The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-05-04
PUBLIC SCHOOL UNION
HOLDS A MEETING
A3sress o. P. s. kui Ehf sn5 Fiae
aBsical sai Literary ProEram.
C9zmirtee or SctoOI Hoase aui
erOBnss Decides to Have Some Pic
tures Frane5

L Tie irrente % ire pl dic schoois have
hexun 90 educAti0uai movement that is
very uuch ueeJei in salem. 10 bring The
homes and ibe schools into closer co
operation. in other woris 70 sociAlirs the
sbools and the home both Ksuyou L
B1tteTfeld q Hesperis, Mich, describes
tie oondiis9n that is fouzht 10 b.
changsi in hess Words:
The znlf between parent and teacher
is TOO COMMON q phenomenon 70 ufei
sxro@iiiou. The existence n The chasr
is probably due more 20 carelessness, %
ihe pressureoi time or TO indolencs tnar
toany mote serious deliuqueucies :yet al
si.l admit the sAstro1s effects that
f0~ from the iaet that there is not tn
cioss intellectual and sriritnal sympathy
tnat there should Be between the schOo
and ibt home
The second weli.atiended meeting At
the Lincoln school Eas held Friday.
Niss Myers. seey. Of the Lincoln pub
lic school library Union, read the MN
ulss of iorner meeting, after which .
short musical and literary program was
given to.the audience composed Of par
ents and visitors. Rose Keuscher gave
40 instrumental solo. "Neighborbood CO
operation in school life inMichigan, was
read from the April Review oi Reviews.
Miss Wslch read . paper on eo-opers-
tion between parents and teacher. II
impressed kindness, thoronghness and
method. A recitation by Mics Edna
Parrish gave pleasing variety TO the
beaver papers, and was heartily ap-
plauded. Miss Stella Hurst sang Words
Harshly Spoken" in a very pleasing
manner, 20 accompaniment on the piano.
?. :. kaight delivered an address on
the value OF a library in the public
school where the books united parents,
children and teachers. We could no,
oysreslimate the value Of reading good
books on history and general literature
In the tender years Of school life. He
gave charming "reminiscences Of bis old
log schoolhouse back in Iowa. He said
be would like to see one school in
Oregon equipped with a hrstclass
library without taxation or state aid.
That was what had been done here,
ss be understood, and a chair ought 10
be established in all our colleges to
teach young people 10 get a living with.
out state aid or depending or political
influence OF any kind. His remarks
we're applauded.
Prot. Baker reported for the com
mittee on Ways and Means that a
strawberry festival was io be given in
season to help the Library Union.
Adopted. Miss Dora Mason submitted
following report which was adopted :
Your committee held a meeting April
., and beg leave 10 submit the follow
ing report:
There are in the library : large
pictures namely: The Coliseum"
Millets The Cleans Ts," and the
KNITTING Shepherdess The cheapest
offer We could get for framing them with
y IN. solid oak, and 2ls in. mats, is s..
Your committee wOnld recommend
that they be framed and hung in the
main hall, as the best place to be enjoyed
We would also recommend that suit
able pictures be purchased and hung Ia
every room, a. their educatiye and
moral influence upon pupils woald be
most helpful. Respectfully submitted,
Ella l.. WEIGH, Chairman,
Dora u. Mason, Secretary.
Hall an hour was spent in a social
way and IN seeing the library and visit
ing the rooms Of the different grades.
There Is wider growing interest 10 the
Library Union aud the standing com.
mittees have several matters under con.
sideration that will materially assist in
improving the schools. Before adjourn
mcnt resolution Was adopted 10 create
a committee 10 cooperate with the com.
mittee 81 the board OF education on
revision OF course Of study, 20 be com.
posde OF the principal one grade teacher
aAd one member OF the union, this COM
mittee 10 represent the interests OF this
school and neighborhood In this matter.