The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-03-19
Coed Results Versus Difficulties
Of Fair and Field Day,

vi FAR ana Elel0 Day'
Recently at a teachers meeting in
;ewberry, Miss Elberta sease led a
,iscussion in which the way to over
ONE the difficulties of Fair and Field
lay and to secure greatest results was
pointed out.
To reduce expenses, it was decided
o have small exhibits, with only such
est work as the school would or
Mould already have, to make articles
# real use that will be worth what
hey cost, and to have care in pur-
chasing material. This year each tag
S to have on it the cost Of the ma
erial used in the making, and the
economical article will be given pref
9rence. The secure a conveyance for
children, it was suggested that chill
1ren and parents would be so inter-
ested after last years experience that
! trustee or a patron would furnish
wagon and team to bring t5e school
N to the fair. The prevent loss OF
tme from regular school subjects, the
IDEAL preparation for an ideal exhibit
md ideal field day was given, namely
preparation made day by day from
he very first day school opened; the
hest busy-work, maps, classroom
work, ETC., saved every day; all speci-
mems mounted on uniform cardboard
once a month and used to beautify the
,ass-room, where attractive work is
c!ways enjoyed by children; posters,
calendars and sand tables are used by
Il good teachers, with good results
in teaching ihistory, geography, Ian
lage, ETC.; from these the articles
=. ay be kept and the future exhibit at
fair arranged. The educational
lue OF making an article is greater
h>an the educational value of studying
OF books, books, books oftentimes. TO
keep the preparation from diverting
II child's mind a week or so before
fcld day, children must be trained in
j erary studies day by day, athletic
t ents must be practiced daily, which
is really the object of athletic features,
ard exhibits must represent the school
as it is, not as it could be. Those are
II e difficulties and the ways by which
& ey may be overcome.
A great gathering together Of great
rcople will always result in unalloyed
7od. The school children will agree
at April 1st will be their happiest
Hday; and the grown-ups, too, often
. d it so in the renewing of old
;ends3ips and the making of pleas
3 1t acquaintances. Boys who would
have attended school so long, or
/: ay not have come at all, are drawn
i, the school in order to practice for
t spelling match or the cne-mile re-
r race. People who watcia the pa
: lie, attend tie literary contests and
Y wv the exhibits realize as reVer be-
re the endless tasks and the neces-
" qualifications of the good teacher.
+; e rules for conducting contests es-
3: >lish correct methods of teaching for
+ entire county, for when it was an
T Hunced t-at all first grade children
re to read silently and look up to
L what they had read, all teachers
: gan teaching that way. The unity
of school influences, the friendly
I airy, the wholesome comparisons OF
lool efficiency and tie improved
6 lool spirit are discussed by Mr.. Tate
follows:
No teacher or pupil can do his best
srk in isolation. The hardest class
4 seacn satisfactorily is that composed
o. one pupil One of the greatest ad-
- ntages which come from the con-
8 ,idated school arises from the emu
IL ion created by the larger classes,
X school or school system which does
L,. occasionally have an opportunity
IL compare itself with other schools
school systems misses one of the
eat natural incentives to growth and
H~fection. Under the stress of tie
emulation caused by friendly compe-
luton, new ideas are quickly assimi-
5a,ad by teachers and trustees, and
i X ambitions aroused in the pupils.
he teacher who works in the small