The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-03-01
PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL SERIES
or MEETINGS PLANNED
To Promote the Interests of tie Schools
The First Will Be Held on
March 18th.

Since the holidays Superintendent
Seleck and the Board of Education have
been planning to begin series of public
educational meetings for teachers AMI
patrons of the public schools. A STAT
ed before, the aim of these meetings is
to organize and correlate the education
nj forces of the community, to the end
that the aims and methods of the school
may be better understood, that infor,na-
ton relating to the work and manage
mcnt of the schools may be mutually
interchanged between parents and teach
ers, and that the work of the scnool may
be extended and made more efficient by
the aid and cooperation of all.
At the first meeting of the series
Wednesday evening, March 18th, the SUI
perintendent will block out the lines
of work usually followed by organiza-
tions of this kind, and make some def
mite suggestions as to initiating the
work here.
on tine general topic, The Cooperation of
Parents and Teachers. Miss Carrie
Young will treat the subject from the
standpoint Of the teacher, Mrs. w. NJ
Watt will speak from the standpoint of
the home, and DR.. Henry as member
of the community.
1t is the purpose to make these meet
ings informal, to give opportunity for
free discussion and suggestion. All par.
ents and adults who are interested in
schools are cordially invited and urged
to attend all of these meetings and es-
pecially tine first of the series, where an
outlook may be taken on the field of
work and an interest may be stimulated
in all to do their part in making the
schools all they ought to be.
Supt. Selleck has given partial list
of topics that may come up from time
to time in these meetings. From the
partial list here given the public may
gain some idea of the nature of the dis
cussions to follow:
Manual training and domestic econo.
my in tine schools; How secure regular
ity and punctuality in attendance; The
place and Importance of home study on
the part of the pupils of the upper
grades; Sanitation of school houses and
premises; How secure and maintain
moral atmosphere in and about the
school; How to stimulate and direct
the pupils reading; How discover and
correct bodily defects of sight, hearing.
etc; Scnool athletics and physical cul-
ture-its place and management; Means
of interesting pupils in their school
work; Benefits of visitation of schools
by parents and patrons; Relation of
social life to school, Cooperation of
parents and teachers in directing the
life work of children; The enrichment
of the course of study by lessons on
practical science and commercial and in
dustrial life; The character and extent
OF reading courses in the grades; Do
tine schools teach the best practical
methods in arithmetic? Punshments-
motive and character: School furniture
and school room decorations: Children's
motives-necessary for understanding
and directing them; What are school
"fads"? The importance of the teach
ers knowing the bodily conditions. tenn
permanent. special traits and experiences
of the child during his early years; The
problem of the dull and backward pupil
should he have special attention!
Proper food for school children; Merry
Gus disease of children; Vacation read
ing, play and work; Night schools-ne-
cessity for their usefulness and man
agement. Use of public school build
ings for evening classes in singing. in
dustrial work, reading circle work, pop
nlar lectures for the neighborhood; The
school as the social center of the com.
mnnity; The age of adolescence--its
characteristics and dangers. Depart
mental work in the grammar grades;
Crises in the life of the cnild Neces-
sary school legislation; How teach
children the use and value of money;
The cigarette evil and the schools: Gull
tivation of philanthropy and altruism
in children; Curfew ordinances; Practi-
cal child study as related to nome treat
ment and school treatment of the child