The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-18

"a Tx ScIlcIdl feCIuf6 the l.
scnoOl breaks up into classes. I
The curriculum consist of lectures
on n Old Testament, the New Tesla
ment and the life of Christ, child psv-
chology and pedagogy, boy training.
stones and story telling. organization
ana management and grading. During
this nrst term which is just
10 a close there were twelve lectures
q unusual merit and of great value
and some of them have been so in
~structive and AVE been considered SO
helpful that they will be published in
pamphlet form as books of reference
for members of the school.
The school is vid into seven
classes or departments with an in
structor for each. They are the be-
ginners, and primary department for
teachers of beginners under six years
of age and for teachers of primary |
classes; the Junior department for
teachers of boys and girls from nine |
to twelve inclusive; the teen-age boys
class for teachers of teen-age boys: |
the teen-age girls class for eachers
of teen-age, girls; the adult depart
ment for teachers and officers of adult
classes; the teacher training depart
ment for teachers and prospective
teachers of teacher training classes in
local Sunday schools, and the depart
ment Of organization and manage
ment for superintendent, secretaries
and other officers of local Sunday
schools.
The enrolment Of our school for
the first term has been two hundred
and two. The average attendance has
5 been about one hundred and fifty.
Every Sunday school in Greensboro
, and two or three outside of Green's
y borO out near by are represented in
the school, The school has had the
c cooperation of every Protestant
= church in the city and every Sunday
: school superintendent, and most of
the pastors actively cooperate.
x Results.
One of the great results of this
school which is looked forward to. is
S the ultimate establishment through
$ its influence and help of a teacher
e training class in every Sunday school
o in Greensboro.
e Just as the enrolment and atten-
e dance upon the first term have ex-
ceeded all expectations, the actual
II good results which can already be
d seen and felt have been most substan-
tial and most gratifying. The school
mas brought together most Of the peo-
Is pie in the community who arc seri-
al ouSly interested in Sunday Schoo
~ work and has gained for the Sunday
school the respect of many who had
20 not previously taken it seriously. The
4: fact that work was being don ani
ID serious work at that, under the direc.
Mt ton of excellent teachers who knew
n what they were doing, and who were
~ giving their time and themselves to it
1t has placed a premium upon Sunday
sc school stock in Greensboro. Just nov
es you must know something abou
or Sunday school work in order to ge
I'd into the conversation in Greensboro
s. 1t has resulted in an increase in Sun
day school attendance and a yer.
tie large increase in some schools. 1t ha
l. resulted also 1n6nl1htoG1v in an in
of creased upon the churc]
ty services.
he Both church and Sunday schoo
of have come into a new realization Q
It's their power n their opportunity.
ut has revealed to local Sunday school
their weak places and they ave gon
81 to work to strengthen them. A Sunda
=, school worker, a teacher Of tecn-ag
boys, remarked about the middle Q
"a this first term that his teaching ha
al been completely revolutionized sine
~ the school began. Another has mad
60 the remark, Il began to teach a elias
,wo Of Junior boys some time ago.. Tn
~ school has set me on my feet and Q
the right road. l don't know what
ic would have done without it," Anotf
nd er made this statement, THE lecture
nd alone have been worth many lime
nf over the trouble and pains involve
re1 to get there. Some Of the lecturt
~ have been the best and most helpf1
&c things | have heard on Sunday schc
80 work l would not have missed tn
school for anything" These are typ
cal of the testimony that the membe
md - Oh
my one OF the concrete results mas oe&
tue ofSahlZa1On OF the men S Sc ctlt
OF the adult olVlsion OF the Green
boro Sunday School Association, col
the posed of the members of the mer
rse. classes OF the city. Inc
or this organization is to improve al
extend aduft Blble class Work al
fic- 10 interest men IN Bible study al
nay 10 enlist thefn In defnite p~h1ianthro
by lc, e~eheNolent, e~Nangellstlc, mlsSlo
nav airy, and social service. 1t is not c
lool ganization for the promotion OF
of common work for greater interest a,