The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-18
TRIBUTE PAID TO
PROFESSOR H0DC|N
Wayne County School Teach
ers Draw Up Fitting
Resolutions.
AUTHORITIES COMMENDED.
RAISING INCREASING oUALIFI-
CATIONS OF PEOAGOGUES
HEARTILY ENDORSED.

HEARTILY ENDORSED.
The Wayne County Teachers asso-
citation in series of resolutions adopt
ed at it's meeting Saturday, paid
beautiful and fitting tribute to Cyrus
w. Hodgin, the deceased Earlham
professor. His long service of half
a century in the school world, begin
ming in the common schools of Ran
dolph county, and continued in the
Richmond high school, the State Nor
NAL at Terre Haute. The normal at
Richmond, as superintendent at Rush
vile, and as professor of history in
Earlham College, were fittingly reveiw-
ed and pointed to as a monumental
life's work. The school men of the
county regard him as the greatest edu
Gator that Wayne has ever had. He
i was born instructor, open-minded but
conservative. He never ran away after
''fads''-a trait dear to the Wayne
county pedagogue-bu always stood
for the best which had been tried and
proven.
The resolutions also included a tri-
butte to the memory of Mrs. Margaret
Schofield, who worked for thirty years
in the Richmond schools. She was
eminently successful in her chosen
field and in her long period of instruc
ton influenced the lives of hundreds
of Richmond citizens.
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buttons a plank commencing the at
titude of the state authorities in in
creasing the qualifications demanded
of teachers.
The complete resolutions were as
follows:
I'VE wish to thank the school au-
thorities of Richmond for the use of
the high school building today. We
also extend to Mr.. Earhart and the or
chestras of Garfield and the high
school our hearty appreciation of the
beautiful music rendered before the
association.
THE teachers wish to record their
high appreciation of the two lectures
given by President w. w. Parsons to-
| day, and to express to him their earn
est desire that he will soon be with
| us again.
"We note with approval that the
| qualifications demanded of teachers in
| the public schools are increasing an
nually, and particularly that in many
| localities special preparation is de-
manded of teachers. The idea that
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school is gradually giving way to the
correct notion that teachers must make
special preparation for the vocation of
| teaching. The higher standards de-
| manded of teachers must lead logically
| to higher salaries for teachers, and
constant efforts should be made by all
persons interested in education to Sc
cure for teachers adequate compensa-
ton for their work.
I'VE wish to record it's approval of
the increasing appreciation among edu-
Gators of the fact that the building of
character is the real aim of the schools
and the ultimate reason for the expen-
diture of millions-for their mainten-
ance. There are in the minds of the
children and youth of today tendency
toward disregard for constituted au-
thority, a lack of respect for age and
superior wisdom, weak appreciation
of the demands of duty, a disposition
to follow pleasure and interest rather
| than obligation and order. This con-
dition demands the earliest thought
and action of our leaders of opinion
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school boards, superintendent and
teachers.
1T is important that school buildings
and school grounds should be planned
and decorated so as to serve as effec-
tive agencies for educating. not only
the children, but the people as a whole,
in matters of taste. The school is be-
center, and its larger opportunities
impose new obligations. School build
ings should be attractive as we'll as
! healthful, and the adjoining grounds
should be laid out and planned with
appropriateness and beauty. There
fore, we recommend an appropriate OBJ
servance of an arbor day by all schools
in the county.
| Whereas, Mrs. Margaret Schofield,
a beloved member of the association,
has passed from this life since our last
meeting. Be it
Resolved, That we wish to record
our appreciation of her great work as
teacher in the Richmond schools dur
ing the last thirty years. Her life was
ever earnest and faithful and in her
| life work as teacher she was eminently
successful in her chosen field.
| "Whereas. Cyrus W Hodgin OlIr