Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-05
A Profitable Meeting.

One of the most interesting
educational meetings held in our
county occurred in Philomath
last Saturday. The meeting was
greatly hampered by being post
poned twice. Nevertheless, the
program, the addresses, the liter
ary features have not been excel
led in our county. Superinten-
dent Denman deserves unstinted
| praise for his tireless and indefat-
| igable energy in making these
meetings interesting and helpful
to our schools. In a small coun-
ty like Benton where help is lin
tied it is no small undertaking to
hold these educational meetings.
Notwithstanding this. Superin-
tendent Denman goes right ahead
making every meeting profitable.
The morning session was held
in Philomath College and the
afternoon session in College of
Philomath. O. V. White con-
Quoted the singing exercise in
the morning and w. T. Wyatt
took charge in the afternoon.
The readings of Mrs. w. A. Rose
braugh, Mrs. L. B. Baldwin,
Misses Abrams, Ethel Weed,
Sadie Crocker, Nellie Luper,
Bessie Thomas, deserve special
praise. The song by Ester Nc
Bride and Ivy Gray was sweetly
done, and Elgin VanBlarican did
we'll in his recitation. 1t is not put
ting it too strong when it is said
that the literary program was the
best rendered in our county, tor a
long time. Each number or each
person could not do better.
The program began by an in
teresting and inspiring talk On
pictures and Ways of Using
Them in the School Room" by
Miss Elva Wheeldon, Prof. I. E.
Caldwell followed in an excellent
talk on physical Culture for the
Child" He urged all to see that
our children breathe correctly
that the improper habit of wrong
breathing often is the germ for
lung trouble. Essentials in good
Discipline' was ably and practi-
caily handled by S. w. Homes.
Many helpful suggestions were
given for securing healthy dis
cipline in the school-room. O.
V. White, in discussing "Cigar-
cites and Coming Citizens" said,
that the cigarette habit was the
greatest question confronting the
home; that a very large per cent
of the applicant for army.and
navy men are found to be defect
i've on the account of this habit.
Over 2Io millions are spent year
ly for tobacco. Pres. L. B. Bald
win made a very strong talk on
Chow to Become and Remain a
Successful Teacher. /" To succeed
he thought there should be, L,
6tness, 2, physical endurance, 3,
mental capacity, 4, right motive,
S, preparation, E, a training.
Prof. Tartar read an excellent
paper. which sparkled with prac-
teal suggestions on Art of Ques-
TONS" Every teacher IN the
country should have heard it.
"The Teacher as a Social, Moral
and Religious Factor' was pre-
sented in a finely prepared paper
by Rev. F. A. Jones. He con.
tended that the teacher should
exert his influence at all times
for the betterment of his district
chilly intellectual influence will
never win. Rev. Emerick's ad-
dress On "Home Amusements for
our Boys and Girls, Why and
WHAT was enjoyed by all. He
gave our parents some practical
ways of reaching our children.
Miss Lulu Evans asked that her
subject be dispensed with, and
the former subject be discussed.
During the day the following par
ticipated in the discussions, Rev.
Brown, Rev Croaks, c. c..
Springer, Supt. Denman, beside
those regularly on program.