Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-21
EDUCATIONAL

The purpose of this article Is briefly
to call the attention of the people, and
the teachers especially, to some move
ments which are to be begun in Noxu-
bee county along educational lines. To
get results in the work of this depart.
ment we must have the active support
and cooperation of both people and
teachers. The teacher must take the
initiative in her community and school;
her cooperation is absolutely necessary
to the success of any work which the
superintendent of education and his
agents may inaugurate.
The first movement / will mention is
the club work for girls and women. The
board OF supervisors will employ a COM
petent woman to begin work on March
the first, whose duty 1t will be to dis
semminate useful information among
farm women, and to organize and su-
pervise canning and poultry clubs and
other organizations for the improve
ment Of the home. It is my earnest de-
sire to see the girls and women of
every school community in Noxubee
county organized into cooperative
groups. If the farm women of Noxu-
bee county can Tighten the burden of
housekeeping just little and find a
better market for their guaranteed pro-
duce, the cooperative organization Of
women will have justified itself.
There can be no question but that
movement which will teach the girls
economy and industry, and give them
business experience, will certainly
make of them better home-keepers and
citizens. This question will be discussed
fully as to the teachers part in it, at
the teachers meeting to be held at Ma
con on January Goth.
The boys work is always important.
Fifty dollars have already been appro-
priated to be given as prizes in the corn
club work for the year. The boys gen.
orally understand the conditions i'm.
posed on contestants in this club. II
you do not, and your teacher does not
organize corn club in your school,
write me that you wish to enter, and
will see that you get the proper litera-
ture sand information. l want a hun
dred boys in the corn club this year;
now Is the time to start to get them,
and the time to be at work at the patch.
Also, I want every boy in the corn club
to be an enthusiastic pig club member.
In next weeks BEACON l will give
full particulars. But this much NOW:
Each boy has his own pig, of pure
breed if possible; care for it according
to the instructionssof the state agent.
keep careful account of the feed and
expenses, ard bring it to the county
show at Macon in the fall. Appropri-
ate prizes will be offered. This will
also be discussed at the teachers meet
ing next Saturday.
Finally, it seems to me that any
scheme Of education which neglects the
conservation of the health of the peo-
pie is lacking in one of most important
parts. This work calls for a great
deal of cooperation on the part of peo-
Pile, teachers and pupils.
The county health officer will be with
me as often as he can and conduct ex-
ercises and studies in health subjects
for the pupils, Wherever possible |
will send notice and hope to have as
many crowns ups as possible out to en-
courage and help the pupils, as well as
to learn for themselves.
Again, l say that anything worth
while in educational work must be done
through the cooperation of all the peo-
pie. hope may have this co-opera-
ton if so, there can be no doubt as to
the results. ]. G. CHANDLER,
Superintendent of Education.