Part 26 (1/2)

GEOGRAPHY, FIFTH A

What highways of trade will be used for shi+pping oranges from San Francisco to Columbus, Ga, by way of the Panama Canal? How e 65)

GEOGRAPHY, FIFTH B

What is the chief industry of the people of Columbus, and why?

Describe the clietables and far up the river bring to Columbus? What would it carry back?

Superintendent Daniel's viewpoint is clear and sane ”It is not sufficient,” he says, ”tofor the grades, and to teach other subjects as if they belonged to another realether the forces of the community and of the school in a sympathetic whole, around which the educational life of the town ral and highly important part of the work in the Coluh school, it affords an opportunity for the children who do not intend to continue their educational work beyond high school grade to get so for life activity It was originally intended to duplicate, in a measure, the conditions and hours maintained in the industrial plants of the city Formerly the school was open for eleven calendar months; at the present time a vacation of six weeks is allowed The school hours are fro until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, for five days each week Pupils who have notthe week are compelled to attend school on Saturday

All pupils of the Industrial High School are required to take acadelish, and science

The introduction of rades of all Columbus schools has pointed h School While it is not the intention of the school authorities to h School final, it is hoped that those children who are enabled to continue with educational work are benefited hout this deliberate attempt of the Columbus school administration to make the schools fit the needs of the community there is evidence of a scientific spirit which is in the last degree commendable The coanized in response to this community need If, perchance, the first effort meets with little success, additional effort is continued until some measure of success is assured The school authorities are not afraid to change their opinions or their systeiven experi of which they are afraid is failure to provide for the educational needs of the co to Its Own

The first great battle in the educational awakening of the South has been won The people realize the necessity for an intelligently active population

The second battle is well under way The people of the South are shaping the schools to meet the peculiar educational needs which the econo-cry is ringing through the Southern States,--”The schools for the people; the people for the schools; and a higher standard of education and of life for the community”

The South is in line for the New Education School officials are working Superintendent Daniel writes,--”Everyone connected with the syste his ell and in establishi+ng andthe ideals of the system to be disturbed by petty difficulties The teachers,” he adds, ”have appeared to feel that it was rather a privilege than a burden to participate in h the preparation of her children for life”[29]

The public is asking for a correlation of school with life, and the schools are educating the South through the children

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 24: Now State Superintendent See an article ”'Corn-Club' Smith,” P C Macfarlane, Collier's Weekly, May 17, 1913, p 19]

[Footnote 25: United States Departriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Results of Boys' Deton, May, 1912, p 4]

[Footnote 26: Op cit, pp 5-6]

[Footnote 27: U S Departriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Girls' Deton, January, 1913, pp 1-2]

[Footnote 28: For a full statement of the work of the Columbus Schools see ”Industrial Education in Columbus,[”] Ga, R B

Daniel, U S Bureau of Education, Bulletin 535, Govern Office, 1913 Also, The Annual Report of the Coluust 1, 1913]

[Footnote 29: Annual report of the Columbus Public Schools, 1913, p 18]

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