The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-09-29
FALL TERM To LAST
SIX WEEKS INSTEAD
Of THE USUAL -FOUR

AT the recent meeting of the Cobb
county Board of Education il was
decided to make the opening date of
the Cobb county public schools, No
vember IA instead of November 90.
the usual opening date, in order that
six weeks of schoolin could be had
by the children of the county before
Christmas instead of only four weeks
as has been the case in the past, 9th
er matters were disposed of toward
the end of lettering the county
schools thru the raising of salaries sse
teachers of all grades and and the
standing for greater efficiency of all
assistant teachers.
The longer term before Christmas
was decided upon inasmuch as the
present crop conditions indicate that
all harvesting will be over in time
to free all children for school attend
ance by the a of November, and for
the further reason that he month of
November is considered to be the
most pleasant month in the year i'm
which to attend school.
The county school superintendent
Mr.. Hugh Moore, was also author
lied by the board to open any school
in the county on the last day of De-
tober, thereby getting in two months
OF school before Christmas. where
both patrons and trustees are pos
itively assured that crop and other
conditions will make it possible for
every boy and girl who are to attend
school at all to begin on that date. IF
such is put into effect in any school
this, along with the two weeks gener-
ally earlier opening, will constitute
an entirey new departure in the his
tory of Cobb equity rural schools
The matter of increasing the entire
school year another month was care
fully considered, but action was in
definitely postponed unless conditions
arise not foreseen at the present MAX
ing it possible, whereupon the school
year will be promptly heightened.
Toward increasing the general eff
ficiency of the schools it was decided
to add to the efficiency of all grades
of teachers thru increased salaries
for the ensuing year. 1t was decided
to increase the salaries of all princi-
pals hodn first grade license SI5.OO
per month, those holding second grade
license $1,000 per month and those
holding third grade license S5.an ner
month.
Much interest was taken by the
board in the improvement Of school
efficiency in regard to the assistant
teachers and 1T was decided that all
assistants holding first grade license
should receive a salary increase of
$4,000 per month over that of last
year, and further that all trustees
and patrons of the various schools of
the county should be urged by both
the board and the superintendent to
employ only first grade license teach
ers as assistants. 1t wa alO voted
toward this end that all second and
third grade license assistants should
have an increase of salary but not in
so large a proportion as assistants
having first grade license.
The commissioning of all the trus-
tees elected at the last election was
approved by the board. Chairman G.
w. Mcmillan announced that he
would issue the commissions as soon
as they were properly prepared by his
secretary.
The schools of the county are gen.
orally considered to be in the best con
Gtion of their existence and the
board and county superintendent
seem determined to continue in their
efforts until the rural schools of Cobb
are second to none in the state.