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<n\ idations of schools and th£
COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM IN
|}J J. O. MARTIN, State School Supervisor.
. , vt . re d before the Georgia Education Association, April 20, 1023)
..dress '' Higher Education, Prof. Roosevelt Walker, Chairman.
of 45
4821 schools in Georgia, 2166 or per cent are one-teacher
>t a nr 75 per cent are one and two-teacher schools. It is
ils i d enrollment of 455,821 school children that 108,300 or 25 per cent
01 U tU schools and 200,000 or 50 per cent are in the one and
,U 1 her that the majority of the schools function
Thh simply means are not
3l “, desired purposes.
In h le u hedule in the one-teacher schools calls for about 35 to 45 reci
The daily . gc each day. This means that each class must receive 8 to 10 min
fromtbe teacher. Multiply this time (10 minutes) by the number of class
and ..'la^and minutes, the time each child recites during the entire
') you tlnd that they are under the direct instruction of the
Ca period of 6 months only 14 days. During most of the remainder
Kime 1 , , nt the , cldld sits in idleness. two-teacher is
rlle f L in aition in the so-called employed just for spools the ‘'over-flow” not very much better the
ht a ® -sistants are often season and
‘ . ' makes almost impossible
■ v 0 f Gasses at this season it to give more
iplicl ' - u nnutes to the recitation. It is shown by examination that the
oik in the one and two-teacher schools Is abbut 1-3 as efficient as
r sc hools where the standard length of recitation is from, 30 to -G
.
tes. found by examination that from 90 to 98 per cent of the teachers
1 ‘t !tvr ”‘iu>ry" excepting studied beyond a few the counties, High School who teach grades the and grades that through 90 cent thi
--'have never per
never finished High School. These figures show that at least 60
eS( ' the children are being taught by the untrained teachers, and
Ctl1 (|f the fifth grade that 95 cent of their teachers have
■)iiidren below per
professional training. The ’ T ' v, “ 1091 1921 report shows “ Vlr '"’ c that that less than 1 1-2 - 9 the
ird I!'children who enter first grade never reach the fifth grade. It shows
lje | iy 3 out of every 100 finish the 11th grade and additional reports
ie \nt' , a otl the first grade only
oul 0 f 1000 who enter 3 ever graduate from a
records show (hat for every two children in attendance that there is
Hilaries J '"non-attendance, actually which lost. means that one-third of the money spent for teach
is do continue when
\ v it is very plain to see why they not it is noted that
-klliien in 2-3 of the schools have a recitation period of from 8 to 12 min
m chers who have not been professionally trained for their wont.
tea should and hence children
d 0 no t function as they the become dis¬
ced and drop relics out. of In “no addition man'is to land” these and handicaps, the equipment a great is many comparable of the
.. j 00 ic bice
he outside appearance. Many of them are merely “barns” in which too
“ the culls and quitters of the High Schools and others uste pitch-fork meth-
3 roughage to so-called “young animals.” These helpless chil-
1 throwing the world with almost equipment for their lifte’s work,
„ eIlt ou t into no
school lias taught them almost nothing beyond the realm of a little reading,
je arithmetic, etc., and all that the child learns beyond this he must
outside of the school room. It is shown that 62 per cent of the farmers
, j.gj'u ar c renters of 75 and that, of of the every 37 living, 100 34 men who living begin at the life expense in good ol
th at age years, are
r persons. U r hat other condition scould be expected?
The schools which are operated under such conditions, function for neither
iligtince nor industry and it is plainly seen that the only remedy lies in the
ibility to consolidate, for which consolidation would come:
getter buildings and equipment;
Better trained teachers with possibility of the teachers being kept for a
longer period of time at the same school;
Longer term;
Lunger recitation periods; .
Bore grades where needed;
More teachers with possibility of keeping children in school for longer
period of time;
(Development of an educational consciousness on the part of people through
leaders. ‘ v
This would enable the inauguration of. a more varied and flexible curriculum
L wou ia make it possible for the school to keep the children busy and re
the school work more closely to the lives that the majority of the children
lne It is a known fact that the Georgia schools, together with the other
hern schools, are the only ones in existence which do not teach the children
eiliing that will help them in an industrial way. Hence, while the children,
of the New England States, are using their hands, during what would
rwise be idle time, in constructive hand work, a Georgia child sits in idle
or throws spit-balls and whittles on the desl*.
