The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-12-25
SUP'T ANDERSON'S
VISIT TO SCHOOLS
Editor, Phoebe Record:

Editor. Phoebe Record:
Perhaps your readers will be in
terested in knowing some impress
siont cleaned in this, my first trip
to the schools of Lincoln County.
have been unable TO get into this
eE 1 u my sdper sion district un-
Til this time because of the extent
Of the work in the section close to
lAy ol---~, / se~u~r with the extra
wolk OF organizing two district insti-
tutes AS year.
At Caliente | found two very ear
nest teachers doing all they can to
advance the interests of the school,
in general the conditions in the Cal
iente schools are good There was a
lack of information regarding the re-
cent changes in books. and some of
the old books were still in use How
ever, the change to new books is
rapidly being made and the school
Will be doing the same work as
other schools in the state. One
very satisfactory feature of the
school is the introduction of manu-
al training and sewing. We shall ex-
pect good reports from this school at
the end of the year
Two days We're spent in the
schools of Panaca. Probably no
other town of it's size can boast of
as many school activities as this lit
tie pioneer settlement of Nevada. for
here are found a county high school
a local grommar school and a county
normal schol. | found a very prac-
dcal man in charge of the combin-
ed grammar and county high
schools. Professor Smith is very
anxious to make the Panaca schools
stand for every thing that is good
In school work The county high
schoi is as nearly standard as wd
are allowed to expect in a school
that is new and that depends upon
a comparatively small county yalu-
alton for it's financial support. 1t
will be necessary for the county
board of education to spend at least
Sl,oOO in equipment, and provide a
fourth teacher before the school can
be called standard high school.
The board of education, however, has
done remarkably well in the organi-
zation of the school thus far. 1t is
especially ommendable that the
school is giving such good work in
manual training, domestic science
and agriculture. Each student in
the course of agriculture must
plough, plant, cultivate, harvest and
invest the proceeds from an acre
OF ground in order to get his credits
Tor his work in soils. Later. in
animal husbandry' each pupil will
be required to care for and raise
to reasonable maturity some animal
such as a pig calf. or a colt. and
give a carefully prepared record of
the procedure followed in the rails
ing. Most of the boys in the school
are taking the course in agricult-
ire, and the school is making it's
pest efforts to serve the interests
AT meeting CT the local board.
OF Panaca grammar school and the
board Of education for the high
school with the deputy superintend-
ent plans were discussed whereby
the local grammar school might re-
ceiye the privilege of taking normal
training and sewing in the high
school laboratories provided for these
subjects. Such plans would be very
beneficial to the local school, We
hope the boards will be able to make
arrangements for the same.
One period was spent in the coun-
ty normal training rooms. Seven high
school graduates are taking this
work, and | can vouch for good work
being done in training these students
for the profession of teaching.
The last scool visited in the coun-
ty was at Phoebe. A very pleasing
Feature here was the school library
which is much better equipped than
the usual grammar school library.
Another very creditable feature is
1.-THE method of self-government by
which the children to quite an ex-
tent govern themselves through the
honor system"
l found in Phoebe what | would
like to find in every district, a live
/ parent-teacher association. The Pi
oche association has almost paid fol
a complete outfit for manual train
ing and sewing for the school.
A very pleasant evening was spen
/ In meeting the local board of trustee
end discussing with them the need.
OF the school and making plans fo
next year. The Phoebe trustees ar,
eager to place their school OF
as solid footing as is enjoyed b,
other schools of like kind in othe
sections of the state. Their plan,
deserve the heartiest support O
all Phoebe citizens. Phoebe is fortu
male in its selection of a schoo
principal. Miss Mackenson has tn
work of the school well in hand.
1t was impossible for me to spen,
, "a longer time in Lincoln county a