Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-10-24
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

nigh water mark there being
more than 1850 white children
enrolled and about $50 in the
colored schools. The gratifying
feature of this attendance is the
regularity with which the child
rem attend school. Only a very few
parents are disposed to keep
their children out of school with
out reasonable excuses. If the
patrons will cooperate with the
teachers by having their children
in school regularly, considerably
more progress can be made dur
ing the year.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF
CHILDREN
We expect to cooperate with
the State Board of Health and
the County Superintendent OF
Health in their efforts to improve
the general health Of the child
rem in the county. The first
move in this direction will be a
physical examination of each
child by the teachers. In doing
this we are only conforming to
the State law which requires that
this examination be made every
third year. The family history
of each child, a record of all
contagious diseases he has had,
and the present condition of his
health will be carefully recorded.
Particular effort will be made to
detect any defects of the eye, ear,
nose and throat. Special empha-
sis will be put on the condition
and care of the teeth.
DR.. p. c. Carter, County Sup
erintendent of Health, addressed
the teachers Wednesday after
noon and explained how this
physical examination of the
children is to be carried out; also
the plan of the State and County
in furnishing free treatment for
children who have certain forms
of physical weakness. Teachers
and physicians now understand
that the mental development OF
children is so absolutely depend
ent on the physical condition
Numerous cases appear in which
it is practically impossible tC
teach some children uptil certain
physical defects are remedled
For these reasons the teachers
are very anxious to have the
full cooperation of all patrons o.
the school in this effort to in
crease the efficiency of th'
school work.
TEACHER TRAINING CLASS
The most recent development
in high school work is the estab
lishment of classes for the train
ing of prospective teachers. Th'
last session of the General AS
, sembly made provision for estab
, fishing definite teacher-trainlnI
, agencies in the State, and tn
State Department of Education
decided to institute these train
: ing classes in all four year hig
schools, where the local authorl
: ties would consent. Miss Haiti
Parrott, of the State Board Q
Examiners presented the matte
to the Superintendent and hig
school Principal recently, an
after due consideration the pla
was adopted for the Roanok
, Rapids High School. Thus tn
> local high school becomes tn
;. first in the district of twent,
v two counties, over which Mis-
n Parrott has supervision,
). adopt the plan of the Sta
Board and inaugurate tn
l. teacher-training program.
Tho nlan nroyides for your
le women of the Senior Glass on
te to take this work. There a
n eight young women in the Semi
- = class here and it is worthy
u note that six Of this number d
st cided to take the course. I
lie instruction in this special .
partment will be given by Nj
IL Powell. Principal of the hi
~ school and Miss Balm who teach
as the A division of the first graz
er The fact that these young lad
ng were chosen to conduct t
sr- special piece of school work in
% Gates the opinion which M
= ~ Parrott and others have of tn
us ability and energy. The W.
las was begun last Monday.
of The followig young women
on. taking the course:
Traynham Wyche, Nell Jor
Louise Boin, Elizabeth Rob-
my son. Ermine Lowe and M
'ho Matthews,
J. HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE
GREENVILLE OCTOBER 81 :
NOVEMBER |
i The annual conference OF
high school principols. Supe
tendents and teachers of
Northeastern Division will
'as- held at Greenville Friday
26, Saturday of next week. Mi
,cks Powell and Balm, Supefintent