Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-05-06
DETAILED REPORT OF
DIRECTORS MEETING
Secretary's Account OF Direc-
tors Sixth Annual Meet.


Association was held in the Court
House on Friday and Saturday,
April % and %, 1910.
The meeting was called to order
at $3.50 a. M, by F. w. Mylert,
President, and the organization re-
suited in the election of the follow
ing officers: President, Warren f.
Gritman, Davidson; Vice Presidents,
j. ID. Benjamin, Dushore, and j.
Henry Donovan, Cherry; Secretary,
Albert F. Heess, LaPorte; Treasurer
w. c. Mason, LaPorte. The roll
call showed 36 directors present
The minutes of the Fifth Annual
Convention were read and approved.
The delegates to the last Convention
of the State Association then read
we'll prepared reports, each taking
up some particular address or impor-
tant work of the State Association.
Retiring President, F. w. Mylert,
ESD, addressed the Convention
briefly reciting the history of the
schools of Sullivan County and gave
some very interesting comparisons
showing the number of schools, the
length OF term and percentage of at
tendance in the early days as com
naraI uyifh thu nrnSnnf
On motion it was ordered that ten
names be placed in nomination for
Delegates and Alternates to the next
State Convention, the five receiving
the highest number of votes be elect
ed as Delegates, the other five to be
alternates.
After receiving nominations and
taking ballot on same the Conven-
tion adjourned to 1880 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Joint Session OF Teachers and Directors.
Meeting called to order by Presi-
dent Warren f. Gritman, Roll cali
showed so Directors present; also
seven Directors-elect.
The Report of the Tellers appoint
ed to compute the vote for Delegates
and Alternates to the State Conven-
tion showed the following: For Del
egates: S. f. Worthington, Eagles
mere; William Fullmer, Shrewsbury.
Alvin Rightmire, Elkland; George
Il. Deegan, Dushore; George w.
Meyers, Davidson. For Alternates:
Anthony Middendorf, Cherry; Jo-
seph A. Helsman, Cherry. John
Yaw, Forks; II. Irwin Woodhead,
Forksville; Lyman j. Norton, Hills
grove. The President named as a
on Resolutions: VIII
liam Fullmer, John w. Frey, f. w.
Meylert, Fred E. Hoffa, and Charles
A. Starr.
The regular program was then
taken up, and the fact that every
person on the program was present
was evidence of the interest i'm the
Association.
Hon. M. E. Hermann, read a
well prepared paper on "Medical In
spection of schOols--Its scope and
purpose" While some of the legis-
lation on our statute books is unwise,
it is not best to assume a hostile at
titude towards all laws pretaining to
the public health. More than 100
BOO children are annually carried
away by diphtheria, scarlet fever and
tuberculosis. Children are frequent
|y pronounced dull, stupid or incor-
rigible, when it is u physical defect
of sight or hearing.
"Business Methods in the admin
istratiOn of School Affairs" was brief |
ly discussed by Albert r. Heess. |
Proper business methods will be ap-
piled only when proper men are
elected to the positions: com
petent enough to make IA success of |
their own business; honest enough to
serve their district with out financial
reward; interested enough to devote
some time to this important work.
Elect competent Auditors. The rem
edy lies in the hands of the voters
of every district.
Prof. j. II. Ballentine, Principal
of the Dushore High Schools, in his
of "What Attitude of the
Board is most helpful to the Teacher"
presented question of Importance
to every school Board in Sullivan
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