The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-11
County School Board Meets

. ~"S Va tuC ouslCoS hShelUH tue
County School Board has seen was helC
at the courthouse last Tuesday and
lasted all day.
Many of the teachers had not beer
selected for fhe ensueing sessions oi
the county schools, and the selection VI
these took up much or the time Of the
board. Other questions relating to the
cOnd uct Of the schools were up for So
tuition and were passed upon by the board.
Ali members of the board we're pres.
| ent, as follows: Wyatt wilkinson,
Chairman, representing Districts /, 8,
and Is. j. c. Perry, 2. s. and 4. w. o.
Wilder, 5. 6, and Z. d. X. Donnell, Q,
10. and II, c. H. Rich, IL. 10 and IA.
The date fixed for opening the ses-
sions OF the elementary schools and
such of the two year high schools as
desire it was August 4. the first Mon
day in that month. And it is earn
estiy desired by the board that all the
elementary schools that expect to
have summer term begin on that
date and that the others, together with
all other two year high schools begin
the first Monday in September, Men
day day Of that month. TRe. board
desires asmueh uniformity in theapen..
Ing dates for the schools az is possible
and hopes that the Advisory directors
viii see that their schools open on Aug
ust 4 or September
A new law enacted by the last legis.
isture provides for the appointment by
the County Superintendent of one or
more supervisors for the county schools.
The Board at 1t . session Tuesday fixed
the salary of one supervisor at $1,000
per year, one half of which will be paid
from the county school fund and one
half from the state treasury out of the
five cent tax levied by the last legisla.
ture for rural schools. The duties of
the new official mentioned will be in
visiting the county schools. assisting to
get uniform system of grading. help
ing the teachers in the various problems
that come before them in the conduct
Of their schools. There ia a vast field
for such work. His or her visits will
be often where needed aud her advice
will help to improve the poorer schools
and to make them better. The proyis.
lon of the law making such officer avail
able is fine step forward in the build.
log Of better 8, stem of schools. The
has appointed Miss Sadie
Horton to this important position and
The is considering the matter. with the
prospect that she will accept and begin
the work with the opening of the ses-
lions Of the schools early next month,
n the mean time being employed in
grading the new text books into the
sections for the several grades and other
clerical work In planning for the intro
iuction Of her work.
Attention Of the board was called by ,
Ieyeral members to the irregular way ,
q which numerous teachers open and ,
lose their schools. And the superin- ,
endent was instructed to inaugurate
uch measures as will enable bis office ,
Ind the members of the board to know
when teacher is not regular in open ,
ng in the mornings. in closing in the
afternoons, in accordance with the
lours fixed by the board. s q. m. for
'pening and p. N. for closing, and
Ilso enable them TO have a record of
very day lost by any teacher in the
ystsm. A large majority of the teach
RS are ab .olutelv honest in reporting
III these matters, while some others
ieve not been quite so careful in open
ng on time, closing on time and putting
n every day OF every week.
As a result Of this order OF the board
he superintendent Is preparing postal
ards for weekly repores from each
cbool to get The information weekly
hat the board desires, this in no way
interfering with the monthly reports
hat have always been made.
The following ) tac lisr of white
eaehers selected for the schools. some
elected at the former meeting and
'thers at the Tuesday meeting.
Someryille; Fannie Joe Lstta, Lucy
Ve,zier. Mary Fsrris. one teacher to
'e supplied. Poorhonse; Miss Velms
Boyd.
Second district: Laccnia. Elizabeth
Norris; Ina. Tommie Lashley; Pom
otoc. Frances Phillips; Liberty to be
upplied.
THIRD district: Mt. Moriah. Mrs. Les
lie Trainor. Miss Carrie Tisdale; Hill
Isrd 10 be supplied. Wills; Lillian
ioore; Fsyette Corner, Mrs. Irene
Kennedy.
Fourth district: Yum Yum, Mamie
iarvey; Hicks. Allie Williams. assist
nt to be supplied; MoormaH. Mrs.
els Hohson; CatEta. Mary Rhea.
Firth district: Belmont. Lena Bailia:
.ambert to be supplied.
Sixth district: Brsden. w. R. Sea.
va Doyle. Matte CIaxioD; Galloway
D be suppllsd d. G