Milford chronicle., 1927-03-11
RURAL SUPERVISORS render a

valuable service in assisting teach
ers to adapt instruction to the indi
Y vidual needs of pupils. In rura
q schools, as in others, some pupil:
= fail to keep up with their classes
In the same schools are pupils that
r receive high marks, although they
devote little time to their lessons
Such situations are not uncommon
neither are they easy to understand;
to meet them successfully commands
the wisdom of an expert, gained by
years of training and experience.
Such knowledge we can hardly ex-
pect the average teacher to possess,
but thousands of rural teachers, in
experienced and poorly trained, are
constantly confronted by equally
complex problems. The results fire.
quently are failure to be promoted
and years of retardation among pu-
pills in rural schools.
Recent investigations in Illinois
and elsewhere have demonstrated
that large percentage of pupils
compelled to repeat school work
fail to do any better the second time,
and it is self evident that pupil re-
tardation is undesirable from every
point of view. In many states as a
means of preventing pupil failure
and retardatiOn, boards of educa-
tion with the advice of superintend-
ents employ rural school supervisors
to assist teachers with their every
day school problems. The supervis-
or and teacher working together
study the needs of each pupil A
child who does not read well is en- !
couraged to read interesting stories;
a pupil backward in number work is !
given special drill in the fundamen-
tai number operations; one who
writes poorly is given extra time and
regular assistance with penmanship;
and those who master their lessons
quickly are supplied with supple
mentary work that will prepare
them for an advanced grade. Rural
school supervision has been proven
to be a good financial investment in
saving the time of both pupils and
teachers.
So@
1T is USUAL to accept the ser
vices of a minister of the gospel at
funerals and in some instances,
weddings, without making any form
Of payment for the service perform
Ell. Many of the families take the
service as part of preachers du-
les; even though the person or
amily for which they conduct fu- ,
leral service, is not a member of his {
II any other church. This is all /
lrOng and it should be- changed at .
nee. If Christian form Of burial is
o be performed, then the preacher v
hOuld be paid for his service. Even r
he very poor can pay some fee =
nd, those more fortunate can and \
hOuld, contribute at least five or Il
en- dollars to the support of the
reacher who delivers the services :,
t the funeral of those they serve Il
n some instances memOTiams are c
rinted on the anniversaries of the u
cad, by their living friends, and we
ften wonder, if these same good
)lks had thought to enclose a five
olIar bill in an envelope, and pres
I'd it into the preachers hand as 81
E bade them goodbye after words ID
comfort given to them? Every r.
neral director should include the W
fee of ten dollars in his k,
ii for burial. It would not be for In
)tten then, and the moderately paid a.
'eacher would be repaid for his
.rvice. hf
~O@ III
THE RELIEF over the adjourn m
ent of Congress is genuine and fe
,neral. During the last few days of p1
at body the specter of possible br
ira session fared before the coun- W.
y for brief period. 1t is hinted vo
at the possibility of an extra ses- " "
On being made necessary, operated
a way at least to expedite the fill wi
lister. With the old Congress out ed
the way, all thought and attention 5i, ,,i,
centered on the opening of the w
n Congress which takes place De- otl
mber 5th, of this year. The new Jo,
'use will organize with Nicholas oo
ngworth as Speaker and with the toi
ne chairmen on the most impor- Ga
1t committees. Tilson of Connecti- 1e
will continue the headship of Sr
les. The organization of the Sen vel
is, frankly, in doubt. If Smith pie
Ware are seated it is generally re- ~
umed that the Republicans will Co
,anize that body, but in this con- &c,
,tion il ran he said that evan if Sci