The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-12
TEACHERS PLAN TO PERFECT Or
GANIZATIoN TIE OBJECT or
WHICH is IMPROVEMENT.
MISS MOORE DELIVERS ADDRESS
Tells How The Pupil And Parent
May Cooperate To Add Charm
To School Life.-others on The
Program.

formation of a county school improve
ment association was recommended
by the executive committee. Perma-
nent organization viii probably be eff
fected at the next meeting, at which
time officers will be named
The meeting of the Teachers as
sociation was well attended, many
pedagogues being present from Mt.
Pleasant and the rural districts. SUI
perintendent Graham presided, and an
interesting program was carried out.
A feature of the meeting was an ad-
dress by Miss Virginia P Moore
state organizer for the School I'M
provement association Of Tennessee.
Besides the regular work the set
program contained addresses by
Prof. Journey, Miss Fannie Louise
Smith and DR.. Harrison, of the Maury
County Dental Association.
Prof. Journey gave his time 10 Miss
Moore, who spoke on the subject
School Gardening Miss Smiths
subject was "Brigham's Geographical
influence on American History" DR..
Hardison's subject was How to Care
For the Teeth
| Miss Virginia P Moore, state organ
izer of the School Improvement asso-
citation. appeared before the meeting
and delivered an instructive and inter-
esting address regarding the nature
of the work which the association is
attempting to do She laid special
emphasis upon the fact that the move
ment is a national one, and that it has
the endorsement of all the leading
educators of the nation.
What we need" she said, Is COM
munity cooperation. Let us try to
make the school term stand for some
thing in the life of the pupil. Let US
arouse the personal interest OF every
child and make each one feel that It
means something for them indlyid-
ually.
What we must do is to get people
interested Get the parents aroused.
Seek their help and assistance. FIJI
the students with enthusiasm. Take
in everybody in the neighborhood.
Even the old bachelors can help
over in Knox county, where | have
been working. a library has been
nIaced in every rural school in the
lconntv. Some of these Libraries are
small. Some of them may not have
more than ten books. But it is a
start in the right direction. 1t gets
the pupil to reading good literature
and think of the possibilities OF TINS.
Miss Moore stated that the profess
sion of teaching was noble one
that it gave the instructor INFINITE
oDportunity of planting seed In the
baart and mind of the child and COM
munitv that would result in the bear
ing of golden fruit, both in the present
land future. She stated that she sym
pathized with the rural teacher ana
that it was in that work that ner
heart lies. She requested any of the
rural teachers interested in the work
Of school improvement to come to her
for aid and she would gladly do all
that she could She promised to Visit
anv of the rural schools needing her
services.
Among the plans for school improve
ment which Miss Moore outlined is
the identifying of the school grounds
the decoration of the school room
nroper ventilation, and a helpful
stimulating cooperation along all lines
! for the purpose of rendering schooi
life more attractive.
Among the suggestions which MISS
Moore made were the formation by
the school of the following commit
tees. House committee, TO keep the
school house scrupulously Clean see
+bot the wall are painted, desks In
good order, stove on an its iess' ~"
ers on the desks, etc; Sanitary com
mittee to attend to the heating and
ventilation. to keep down dust and
orc Grounds committee to sod the
lawn grade the grounds, dig up the
stumps. plant trees and shrubs plant
climbing roses. etc.; Finance and En-
tertainment committee, TO arrange Tor
nrocurine good lectures have social
evenings, etc; Library committee "
provide good reference books and sum
Mate an interest in proper reading;
Art committee to procure good PIC
tnres casts. etc. for the schoolroom;
Attendance committee to look after
the children out of school; Member
shin committee, to keep interest IN
L.. ..rorization alive; Press commit