The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Time for Employing.
Teachers at Hand

am expecting dHOIHcI SuOTLdSe VI
teachers, especially those who have
had experience.
The new attendance laws which
were passed at the recent legislature
should strengthen the schools of the
state. By this Act of the legislature
children are required to attend school
from the age of seven to seventeen,
for the entire term, instead of eighty
consecutive days. Children who
have been employed by any factory
in Greeneville or by any other per-
son in the county under seventeen
years of age, will be in violation of
the state laws after schools open in
August Further, the law says,
THAT an officer shall be employed
to enforce this act, who has the pow
er of deputy sheriff, and that any
Justice of the Peace has the author
ity to try any cases that come before
them"
improvements Under Way.
A new brick building is being
erected in the lower end of the coun-
ty, in the Fourth district, to accom-
modate that section of the county.
1t will take the place of some small
dilapidated old schools in that part
of the county. The people in that
donated six acres of
land and raised by private subscrip-
ton in cash more than 100000.
This speaks well for that community.
No other community in Greene coun-
ty has ever done so much. A. j.
Harmon and Ernest Mcdonald were
the largest contributors. They have
payed into this enterprise $2,500.00.
This will be fine monument to these
worthy and progressive young citi-
zens. May they and other public
spirited men there live long and be
Other communities are
planning to make many needed i'm
provements.
Movement for Higher Pay.
There seems to be a general ten
dency among the school boards to
pay the teachers a salary that will
show the proper appreciation for the
work of the teachers. | am glad to
see this disposition on the part of the
Boards of Education.
This does not mean that every po-
sition in the county will carry with
it higher salary. In many cases all
is being paid for. the work that can
possibly be paid, and at the same time
have the required length of school
term. 1t simply means that where
the salary has been too low that there
will be made every legitimate means
to make it better.
Teachers Duty.
Since there is a disposition on the
part of the school authorities to give
the best salary that their means will
permit, l believe that | have the right
to say that it is now time for the
5eacher to prepare to show his APP
probation of same by preparing to
10 more and better work.
l do not have any sympathy with
he teacher who does not have an
earnest desire to be worth more mon
ey than he gets. In fact, we do not
leed any other kind of teachers in
he county. In order to be worthy
# the increased saary and confidence
If the people, the teacher must
pend part of his vacation in prepa-
alton for better teaching. In look
ng for place to spend the summer
'rofitably in the preparation of their
work for the coming school, | be-
ieve that our own State Normal at
'ohnson City offers exceptional OPP
'ortunities of this work. We have
here as faculty, teachers that need
10 introduction to the school inter-
SITS of Greene county. All of these
eachers have been in their present
lacs for several years and have
made good.
Certificates Called For.
First grade certificates issued to
he teachers on July first nineteen
ourteen, expire on June thirtieth of
his year. Under an act of the leg
stature of 1917, these may be made
if the holders have not |
iscontinued school work for three
consecutive years.
Pleace send them to this office at
nee and | will send them to the
tate Department and have them
lade permanent.
numerators to Call and Receive In
structions Saturday June Ia.
All members of the Advisory
cards who were elected will please
eet in the office on Saturday, June
4th, for the purpose of receiving
applies and instructions as to the
king of the schlastic population of
lie county. We hope to have a full
tendance.
JOEL N. PIERCE,
S1nt of Schools