The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19
PLANS FOR MODEL STATE SCHOOL.
State Superintendent Of Education
Explains Meaning Of Prop
Osition in Statement.

State Superintendent of Educa-
tion w. Fl. Smith this morning is
sued a statement, addressed to
county superintendent of educa-
tion and others. telling of the plans
of the model School" to be estab-
Iished 10 this state by the general
educational board, which some
county would be chosen to conduct
experiments that will be followed
with absorbing interest throughout
the country.
The statement Of Superintendent
Smith in full is as follows:
10 the County Superintendents and
others:
In view of the widespread inter-
est manifested in the recent an
noucement of the scheme to pro.
mote a model county organization
for industrial. social and educa-
tional development and in answer
to many inquiries COM
ing to this Office relative to the
matter, | am furnishing you and
the public with this brief state
ment to explain the proposition as
far as rhe details have been worked
out. The General Education Board
has made an appropriation, as here
tofore announced. to assist the
county selected in financing the or
ganization in harmony with plans
outlined in my letter to DR. Wal
lace ButtrIck. executive secretary
of the board. The details will be
worked out during the months of
July and August. after which the
county will be selected and the
work started.
One county with typical condi-
tions, favorabIy located. and hav'
ing county agricultural high
school, will be selected for the dem
onstration 1t will be necessary to
have the fullest cooperation Of To-
cal citizens and officials. since this
must be done through legally con-
stltuted authority absolutely. No
outside strings will be tied to the
proposition; it will be for the coun-
ty and controlled by the county.
The plan will call for the coopera-
tion among themselves of the coun-
ty school officials, board of super
visors and the trustees of the agri-
cultural high school and for the as
sistance Of all extension agencies.
state and federal.
The county superintendent of ed
ucation will naturally become the
chief executive officer and his office
will need streng gthening He will
be provided with an assistant su-
perintendent and ample clerical as
sistance You can readily see what
each of these officers Will he ex-
pected to do.
A county agricultural commits
sioner, and home economic agent, as
provided by law will have head
quarters at the agricultural high
school where they will be provided
with such clerical help as will be
necessary for highest efficiency.
They will be members of the facul-
ty and extension agents of the ag-
ricultural high school Their du-
ties are understood.
A county health officer, a compe-
tent physician. on full time, will
be a part of the scheme as well as
such other assistants and helpers as
will make the organization fulfill
its purpose.
AS an incident to the county or
ganization, it is proposed to make
the county agricultural high school
the chief school in the county.
common meeting place for all
county organizations and make 1T
in some ways serve the grown ups
as we'll as the children 1t would
be proposed to bring men and wo-
men together from all parts of the
county, almost without cost, in
short courses under the leadership
of competent instructors in all
phases of farm and home life.
The above is given to indicate in
a very general way the meaning of
the proposition. Full details will
be furnished as worked out later in
the summer and every county in