Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-07-12
E. Jeffrey Travis For
County Superintendent
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new; nearly all houses have been
furnished with the best of desks,
blackboards and charts have
dug or drilled twenty wells; all
necessary out.buildings and 9TH
er equipment that go to make
the school home of the child
comfortable and sanitary has
been looked. after. 1t is my be-
lief that every child should have
as comfortable home as can he
had. The school house is his
home for a good part of the
year. Make it as pleasant, COM
Portable and as beautiful as pos
sible. 1t adds greatly to charac-
ter building the kind tn a t
makes coed citizenship. The
school house is no longer to be
looked upon as a mere out-of-
way shack where loafers, dead
beats and tramps may find a
safe retreat. but is becoming a
meeting house for the communi-
ty where any and all questions
lof community interest may be
discussed. Help me to make the
country school house take its
proper place in community or
ganization and fulfill perfectly
the mission for which it is SO
well adaped.
A few years ago we had no
teachers who had made any spe-
cial preparation for teaching
Last year there were 90 teachers
at work in the county who had
special training for teaching,
either at the State Normal or
other special schools for teach.
ers. Our statutes make it a
crime for physicians to practice
medicine unless they have had
special training. Our churches
demand special preparation upon
the part of the minister of the
Gospel before he attempts to
serve as pastor. Business concerns
demand special training on the part of
assistants in their employ. We, as
patrols and citizens, must demand
specially trained teachers for our chill
fren The Crittenden county teachers
Sc and realize this and are fast rally.
ing to the call There have been many
Inducements held out to the teacher
who has made special preparation for
nj work. | have been pe-sistant in
M solicitations with the you1ge II
teachers to attend he State Normal,
and make~thls special preparation
rgGty expected of them | believe it
has been through my influence that
many have attended this Institution,
bus benehtirg b mselyes as well as
the CHILDHOOD Of the county. The old
third class certificate" has passed oil
q he stage Of action. There we're only
alleyen second class certificates in the
Vounty last year A few years more
md the second class certificate will
pass into oblivion. The child in the
small district is entitled to as good
.eacher as the one in the large one,
= ard teachers should be teachers with
out graduation.
In the county last year We had one
hundred and fifty-two Of our boys and
girls graduate from the common
branches. This year 800 Twenty or
thirty used to be re;p5 ctable number.
4, | attribute this great increase over the
old system to better teachers, more
=, supervision and better organization
Our schools all begin their work on tie
same day, which is a wonder to many
county superintendent over the State.
We follow faithfully the State Course
of Study and Crittenden county Dai.
ly Program. Until the past year
have had printed and in the hands of
the teacher list Of examination ques-
ttions covering the work of the month.
This. too, has done great service for
the schools, but not practiced by many
,of the county superintendent in the
State 1t takes time. work and money
to do it. We did not have the ques.
.tions last year because during the first
two months Of school the office work
was more than common, together with
other school work, and | had no help.
This year the regular monthly exami-
nations will begin with the first month
and continue through the entire term.
In every undertaking there should be
an object in view-an end to be at.
tanned. Graduation means this. We
will never have il without organization