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WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
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Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
rtlice at McCrory, Ark., under
he Act of March 3, 1879.
room for music and art.
Second Period—Goes to
class-room for history and
geography.
Third Period—G o e s t o
playground.
Fourth Period—G o e s to
auditorium to study.
Fifth Period—Goes to class
room for language, literature
or reading and spelling.
Sixth Period—Goes to play
ground.
Seventh Period—Goes to
auditorium for current events,
citizenship, nature study,
educational pictures, etc.
Eighth Period—G o e s to
classroom for arithmetic and
writing..
It can readily be seen that
a pupil in this grade spends
six periods at work or study,
the total time of the six
periods being 5 hours and
20 minutes. Under the old
plan he spent 5 hours and 30
minutes at his desk—a differ
ence of 10 minutes in favor of
the old plan. The old pro
gram was somewhat as fol
lows: History, study, re
cess, language, “study,” loaf,
noon, arithmetic, geography,
talk, reading, spelling, home.
Which curriculum seems rich
er?
The Special.. Work.
Every child from the first
to the sixth grade, inclusive,
has an opportunity to learn
the basic principles of music
and drawing under the new
ejystem. M u s ic authorities!
maintain that the child should
be taught to read music as
well as English. When we
reflect how closely music isj
woven into our very lives we
can see the reason for the con
tention. Drawing is taught
for fundamentally educational
reasons—not that mtmy of the
pupilfe may develop into real
artists, although some may do
so. But when they draw they
construct, think, plan. This
is the cradle of education.
However, a few boys and girls
and even parents have not yet
realized the purpose of this
department.
Sewing and cooking are
another feature this year.
It does not take many words
to prove the wisdom of teach
ing these subjects in school.
They are fundamental activ
ities of future life, and often
the basis of real happiness
and contentment.
Regular auditorium work is
also given with the new sys
tem. Far more often than is
sometimes suspected such fea
tures prove to be the inspira
tion of young lives. Lectures,
programs, talks, good pic
tures, music, etc., often lead to
improvement of mind, soul
and body. Special teachers
of chorus and community sing
ing are provided, and never
before have the pupils had
such an opportunity for the
cultivation of the voice or the
enjoyment of good music. A
daily record of all the pro
grams, etc., is kept and it is
interesting to contemplate the
amount of this type of work
^offered up to the present
time. It must be remembered
also that the pupil takes an
active part in these audi
torium exercises..
Still another new feature is
a laboratory for physical
science. In a laboratory
stress is laid upon the actual
doing of things. Actual do
ing is said to be 10 times as
effective as seeing, and seeing
7 times as effective as hearing.
So, if this be true, we can be
said in this particular instance
.of science to be accomplishing
70 times as much as formerly.
More and more this is coming
to be a scientific age and .
young people are urged to1
study science in high school.
Attendance, Etc.
The comparative records of 1
attendance, etc., for the firsti
three months of last year and ,
this year are given below:
1. Total enrollment in 1919 !
in grades 219; 1920, 206.
2. Total enrollment in 1919
in high school 41; 1920,'58.
3. Average daily attendance
1919, 186.5; 1920, 219.4
4. Per cent of attendance
1919, 89.5; 1920, 91.4.
5. Number of cases of tar
diness 1919, 338; 1920, 490.
An analysis of these figures
would require too much space,
but suffice it to say that any
system that will hold pupils
in the high school longer is
worth having. One part of
the record almost appalls us,
however, and we are taking
steps to remedy it. This part
is the large number of eases of
tardiness. An earlier open
hour and a 40-minute noon
period are, of course, re
sponsible. Parents must co
operate here or we cannot im
prove very much. We are
ashamed of the showing.
But we might add that most of
this record has been made by!
comparatively a few pupils j
who live in town, the pupils;
from a distance usually being
prompt.
Which School?
• After a thorough trial had
been given the new plan every’
pupil was asked to vote on the
question of which school he
preferred. Four pupils of
the grades voted for the old
system, while the high school
voted 100 per cent in favor of
the new. The four could give
no reason for their choice ex-!
cept that it was “harder to |
keep up with our books.”
As I write this the whole!
school has been thrown sud-1
denly back to the old plan for
one day. If our patrons
could hear the protest being
sent up they might one and ail
readily concede the laurels to
the more sensible plan. We
have very little fear as to the
outcome of a second vote.
