Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-10-14

7) The hours mentioned. namely:
from 8 a. m. to 8. p. m. have always
been the hours observed at this
school, and we believe same sufliic-
lent for the sessions 1921-1922.
Respectfully submitted.
The findings of the Board were
about as follows:
~ That no case of SERIOUS in,-
palrment OF health" OF either teaci.-
ers of pupils from long hours had
ever been reported to the Board with
IN the memory of the Oldest men,
pers. Ihat due precaution had been
taken Ii the organization OF thu
schools IN liking three recess periods
during the day and in providing All
elastic program for physical euuca-
tion. The program for physical edu-
cation requires that eacn teacher be
instructed to throw open the wiz
dows, line up the children OF her
room In the alsles, in the halls, or III
the yard, and give them breathing
and muscle exercises 1T any time
during the school day she and the
principal think necessary. (z) That
the hours between 8 and 3, not oniy
do NOT afford the necessary time
Tor serious or ambitious program
OF studies, but under the regulations
OF the State Board, are actually 20
minutes under the MINIMUM. oi
those requirements.
(3- That the statement in reason ;
No. is not true to facts, and. if If
were, it would be because teacher :,
were not keeping their contracts
which require that work continue u
$3.50.
(4) That. referring to treason" Nc
above, since the hours of stenot
raphers are from 8 to s, merchants
and office folks from z to 6, farmers
from B a. m. to 8 p. M, the Board
school day would seem to allow COLI
siderable leisure for proper recrea,
tion of pupils and teachers"
(5) That treason" No. indicates
that the opening hour Of 8:45, as
fixed by the Board. should probably
be reconsidered.
(6) That the longer dayand no
the shorter day better meets the All
noying conditions in the high schools
IN adapting schedule for music pu
pills to the regular schedule TO,
academic subjects.
I'D That the statement that tn,
hours "from 8 q. m. to 3 D. m. bav,
always been the hours observed b,
this SCHOOL, (meaning Tazewell Hipii
SCHOOL, is contrary to facts, the clos
ing hour OF y p. m. having obtaine,
not longer than three ears and the
without the permission Of the count
Board. The Board further found tina
many of the petitioners signed I'll,
petition not knowing that the regu
lation fixing the length of the da
was countrywide and that the organ
zatlon OF the whole school system O
the county would be involved in tn
change requested. Another finding q
the Board was that since all prj
mary rooms up to and often includ
ing the Bird grade and the primar
children in many rural schools hay
to be sectioned to take care of cor
/gested conditions, it would be yer
unfair to children assigned to aftel
other half hour when they are wit
noon sections to take from them al
their teachers under tho $3.50 closin
hour only 2 1-2 hours as against
hours assigned to the forenoon chi
dren. 1t was further found that
shortening Of the school day on,
eleventh, as asked for in the net
ton, would mean correspondin
loss of the services of the who
teaching force of the county of O,
eleventh, or a loss of approximate
one thousand dollars q month. Hoy
evet because of general condition
owe the county due to the necessal