Milford chronicle., 1925-10-16

REAL SUPERVISION of rural
public schools is absolutely as nee
essary for their success, as is a
trained instructor, or teacher. Real
superyision is neither formal, or oc-
casional, but must be frequent and
helpful for the teacher and student
alike. So many things depend on
management of a school to have sue
cessful results from teaching, that
it is not surprising that even well
educated teachers are found work
ing in their schools under methods
which do not fit that particular
school. This work has to be done
bv men and women trained for this
particular kind of advisory and
practical work. There is not time
for the Superintendent of the De-
partment of Education as an individ-
nal to supervise the rural schools OF
the state. To visit each rural school
for even a few minutes at any one
time. would limit the Superintend-
emf to less than two visits to the
schools in an entire year, and even
the least informed person will have
TO admit, that kind of supervision
would he a wasteful farce; so far as
helm to better the teaching condi-
tions are concerned. He could not
SUPERVISE the instruction given by
teachers, and because Of administra-
five duties and the distance to be
travelled to perform them, the rural
schools would be without systematic
guidance in the general plan of ed
ucation. There is a growing reali-
zation by the parents and people
interested in the public schools, OF
the need and great value of capable
and sufficient county supervisors to
make constant visits to the rural
schools during the school year
Their work is one of the best invest
ments of public money to get real
value in education in rural schools
by the children.
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THOSE WHO HAVE money TO III
vest can keep his mind on the fact
that American manufacturing plants
and facilities during the war; were
en- extended that it is very much IN
the situation of farming; it can
eosi1v produce more than it can sell
at a profit. 1t does not require an
unusual man to obtain enough cap
i+a1 IN start an automobile factory,
q Gasoline refinery, a radio factory
a motion picture company, textlle
mill. a packing house or any other
business. Thousands of men can 90
if But most of those who can do 1t
can not operate those enterprises at
a profit, just as many men can tarnl
b,,t can make little or no money at
it. The problem Of business today
is not to produce automobiles, oil
or anything else. The problem is to
sell it at a profit after it is produc-
cd not alone this year, but next
wear and for many years thereafter.
The business that can produce ana
distribute at a profit consistently
year after year is the business IN
which to invest.
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THE PUBLIC has been warned
time and again not to buy stocks IN
companies about which it knows |
nothing. There is a large amount
of money ready for investment this
fall; profit by the following story
before spending it:
A girl who had worked for years
as a clerk in a store had saved S6OO'
A smooth stock salesman met her
and painted glowing picture show
ing nrofits she could make in his
company, enough to make her lnde-
nendent for life. AS matter OF
fact. the company was not even op-
Grating. The girl was so overcome
bv the story, however, that she in
vested her entire 5000 without max
ing any inquiry as to the merit OF
tbe concern. Needless to say, she
received no dividends and her capl-
tai was lost. Any banker would
have gladly advised her free OF
charge.
TAXATION is the most brutal
hing in the world. If you don't pay
YOUR taxes along comes the sheriff
and sells your accumulatiOns of
years. If you do not have the mon
~ to pay your taxes, and lose ev-
,rything you have, you get little or
no sympathy from your friends or
1eighbors. Therefore, taxation being
30 brutal, should rest as lightly as
possible upon the shoulders Of the
,itizenry.
Most of the taxes we pay are self
imposed, for expenditure in our own
Immediate locality-school, city,
,oad, county taxes. Every man may
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