Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Part 10

Why is it easier to supply teachers in the school after it has been graded?

What is meant by "the leakage period" in the scholars of the Sunday school?

How does the graded school hold the scholar in the school?

V. THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE GRADED SUNDAY SCHOOL

BLACKBOARD OUTLINE

1. =Cradle Roll.= (1) Members. (2) Catalogue. (3) How obtained. (4) Gifts. (5) Management. (6) Value.

2. =Beginners Dep.= (1) Ages. (2) Teaching. (3) Meeting place.

3. =Primary Dep.= (1) Ages. (2) Cla.s.ses. (3) Lessons.

4. =Junior Dep.= (1) Ages. (2) Cla.s.ses. (3) Lessons.

5. =Intermediate Dep.= (1) Ages. (2) Cla.s.ses. (3) Lessons.

(4) Special aim. (5) Christian character.

6. =Senior Dep.= (1) Name. (2) Ages. (3) Cla.s.ses.

(4) Teachers. (5) Organization. (6) Social life.

7. =Teacher-Training Dep.= (1) Members. (2) Teacher.

(3) Studies. (4) Requirements. (5) Aims. (6) Reserve cla.s.s.

8. =Adult Dep.= (1) Members. (2) Cla.s.ses. (3) Methods.

(4) Courses of study.

9. =Home Dep.= (1) Need. (2) Plan.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

What are the four princ.i.p.al departments of an ordinary Sunday school?

In this chapter how many departments are described?

What are the names of these departments?

What department includes the names of the youngest children? Wherein does this department differ from most of the other departments? How should the list of its members be kept? How may names be obtained for it? What privileges should be given to the members of this department?

What are the benefits of this department to the school?

What is the name of the second department? What ages should it embrace?

What should be the exercises in this department? How should these pupils be seated in the school?

What is the third department named? What ages should it include? How should it be organized? What lessons should be taught in it?

What is the fourth department? What are the ages of its pupils? How may they be cla.s.sified? What lessons should be taught to them?

What is the fifth department? What ages does it include? How should the cla.s.ses be formed? Why should small cla.s.ses be the rule in this department? What lessons should be taught? What should be a special aim of teachers in this department? What type of Christian character should be sought?

What is the sixth department? What other names are applied to it? What ages should it include? What requirement should be made of those entering this department by promotion? How should the cla.s.ses be organized? Who should teach in this department? How may the social spirit be cultivated?

What is the seventh department? Who should be included in its members.h.i.+p? Who should be sought as the teacher? What condition should be required of its members? What studies should be followed? How should the course be conducted? What other cla.s.s should also be connected with the Teacher-training Department? How shall this cla.s.s be conducted?

What is the eighth department? Who should be included in it? What are the two methods of instruction in this department? What courses of study should be taken?

What is the ninth department? Who const.i.tute its members? What care and help should be given to these people? What should be expected of them as members of the school?

VI. THE SUPERINTENDENT

BLACKBOARD OUTLINE

1. =Imp.= (N. Y. C. R. R.).

2. =Appt.= Tea. ch. past.

3. =Ter. Off.= One ye.

4. =Qual.= (1) Mor. char. (2) Dev. bel. (3) Wor. ch.

mem. (4) Bib. stu. (5) Ab. exec. (6) Sym. you.

(7) Tea. spi.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

What ill.u.s.tration from a railroad will show the importance of the superintendent?

How should the appointment of the superintendent be made? Who should unite in the selection? How long should be his term of office?

What are the traits named for an ideal superintendent?

What should be his moral character? Why is such a character necessary in his office? What story of a statesman ill.u.s.trates this?

In what respects should the superintendent be a believer in the gospel?

Why should he be a member of the church? What is his duty to the Bible?

How may the superintendent influence his school to follow his requests?

What should be his qualifications as an administrator or executive?

What trait in relation to the young should he possess?

What should be his mental att.i.tude toward knowledge, especially knowledge of methods?

What story is told of a great sculptor?

VII. THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

BLACKBOARD OUTLINE

1. =Gen.= (1) Sup. (2) Sel. tea. (3) a.s.s. sch. (4) Prog.

ser. (5) Sup.

2. =We.-d. Wor.= (1) Prog. (2) Les. stu. (3) Soc. dut.

(4) Seek. work. (5) Cab. meet. (6) Sp. d. (7) Conv.