The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-19

tendance In l9Ni- -, the enroll
ment in the white schools. exclusive
Of Oak Grove township which ha-
since been transferred To pGrham
county was Ace. List year. Il wa
6.629. For the colored schools i was
in 19o4-'05. SSH; IN t9l3-'l+. 5.2Sl
a total increase in the enrolment nj
both races Of ~3,340-an increase of
80 per cent.
The average attendance for lso4-
05 was: White. 3.344. lagro. 2.025
for 19l3-14: white. ASH. LeSro. 5
02o.S; a total increase Tor both races
OF 1.S02.9-an increase Of 3S.5 per
cent.
SchooI Farms.
In 1907. the first schoo farm vas
organized at Holly Springs. From
that simple beginning, the movement
has spread until now 10 schools have
farms. In the seven years since its
organization there has been cleared
from the school farms ~S6.24o.02.
Making no deductions for duplica-
tons, more than six thousand people
have participated in the work.
school Bettermcnt association.
In l904-05. there We're . few Bet
terment Associations in the county.
but the total funds raised and re-
ported to this office amounted ia only
S79.95. From that time until MaN
|, 1914, the total reported volunteer
receipts-not all coming directly
through this organization. however
have TO s55. 1926. The
present indications are that his years
receipts will make the total for the
ten years more than $65, 600. 90. This
amount of money, however. does not
in any way measure the value OF the
activities or of the Better
ment association. The moral su port
given to teachers. committeeman. and
progressive patrons by the Betterment
association has been invaluable.
Supervision.
One Of the greatest needs Of the
rural schools today is more adequate
supervision. 1t is impossible for a
! county superintendent in q large coun-
| ty to do this work thoroughly. In
recognition of this fact and, further.
upon the eVer-grOWing demands upon
+ the county superintendent office. the
I board has constantly added to the of
flee and supervisory force until to
day it comprises, in addition to the
superintendent and the assistant sup
erintendent, two primary supervisors,
i a StenOgrapher and a special clerk.
The clerk has been paid by the super
intendent and his employment has
= involved no expense to the county. IN
addition. an industrial supervisor has
for several years been working among
= the cOlOred schools. Her salary has
. been paid by the Jeanes tounGa-
= ton.
y Hand Book md Daily Schedules.
Besides the regular supervision by
these officials through visits. the
- supervisory work is facilitated by an
nual publication Of the hand book
for Wake county teachers; by use OF
the daily teaching schedule forms.
. which are filled out by teachers and
n filed with the cOunty office; and b4
-, weekly, monthly. and annual reports
Clubs for Boys and Girls.
er One of the most interesting extern.
te SiOns Of the public school work with
ar in the last few years has been tht
1e development of Corn Clubs for boys
N and Tomato and Sewing Clubs TO
as girls. These activities have adde
n much interest to the regular schOo
n. work, have given the schools a practi
ne cal character, and have aided II
id winning and holding the loyalty III
support of the people.
or Industrial and Training schools 70
lg Negroes.
It. For several years the Anna I
Jeanes Foundation has appropriate
a sum Of money sufficient to pay tn
n salary Of an industrial supervisor
Mt teacher for the negro schools. TIL
ne teacher has organized industria
classes in some half dozen negr
20. schools.
e. Beginning with the present veal
tn we shall receive $4,000, annually
h from the Slater fund with which I
ii supplement the county apportiOnmer
ur for the employment of negro teach
ed ers in the school at Method. Il
means Of these supplementary funC
d ard other Donations, this school wi
provide for the negro youth Of tn
h county training in the practical WOr
OF the home and farm and Will Offe
le- preparation for teaching IN TT
nj elementary schools.
Of Libraries.
In f904-05. $500 was spent II
On, HOTaTleS, tne llISL on record. 10 Jdnl
airy l. 1919. ~ thlrty-dollar nbrarl'
ut have been established. and 68 fifteeI
es. dollar supplementary libraries. s.
sides these regular libraries, a lars