Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

mercial, All pupils are required to
take at least four studies, and must
take English, Mathematics and His
tory, but may elect Latin or Science.
The course of study must be selected
by the parent, Or guardian, of the
pupil, and when once selected cannot
lie changed without their consent and
the approval of the principal of the
High School. The Departmental Plan
of conducting the recitations is used
in the High School; the pupils pas
sing from room to room.
There are 1860 children in the
schools Of the city, taught by a corps
of thirty five teachers, twenty-five
white and thirteen colored teachers
There are three large buildings pro
vided to accommodate the schools,
and two smaller schools, one in East
Americas and the other in Brooklyn
Heights. The High School building
is used exclusively for High School
purposes. In beauty of design, in
convenience of arrangement, and in
equipment, it is not surpassed by any
High School building in Georgia.
There are six teachers in the High
School. all young women, experts in
their subjects. C. NJ Hale is princi-
pal
In the selection of teachers for the
Elementary Schools all applicants
must be graduates of Normal Schools
of high grade, equal to that of the
State Normal School, and the prefer
ence is given to those having had ex-
perience. In the High School, an APP
plicant for a teachers place must
have college degree and must have
had special training in the work OF
the department in which he is to be
employed The Board of Education
is extremely careful to keep its corps
of teachers up to the highest point
of efficiency.
Recognizing that system of public
schools is to furnish educational
training for the masses, and not 70
a privileged class, those having the
direction of public education in Amer
icus have endeavored to furnish the
boys and girls of the city just such
an education as they need. While the
pupils are prepared to enter the high
er classes at the University and other
colleges in Georgia, yet the main eff
fort is put forth to properly train
that large number of boys and girls
who will never enter college. So
carefully has the course of study been
arranged that a boy or girl passing
through the school from the primary
grades to the graduating class of the
High School will have better edu-
cation than the average college grad
uate of twenty years ago, and just
such an education as will fit him to
stand shoulder to shoulder with his
fellows AMI meet successfully the
problems Of life.
The city has always been liberal
ic appropriatirg funds for the support
Of the schools. The schools cost about
$4,000 each year for their mainten-
ance. $4,000 of this amount comes
from the city and the remainder from
the state fund. The public school
training is absolutely free to each
pupil living within the Unite of the
city, while reasonable tuition is
charged those living in Sumter coun-
ty.
Already Americas ranks among the
first cities in Georgia in the educa-
tional advantages offered her chill
dren, but not content with this, the
school authorities, by continual in
vestigation and study, are seeking to
still further add to them, so that those
VINO come to make their homes here,
may feel satisfied that no other city
in the state can offer better training
for their children.