Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES NGSf Sue
CESSFUL TERM IN HISTORY OF SCHOOL.

The jackson County High
School closed May %. 1t goes
without questioning that the
school has had a very successful
year.
Il the high school department
Is were enrolled, a gain of Is
over the enrolment of for the
year l9l7-l8. The enrolment
for the elementary department
was over 200. The attendance
for the last month was very
good, considering the lateness of
closing Althroug the fall term
was hurt considerably by the in
huenza epidemic, the spring
term, consisting of twenty-one
weeks, was accompanied by
much enthusiasm. Most stud,
ents, who were regular in attend
ance did good work. Report
cards have been prepared for
those who remained in school till
the last, and who took the final
examination. Each teacher has
prepared a record book in which
the work of the students may be
found. These records should be
carefully preserved. The in
tention has been to report stud
ents in one of three ways, nam
ely, passed, conditioned,
mot passed or failed" ID" is
! a condition. Those who make
this grade may be able to pursue
the next higher grade at the be-
ginning of the coming school
year, provided a review is taken
of the conditioned subject. A
STUDENT who makes IF" as fail
ure" should by all means take
the work over. Each parent
should see to it that his child pur-
sue the course mapped out by
the teacher. The only kind of
knowledge. Education is pro-
cess of growth and is not obtain
ed by leaps and bounds.
The main reason why 50 many
students, who enter the high
school never 90 beyond the first
year, is due to the fact that they
have not had sufficient grounding
in the elementary school. A
smattering knowledge is almost
worthless. 1t cannot be power
full knowledge is power, is
an old adgge, but knowledge is
power only when it can be used.
This school consists of bright
minded children and they should
have the best. By all means they
should be four elementary teach
ers and two high school teachers
in this school next year No
teacher should have only two
grades, sometimes not so many.
In fact, this school should be
made a four year, first class
high school. This school should
have an agricultural teacher,
who would also teach the other
sciences, chemistry, biology,
physics, photography, and a
home economics, who could teach
French, and probably some other
department. Put four teachers
in the elementary department
and three in the high school de-
partment, provide good board
ing facilities and watch the
school grow. This plan will
necessitate extra expenditure Of
money, There should be suffi-
cient labortory for teaching all
the sciences and home economics,
Moore County with on assessed
valuation Of only about $500, 900
began by making her high school
a first class four year one. No
stronger minds can be found
than in Jackson County. Give
the boys and girls a chance. En-
ploy teachers who keep up-to-
date. Have them attend a sum-
mer school at least four weeks
every two years. AS the teach
er so is the school. F." Enthusi-
sam on the part of the teacher,
inspires enthusiasm in the pupil.
Pay the teacher such a salary
that there will be no temptation
to 90 into other lines Of work.
The faculty of the entire school
has been composed of five teach
ers for the last year. Each
teacher has done hard conscien-
tious work
We should not fail to mention