The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1917-08-18
HANCOCK SCHOOLS To
|OPEN SEPTEMBER3RD
OVER THE COUNTY.
Every Effort Will Be Made
to Increase Attendance
of Rural Schools.
PRIZES TO BEOFFERED
County Superintendent Is
Anxious to Increase At
tendance and Extend Term
School Exhibits to Be
Had for County Fair.
PRIZES TO BEOFFERED

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The public schools of Hancock county
are due to open on Monday, Septem.
| Der 3rd, this being the time fixed by the
County School Board in conformity with
the statute dealing with same,
| Although we must admit conditions
in our county this year are not the
same as heretofore still every indica-
ton points TO the beginning of sue
/ cessful sch ool year. Teachers, wherev-
er heard from are well pleased over the
prospects, and it seems more than like
ly that splendid session is in store for
our county and people.
"This year." says County Superin-
tendent Craft, sit is to be hoped that
all the teachers will strive as far as pos
sible to execute and put into practice at
| least some of the things as outlined in
the school pamphlet recently sent out.
For the time being particular attention
is directed to teachers, and patrons as
| we'll, in the observance of Cleanup and
Beautify Day which l would suggest
can be held on Saturday prior to the
school opening on Monday. or all tn e
special day programs that have been
outlined this day should appeal to a
majority as much as any other day, and
as rule in many places, as we all
know, it is very much needed; besides,
this in addition to keeping the school
buildings and grounds in nice and
suitable condition for the opening of
schools it serves 10 bring the patrons,
trustees and teachers in manner that
they may understand the condition of
things better. 1t is to be hoped, con-
tinued Mr.. Craft, "this year that our
school terms will be extended for longer
terms; this is absolutely necessary for
better schools, and, if this is not possi-
BILE, we shall strive for at least a six
months term"
In many of the schools of Hancock
county The Echo understands the at
tendance has not been what it ought to
be, and, in order to raise the standard OF
the attendance for another year, Supt
| Craft will offer prize of some kind
one worthy of competition and worthy
Of striving for, to the school reporting
the greatest attendance for the first
| month. This prize will be given at the
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County Fair, to be held some time in
October.
Then, in addition to this, another
prize for the best attendance will be
awarded at the end of the school term.
The idea of the county superintendent
is to raise the average attendance of the
rural schools for the next year to a 75
percent attendance. This, of course,
will be difficult to do in many schools,
but every community begins with the
proper spirir of cooperation it can be
accomplished.
AT the county fair special place will
| be given for the schools and it is earn
estly hoped that every school in Han
cock county will start out with a plan
n view os some kind to be represented.
Every teacher in charge of school will
be expected to get up their individual
exhibits in whatever line they think
! best, and for information concerning ex-
| hibits the respective teachers of the
county schools are referred to Miss
| Sallie Cirlot, the Home Economics
| Agent, who Twill cheerfully aid in the
work all she can. There will scarcely
| be two months intervening between the
opening of the schools and the time for
the exhibits, and so it behooves all to
get busy along this line, if showing
worth while is expected. This being
the first endeavor of the kind ever at
tempted in Hancock county. we must
not stop short of giving our best efforts
in making it the greatest success possi-
ble. It is true on one hand that more
strenuous time has never faced the peo-
pie of our county than the one just
| now, still, on the other hand it would
seem that if the people join their forces
together and concentrate their energy
and thought on the one purpose and
object in view we shall be able to over
come the crisis and get results.
One object, Of course, is better schools
more efficient schools and longer
t8rms; and To attain this one end I'VE
must strive to give our young people a
better training.
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