The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-10-01
IN the mTERfsT or
the PuNIc SCHOOLS.

selves nnhe d good SCHOOL, uus ~
ueed the cooperation oi every par.
ent and citizen 10 Dicksoa; and
since ~e afe spending a lev bun-
irrd dollars TO better the interior "a
the sch0ol buildlnz. lt us 60 oil
the saY-L-ir pull together. 1iow
ing aid boosti6s our kcssoofs ia
every way possible II things do
nol rl.ii yan. tall ihs Aathasitiss
about Il and u your plan 10 better
II sill be adopted. = Visit the school
aud get your INFO. .instiou kfst- band
the greatest fault. finders, ss 3
rule, are the once wbo really know
the lsast about the school The
parent who critei.-s . teacher In
the presence Of his child. does the
child the greatest injury, tor once
confidence 10 shaken between The
teacher aud pupil 1t 10 impossible
10 10 The, best .woik In .,ihs, ela4s..
room
We, laborina under abnormal
conditions, ere endvavosing 10 do
our best. With your cooperation
~e sill win. ~ithou, II ,he school
will is,l--snd when she school isiis
your child iails.
RErTgK y, hooLs.
May | call upon the school peo.
pile oi Dickson aud Dickson county
TO use all the influence at your
command 10 bring about better
school conditions Throughout, this
county | have been recently In.
formed ,ha, there are several schools
IN the county without teachrrs.
which is q reflection 90 the intel.
lisence ot the people oi any county
There are about 100 0O school
teachers in the United States, Last
wear 10000 school teachers LEI, the
profession.
There should be . bsttssmsnt oi
the public school system A Dick.
con county The educational IN.
,efes, OF Dickson and the county
school, IA not al oil encouragin4.
because OF the shortage u teacher.
People should believe more Ia. theis
school and less in luxuries. mol
city. county, state os nation. which
does not respect education will de
mani aud support good govern.
ment. and II there IL not Z vital i'm.
p1lse running through its education,
The people oi no nation % com.
can bs expected 10 respect
il.
| believe, and an Increasing
ot other people are begin
ming "a believe. that education lies
At tn. soul oi happiness Tor every |
people Worthy educs,ion 10 i'm.
possible where inferior teaching
Iorc-s are employed. and only in
Ieror teaching iorcss can be sscur
I'd where interior pay 10 s6~r~d
The future Of America depends
upon e@,ien, education, The safe |
" oi a nation is not found in aI
Constitution written upon = scrap
n paper. but il 10 fouud in the IN
'sliisene- and integrity Of ito people
Teachers earn higher salaries in
other occupations thar thew are re-
reivins. Teachers should be seli-
supporting. Other more remunera.
live occupations ar- depicting the
teachers training schools and draw
ing rom them the rank and Die Of
trained teachers,
Men are no, attracted 10 the pro.
|ee-ioa any longer and men an
needed
Teacher have always been under.
paid and even raising salaries, 1901
percen, would not over pay Tor
he value received.
The following shows VIA. the
'ity. county aad state spsat last
scar TO educate q child in the Dick.
son City School: /
Average annual cos, per pupa $40 a5l
Average monthly : : 1.l6I
Average a.ily .osi
The above includes cost of In
'true.ion. ianitos service and fuel.
pay ~ much for nv daily papsf
ss 4 r.ren, With the cid Of city |
aud slate does 10 svt bis
,hlId edues,ed per day, ] v~osSrs
,be assertion that the rpen oi Dick.
-on spead more is .obscco and
~, drinks by far. than 10 sp<nt 70 !
sda.AiA iAA- hosa Ani .giris oi Dick.
soe.
Nashville speoAs $3i.6s per child
xhle Dickson spends 4l0.<S.
What step are the people ssd
citv o6ciAls going TO take to bring
sboa, better heating conditions iof
.he Dicksoo City Schooif Il 10 ab-
solutely useless for me 10 make a
etst-ment a. 10 pse<ent conditions
every student tha, has spens The
- - was-l zsut~~~ 10 tha S~nhs..xI