The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-28
SCHOOL OFFICERS.
Movement for Township Libraries-Schooi
Supplies Discussed.

Movement for Township Libraries-School
Supplies Discussed.
The School Officers State Association. q
section Of the Indiana State Teachers AS
ISOLATION. met yesterday in the rooms of the
Agricultural Board at the Stste-house. IL
was largely ATTENDED, and the chair was
occupied by trustee S. N. Gold. of this city.
A. E. Jessnp. of Carmel. is the sections Sec
rotary. and W.. b. Flick. county superin-
tendent of Marion county, Is chairman OF
the executive board.
The first paper read was on ''Trustses' Wis
its to Schools" by Trustee Noah King, of
Waupecong. It's tenor was that trustees
should have o more careful eye on the
schools under their charge, and it was dis.
cussed to considerable extent by various OF
the trustees present.
Mr.. King was followed by Trustee Robert
A. Brown, of Franklin, with o paper en-
titled Township Libraries" 1t was a plea
for more and better accessible libraries for
children living remote from the greatpublic
ones, and it received the hearty commenda-
ton of all present. The following resolu-
ton was introduced by l.. O. Dale. of Wa
bash, and shows the spirit of the meetina:
Resolved, That IL be the sense Of this body of
scnool officers that any movement looking 10
chased either from the special school fund or
from q fund arising from a special library tax,
schools. under the custody OF the township trus-
tee, meets the hearty approval OF this body.
1t was carried on being read. .
The next paper on the programme was on
School Supplies" by J.. NJ. Jingle. Of
by the chair, no did not put in an appear
ance. and the topic was thrown open for
discussion without the paper being read.
Trustee Peffiey. of South Bend. was first to
toEa tho ffo4r and h. I'D IN vrnaf IN
phatic terms that be believed In good
school supplies. aud, first of all. good
buildings to put them IN. He said that
good supplies were q great aid to teachers
cried the fact that it was often the case
that they did not. He thought that trus-
tees ought to keep their teachers prodded
up Q little more. !
conceded with the gentleman who pre-
coded him He said. however. that had he
q teacher under him who would act as the
gentleman said he would dismiss supplies
from his mind for the nonce. and either get
rid of the teacher or see that he was
brought round to q proper standings In
the matter of supplies he believed In get
ting the best-not always the dearest, but
the best.
Trustee Brown. OF Franklin, followed
Mr.. Gold, and his remarks were directed
chiefly toward the travelling agents of
school supply houses. He was not compli.
mentary to those gentry, saying that in
most cases their tongues were more oily
than were their Intentions good. However,
he believed In examining everything that
came along so as to be able to select the
good from the bad.
Several of the trustees followed. but their
remarks were SO near In the same channels
that it would be repetition TO give them.
Indiana Schools at the Worlds Fair"
was the next topic up for discussion, but
Trustee Frank Mosbaugh, Cambridge City.
who was to have prepared q paper on IL,
was not present, and discussion was called
for on IT. 1t was confined chiefly to in
quiries and answers az to the space TO be
allotted educational purposes there, and Is
to what Indiana proposed doing. all of
which has appeared In public print before.
During the afternoon the trustees pres
ent assembled on the east steps of the State
house and had a picture of themselves
taken.
The report of the nominating committee
was heard. and was adopted, ~electing Us.
Jarvis. of Brownsville, president and j. T.
Ragle, indianapolis, secretary. The meet
ing then adjourned. p