A Meeting Of School Officers

A MEETING OF 

SCHOOL OFFICERS

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W. N. Lister, commissioner of schools, has arranged for a school officers' meeting to be held Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 10 o'clock at the court house in Ann Arbor. Under the present school system the official acts of the district board in a large degree determine the conduct of the district school and provide for their maintenance and management. In Mr. Lister's circular he says:

"The work of district school officers is more frequently hampered by lack of positive knowledge of the best of procedure than by carelessness or indifference. We all want good schools. You and I have a joint responsibility in their management."

The topics suggested are: Hiring teachers, the term schedule, length of school year, school funds - collection and disbursement, adoption of course of study, the ninth grade in the district school, school apparatus, arrangement of school room, irregular attendance, what to do with incompetent teachers, necessity of proper sealing, lighting and ventilation, construction and care of our buildings, text books.

If the proper interest which the meeting deserves, can be developed, its good effects will soon be noticeable. No school officer can afford to be absent.