The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
! COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES ;
d. w. Pearce, County Supt.

: There will be a meeting of the
teachers under district supervision al
!, the High school, Medina, O., Satur-
!, day, Oct. Is. The meeting will be-
gin promptly at 1:15. Prof. Eby will
give an address. There will be sepa-
rate sections of elementary and high
school teachers. 1t is expected that
our attendance will be even better than
the last meeting. No apology need
be given for teachers meetings. Or
ganizations of all sorts have meetings
at which problems and matters of
common interest are discussed. Ed
ucational practice to be economical
and successful needs to be studied.
The teacher is one of the greatest
she does her work well. Every teach
er should put into practice individually
and secure from the children collec-
lively the practice Of every reason
able sanitary measure. Such action
to be effective must become habitual.
In order that right habits be formed
no exceptions should be allowed. Do
ing is the method by which most real
learning takes place. Therefore the
teacher should not rely too much on
telling. Hardly visit is made to a
school, but that the following response
is made when some short coming is
mentioned: II have told them about
that" Yet every teacher knows that
telling" alone does not get the re-
suits desired. Upon entering a school
few days ago, there were three open
dinner pals on the shelves. l shall
not attempt to say how many flies
were swarming on the childrens food.
| covered the pals and spoke to the
school about leaving their pals un-
covered. What does the teaching of
Physiology and Hygiene amount to if
the teachings are not put into prac-
tice.
Teachers should supervise the noon
day lunch. There is no better time
or opportunity to teach proper habits
of eating and especially how to eat
without leaving soiled and smeary
desks. In one school the pupils pass
the teachers desk, each taking a pa
per about the size of the top Of
desk. This becomes a table cloth.
After eating the paper is carefully
folded and disposed of. Contrast this
with desks smeared with butter, jelly,
etc. Good manners too are an i'm
portant part of any child's training.
Manners are proper ways of acting
when in groups. The school is made
up of groups. Therefore this gives
excellent opportunity for the practice
of proper courtesy. Many adults
would give much for easy manners so
that they might not be self conscious
when in groups. Another matter !,
that needs attention is the language
used on the playground. The watch
full care of the teacher is needed to
prevent improper language being
used. This the teacher cannot do un-
less he goes about the grounds at in
termissions. Teachers should use
great care in seating pupils in proper
desks, also, in locating certain pupils
according to eye and ear defcts.
Children need plenty of good read
ing material. The Ohio Pupils Read
ing Circle contains excellent material
for boys and girls. The teacher
should do something towards secur-
ing a set of these books at once if it !
has not been done.
Some schools have not yet met the
requirements as to displaying the |
flag. Is this because the Board of
Education has failed to purchase the
flags as required by law? 1t would
seem that time and publicity enough
had been given.
The following letter was just re-
ceived from the State Department of
Public Instruction.:
High schools of the first grade
must employ at least three full-time
teachers to maintain their standing.
All High schools in which this is not
done will lose their charters as soon
as inspection is made. There is abb
solutely no doubt about this because
it is one Of the principal require
ments." Blanks have just been sent
out from the State Department on
which all needed information relative
to the high schools of the county is
to be made. These 60 to the State
Department and are used as basis
for inspection. The Department has
made it plain to the County Super
intendent that the requirements must
be met. / therefore urge all con-
cerned to give some attention to
bringing our schools up to point
above question. This is awhere they
deserve to be and there is much more
satisfaction when we have such a
school than to be always on the
ragged edge.
The clerk of the local boards Of ed
ucation should provide each teacher
with copy of the enumeration OF
school children. 1t should be clearly
shown to what school each child is
expected to attend. Only by such
means can the new teacher especially
know whether or not all children that
should be in school are in school,
There should be no negligence in re-
porting children not attending.
Mr.. Chas. Crofoot has been ap-
pointed truant officer by the Wads-
worth Board Of Education. This
makes the fourth township appointing
the same person. We feel sure that
better results will be obtained under
this plan than by local officers.
From some communities come COM
plants that the school wagons start
c,,+ too oarlv Such conditions Dre-