The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-10-05
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
FLORIDA.

Educational prospects were never
brighter IN Florida than they are
today. The schools and colleges have
all begun work OF the new year UNI
der the most favorable auspices.
Cities aud towns ana rural districts
are vicing with one another in the
erection Of comfortable school build
ings, equipment in furniture, apparat-
G> and libraries ana I'm the securing
f better teachers. Standards are
being raised, courses of study meet
ing modern needs and conditions are
being devised, physical culture pro-
grams are hei1g carried out success
fully. domestic science and manual
training are being recognized as CO.
ordinate in value with academic
studies. and agriculture. horticulture
and farm life generally are finding
. prominent place in the daily school
duties.
In these magnificent onward
movements DoSoto county stands
leader. Three years steady corsis.
tent uro-ress have placed us in a
commanding position among the
most progressive counties I'm the
state. Constructive genius. honest
business poli"ies close study Of edu-
cational problems ana dynamic cncr-
gy explains how Superintendent !.
- P'r'loy and hoard members r.
II. McClellanl, $. r. Hogan and II.
A. Ware have developed the sDlen-
did systom Of public schools we have
TODAY.
With the completion ~ the brick
buildings now in course NJ erection.
tho value ~ This item Of school
property will have increased over
s200o00: equipment 70 the value Of
$4,000 has hncn installed: libraries
have hccr provided for practically
every school IN tho county: home ecd-
Monies. with fine libraries have been
established IL seven schools situated
in strategic centcrs: five fully equip
ned manual training departments
have hooh organized salaries Of the
teachers increased from 10 TO % per
cent; approximately GO per cent. Of
the teachers are graduates or grad
uate students Of standard colleges
and normal schools; high school op-
'urtIuitF offered every country child
finishing the eighth by providing
financial aid for payment Of trans
portation or board; the school term
heightened 70 an average of seven
months. and the county adoption Of
the local option compulsory educa-
ton law, make brief epitome of
the works these school officers have
credited to their account. At the
close Of the present school year the
school fund was not merely free from
debt, but a small balance was on
hand to begin the business of the
new year.
RECOGNIZING the value Of uniform |
ity In the work # the schools Super |
iutcudcnt Buckley has prepared a syl-
lahu- aud course Of study which
VIII furnish a basis for a closer and
more efficient dire ton and super
vision If the county schools. We
have examined the course aud find
that it more nearly meets the de-
mands Of mo1orn cduc0tionists than
any course We have reviewed. II en-
phasizcS the practical in education.
hut not to tho dctrimcnt Of the cul-
tural values. with this one contrihu-
tu Prof. Bic1oy has added one
hundred per cent. 10 tn efficiency
or the school work in DaS1to coun-
ty.
We would recommend That the
state department Of education make
q critical review Of Eicl;'cr's svlla-
bus with a view 20 its ABORTION rs a
course II study for the elementary
s.b. oils ~ tho gtstta