The Leon reporter., 1902-12-18
Teachers Meeting at Garden Grove

lAteisslluS teaCueAS lAeetiuS Nv 0aTuSu
Grove last Friday p. ~. and evening and
closing With forenoon program on Sat
urday morning. Garden Grove is a
splendid place for an educational meet.
ing. There is no better educational
sentiment in any town than there is in
Garden Grove. This is one of the best
indications of the excellent class of cit
liens of community and teacher is
fortunate in getting school where such
surroundings are found. The following
complete write up by the secretary will
show the transactions of the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at
3:45 p. N. by of.Lyon who was chosen
chairman. Miss Adaline Hoadley was
chosen Secy. After meeting was called
to order all Joined in singing America,
the county Supt. made some announce
ments after which Mr.. B. l.. Nay of the
Garden Grove schools, read an excellent
paper entitled express Expression in
the Public Schools" He emphasized
the Importance of expression in practi
cal education and advocated Manual
Training. In the discussion which was
opened by Miss Hoadley all expressed
themselves favorably toward Manual
Training but doubted the practicability
of such an addition to the course of
study in small schools. Some lively
music by the high school and teachers
after which avery practical and interest
ing paper on Libraries in the Public
Schools" was read by Miss Kathleen
Ogden of Leon. A brief history of
libraries was given and chen the problem
of putting libraries in the schools and
enforcing the present library law was
taken up. Miss Ogden's own experience
in giving an entertainment at the Grown
school was of interest to the teachers.
In the informal discussion which follow.
ed all expressed satisfaction with the ex-
cellence of the paper in that it gave the
ideas of q teacher who practices what
she breaches. The reading of this paper
and its discussion found the school room
in such darkness that Prof. Lyon lined
the song for the singing which closed
the meeting in good old Methodist ex-
hortation style and the evening session
was announced to meet at the Methodist
church at s O'Clock tor the evening
program.
The patrons of Garden Grove and
vicinity, notwithstanding the stormy
evening, turned out in such numbers
that the comfortable M. E. church was
crowded to hear the evening program
Prof. A. l.. Lyon acting as chairman.
The High school girls chorus gave a
welcome in song followed by good de-
scriptive song by Miss Arnold's pupils.
A AreadiDg, ''Jim smiley's. Frog was
then given by Harry Bufium in such an
interesting manner that all who had or
had not read Mark Twain's celebrated
and funny story were able to appreciate
how much humor there is in the story
Misses Dilsaver and Sanford then sang
pleasing duet. Supt. Mcintosh then
read a practical paper on "The Rural
School Problem" the main idea being
the consolidation of small rural districts
and discontinuing such schools pear
town as can arrange to send the pupils
to the graded schools. The paper also
proposed the erection of new nd MOI 9
commodious buildings for school and as
the people of Garden Grove are interest
ed in new school building a great deal
of interest was aroused on this part of
the discussion. Mr.. Robertson Secy. of
the Board, helped the proposition along
Profs. Drake and Bufuml boosted it and
it was thought by those present that
had the proposition been submitted
there and then to those present it would
have carried unanimously. After this
Prof. Lyon and Mrs. Wood bury then
furnished we'll rendered duet. This
was followed by paper on Physiology
by Prof. Lyon in which he emphasized
the Importance of the branch as study
In the discussion led by DR.. Doolittle
all agreed with the paper. The paper
was SO full Of good things that little was
left for the discussion more than tc
emphasize what had been said. The
session was closed by high school
chorus which we'll deserved the hearty
encore it received. The teachers meet
ing closed on Saturday morning at the
high school building, Prof. Lyon chair
man. The meeting was called to orde,
at $50. The first number was well
rendered piano solo by Miss Adams ol
the high school following which an ex.
celent paper on Geography by Miss
Ella Zook. An informal discussi on
followed in which many practical sug.
gestions were made. Mrs. Woolb ury
then gave class drill in vocal music
which was very helpful and interesting.
A paper cutting and folding drill by
Miss Hoadley and her pupils was then
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