Union High School - Gleam Yearbook (Union, SC)

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Facult Qualifications Become Greater As Moderns Learn To 6 pare The Rod? Teaching in the 1800's was quite different from what it is today. There were no public schools in South Carolina until 1879. Prior to that time, teachers were hired by groups of fami- lies to teach children in the local schoolhouse. Some families hired governesses and tutors to live in their homes and teach their children manners, reading, writing, spelling, Latin, etc. School teachers were usually unmarried women, but there was an occasional male teacher. Subjects were taught by rote, with each pupil reciting his lesson until he knew it completely. Some teachers were known to use the rod effectively. Facilities for teaching were rude, and only basic equipment was furnished. Today's teachers provide a significant contrast to the teachers of a century ago. All who teach in the public schools of today have been graduated from a college or a university. Several at Union High hold the masters degree. Though the majority of the teachers are women, there is an increasing number of men entering the field. Most of the teachers at Union High are local people who live a full and useful life in community activities. Many are married and are raising a family while they teach. The methods of teaching used are very different from those of the mid-nineteenth century. Corporal punishment is practically unknown. Lessons are learned by participation, research, ex- ample, study, and more study. The most modern equipment is used, and the textbooks are the latest. Though the methods and equipment used are different, and though teachers have a better-rounded education, the basic element which makes a teacher tick is still there. They are dedicated to their task. . 1 . A Wg ic, ' xg . X A4 7S 9 x i '4' we A ,S . ffm - tg: if A 2' -2 Jtaff r -at AT- T '?7 - T' X' V-'iJ'...:!.:'lL'!-!'-ny At a regular meeting of the Union County Education Associ- - ' ation in the High School library ' members are gathered to hear a representative from the State Department of Education ex- plain the Teachers, Retirement benefits. ' x if Q 1 H ' N f 4. I A ,I 4-1 .if ,I gi Q- M E if fi if l g SF g :fl . E f f 5 l .f if ',l' ea 2 f, 'ag a ,gg -15.13 -.Li-La e4f?!- ,nl ,,-'gf , -,. -.,-:...,, -Eg, Z. C s I 'Af A 2 4- I U' I. i A. n , r ff' l , flu! , fp i' ll

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Perhaps Mr. Turner, an enthusiastic gardener, grew the flowers Mrs. Turner has arranged and is placing on the mantlepiece. Sammie, David, and Harold are sharing their parents' interest. Mr. William R. Watts, A.B., Assistant High School principal, pet peeve: Yankee fans that brag. Mr. Sam O. Turner, B.S., M.Ed., High School principal, pet peeve is tardiness Jim is the best-looking baby ever, thinks Mr. Watts, while Judy, Bill, and David watch Mother lay Baby brother in his bassinet. Lack Of Funds Slovvs With administrators always looking toward the future, Union High students anticipated continuing improve- ments in buildings, equipment, and in the educational program offered them. They were aware that only a lack of funds kept them from having every medium of learning that might be advantageous. In a questionnaire issued by the CLEAM, some of the dreams and hopes of the administrators were revealed. The building of a new senior high school that would serve the needs of the entire county, and turning the present high school into a junior high school were among Mr. Turneris keenest desires. Heartily approving Mr. Turner's suggestion, Mr. Watts also thought it would be ideal to establish a vocational school in conjunction with the high school. Mr. May felt that offering courses in music and art to each student within the school system, and making spe- cial classes of advanced instruction available to excep- tionally bright students, would greatly benefit the student, the school, and the community. Mr. Farr said he would like to see an enlargement of the curricula in the ele- mentary schools, for example, the offering of elementary French to those in the primary grades.