The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
DIRECTORS CONVENTION.
Annual Convention of the Fulton County
School Directors Held in the Court
House Last Friday Morning,
Afternoon, and Evening.
DISTRICT BOARDS WELL REPRESENTED

Prior to the year 1898 1T was
customary to set apart Thursday
of the week OF the County Insti-
tute, as Directors Day, and on
the afternoon of that day, seats
were reserved inside the railing
for those directors who showed
interest enough in the workings
of the schools to be present at
the institute on that occasion.
The talks given by the instruct
ors on that afternoon were direct
ed more especially TO the direct.
ors, but 1t was seldom that dl-
rector took any part in the dis
cussions.
Feeling that the interest of the
schools demanded greater cen
cert of action, the legislature IN
It's session of 1923 passed an
act requiring the County Super.
intendent to call the directors of
the county IN special convention
at some time durlug the school
year, other than the week of the
institute, and have a program
prepared and speakers engaged
that would make the work of the
directors more uniform, and
awaken a greater and more en-
thusiastic interest in the work.
To encourage the attendance of
the directors, the act says it
SHALL BE THE DUTY of each dl
rector to attend the annual meet.
ing, and that compensation tor
necessary expenses should be
paid to each director attending,
out of the funds of the respective
districts. In pursuance with
this act, Superintendent Lam ber
son called the directors of Fulton
county Ia convention, which was
held last Friday. At 1890 o.
clock, a. M, John Comerer, of
McConnellsburg, called the con.
vention to order, and devotional
exercises were conducted by
Rev. Bryner, of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Merrill w.
Mace, of McConnellsburg, was
chosen secretary. pro tenn.
The first subject discussed
was, "Work of Directors Prelim-
mary to the Opening of the
Schools, "and this was opened by
Director j. H. FL. Lewis, of Beth.
Ell, who gave thoughtful and
very practical talk. A general
discussion of the subject follow
ed, IN which part was taken bv
Ex-County Superintendent Ches
nut, who is now director in Duh
lin, and by Hon. S. l.. Buckley
and Sander w. Cllne-also Dub
lin directors, who brought out
forcibly the idea that the most
important preliminary work Of
the director was the election ot
a good teacher for each of the re
spective schools IN his district
The directors should be familiar
with the conditions of each par
ticular school, and teachers shouc
be selected with view to salts
fying those conditions. The ma
ter of relationship, persona
friendship, likes and dishkes
should all be lost sight of; anC
that teacher assigned to tina
school who will, 10 all probability
do the best work in that particu
lar school.
The next subject, 'Tbe DIrec
tor and the School, was discus
sed by DIR. G. H. Gordlnier, o
the G. V. State Normal school
The subject was discussed unde
the following sub-topical heads
"The Selection OF Teachers;
"Board and Teachers Meeting
before School Opens" AM
"School Visitation by Directors.
At l:30 o'clock, p. M, "Montf
ly Meetings vf Boards and Teac
ers" was opened by e. Ii. Kirl
one of Taylors directors, and tn
following resolution offered
which was adopted by the Asst
cation
Resolved, That in letting tn
schools at the beginning OF th
term next fall, we, as director
demand that teachers meet th
directors at least once mont