The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-02
SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEET.
First Annual Convention Held last Tues
day Under the New Law.
EARNEST BODY OF OFFICERS.
will Interest Patrons, Pupils, and
the General Public.


School Directors Association of
Fulton county met in the Court
House. County Superintendent
Chas. e. Barton called the meet
ing to order, and the following
named officers were elected for
the current year: President, Jas.
p. Waltz; vice presidents, J. p.
Kerlin and Malachi Litton; secre-
tary, A. U. Mace; treasurer, Clark
McGovern.
The County Superintendent
then explained the object of the
meeting, then called attention to
the fact that in conformity with
a late law, the meeting must be a
separate and distinct one from
that of the Teachers Institute. -
An enrolment proved that the
greater half of the whole number
of directors serving in the coun-
ty were present, although there
were three townships unrepres.
ented at roll call.
The following are the names of
those present and the directors
represented
Ayr.-Tobias Glazier, George w.
Humbert, w. II. Nelson, D. A. Mel
son.
Belfast.-Obed 7. Mellott, William
Wink, B. A. Truax, Joseph Truax, w.
r. Palmer.
Brush Creek. A w. Duvall, w. l..
Mckee, j. c. Spade, Anthony Spade.
Dublin. "A. c. Sipes, A. V. Kelly,
BENZ. Wilds, Grant Baker, John Ker-
lin.
Licking Creek.-D. d. Deshong, l.,
w. Schooley, H. L. Sipes.
McConnellsburg John Comerer, A.
U. Mace, J. A. Irwin, c. b. Stevens,
d. l.. Grissinger.
Taylor.-J. c. Lamberson, M. L.
Laidig.
Thompson Emanuel Keefer, I. H.
Truax, Malachi Litton.
Tod.-Clark McGovern, Jas. p.
Waltz, A. J. Sipes, John Shaffer.
Hon. S. w. Kirk, the speaker of
the afternoon, was introduced
and gave most pleasing and in
structive address on the "Origin
and value of the public schools ~
and found opportunity to pay a
graceful tribute to the memory
of Thaddeus Stevens, the great
Commoner, whose fame and pop.
ularity seem to grow as the years
multiply. Mr.. Kirk called the at.
tention of the school officials to
the magnitude of their RESPONSE
bilities and inspired them tC
greater energy and more con
sclentious effort in behalf of the
schools they supervise.
First directors topic-"The
Compulsory School Law" was in
troduced by Mr.. A. U. Mace of the
borough school board, who offer
ed favorable report of Its en-
forcement in town and successful
Ground up" of all truants anc
consequent benefit to the pupils
by being obliged to be in schoo
regularly. Mr.. Mace appreciates
the necessity of stimulus to the
parents or guardians who do not
have enough moral force to see
that the careless or Indifferent
child has school advantages =
Judge Nelson OF Ayr, asked for ad
vice concerning the management
OF a scholar whose wlllhad conflict
ed with that of his teacher, who
had offered resistance when she
had attempted to punish him, and
and who was now out of school
AS there may be similar cases in
other schools of the county it may
be we'll as matter Of general in
formation to report the reply OF
the Superintendent, whoreferred
Mr.. Nelson to that clause IN the
school law covering the case OF
such offenders. "If any pupi
has grown rebellious, refuses tC
be governed by his teacher, anc
is out of school from such cause
said pupil may, by the complaint
OF a single citizen, be arrested
and confined in the county jail t.
, await the action Of session o
Juvenile court from which h,
may be sentenced to a School o
Reform or some institution fol
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