Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL

The school acknowledges number of
gifts for the reading table and the Ii
brary this week.
Parents day in the Central City pub
lie schools was one of the best meetings
of it's kind that has been held in the
state in recent years. 1t shows that
our town is alive educationally and that
the patrons are showing an exceptional
ly gratifying interest in the progress of
the schools. The audience filed the high
school assembly room to the doors, over
flowed into the Office of the supervisor
of music and into room 8, filled the halls
and usurped all the standing room in the
stairways down to the main entrance of
the building. By judicious packing in
the various rooms mentioned, the stairs
were cleared and nearly every one Sc
cured seat within hearing of the
speakers. The meeting resolved itself
into a round table discussion of school
affairs. Chairman M. F. Keleher in a
few well chosen remarks, stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting and introduced the
first speaker, Judge w. c. Matthews,
who spoke of the Importance and value
of home study. The high school chorus
gave an excellent rendition of the Choir
us, "Estudiantina, by Lacome. Mr..
d. E. Wiedmann, supervisor of physical
training, gave helpful talk on the
need of such work in the school, and
gave an account of the work that is be-
ing attempted here. His invitation to
visit the gymnasium was accepted by
many of the visitors. The eighth grade
chorus gave one of the best numbers on
the program, the song, my Mother,
by Koschat Miss Laura Ayers read an
original history of the high school from
its establishment to the present time.
Miss Ayers secured most of her infor-
nation by personally interviewing men,
bers of the alumni and other residents
of the city who have been in close touch
with the schools in the past, and sue
ceeded in weaving together a history of
high school affairs of great interest to
every one having an extended acquaint-
ance with the school. The duet, The
Swallows" by Mrs. Ada r. Davis and
Mrs. II. G.. Williams, was musical
treat and was greatly appreciated. Mr..
H. H. Lake, treasurer of district No. l,
discussed the library question. After
speaking of the splendid advantages for
library work offered by our school, he
described the Flower Memorial library
at Watertown, New York, one of the
best equipped and one of the most beau
tifully furnished libraries in the United
States. Mr.. Almond Thompson dis
cussed the question of industrial train
ing for the boys and girls of our schools
in a manner that showed careful study
and consideration of the subject. In
dustrial education is becoming each year
more of factor in the education of our
youth. The old Jewish law that every
boy should learn trade and that every
girl should learn to care for a home
would not be bad law for enactment
in Colorado. Mr. John G. Williams was
at his best in his reading The Stowa-
way" 1t is noteworthy that the COM
mittee secured man to give this en-
tertaining feature of the program. Such
meeting as this is too often consider
ed meeting for women only. A glance
at the program or review of the aud
ience present last Friday proves this
meeting to be decided exception to
the rule. The men were well repre-
sented from the beginning of the after
IN, ha ,lnca pf tba cchnpl
hour and they appeared to get their full
share of satisfaction and enjoyment out
of it all. The audience had it's part of
the program in poking lot of sensible
questions at Supt. Momyer. The ques-
ton box was well filled and to some ex-
tent indicated the interests dominant in
the minds of the school patrons at the
present time. The union high school,
home study, reports, school curriculum,
current literature for school reading,
and many other live topics were dis
cussed briefly. AT the close of this part
of the program the visitors repaired to
the reception room where cocoa and
cake were served by the teachers under
the supervision of the entertainment
committee, the Misses Nelson, Miller,
and Mcleod. Nearly every one remain
ed for this social hour and the teachers
were met more than half way in max
ing the acquaintance of the fathers and
mothers who have the larger share in
implanting the life training we are try
ing to help them give to the boys and
girls of the school. We believe that
this meeting should and will have a
great deal to do in securing n better un-
derstanding and better cooperation
IN the mart of tho homo tho school md