Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25

tion. He believes that boys and |
girls who are ready to graduate |
should be able to write their five |
minute essay or oration as easy as
they can do any other kind OF school
work. After the chair appointed |
committees on resolutions and noni-
nations the association adjourned
until o'clock d. III. The monotony
OF the forenoon session was pleas
ingly broken with music and recita-
tions; vocal solo-Illinois, w. w.
Campbeh; recitations by Marian
Welsted and Harlow Palmer.
At o'clock the afternoon session
was called to order and the discus
sion "Should Pupils be Detained
after the so-called School Hours"
called forth many lively talks. Miss
Nellie Moore of Defiance, likens
school work unto that Of the busi-
ness man who completes his days
work although it takes him un-
til ten or eleven O'Clock at night; he
does not stop at the end of the So
called business day, but finishes his
work. Supt. Frank, of Fostoria,
holds about the same opinion. He
feels that 1t is a privilege offered
them to make up their work and is
not punishment. Offers talked on
this subject along the line of right of
teacher and janltor to the room after
four o'clock. DIR. Burns and Supt.
Frank thought thirty minutes was
about the length of time the janitor
should wait for the room If necessary.
The next subject discussed was
Drawing in the Public Schools" a"
Rev. j. r. Latchaw, of Defiance,
made quite lengthy plea for draw
ing as an accomplishments and aid to
the general knowledge Of the pupil.
His salient point was that you do
not know thing until you can draw
it. This Is known as the French idea
in education-study the object and
then represent it by drawing.
The question-''Is Corporal Pun
ishment Ever Necessary" was next
taken up for discussion. The subject
seemed to go begging until Hon. j.
H. Tyler started the debate by say
ing that he used to be a Solomon
man, do not spare the rod and spoil
| the child" but now he was q Solo,
mon man in the full sense of the
word ''spare the rod and spoil the
child"--if you cannot get along with
the boy, send him home; have him
to behave by explaining matters to
him, convince him that he is wrong
by chain of argument, &C., but MIR.
Tyler soon found that he was in the
hopeless minority on that point, for
others poke in convincing terms OF
the absolute necessity of corporal
punishment in school as a last reso rt
order and obedience must be
maintained at home and in school.
The next and last subject discussed
was Limitation in Teaching Read
ing" This subject was opened by
| Mary E. Barnes and continued by
Supt. Guinther, Dr. Burns and 9th
ers, and finally eliminated in an il
lustrated facial expression by Prin
cipal Brooks of Ottawa, which was
highly appreciated by the round
table. 1t being near o'clock, the
association called for the report of
committees on resolutions and nomi-
nations. Supt. Gardner read the
resolutions and they were adopted
by the round table as read. Supt.
Richardson gave the report Of nomi-
nations which were also adopted
by the association. Officers for the
coming year are as follows: Presi-
dent, J. H. ! Secrist, Antwerp; Secre-
tary, Mary IE. Barnes, Napoleon;
Executive Committe, j. M. Zeller,
Findlay; H. L. Frank, Fostoria and
l. G. Guinther, Gallon. The next
meeting will, be held at Findlay,
March. 1885, - 4
The last afternoons session was
agreeably interspersed with music
and recitations, a violin solo by
Trowbridge Loose, and recitations
by Miss Kate Hartman and III. Pal
mer. All feel that the Napoleon
Round Table was a success notwith-
standing the inclemency OF the
weather on Friday. The meeting
was made up of some of the States
notables, two ex-school commission
ers, DR.. Burns and G. G. Miller, the
present school commissioner, o. Il.
Corson, and a would-be-school-eom-
missioner, Supt. Sharkey, Eaton, and
many other superintendents and
teachers of Northwestern Ohio. De-
fianee sent more teachers than any
other one place, Fostoria, Antwerp
and Rolgate stand next. Let us con-
gratulate ourselves and feel that it
was good to have the Round Table
at Napoleon, REP.