The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-28
SCHOOL NEWS
AND VIEWS

inridge county thirty-seven teacher
positions vacant, and no available
teachers in the county. Ii is very pro-
bable that a part of these positions
will be filled by teachers from other
counties, but we can hardly hope to
find teachers for all the positions since
the same shortage of teachers exists
in most counties in the State. | am
using every means at my command in
an effort to place teachers in these
schools, but | find myself unable to
induce former teachers to give up
positions which pay $125 per month
for twelve months to accept place
which pay SIS per month for only
six months.
Beginning August 1, we shall have
a Truant Officer for the county whose
duty will be to see that all pupils
between seven and sixteen years of
age who have not completed the COM
mon school course are in attendance
upon some school for the full term
of the public school of six months. 1t
is not the purpose of the law to pro-
secute anyone without first giving an
opportunity to comply, but the pur-
pose is to get all children in school
and the purpose must be realized.
In letter just received from Prof.
Shultz. who is now at Peabody Col
lege in Tennessee, he makes the fol-
lowing comment on the prospects and
opportunities of the County High
School for the coming year.
breckenridge County High School
has not been reaching the boys and
girls of the county as it should This
condition may be due to the fact that
the boys and girls have not gotten
the proper conception of just what
the High School means to the county
and to the boy or girl who completes
its course of study, and that the par
ents have not fully realized their duty
with reference to the future of their
child. 1t may be that the relation ex-
listing between the High School and
the rural schools has not been pro-
| perly understood
The High School is simply a contin-
| uation of the rural school. Our Com
| monwealth has seen the necessity OF
| having twelve grades in the public
school system rather than eight. 1t
is impossible at this time to place the
additional four grades in each school
in the county, but the last four grades
may, and should be completed in the
County High School. The time will
| come when every district will offer
the high school course, but for the
present it is only practical to locate
the County High School at the point
which will be accessible to the great
est number
The County High School is well
| equipped and able to take care OF
all pupils of the county who desire
| to continue in school after finishing
the rural school We are counting on
the ambitious boys and girls of the
| county, who have completed the eigh-
tn grade, being with us this fall and
helping to make the County High
School great success.
I'VE are offering splendid course
in Vocational Agriculture to all who
wish to become more efficient farm
crs and home builders. and also for
those who wish to enter an Agri-
cultural College
Let every public spirited man and
woman in the county boost the home
school, let us double the enrolment
and have school second to none in
the State" Fred Shultz, Prin. Brock.
County High School.
The price of one Ford" will send
that boy or girl to High School for
full four years course. The result of
this training will be an asset that
will make him a more valuable citi-
zen throughout all his days. The Ford
becomes liability the day its title
vests in you. Men today are buying
cars for their boys who cannot sign
tie note that goes to raise the price
of the car. This state of affairs will
not save us from Bolshevism, or give
us higher standard of civilization in
he days ahead
The faculty for the County High
School for the coming year is made
up as follows:
Fred Schultz, A. B. University of
Ky, Principal
John G. Woodruff. B. S. Vanderbilt
University. LIST Assistant
Miss Mary Shires, University of
Tenn, end Assistant
The teachers for the grades below
the ninth will be as follows:
Miss Lena Johnson, State Univer-
sity. eth and sth grades; Mrs. Leila
McCubbins. 5th and 9th grades Miss
Clara Eskridge, 3rd and 4th grades
Mrs. Bertha Driskell, 1st and end
grades. Teachers of Music and Ex-
preston to be supplied.
A school desk which has always
sold for $3.50 and never oyer $5.75
until last year, is now listed at $14,OO
f. o. b. Chicago. This seemingly is a
prohibtive price, and the only rem
edy is to do our best to get along
with such desks as we have for the
remainder of this year anyway.
| A special examination for teachers
certificate will be held in each county
in the State on Friday and Saturday,
August 9th and 7th The examination
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