Wichita eagle., 1889-06-20
FIRST ANNUAL COUNTY CONVENTION OF
SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS.

A convention of school district officers
will be held in the Garfield opera house,
Wichita, Saturday, July ID, 1889.
The object of this meeting is to discuss
several subjects of vital Importance to the
schools of this county and bring before the
people the need of more concerted action
in discharging the duties of school officers
and patrons. In county as large as
Sedgwick, where there are l5S districts,
employing 175 teachers, each district being
independent of every other district, the
best results can be gained only by uni
form and harmonious conformity to reg
ular system.
1t has become a recognized necessity for
teachers to meet at frequent intervals to
discuss and adopt the best methods of i'm
parting instruction in all the different
branches of their work, and it behooves
the school district officers, who bear grave
responsibilities, to meet and discuss their
duties and adopt the means by which the
best results can be reached.
All school officers are urged to attend
this meeting. Come prepared to say some
thing on the topics to be discussed. You
cannot afford to stay away. All patrons
are cordially invited to be present. If you
are not school officer now you may be in
the near future and the discussions will
be Of interest to you.
PROGRAM.
FORENOON sEssIoN-10 O'CLOCK.
Organization.
Paper-District boards as a factor in the
progress of the common schools [School
laws Sec 70l-J. r. Mailer, District No. %.
Discussion-Dr W. H. Dwight, District
No. A; DR.. II. c. Tucker, District No. 6;
w. H. Ransom, District No. II; S. c. Som
mers, District No. Il.
Miscellaneous business.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN-1:30 O'CLOCK.
Paper-County uniformity of text books
It's advantages [School laws, sec. 71l-E.
W Phillips, District No 10.
Discussion-W. H. Berthoff, District No.
20; w. w Dorman, District No. 81; w. H.
Hare, District No. 119; j. w. Flood, Dis
trict No 142: c. S. Eichholtz, District No
q.
Paper-What should be considered in
hiring teachers ESchool laws. sec. 67l-Dr.
B. +. Sippy, District No. l02.
Dscussion-G W. Anderson, District
No. los; C. H. Wickham, District No. 9S;
L. Anderson, District No. SIS; W. j. An
derson, District No. SO; j. NJ. Campbell,
District No II.
Paper-The Value of District Libraries
B. p McNair, District No. A..
Discussioh-P. Mcdonald, District No.
60; Willis Davis, District No. 46; G. II.
Shaup, District No. e; J. H. Rhoades,
District No. 154.
General discussion-SchoolT erms-Led
by Philip Smith, District No. 14l.
Satisfaction of Parents-Led by u. A.
Nickerson, District No. 33.
School Apparatus-What is Needed
Led by J. r. Sites. District No. 1853.
The Annual Meeting-Led by VIM.
O'Brien, District No. III.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment.
Are not these subjects of sufficient i'm
portance to warrant the calling together
of those who have the direction and con-
troll of our schools? 1t is hoped that every
district in the county will be represented
by at least one or more members of the
school board.
Each paper is limited to fifteen minutes
and those taking part in the discussions
are limited to five minutes each. Free
allowed on all subjects.
Let us all hope that the deliberations of
this convention will awaken a new inter-
est in the annual meeting and in the edu-
cational work throughout the county
which will be felt il every school. Your
humble servant, D. S. PENCE,
County Superintendent Of Schools