Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-29

Many Excellent Thoughts and
Suggestions Relative TO the
City Schools.
One of the most enjoyable of the many
social affairs of Friday evening. and
|ccrtainly one OF the most practical ben
left to the public q large, was barauet
gwen by the members Of the school
Heard to few friends and business
ln,en. The banquet was complimentary
Ito Director j. f. Atkinson, who departs
,Sthis evening with his family for CALI
lfnrnia to spend the balance of the vim
I3tsr and for the added purpose Of enter
Ling iuto a free discussion of school
taattcrs in general. from the standpoint
ot both the school official and the patron.
The gentlemen who participate q in the.
beast. which was served at the fremont
/ ard was quite elaborate, and who also
Handicapped in the post randial discus
1 sons. were President David Lennon
directors r. Atkinson, George a. Itlr-s
irer, w. s. Devine and Charles Hull. Sec
I1etary j. c. Trotter Assistant Treas ursr
sC G. Urine, DR.. F. w. Parsons, ex-
j Director George Beasley, Mr.. r. X. Ben
i edict, Mr.. w b. Wildlnan and Professor
4 Talbot Lennox, of the Iowa State Col
lllrge, Ames.
4 After the serving Of the supper DR..
slSParsons assumed charge of the ceremo-
2I3nses and during5the two hours following
i Succeeded in getting good speeches
sl'from some who did not know before
I.they could make a speech. Mr.. Turner
4 vas called upon 10 It'll how the district
Il spends 100000 per year on the city
lschools He considered that an easy task
land how not to spend more as more diff
,,ficult. The pay roll alone amounts TO
]. $4,000 per year. The district is we'll
4 supplied with buildings except that a
I. aeW structure is needed to replace the
u Third ward school. Compared with cth-
) d. cities. the indebtedness is far Within
{. the limit.
Mr.. atkinson vas assigned the sub
:. ject. The Right ard the Wrong Way To
!. Retrench.n He said that he was elected,
! with others, as a rctrenchmsnt member,
a. and succeeded in reducing the expenses
J ata time when this could be done. but
..ithat at the present no retrenchment
Icculd be made without inlpairing the
& efficiency Of the schools.
MIR. Hull, as the Youngest member of
B tile board, was called upon to give his
views of the schools, and he gave ex-
preston TO progressive ideas. spoke d
l.good word for the school teacher and foi
music insthe schools He believes that
more music IN both home and school
lrakes both more attractive.
Dir. w. S. Devine spoke Very interest
ingly of THE Physical Condition o,
School Children, and made the sur
+ prising statement that in the Marshall
town schools 5 per cent of the children
p Fought to be at home receiving physica
f aid. He said many pupils are sant to tbs
s. kindergarten when ey We're in no con
EDITION To be there. and that gone moth
Fl ere wrongfu,ly considered that branch
asa nursery. Other pupils are physical
Fl lly unable TO concentrate their minds or
slstheir studies, and that Sometimes nap
Z lStitude because or Defective eyeaigtt j:
wrongfuly attributed TO a defective
brain The time Is coming when
IS physical examination Will be made com
4 pulsorv to determine the fitness Of chill:
4 drcn for school werk-when good healtf
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