The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-06-27
BOURBON PROUD OF THE SUM-
MER SCHOOL

diately got started into earnest
work. The student body is a very
attractive and earnest group of peo-
pie, and constitute in the main am
bilious, energetic and really leading
teachers of Bourbon county.
There are a number of reasons
for which 1 am proud of this sum-
mer school. In the first place, the
school was so successful last year
that teachers had every reason to
believe that it would be even bet
ter this year. The State University,
under whose auspices the school was
conducted last year, reported to
State Supt. Colvin that the sum-
mer school held last summer in
Paris was the best county summer
school held in Kentucky last year.
This should be evidence enough to
convince any teacher that the school
will be even a greater success this
on which to build. The second rea-
son is that the Paris summer school
has one of the very strongest facul-
ties of any institution in Kentucky.
Prof. ]. w. Lancaster, the principal,
is one of the outstanding school men
in the State. His work at the
head of the Millersburg school. his
leadership among the teachers of
this county since he has been among
us, his successful handling of the
summer school last summer, and in
fact, his scholarship, experience and
devotion to his profession ought to
bring to this school practically 100
per cent. attendance Of the teachers
of Bourbon county and adjoining
territory, whose educational attain
lege degree.
The fact that Prof. Clarence c.
Freeman, of Pennsylvania College, is
member of this faculty ought to
appeal very strongly to every teach
er in this section of the State. Prof.
Freeman is too great a scholar and
too we'll known in Central Kentucky
for me to attempt to add anything
to what you already know of him.
Personally / do not think that it is
possible for the teachers of Ken
lucky to study under any man more
capable of giving them helpful lead
ership than Prof. Freeman.
Prof. ]. c. Jones, of the Univer-
sity of Kentucky, is one of the most
brilliant of the younger teachers on
the faculty at the University Of
Kentucky. He is master Of arts,
graduate of Columbia University and
had had unusual opportunities for
the study of history and govern
ment.
Miss Edith Stivers everybody
knows is a remarkably strong teach
er of science and she is giving some
of the best courses this summer that
she has ever given.
Miss Mamie B. Clark, of the Mil
lersburg schools, is giving work in
primary supervision and penman-
ship. Miss Clark at one time was
county supervisor in this county,
and you all know how well she al
ways does her work.
Miss Grace Cruikshank, a gradu-
ate of the University of Kentucky
and a special graduate in physical
education, and in plays and games.
The teachers who are missing this
work will perhaps never know how
much they have missed. But the
tragedy of the situation is the loss
that must come to the little coun-
try child's fall and winter when it
is robbed of the pleasure that might
be it's if all teachers knew the things
that Miss Cruikshank is teaching
those in her class.
Prof J. M. McVey, the county su
perintendent of Bourbon county
schools, is working hard for the bet
terment of the schools, and of the
teachers of this county. He is an
able and conscientious leader and
has already accomplished great
amount of good for the schools. 1t
is his desire that Bourbon county
teachers have better educational
advantages than are afforded teach
ers in an other county of the State,
and personally I think that he has
given you a school right here in
Paris not excelled in the State. This
school is offering college and high
school courses, primary supervision
and all of the drill subjects, and in
addition to these subjects you can
get courses in both high school and
college education. The State Of Ken
lucky has appropriated the money to
assist in carrying on these schools.
If the teachers do not show them
selves interested in this effort of the
State to help them this appropria-
ton from the State will be discon-
tinued Kentucky will always stand
forty-fifth or lower among the States
of the Union unless our teachers
feel more keenly their duty to i'm
prove their scholarship. Last week
in one school system in Kentucky
thirty-six teachers were dismissed
because they had failed to bring up
their scholarship within the re-