The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-29

The school board last night did not go into the election of teachers for the coming year in the schools, but deferred this action until a subsequent meeting. Superintendent Dunaway submitted n complete and detailed re- port of his work in the schools for the year, which was the feature of 5he board meeting. and which was as fol lows:
 Gentlemen of the Board
 It has been great pleasure to mo 10 watch the development of our schools for the past two years. was fortunate in coming into your midst right af the beginning of q period of progress and prosperity The new high school had just been completed. The board mously adopted the Six-SiX plan. In so doing, you took forward step in education. and the two years of trial of this plan have certainly proved the wisdom of the
 
 haf hundred letters from all sec tons of the United States asking for our cataloe and such other informa- ton about the junior high school as might be available. Our sister cities, Little Rock and Pine Blun have re- gently adopted Jhe junior high school. and are now building junior high schools and Little Rock is planning for three others as the city grows.
 When you adopted the Six-Six plan for junior high schCol work, there were only l76 such schools in the United States, according 10 the best figures obtainable. Now we know of 352 such junior high schoo s. There are doubtless several that are not re ported; in fact we know cf several that are n.t given in the most recent survey ob.ainable The survey shows that the following states have the number of junior hie. schools indi- cated
 Alabama l. Arizona 3, Arkansas {, California l5. Colorado 9. Connecticut ,, Florida ?, Georgia 3. Idaho 6. Mt nois l0 Indiana 90. Iowa I3, Kansas 2i. Kentucky :. Maine 3, Maryland g. Massachusetts IS, Michigan 10, Minne- ta 22 Mississippi B. Montana l. Ne braska | New Hampshire 8. New ter sey l2 New Mexico r. New York re. North Carolina 2. North Dakota l9. Ohio 9 Oklahoma :, Oregon z Penn. sylvania 15. SoutF Dakota '. Ten. nessee C, Texas 8. Utah 5, Vermont 5. Virginia 5, Washing;-n {. West Vjr- ginia 4 Wisconsin N Wy ming and extras & To,a 532.
 The junior hish school has many advantages ,ver the old plan. The following may be mentioned. Ol De partmental teaching; @ Supervised study; (3) Commercial work. cooking. sewing, manual trainmg, gymnasium. etc. offered Go the seventh and eighth grade pupils; CD Carefully selected equipment. and l5l The placing of al the older pupils in ne bui ding This is net only better for the older chil- dren, hut it is much better for the children in the ward schools Thee are many ther adyantaees but these are the most noticeable ones.
 There has been great progress made along al lines this year There has been greater percentage of attend anee han last year The first seven months last year showed 2.93I tardy marks in all the schoo s. The first seven m m-nihs this year shows l.4l2. During the first seven months last year in the enior high scho-l there were 2l2 tardy marks made. and in the junior high school &G5 Thi- year during the first seven m Dths SG tardy marks have been made in the senior high school and 96 in the junior high school. An eltor, has been made to staud0rdle the eradiue system throushout the whole sch, ol In all these f-rward movements l have ap- preciated the hearty cooperation Of all the members cf the board and members of the faculty
 have few suggestions that | would Ike for he board 10 consider. he ieve that y-u should sandardize the salaries of the teachers would suggest that a ale Of salaries be fixed. starting the grade teachers at a certain salary and rising them each year mtil the maximum is reached. The same should be done in the junior and senior high schools This win re- | lieve the b ard of much worry and irouble and he teachers will know just what 10 expect.
 This s d day of practical education. l believe that everything in olr course If study should in some way re ate to life We have this year. throu4h the enort- f the primary and art supervisors and the teachers. in 70. 1 duced simple sewing and manual training in all the grades Some ex-