Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-05-06
Report of the Teachers and
Directors Convention.
Continued from first page.


unless they work in harmony in
proper lines. The Indifferent Board
do not live up to their oath of office.
Duet: Mrs. Killgore and Miss
Julia Burns.
f. j. Mullen, Esq, addressed the
Convention on the questions: care
schools Failing to inculcate among
pupils a proper Respect for Law be-
cause of too great dependence on
moral suasion?" Mr.. Mullen answer
ed the question emphaticaIly in the
negative. If any school in Sullivan
County is failing to teach a full and
proper respect for law, that school is
failing in its duty. His observation
is that Sullivan County schools do
inculcate respect for law and order
Discussion by F. w. Meylert, Esq,
From quite an extended experience
in Sullivan County school work, he
believes Mr.. Mullen's answer to be
absolutely correct.
"Education in the Country for the
Country had been assigned to Prof.
M. r. Black, Principal of the Elk
land High Schools. Prof. Black
showed such familiarity with this
subject that he had the earnest at
tention of the audience.
Idea of education i'm the country
have changed considerably in the
past few years. The country is the
most favorable place for education.
Country boys and girls have the ad-
vantage of city children because they
learn to do things. The greatest
financiers, authors and statesmen i'm
America were born i'm the country
and obtained their education next to
nature. We can be proud of the
High Schools ih our County, but we
must teach the children for what thew
will well do. We must teach them
elementary agriculture-reala agricul-
ture. Abram Fultz, a PENNSYLVANIA
farmer, by his careful selection of
the "Fultz" wheat conferred bless
ing upon the American people and
npon the untire world.
Prof. c. ID. Koch, State High
School Inspector, was present and at
this point addressed the Convention
on Minimum Requirements for
High School Admission. He out
lined the work of the Department in
the elimination of non essential sub
jects. in Arithmetic favors the eX-
imination of Allegation. Annuities,
Averaging Accounts, Circulating
Decimals, Partial Payments as such,
Compound proportion, and Longi-
tude and Time. FavOrs teaching a
better knowledge of letter writing
A more practical application of the
work we are doing throughout the
state.
Miss f. Jessie Wrede, in charge of
WV y N'I III tiIC lldI vi u
Schools read an instructive paper Oh
"The Teacher the Custodian of
School Property" Pupils should be
limited in pencils and tablets to what
are necessary. Impress upon child
rem from the beginning that it is as
important to take care of his tablet
as of his book. No economy in cheap
supplies.
"Penmanship i'm our Schools, was
ably presented by Prof. James A.
Bowles, Principal of the Bernice
High Schools. Too often we accept
a system of penmanship one session
and next year reject it. Adopt some
proper system and follow it. Insist
upon teaching some free movement
the first few years regardless of the
child's ability to write. Discussion
by Supt. Killgore and others
FRIDAY EVENING, 7:3o:
The Friday evening Session was
devoted entirely to the'Spelling Con-
test, participated in by the winners
of the silver medals in each of the
13 districts of Sullivan County.
Friends of education and friends of
the contestants from every section of
the county, filled the Court Room
The Chairman appointed to act as
Judges, f. j. Mullen, Esq, Rev.
Dixon and F. w. Meylert, ESQ.,,
Prof. G. ID. Koch, State Inspector of
High Schools pronounced the words
EX-Supt. Meylert with appropriate