Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL
AS SEEN IN CHESTERFIELD
Some Serious Complaints Are Made
That May or May Not Be
GrOundlcss.
EvADE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
At Least Such Are the Allegations.
Glover Hill District Claims to Have
Grievance-A Call That Comes
From the Woods.

A writer in Chesterfield County who
claims to be patron of tn. ,cboo,~
writes as follows: certainly was
.'''ehseiF interested In thar article in
tne industrial Section or The Times
Dlspatch on Home and School on Easy
speaking Terms" Professor Copgin
has reduced the work Of tho So
school down from theory 70 nroctica
"n" seems to be making school work
wen worth while. We have school
trouoies In Chesterfield County. Can
oniS get teacher about half n season
aithouHh we pay taxes enouu, tn k,nn
the school open the fun term ". !. :,
our grievances before the county su,.r
,nlenoent--he does not even reply: we
lay them before the chairman Of the
county board and no closes his ewes
anu ears 10 our petition: we get in
touch with tho State superintcnden.
or education and We get evasiye nm
swers to pointed questions The r,oat
that We can learn Is that our tax n,onev
was expended In other sections I'm nre
rious years and hence We can not have
but half "A term unless we dig down in
our jeans and pay the teacher dIr,cti..
FOR the other hal: term. The Glover
Hin district Of oneyterticld County is
treated disda irfuily by the school pow
ers of the county.
A BROAD VIEW
OF THINGS is TAKEN
Tho public school is the only insti-
tuition In the land that LAYS n guiding
hand on the shoulder of every child
such guidance should therefore be OF
the best and II should he as constant
and full as possible. AS the child now
SO Will the county he In few years
to come. Neglected children means
negligent men and women. Idle chill
dren now. idle parents a little later.
n II
and helpless manhood and wonanhooi.
The rival districts OF Virginia need
moro than schoolhouscs; they need So
cial and Industrial centers. Four room
schools with ample acreage around
them to keep the teacher for n life
behavior ON the school farm let's
have model barns and buildings
thoroughbred cattle. hogs and poultry.
Install a dynamo and pumping plant.
Then Will the school serve the com
munity: then will the teaching OF the
school hold the boys and girls on the
farm. AS IL is. our boys and girls
are being trained for city life and
activity. The desire OF tho children
should he towards the farm soiidity.
not towards the city's glitter
To such an Industrial center every
patron would run telephone wire, and
thus there would be community
phone. He would also run wire for
power, litht. heat would save in
fuel, and mother would not have to
spend half much time in the hot
kitchen. The farmer would run a mile
OF pipe and have running water from
the Industrial center for all purposes al
all times.
Every Saturday VIC could all have a
half holiday and get tho boys and
girls and the men and women from
nearby sections to picnic with us,
play ball. sing. dance and be joyful
And We could have farm demons,ra-
tons every week. In short, there is
nc limit to the activities OF a real
live school in rural community. But
before we can accomplish much we GER
tainly must have men in Office who are
already awake TO the great poss!bIli
ties OF an active school. Al present we
have too many men In office all too
anxious just TO hold their Jobs. and
are but little concerned In the progress
and welfare OF young America.
tSote.--The writer OF the above speaks
right from the shoulder. His name is
OH lie in the Office OF the Industrial
editor. and can be obtained il neces-
sary TO add spice TO the discussion.]