The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11
School Notes

At the April meeting Of the teachers
OF tois county 70 be held here on the
third 5 ,turday. the l9th Of the month.
Pr T.. T q. Loggins. Dean Of the fac
ulty Of the West Tennessee Normal.
sli discuss "The complaints Of the
Business Worir that schools do not teach
Practical Methods Of Arithmetie". he
is head Of the Department Of Mathe.
mates 10 the Normal School and 10 in
splendid position to learn Of and "a
discuss Ihe lack u practical methods OF
teaching 'his mOst used Of VII subjects
taught IN our schools. Tsschera are
urged to be present.
Many Of the one teacher schools Of
the county are closing t,eir years work
now, aud It nas been q year Of numer-
Gus inierIsr noes and Interruptions.
The il fiItnza stopped all schools of the
count, ,Or full month last fall and
numerous schools Were stopped addition
~ line for the same trouble. Then We
have hsd IN various parts Of the county,
mumps, measles, whooping cough, etc.
etc. Perhaps not year in the past
ten has been so broken with one troub'
le and another. The average attend
ce has been materially cut by thess
conditions and the loss of full month
ia all schools from influenza cuts won
derIully into the efficiency of the years
work. The several high schools are
pushing With ali possible efforts to com
plsting the work set apart for the full
year. 10 spite of the losses and parents
should ex t every means of sending
their children tlll the last day. so thai
they may lose as little as possible IL
addition to the loss already made.
The report of the club work 40 giver
in another column is most gratifying
10 the Superintendent of this county
Miss Brassfield and Mr., Owen hav,
Deen very sc,lve the past month in or
ganlzing the Clubs and have succeeded
in a larger measure than in any preVi
Gus year and We are looking forward
to fine year in club work.
The law OF the state forbids givinl
10 any teacher more than two tempora
ry certificates. We have cut the mum
ber OF these certificates In this count,
to q smaller number than neighborinl
counties aud our teaching force is jus
that much improved thereby. Teach
ers who have had two temporary GER
tifcates cap not take schools until they
undergo an examination and secure
certlficstes thereby. And teachers whC
have had but one such certificate ant
intentionally absented themselves from
the Msrch examination must take tht
July examination or 1t will be the pol
icy OF the Superintendent not to asl
Temporary certificates for them. Teach
ers must help themselves if they expec
to ask fsvors of this kind. Advisory
D recsors should ask every teach
er. before recommending her. if sh'
has certificate good for next year
Many OF the colored teachers of th,
county this year will not be permittet
to teach next year because they hav'
had two Temporary Certificates ant
the lsw forbids granting them another
and the State Superintendent, VIII
issues all certificates lives right up Il
this law. So that colored teachers mus
stand an examination and secnae thei
certificates or suffer the result. which
means that many of them must qui
teaching. Advisory Boards and mem
oers of the County Board should bea
this IN mind in naming their colore,
teachers.
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