The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-04-13
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County
School Notes
By Miss Virginia Luten
County supt
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BY error the name of Mason
Davidson was omitted from the
list of eighth grade graduates
published last week. Mason is
Gne of the youngest members OF
the class and has made quite a
good school record. We expect
TO have about twelve graduates
from the Jordan and Sylvan
Shade schools, making about fiji
ty in all from the rural schools
Of the county Our seventh and
eighth grade pupils have taken
more than the usual interest m
their work this year. We hope
that our annual graduating exer-
discs, and better high school adj
yanlagcs, viii be an incentive 10
the older boys and girls to do
more thorough school work. We
have few districts which have
never as YET had an eighth grade
graduate
The students anal GDrmcr grad
u:llcs of the Western Normal
school wiz have a banquet az
the Scelbach Hotel during the
.uming SESSION of the II. T.. A..
They are expecting to have a.
boot zoo present and am plan
ming 10 nuke this great occa-
sion.
Graded school trustees vii Ice
elected May 9Th and their term
.of office VIII begin May liih.
An examination for common
,,,hool diplomas VIII be hold ut
the Court House May 18th ami
18th.
Our Rural School Supervisor
Mrs. Sweeney. has completed AN
other excellent terms work. She
Is employed for seven School
months as rural school teachers
are employed, and she visits one
or more schools each day during
that time. Broadly speaking, a
rural school supervisor bears the
same relation 90 rural Schools that
tho principal OF a large graded or
city school bears 30 such schools.
However, because rural school
work and city school work have
some different features, these po.
siiionS are not exactly parallel.
The work OF a supervisor is en-
tirely a different work from that
o. the county superintendent
Formerly rural teachers were not
given tie assistance that graded
scho0l teachers We're given al
though they held positions of
greater responsibility. The results
of the law providing for better
supervision have proven the wis
dom Of that law. There is a
hearty cooperation on the part
of rural teachers In having rural
schools better graded, and more
thoroughly and systematic work
done, also better equipped and
better cared for schools. There
has been a marked improvement
m the qualification Of rural
teachers in the past few years.
Those preparing 10 teach are TAX
ing advantage of the free tul-
tion offered. in our high schools,
the State Normals, and the
State University. No teacher j.
really qualified TO teach a rural
school, who has only a common
school education. The smallest
school in The county is entitled 10
a well trained teacher and has the
privilege OF electing one who will
not draw less than S54 per month.
Teachers who are qualified b.
hold State certificates should not
he content 10 hold county certifi.
Gates, but should take the exami-
nation for State certificates IN
June Applicants for these Ger
.tificates must be at least twenty
one years Of age and have had
two years experience in teaching.
When q State certificate en-
titles one 10 better salary, why
be content with a county certili.