Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-03-08
Educational Mass Meeting.
Evening Session.

Prof. Hughes Of Jami-Cn Cit
was call upon to speak on the sui
Iject, "A uniform Course of study /
our High Schools. He said that thi
is the age Of organization and n,
great movement can be considere,
an unqualified success without it
No institution for the betterment O
the race is expected to work alon;
so many different lines as our edu
catl0nal institutions, and, can WI
believe in the future success of GU
system without a unity of method
Should a pupil be forced to leav,
one high school and enter anothel
one he is handicapped by the non
uniformity of the ci. .ricuIum.
Mr. Frank Hartung OF the Forks
Vile High School transported hi,
hearers on the wings of elocution tc
the scene Of a great city fire, and 4
generous burst Of applause which
greeted ITS conclusion proved the
appreciation Of all who participated.
DR. I. III. Woodhead followed with
a sound talk on the subject of school
sanitation. Sanitation may be de
fined as the applying Of measures for
the protection and the promotion of
public health and the removal of ell
ements Injurious to public health.
The healthiest possible site should
be selected fora school house; pure
air and sunlight should be sought.
\ kuole sheltered from winds and
well drained is the ideal situation
for country school house; "A quiet
side street for village or town
school house. Trees should nor shade
TIE building. Buildings should be
two story high and should face the
east or west, each school room should
isroNide fifteen feet of floor space.
and three hundred feet of air space
10 pupil, study rooms or class
rooms in which black board exercises
are given should not be larger than
Il by SO feet To insure proper
heating rooms should not he more
had If feet high. Walls should be
painted a lighted gray; paper or
lark paint should never be tolerated.
Window space should equal one
'ourth of the floor space and should
DC provided with shades that roll
rom the bottom. The desks i'm a
mixed school should be of three
lies, the seats should be comfort
tble With supports for the back and
'ests for the feet. A thermometer
should hang in every roem three
'eet from the floor end the mean
of the room should be
IS or 20 degrees.
A vocal solo by Miss Emma Ben |
amin was well received.
Ex-Supt. NJ. r. Black discussed
he subject, The Superintendent i'm
Relation to the SCHOOL, The su-
pcrintendents relation to the school |
; simalar to the relation of the |
eacher TO the pupil, He is the ed
icational leader of his county. The
'epOrts Of our national, state and |
'ounty superintendents are mirrors
the educational status of |
he section under their supervision. |
l'he superintendent is an executive |
If the law and no matter how diff |
'ult of enforcement or distasteful to |
lim personally the law must be en-
'orced by him; laws are to us a
chooi master, by them we are taught
o govern ourselves and the commu-
lities in which we live. Laws that |
meet opposition are not always evils
,ut are generally in advance of pub
ic sentiment; former opposition to
he enforcement of the study Of ply
iology and the compulsory attend
ince law now disappearing prove
his assertion. 1t is impossible for a
uperintendent to indorse the work |
If school boord that disregards the
aw, and because of this fact he is
,ften criticised when he should not
)c. III S advice should be followed |
1t all times by school boards con
emplating the purchase of school
apparatus.
Prof. Flick followed Mr.. Black |
With a discussion on ''The True