The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-20
Resolution Adopted at Edu-
Gators Meeting Yesterday
Advises County Institutions
for Farming.
BETTER PENMANSHIP
ALSO RECOMMENDED
One of the Pleasing Features
of the Meeting Was Address
of Dr.. Dennis Regarding
"AviatiOn."

AVldlIOIl.
BY going on record for the establish
ment of a county school of agriculture
and. by suggestion, advising that the
next session of the Indiana legislature
pass law, similar to that of Wiscon-
sin, providing for such institutions,
the semi annual session of the Wayne
County Teachers association, came to
close yesterday afternoon.
The section of the resolution, with
reference to the county school agricul-
ture is as follows:
Agricultural School.
with the present needs for more
scientific agriculture and the progress
that is being made in Agricultural Ed
ucation in different states by the es-
tablishment of county schools of ag-
riculture, we believe that Indiana
should take step in this direction.
Our legislature, at it's next session,
could do no wiser thing than has the
state of Wisconsin. 1t should pro-
vide us with law permitting any
county or certain number of coun-
riculture. Manual training and Do
mestic Science, which boys and girls
can enter on graduation from the COM
mon schools. This recommendation is
in harmony with movement made in
this county by an agricultural commit
tee two years ago of which our county
superintendent had the honor of being
a member
Another important matter considered
by the passage of resolutions was that
relative to the course of penmanship,
now bein gtaught in the public schools.
Advising that the present somewhat
dilatory methods and carelessness, in
cident to the instruction of penman-
ship be corrected, the following, was
embodied in the resolutions:
As to Penmanship.
I'm view of the fact that half the
children in the Wayne county schools
are vertical, backhand or staggered
hand writer's as shown by observation
and by the examination of Diploma
Examination manuscripts and such
writing is condemned by all business
men: it is important that the proper
teaching of this subject receive atten-
tion by teachers and school authorities.
Arm movement is to form in writing
as an electric motor is to cars. Writ
ing with all finger movement is like
hauling cars with mules. The habit
Of arm movement in writing will no
more be forgotten than the habit of
swimming or skating"
The lecture by DR.. David w. Dennis
of Earlham college on Aviation" was
one Of the best ever delivered before
the association. Many OF the pic
lures used in illustrating the lecture
by stereopticon views, were taken by
DR.. Dennis while in Washington, D.
c.. and an attendant at the aeroplane
flights of the Wright Brothers.
Praise for Orchestra.
The high school orchestra rendered
several pleasing musical numbers. The
convention adjourned to meet next
fall. In addition to the foregoing
sections of the resolutions adopted
the following matters Of lesser import
ance were also included in it:
I'VE wish to give hearty expression
of our appreciation of the music rem
dered by the Richmond High School
Orchestra. under the direction of Mr.
Will Earhart.
I'VE desire to express our thanks tC
Rev. Truman Kenworthy, pastor o1
East Main Street Friends church fol
conducting very appropriate devotion
al exercises.
The papers that were presented be
fore the association this morning
dealt with the history of the early
schools in this county which is import
ant. Our recommendation is that they
be published in pamphlet form or IL
one of the county school documents b,
the county board of education.
eve desire to convey to Prof. Davit
w. Dennis of Earlham college the yer!
fullest measure of our appreciation o
his entertaining and instructive ad
dress upon aviation.
prof. John F. Thompson OF tn,
Richmond High school, comes in for ;
share Of our appreciation. for operat
ing the stereopticon in connection will
this address.
THE public must be educated b,
word Of mouth in the things tina. ar
newest and best in school work. in or
der to have their hearty support s.
we are in favor of continuing tn
Teachers Institute in connection witt
the Richmond ChautauQua.
I'VE recommend that the committe
on resolutions be appointed by tn
president two months before the meet
ing Of the association. The resolu
tions o fthis organization ought to hav