Third. The officers other than the superintendent, are expected to give their full approval and do all in their power, by encouragement and talk, to aid the work, and, where this cannot be had, secure at least no direct opposition.
Fourth. The teachers have much to give up. The scholars in whom they have taken special interest may be taken away from them. They may not be assigned to have charge of such a class of scholars as they desire; they may be asked to take a place or room which to them for some reason is not agreeable. Fears will be entertained by some that scholars will be lost from the school, etc. All these various objections should be overcome. The aggressive members should have much patience until the teachers are, as a body, at least willing to forego their fears and misgivings and will give the scheme a fair trial. Harmony will nearly always produce enthusiastic workers.
METHOD FOR GETTING A PROPER GRADE.
1. Make an enrollment of the school as follows:
John Brown, Third Reader, age eleven years, March 16, 1892.
Samuel Findley, Fourth Reader, age twelve years, July 13, 1892.
In this way complete the enrollment of the entire school, commencing either with the older or younger scholars, as may best suit; of course those whose ages are above twenty need not be taken; all above that age should be enrolled as married and young people. This kind of an enrollment enables a clear understanding into what class to place every member of the school.
2. Prepare an outline floor plan of the Sunday school room on a scale large enough so that a space can be marked which each class is to occupy, and in each space write the names of the scholars, their ages, the number of the class, and the name of the teacher who is to have charge. For rooms with galleries or without the outline plan is the same. Arrange your plan so as to have all the different class spaces on the same sheet of paper. The diagram on page 23 will give an idea of one kind of room.
A sheet three feet by two and a half will be needed for a school of a thousand members.