Later, it is found that every time any New England State records 150
nts Georgia records 5. Further results of such negative methods of teach
are reflected in the dilapidated and neglected condition of thousands of
es and surroundings and in the wasted condition of so many of the farms,
further noted that what few outside industries are in Georgia, that the con¬
ing stock and influence come from without the bounds of the state. Fur
that the choicest resources of the State have fallen, for the most part,
the hands of outside people. These conditions will never change uhtil we
and equip schools that will teach something beyond the covers of a few
ted textbooks. This will require strong leadership to emanate from a cen
ized County authority. The strongest force, of course, being the County
ool Superintendent, who must give his entire time to his work, and be
plied with sufficient force of assistants to promote a constructive policy.
will be difficult to accomplish. In those communities which need eonsoli
on most, the people are the lqast inclined to it,' for they have had the least
ruction and there is nothing so stubborn as ignorance, which is the mother
prejudice. Again, it is difficult to move schools in most communities because
I majority of them are located on the same lot with the community church
graveyard. It was here that the parents, grandparents, and great-grand
ients attended church and school, and here most of them are buried. Hence.
find that a certain amount of community pride mixed with a bit of cussed
is coupled with a great deal of sentiment for the past and the dead, keep
[attention of the parents on the past memories of the adults rather than the
re welfare of the children—and many leaders rather than tread on the TOES
he parents, lose sight of the HEADS of the children.
But with all of this, it can be done, as has been demonstrated in many
ions of the State where leaders have been fearless enough to “heard the lion
the den” and do it. And in this connection, it might be said that perhaps
other State has consolidated more schools than Georgia during the past ten
1 years.
The question of consolidation and supervision can best be solved by having
f the schools of a county operate under one system known as the County Un’t
fern. Under this system the wealthy communities help support in a material
the weaker ones just as the wealthy counties help support the weak coun
Do not these wealthy communities which have independent systems, live
, cities supported
|the support of the surrounding ones just as the large are
the surrounding towns and smaller communities?
The County Unit plan in the main, would givie the country schools more
jnoial support and would cause the abolishment of hundreds ol independent
.terns that are now sources of much conceit and needless legal annoyance,
de from this, they are left to theulselves in most instances without super
on. \\ i;h these two changes—the consolidation of small schools and the
guration of the County Unit system, the solution of the present school prob
would be almost within reach. Better trained teachers could be secured
the lower grades; the school term would be lengthened; the children would
[kept in school more regularly, and more expert supervision could be given
“11 of the schools and there would he no overlapping of Superintendent in
se counties where there is supervision in the independent system. Let us
« from the encouragement that we have had from the hundreds of consoli
;ions that have been made, and from a few counties that already have the
nty Unit System, that the day will not be far when the entire state will en¬
tile same privilege. Let us make the schools function to meet the demands
> living, and not to suit the whims of those who* attention is on the dead,
in this way, we will educate a generation that will develop our resources
Put our State on a higher plane of intellectual growth and in so doing, we
1 banish in a measure poverty, crime, sickness, and illiteracy with theii
ed forces. '
.
u ESTABLISH JUNIOR
REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTH
flanta, Ga., May 17.—-Rev. Crawford
* C80n general secretary of theAlu
’
ile Protective Association, with
4qbarters in Atlanta, who has tak
tL initiatve in securing with the co
rd Uon of leading citizens, the juven
C0Urt s 5’stem in more than 250
tLin cities and towns, has left At-
1,1 >n a tour of cities in Georgia and
ier southern states.
Jackson, as stated on the eve of
Paiture, Is especially interested
""" * n 'he building and equipping
* * Junior Republic
of the South, a
governing village for wayward
[ <ln 't girls, which is to be located
miI “s from Atlanta.
a ^‘dement to the correspendent
,
!lf " s service, Mr. Jackson said:
i,j t * U fi| st place,
there is no insti
^ 1Ji e it in the south the south
or
" t!l ’ second place, the Junior
. ,
jy ' llt 'thods have been success-
1 J out for twenty-seven
j'' lUe years
' X ' Y - also in California
A " 1U
' e tor shorter periods, and
3ugh -! he enterprise
ith at Freeville,
^ ^ rSt 3ts has had
hanu 1 and
S stru Sgles, under
nd ; we
now progressing mofe than
* r
ld pla ee, on* the principle
ev 0 MlUtlon i. .
or progress, the Junior
EUDORA
Mr. aiul Mrs. Q. E. Cunard
Monday in Monticello.
