The subject of religious instruction has for obvious reasons been left untouched. Where managers have a due sense of their grave responsibilities, they will take every care that religious teaching receives that thought and attention which its paramount importance deserves. Such managers will no more throw upon the shoulders of their teachers entire responsibility for the conduct of their schools than would the colonel of a regiment leave everything to its adjutant and subalterns. Without of course wishing to interfere in details of teaching and discipline, they will depute one of their body to inspect the school daily, if possible, inquire into absenteeism, insure and test accuracy of registration, enforce cleanliness and tidiness, give support, advice, and encouragement to their teachers, have an eye to their moral and physical well-being-exercise, in short, a real and thorough supervision. |