The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-12
EDUCATINOAL NESTING.
Gathering of Teachers and Dedication
Exercises OF New School Building
Barrett District No. 4.

EDUCATINOAL MEETING.
Gathering of Teachers and Dedication
Exercises of New School Building
Barrett District No. T.
The morning session, Saturday, Nov.
5, was opened by a chorus Correcting
Glse."
Reading, by Miss Grace Graham, lst
Intermediate Hood River school.
brought forth some excellent ideas and
mentioned number of good methods
an1 devices to be employed in teach
ius reading. A general discussion
followed. The general opinion pre-
vailing among the teachers present,
| being that not enough of the proper
kind OF supplementary reading matter
| is supplied the pupils in our schools
and that reading, the ''key" to all
other studies, becomes far too often, a
dry, uninterestinT topic, where as ii
} should be one of the most interesting
as we'll as instructive. Reading, along
the line of biography, history, geo.
graphy and travel should b. supplied
| in every school 90 matter how small.
| Through the earnest efforts of County
Superintendent Gilbert an active
move is being made along this line.
Writing, by Miss Katie Davenport,
| of Odell district, No. 5, disclosed a
carefully written paper and demons
trated the Inconsistency of pupils buy
| ing the material separately, when by
buying in larger quantities the same
supplies may be had at least at one
fourth the ordinary cost.
Prin. j. T. Neff, of Frankton dis
| trict gave an interesting talk upon the
methods of teaching decimals. The
topic was thoroughly exhausted and no
discussion followed.
Mrs. r. r. Allard, lst assistant Bar
rett. District No 4. rendered pa thetic
recitation entitl, ''On Guard" which
| called vividly to mind our brave boys
at Manila. This closed the morning
session. The meeting then adjourned
for luncneon which was served in a
very generous way by the ladies of the
showed an excellent proficiency along
this line. County Superintendent
Gilbert mad Messrs. Allard and Netf
especially distinguished themselves.
The afternoon session was opened
by the vocal chorus, Our Nation" :"
the first number on the dedication
program, Mr.. c. G. Cunning presid-
ing; followed by an invocation by Rev.
J. w. Jenkins.
A five minutes talk followed upon
"What Is Wasco County Doing in the
Way of Building-up Schools?" Over
s35, ,0O9 being expended in this direc-
tion during the school year of '97 and
'98. with the probability of $1,000
being expended the coming year.
"Our School," by DR.. P. G. Barrett,
the first clerk of what is now district
No. 4. but originally No. "a, brought
forth the fact that there was but one
school house in Hood River valley in
1871, and that the Barrett district, the
next to be organized in the valley,
was cut off in 1877. He recounted the
hard struggle they had in organizing
the district and raising the necessary
funds for erecting the building, which
has been used ever since, but its days
of usefulness are O, er now as the Bar
rett district has beautiful new, two
roomed building, well-lighted and ven-
tilated, and furnished with q generous
supply of modern apparatus, and its
destiny guided by two wide-awake,
modern teachers.
The above was followed by song
entitled 1.-The Flag Above Our House. -
The presentation of fine new flag
by r. r. Imbler. representative OF the
pupils of the school, was made in q
neat and eloquent manner.
Response and acceptance by Chair
man c. G. Cunning, tense with pat
riotism, recalled flag presentation
from one company to anotherin which
he was, on the old battlefield of Shiloh.
A motion was made and carried that
Mr.. Cunning allow his speech printed
for the public.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
board of directors and Contractor
Boyd, for the faithfulness and eff
ciencv with which the work of build
ing the new school house was dis
patched.
The entire audience then joined in
singing, America" and passed out
to witness the raising of the new flag
and the flag salute.
Another educational meeting will be
held on Saturday, Nov. 195h. at the
Frankton school house, two miles west
of Hood River:
The following teachers were pres
ent: Principal j. I. N. #, County Su-
perintendentG Gilbert. Miss Emma Ben
son, Miss Nettie Hart. Principal r..
r Allsrd, Miss Mella White, Miss
Grace Graham, Miss Eliza Stevens,
Miss Anna Smith, Principal 81. Howe,
Mrs r. r. Allard, Miss Katie Daven-
port, Miss Hester Howe, Mr.. Edgar
Stevens, Miss Nettie Kemp, Mr.. Troy