If space had permitted
much more clarifying expla
nations of the system could
have been offered. The pos
sibilities that lie in this type
of school transcend even the
dreams we once had concern
ing our ideal school. We are
almost startled by the revela
tions of opportunities that
present themselves daily as
we become experienced in the
niceties of the plan. And we
are just in the pioneer stage
in this respect. What a won
derful picture can be drawn
of our little school in the
future if only the people will
not forget to furnish the
necessary funds!
Will you back our school?
Respectfully,
C. T. WILLIS,
Superintendent.
DOG TAX DUE
All persons owning or keep
ng any dog within the cor
} orate limits of the Town of
McCrory are hereby notified
hat a tax of $1.50 must be
j aid at once to the recorder,
] Ir. V. E. Huff, for said privi
ege. All dogs upon which no
ax has been paid within the
3 ext ten days will be killed ac
t mding to law.
FRANK SHUE,
Marshal.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of ex
tending heartfelt thanlcs to
my friends for the many kind
nesses shown during the loss
of our dear wife and mother.
The kind words and acts and
the beautiful floral offerings
shall never be forgotten.
. G. C. PORTER
and CHILDREN.
GENERAL DIRECTORY
Courts—Northern District
CIRCUIT COURT—Third Monday in
February and Augtist.
CHANCERY COURT—Second Mon
day in January, May and ember.
COUNTY COURT—First Monday In
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—Fourth Monday
in January, April, July and October.
Courts—Southern District
CIRCUIT COURT—First Monday in
March and September.
CHANCERY COURT—Third Monday
in January, May and member.
COUNTY COURT—Second Monday in
January, April. July and October.
PROBATE COURT—First Monday
following that of the Northern Dis
District and Co. Officials
Circuit Judge.J. M. Jackson
Pros.Atty.John E. Miller
ChanceryJudge AyL. Hutchins
( ounty Clerk .Roy Mitchell
Circuit Clerk, ....Geo.Haralson
Sheriff and Col., *W. N. Wilkes
treasurer .E. E. Blaylock
Representative ..E. W. Chaney
Surveyor, .Alex Beilis
Assessor, .Chas. Jackson
State Senator, .Ed Roddy
'pu’t Schools „..J. T. Caughley
McCrory City Officials
Mayor, .Walter W. Raney.
Marshal, .Frank Shue
Recorder .V. E. Huff
, Treasurer, ....Geo. W. Barber
! Aldermen: R. A. Drewery,
Geo.Raymond, H.P. Riggs,Jr.,
IW. P. Musgrove and T. E. Dye.
Council meets first Monday
j night of each month in office
i of The Home News.
School Directors
McCRORY SPECIAL — J.
P. Taylor, Pres.; G. G. Mc
Crory, Sec.; L. J. Dilliard, W.
O. Scales, D. M. Huff and
Walter W. Raney.
The McCrory School Board
meets second Monday night of
each month in the office of
The Home News.
Mac
WHICH SCHOOL?
(Continued from front page)
first case he has plenty of
room to participate in games
and ample opportunity to use
whatever playground appara
tus present, besides being re
quired to exercise under the
leadership of the teacher in
charge.. Of course, the long
periods of play are possible
Decause the school day is long
er. In the second case where
me whole school comes out
together he rushes from a
crowded room, maybe, to
find that the playground is
also crowded, that too many
others are before him on the
slides, etc., and that he must
invent something, even if it
is mischief, in order that he
may obtain the necessary' di
version. If he fails to fit in
anywhere during the short
period he, possibly, sulks back
to his room with anything but
the idea of work in his head.
We admit that the first plan
is not a panacea for all our
ills. When it rains the gym
nasium is all but too small for
our needs. Some children,
moreover, do not know how to
play games and sometimes
the teacher in charge had
rather sit dowm and read or
rest than to give the proper
encouragement. Still other
pupils are too lazy or indiffer
ent to exercise energetically
and give the impression of
useless idleness.
-Dut taKen an m an, 11 tnese
pupils are not kept upon the
playground at stated periods,
even if they at times get only
huge but beneficial doses of
pure, fresh air, they might
be disturbing or crowding
other pupils who at the time
are perhaps deeply concen
trated upon some subject be
ing taught better by an un
molested teacher.
The fact that at all times
during the day some pupils
may be seen upon the play
ground may have caused some
observers to think that the
system is all play and no
work. The following daily
program for a sixth grade
pupil may serve somewhat to
dispel such a conclusion:
First Period—Goes to class