Col Weber, 1.-The schools begin in
June, in others in September, while
still others start the public schools
land various dates are made to suit thu
lcondition of business that prevail II
that particular part of the country
Now if the schools ran the yea
round the schools would be enabled
to be in session twelve months in IN
wear and children could attend tn
, terms of the school that were bes
: adapted to the needs of their parents
: In this way, no child would miss
J chance for a good education, no
: would the school property be lyin
vacant a fourth of year."
81 approve also very heartily tn
Vocational idea of Prof. Claxton. Thu
however, is no new thing, as 1t ma
. lbeen in vogue in most city schools &c
some time. l am in favor OF still III
lther extending it. q. believe thu
the schools should be open seven day
lin the week, and that not only CHI
dren, but their parents should be
lowed to gaip some Of the advantage
that they hGve to offer. Schools WEI
/. made to serve the people, and not Il
people to fill the schools. They shou
he humanized and their courses 80
= ranged that those who have In ear
life been deprived Of the advantag
- of schools may be allowed to tai
,Itpart in the great benefits that tn
lhaye to offer even at somewhat
yanced age. For this reason,
;. schools should be open at night a
ho on Sundays SO that the laboring mi
=, if he desires to, may go there and
10 |some of these advantages. The M
"a lual training that these schools
give will be of inestimable value
"a lchildren in later life in the purs
ox. of a profession.
.ho "The plan Of Prof. Claxton is
tirely feasible and practicable. 1t
90 simply advocated with the idea
- making schools of greater service
,is the great mass of people. II ad'
40 ed, as it is in many places, 1t
,+s keen the teachers in employment
year round, the school property
be open twelve months straight,
greater percentage of the pu
. will be enabled to get good, t
nm ough education. 1t may decrease
Q attendance of pupils at some one
3 the terms, but in the course of
the total enrolment should be la
2 and the service rendered much 81
. err. 1t takes care of the bright, q
Schild at the same time as the slo
S,more backward boy. No child sh
Q ever lose grade or fail to gain
. motion under it."
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