The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-27
SCHOOL BOARD
AUTHORIZES APPOINTMENT OF
NEW TEACHER FOR BACK
WARD PUPILS.

Delinquent children in the gram
mar grades, that is, those who are
backward in their scholastic work,
will be given an opportunity TO make
up their deficiencies by special in
struction in accordance with a reso-
luton passed by the board of educa-
ton at the regular monthly meeting,
Thursday night.
Such pupils hold back the more
capable in the regular grade work
and a special teacher will be hired
and assigned solely for the special in
struction of such. They are to have
a separate room and individual train
ing as soon as the new wing to the
high school building is completed.
A committee consisting of Supt. S.
T. May and several teachers will set
to work AT once to secure a suitable
instructor and as soon as the proper
facilities are afforded. the plan goes
into operation. This committee has
been authorized by the board 10 OBJ
tain such a teacher.
Each pupil unable to keep up with
his or her regular class work will
thus have the opportunity to study
and recite under special guidance and
in the case Of many they Will be able
TO finish not far behind the more
brilliant.
The plan is in operation all over
( tho a1.,,tp~ md al p,tN1pts. aud n4lnr
information that educators can CLEAN
have it that it is successful wherever
it has been tried, and in the cities
whose schools have such a system
there is no apparent inclination to
revert TO the old method.
Now that the "~terazza" floor build
ers are two weeks behind in begin
ming their work, il is hardly likely
the new wing viii be ready for use
much before the first of March.
Supt. May at one time this week
thought hat it could be used within
a short time. but the holding up of
the work, just when the major por-
ton of it was completed, he has been
compelled, by forces not under his
immediate control. to retraet.
The contract has been lei 10 the
Twin City Tile aud Marble company.
of Minneapolis. but the inability OF
this company TO begin work at the
time indicated is causing some wor-
ry Il those at the head OF the city's
educational system. II was hoped
that the new wing would be ready for
occupancy 10y the end Of next week,
but no such good fortune is TO result.
Space at present is limited in the
new building and teachers have been
forced to shift about wherever suf-
ficient room presented itself in order
TO accomplish any part OF their work
Some of the home economics pupils
are forced TO recite and perform their
laboratory work in the main hall,
while the manual training pupils are
doing their work in a limited base
ment area.
The cooking school is also being
conducted in the basement, but teach
ers and pupils will remove to the reg
ular quarters on the third floor as
soon as the opportunity presents it
self. l,egular work has been ham
pered to a large extent by the incon-
veniences of late completion.
Besides authorizing Supt. May and
his committee of teachers to hire the
special instructor routine business
and the allowing of bills presented
occupied the remainder {. the even
ing. To avoid conflict with other
duties. the meeting was held OF
THURSDAY night instead of Friday,
the regular date.