The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-22

The sixteenth annual convention ot
the School Directors of Wayne coun.
ty was held at the court house Fri
day morning, with a large number
of directors in attendance.
The meeting was called to order
at 1925 a. m. by County Superintend-
ent j. j. Koehler, who invited the
directors to come forward and get
to business.
In the absence of President Harry
j. Atkinson, Hawley, and of first
vice-president, Thos. Dunn, Mt
Pleasant, second vice-president, DR..
c. e. Eilenberger, Gouldsboro, was
called to the chair, and took charge
of the meeting.
Secretary A. M. Leine, Honesdale,
read the minutes of the fifteenth an
nual convention, held November Is
and 10, 1910, which were duly ap-
proved. He stated that there was a
balance on hand at the close of the
last convention amounting to $99.-
20.
These bills were presented and
ordered paid: Hawley Times, print
ing 200 directors enrolment cards,
$1.OO; fees for two delegates who
attended the State convention last
year, $40; personal bill of j. j.
koehler, postage, stationery, etc.,
$3.50; one-half the expense of John
Temple Graves lecture, $62.50; DR..
Philips expenses, $50.
Under the head of report of nomi-
nation committee, it was decided to
dispense with the appointment of
such committee, one of the delegates
remarking it was just as good to
| have an open convention, as there
would not be so much machinery.
These officers were nominated and
unanimously elected: President, Dr..
c. E. Eilenberger, Gouldsboro; first
vice-president, Dr.. A. j. Simons,
Newfoundland; second vice-presi-
dent, Seymour B. Doyle, Mt Pleas
ant; secretary, A. M. Leine, Homes
dale; treasurer, Fred Saunders,
Texas; auditor, R. M. Stocker, Esq,
Honesdale.
Following are the delegates and
alternates chosen to attend the State
Convention: Reuben Lancaster
South Sterling; Fred LaPoint,
Honesdale; F. l.. Hartford, Sterling;
A. w. Emo, Seelyville. Alternates:
Asa F. Jones, Hamlin; H. A. Dun
kelberg, Seelyville; e. F. Mclean,
Lakewood; DR.. G. E. Eilenberger,
Gouldsboro; A. M. Leine, Homes
dale.
The election of an auditor was a
new feature of the annual proceed
ings. His duties, according to the
new School Code, are to audit the
accounts of this Teachers Institute,
jointly with two teachers elected by
the Institute. The accounts of the
School Directors Association are ex-
amined by the county auditors.
County Superintendent Koehler
read telegram from DR.. Phillips,
scheduled to speak before the con-
vention on the new School Code, stat
ing "he was stranded at Carbondale,
and would speak the rest of the
morning if needed" (i.e., after the
train came in.) Mr.. Koehler re-
marked that DR.. Phillips spent many
sleepless nights in framing the Code,
whereupon one of the directors re-
marked sotto voce, 'He got a good
job out of it,
Secretary Leine announced he had
just made the pleasing discovery of
the long-lost Constitution and By
Laws of the Wayne County Associa-
tion of School Directors, adopted
August %, 1908, in the back of his
minute book.
Upon motion OF Doctor Simons, it
was decided to hold the next con-
vention during the last two days of
institute week in connection with
the Institute, as was done this year.
Mr.. Koehler wanted to know what
kind OF an entertainment the school
directors desired for next year, re-
minding them that under the new
School Code the association has at
its disposal for expenses, etc., any
sum up to 5000.
r. M. Stocker, Esq, Honesdale,
raised a hearty laugh by saying:
" Most of us are married men, and
get lectures enough. 1 suggest that
we get a humorist"
F. l.. Hartford, Sterling, said in
reply: "Since we are here to do busi-
ness for the county and the State,
we ought to have instruction" and
Doctor Simons was cheered to the
echo, when he declared, "The town
people would rather be amused. The
country people would rather be in
structed."
The directors finally let it go at
that, and resolved to instruct the
County Superintendent to follow
along the same lines as heretofore in
the way of providing mental enter
tainment for them, and gave him full
power to act in the matter.
District Attorney NJ E. Simons,
who happened to drop in on the con-
Vention at that moment, was called
upon to make a few remarks.
Responding Mr.. Simons said:
Mr.. Simons' Speech.
II believe the directors ought to
come here for instruction. Probably
a large number of the directors went
to the dance last night. (Laughter).
I'd forgive the teachers for some
other things they teach If only they
would teach the children two
things.
'"The first is Obedience, which is
the first principle in good citizenship.