Mrs. Amanda Vaughn and
j DaPrade Vaughn, of Stewart, are
1 2rlg ... Mrs ' ^ y , e A1Ien -
Mr. and Mrs. Howard McClendon
spent Friday night with Mrs.
Cunard.
Christine Ozburn, the young daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Ozburn,
the measles.
Mrs. Will Hickman and Master Ol
lie Hickman, of Bethel, spent Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Layson.
Miss Allene Jones is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Sam Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Orell Aaron and Mrs.
Jim Aaron spent Monday in Monticello.
Miss Minnie Lou Jones, of Starrs
ville, spent last week with her sister,
Mrs. Venus Aaron.
Mr._ and Mrs. Sam Allen, Miss Allene
Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Cilff Aaron
were visitors to Monticello Monday.
Mrs. E. D. Emory and young son,
who have been spending some time
with Mr. Emory at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Champ Kelley, returned to
Jeffersonville this week. "
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Allen, Mrs. Aman¬
da Vaughn and Master LaPrade
Vaughn spent Monday in Monticello.
Mr. and Mrs. Orell Aaron had as their
guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Shef¬
field and children, and Mrs. Brooks, of
Social Circle, and Mrs. G. W. Doster,
of Monroe.
Mrs. Cora Allen spent Monday af¬
ternoon with the Mesdames Aaron.
Mrs. Mollie Twiggle, of Mansfield,
spent Monday with Mrs. Jeff Barker.
Messrs. Cary Cunard, A. T. King.
Floyd Layson and Jenett Kitchens
made a business trip to Monticello
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Chaffin spent Mon¬
day with relatives at Mechanicsville.
A large crowd attended the singing
at New Rocky Creek Sunday afternoon.
Miss Fannie Herring, of Ailanta,
si>ent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Dorsey.
COMING one day only, Dr. O. J. Bag
garly, optometrist of Atlanta, and will
be at W. W. St. Johns all day. If your
glasses need changing, don’t fail to see
him Saturday, May 26th.
HAYSTON ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Ethridge Hays, of
Mansfield, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. I. A. Henderson.
Mrs. Wyatt Barker has been on the
sick list for some time. We hope for
her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Thomas Greer spent a while
Sunday morning in Mansfield.
Mr. R. H. Parish and little son, How¬
ard, and Mr. Frank Day visited Mr.
Vance Curtis one night last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Stone Hays and 'Mr.
Webb Jackson motored to Covington
Monday afternoon.
Mi-. Hugh Pannell visited Mr. T. A.
Curtis Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lueile Curtis attended the birth¬
day celebration at Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Lazenby’s last Sunday.
Mrs. Leonard Hays and Miss -<\llene
Dobbs spent one day last week with
Frank Calvert, of Pine Grove.
Mr. Wiley Dobbs spent Sunday af¬
ternoon with Mr. John Dobbs.
Mr. Ross Hays, of Atlanta, was a
recent visitor to homefolks.
Mesdames T. A. and Vance Curtis,
little Louise and Miss Lueile Curt.s
spent Monday with Mrs. H. A. Pannell.
Mr. J. T. Dobbs was in Covington
Tuesday.'
Messrs. T. A. and Vance Curtis were
in Covington and Porterdale Monday.
Dr. R. L. Hollis was in Covington
one day last week.
Mrs. Leonard Hays and Miss Allene
Dobbs visited Mrs. Bob Dobbs Tuesdav
afternoon.
Mesdames Carl Savage, Emmett Big
gers and Miss Mrytice Leach spent
Monday afternoon with Mrs. Carson
Cowan.
Mrs. Carson Cowan has been ill for
the past feew days. We hope for her
plan is as far ahead of the
state reform school, with the
euphinious name of Industrial and
School, as the latter is‘in ad¬
of the cruel, accursed and crimi¬
custom in vogue for centuries of
children with adults who
‘trained in the arts of hell.’ ’’
The reformatory methods are gener¬
compulsory, the Republic plan is
The former says to the
“You must do so and so, or be pun¬
The latter says; ‘‘Son, you are
the very boy to do this important job,
you will. It may take time and all
the grit in you. hut you’ll get across
with it.”
