The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-10-25
Louisville Methods Care
fully Studied by
OHIO COUNTY INSTRUCTORS
II Will be a Profitable and
Interesting Trip tOAll
Who Went.
SOCIAL CENTER ACTIVITIES


The Louisville Times of Thurs
day says:
In groups ranging from four to
ten, more than 200 school teachers
and Trustees from the Ohio county
schools visited the various ward
and High Schools of Louisville this
morning. They assembled In the
lobby of the Gait House immediate
ly after breakfast and were assign
ed to the schools where they pre-
ferred to go by Miss Caroline Kop-
meier, supervising principal Of the
Louisville schools. The first party
started before O'Clock for Long
fellow school.
Other sections visited the High
Schools, Washington, Broadway,
Lucia avenue, Second-ward, Nicho-
las FINER, Normal, Jefferson, Ting
ley, Morris, Kentucky-street, Coch-
ran, Monsarrat, Eighth-ward and
Columbia schools. ..-.-...---~-.-.--
A delegation of the School Trus-
tees visited the Administration
building for conference with Sam
uel D. Jones, business director, who
explained in minute detail the f.
nancial management of the Louis
willie schools and told the visitors
many plans for saving money with
out impairing the school itself
Prof. Henry Leach, Superintend-
ent Of the Ohio county schools, de-
clared this morning that the visit
of the Hartford teachers to Louis
vile was worth a hundred teachers
institutes. All the visitors, he said,
had made copious notes of improve
ments and new features they can
incorporate in their own schools
and after a series of meetings in
which they will discuss prospective
Improvements, Prof. Leach conf
IDENTIFY expects his county to lead
the honor roll of rural education
in Kentucky.
1.-THE most important thing we
learned" he said, was the visit to
the social center meeting last night
We learned how easy it will be to
install libraries and reading rooms
in our schools, and how important
1t is for parents and teachers to
hold occasional meetings. We were
also made to realize the absurdity
OF allowing our school buildings to
be locked up three-fourths of the
time when they can be used for Gull
tivatlng social purposes. Many Of
our teachers are already planning
to introduce the social center idea
in their own schools.
eve are certainly under many
obligations to Prof. Holland and
the officials of the Louisville schools,
and especially to the Louisville Con-
vention and Publicity League, which
has contributed so much to our
pleasure and entertainment while
here"
At the Whittier school the visit
ing teachers were shown social CEN
ter activities Tuesday night. An
address on School Here, There and
Elsewhere" illustrated with pic
lures of schools in Virginia, Indiana
and Kentucky, was given by James
Speed; Mrs. John Miller, vice pres
ident of the League of Parent
Teachers Association. gave brief
talk on THE Parent-Teachers' AS
ISOLATION and What II Means" and
a resume OF the reasons for "The
Fuller Use of School Property" was
given by Miss Pauline Wither-
spoon.
DR.. l. N. Bloom, president Of the
Board OF Education, spoke briefly,
expressing his pleasure at the pres
ence of the Ohio county teachers,
and commenting upon the develop
ment of the school spirit" not only
in the cities. but throughout the
entire State.