The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-30
REPORT SUPERVISING TEACHER
Miss Sadie GOggans Makes Report OF
Her Work For Last
School Year.

Reports Of supervising teacher OF
Newberry county September 1, 1914,
to July /, 1915:
During the past school year as su-
pervising teacher of Newberry county
travelled 2,67O miles by rail and 1,449
miles by private conveyance. 1 made
129 school visits, held 29 public meet
ings and stayed in the county superin-
tendent's Office Is days. We have had
eight teachers meetings, one teachers
institute, one fair and field day and
one county graduation exercise.
1t is difficult to measure class room
efficiency, yet 4 notice the scoring OF
teachers in Newberry county increased
25 per cent from 1914 to 1915. The
main duty of tie supervising teacher
is to see that better instruction is
given by a trained teaching force. How
was that splendid corps of teachers in
Newberry county trained while in
service? The greatest way was
through demonstration lessons. While
on sotool visits the supervising teach
er enjoyed showing another way thai
lessons might be taught, method she
has picked up from the teacher last
visited perhaps. At the teachers meet
ings excellent teachers were good
enough to bring their pupils in and
show low lesson could be taught on
homemade chart for example. At
the annual teachers institute the New
berry city teachers gave delightful
demonstration lessons which were dis
cussed afterward.
Helpful printed matter was avail
able. A. teacher who followed Mr..
Tate's mar ], which was given freely
by the State, could not go far wrong.
Eight supervising teachers together
got out monthly plans to teachers
which contained suggestions to make
the country schools more attractive.
Clubs of Newberry teachers ordered
at reduced prices regular teachers
magazines which were invaluable to
the progressive instructor. On the bull
letin board of the teachers rest room
appropriate cut work, drawings, songs,
poems and motion plays for each
month were kept In this room also
ffpresented certificate of satisfactory
libraries were added new books on
methods of teaching and sets of sup
Elementary readers, without which no
school should be satisfied.
How many teachers have further i'm
proved themselves by attending sum-
mer school? The county board of ed
ucation encouraged this summer prep
aration by paying SIS with the first
months pay claim of teacher who
teaeeer, was used to make busy work
work in two full courses.
No matter how efficient bbe teacher
was she could get the best results
without equipment, so many nome
made charts, cards and perception
strips were printed A homemade
mimeograph, made by an energetic
teacher, was used to make buy work
cards. Much equipment had been bought
and this year witnessed the purchase
of single roller maps, adjustable
roller shades, single desks, hyloplate
blackboards and water coolers in
many schools. The supervising teacn-
er enjoyed discussing equipment with
trustees.
In any large undertaking the mass
impulse was used. Each school in
Newberry county had a cleanup day
and was scored by the State card. To
set a standard and to insure entrance
to f2igh school the seventh grade pu-
pills of the county stood uniform ex-
animation on a certain day. The su-
pervising teacher enjoyed grading the
papers. From these examinations 55
pupils received at the seventh grade
exercises a State certificate stating
that tie elementary school work had
been successfully completed. The CO.
operation of all again made the Fair
and Field day an inspiration and a
standard Of measuring of schools.
We heard mucn of the teachers and
patrons working together for the up
building of the school. There were in
Newberry county % active school I'M
provement associations that aided the
teacher by inspiration, by cooperation
and by funds. With little comnnu-
nifty corporations compulsory educa-
ton and special school tax were voted.
Through the county superintendent's