According to the last annual report
of the Juvenile Protective Association,
figures reported to that organization by
its several agencies and co-operating
sources show that 14.966 children, pre¬
viously held down by various weights
and handicaps, 83 per cent of the num¬
ber were satisfactorily placed or show¬
ed marked improvement in different
ways under the general direction of the
assocaton. •
Mr. Jackson, in addition to his du¬
ties as the active head of the associa¬
tion, has contributed many articles to
magazines and newspapers which have
attracted unusual attention. His latest
book of poems. “Near Nature’s Heart”
will be released by the publishers in a
few days, it was announced hene.
GOODRICH and
ourselves stand
back of Silver
towns to see that
you get full serv¬
ice value — posi¬
desHnlhe tive satisfaction
{ongtfun assured I
LEE TRAMMELL, JR.
COVINGTON, GA.
Goodrich CordTi
Silver town re
ran COVINGTON NEWS, eOVlA\iiuii, GEORGIA
SNAPPING SHOALS
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hooper and chil¬
dren spent Sunday afternoon with *Mr.
and Mrs. II. C. Hooper.
Mr. J. J. Veal spent one afternon
last week with Mr. Boyce Harvey at
Rocky Plains.
Miss Katie Veal spent Wednesday
night with Misties Julia and Elizabeth
Veal.
Masters Charles and Ralph King
spent Friday afternoon with Master
Jamie Stallsworth.
Mr. J. J. Veal spent a short while
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. L.
C. Fincher.
Miss Jewell and Jamie Stallsworth
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Veal.
Mr. Robert Christian spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr. Virgel
Veal. Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Veal visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Veal. Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Stallsworth and Mr. and Mrs. J.
.1. Veal last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Jim Gunn says Jewell Veal toss
ed a Ford car into his wagon wheel
and knocked out every spoke and
wants pay for same.
Miss Jewell and Jamie Stallsworth
were in Covington and also visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Rye at > Porterdale
Tuesday.
Mr. J. .1. Veal wais in Covington
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Jamie King, Jr., and little Mary,
and Masters Charles and Ralph King
spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. J.
W. King and Mrs. Ophelia Hicks.
PROPAGANDISTS ARE
FOREVER KNOCKING
THE RAILROADS
Atlanta, Ga., May 10.—Industrial
leaders here express the opinion that
this is the time for the newspapers of
the nation to kill Off the propagandists
who are forever trying to “get the
best of the railroads.”
It is pointed out that the railroads
should be justly entitled to receive a
fair profit and unless they are, it is
claimed, the whole country will suffer
for lack of traffic service. It is shown
by business leaders here that capital is
not going to the relief of the railroads
unless it gains thereby.
“We have no sympathy with the
sandiot patriots who begrudge - the
roads that much,” said an Atlanta man
in discussing the situation today with
a representative of the Oilreath Press
Syndicate.
In the months of readjustment and
business depression which followed the
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Gaining New Fame for Service
194 % Sales Increase in Last Six Montits
Shows Trend Toward Firestone
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A standard of service has been set by these their
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The tire buying public has been aroused to the gum-dipped construction.
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r GUM-DIPPED CORDS
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year. Production is doubled this year*
Demand more
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this increased
prod uction.
Whenever you
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Royal —take it.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA
return of the carriers, costs for neces¬
sary replacements were out of line
with earnings to such an extent that
nothing by way of rehabilitation could
be undertaken. Only with the deflation
of costs and the increase in revenues
that have lately been reported has
comprehensive program of railroad re
construction become possible, raiLroat
men here say.
Should It be possible for a considers
hie number of the rairoads at the en<
of the year to pay dividends on
investments equal to those regarded
reasonable in scores and hundreds
other enterprises, it is declared
a cry of reduction in rail
would almost surely sweep the
FARM LOANS
I make Loans on Newton County
farm lands for five years time, interest
payable annually on November 1st, in
amounts from $1,000.00 to $100,000.00.
i O. H. ADAMS.
COVINGTON—
OXFORD
TRANSFER CO.
Passengers, .Freight
and Baggage
Household Goods Moved
Phone 126
J. 0. BRADSHAW
Manager