French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-15
PLANS FOR ORGANIZING A
COUNTRY SUNDAY SCHOOL
(By E. L. Middleton)

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h school. To do this is not enough. We
must SO plan and work that we will
hold them and help them%.W We havenot
done the former as well ae we roion1
k There are more people in North Caro-
lima who were once in some Sunday
/ school and now in none than there are
in every Sunday school in the State.
The lack of organization is one
cause Of this fact. You eanno deal
with a varied constituency in any big
public enterprise without an adequate
|, organization. Note the tremendous
success of the recent Red Cross drive.
lit was due to organization and every
body cooperating.
An adequate organized Sunday
school must have a suitable building
with necessary equipment, enough Of
fcers and these trained and the pro-
per classification or grading of h MI
pills in the Sunday school. To dis
cuss all these items is too much for
one article. We just take the matter
of grading, or the last.
Grading is no fad or red tape. It
is nothing more than the proper
! grouping of the pupils, considering
age and sex. These groups are in ev-
cry Sunday school but u workers
have not found out where one ends
and another begins. It is only the
recognition of definite life periods
with regard to moral and religious
needs.
Sunday school workers everywhere
recognize seven distinct groups-the
Cradle Roll, Beginners, Primaries,
Juniors, Intermediates Seniors and
Adults.
The Cradle Roll includes babies too
young to go to Sunday school. A good
woman keeps this roll. visits the
homes and interest it's members in
Sunday school and brings each baby,
if possible. into the Sunday school as
soon as it is old enough.
The Beginners are three to five
years old and in some cases, where
they have not started to the public
school, of six year children. These
area distinct group and ought to be
taught together by a teacher who
knows their needs and how to teach
them.
The Primaries are six to eight years
old. If possible give these and the
Beginners a seperate room. If you
| cannot do this, use curtains in a corn
er OF the church with low seats to
make them comfortable. All these
small children give attention with diff
fculty. We ought to do all we a to
make rhusical conditions can6'civn m
| good teaching. We do this in the pub
lie schools
The Juniors are the boys and girls
nine to twelve years. They are a hap
nv lot. f1lI of life and mischief. Some
one has said a Junior boy in his make
up has about equal parts of fidget,
fun and fight. We must so group
these boys and girls that We may
teach them effectively. When possT-
BILE have two or more classes of them
! s~e1arating the bows and ni~1G OF
course they need class rooms, too. Let
the classes be small.
The Intermediates are thirteen to
sixteen years old. They are at the
crisis Of life. Habits are being form
ed and character is being built. Have
classes for these. More people quit
Sunday school in this group than any
other and because they are neglected.
They are forced to stay with smaller
hovs and girls or put forward with
young men and ONE They dis
dain the former and cannot fit IN
classes Of the latter. Save them by
giving them classes of their own and
organize these classes.
The Seniors are seventeen to TWEEN
ty. In small Sunday schools the
young people above twenty must be
put in same classes with these. By
all means organize these classes. Find
suitable names and plans of work
Your denomination may furnish you
plans, but if it does not there are in
terdenominational plans.
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The Adults are the mature people
If they are not in classes named above
have classes for men and for women
In small schools there may be mixed
classes. Organize these too.
We venture to name a few books
that will be helpful: "All About the
Primary,"-Sudlow. "Plans and Pro.
grams,"-Williams. '"The Juniors
Baldwin. after the Primary
What ?-McKinney. '"The Intermedi
ate Department,"-Leavell. "Adul
Bible Glasses, "The Sun
day School, Organized for Service
Lawrence. "The Present Day Sun
day School Burroughs. "The Adult
Worker and His Work,"-Barclay
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