The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
Condemns Making Them Tar
gets for Every Question.
PRACTICAL EDUCATION
Growth OF Vocational, Industrial
and Agricultural Education
Is Praised Without
Stint

problem that needs solution and
handles various matters, including the
teachings OF English and the condition
of the country schools, without gloves
in his annual report on educational
matters In the Commonwealth. 1t re-
views things to July 6 last and is one
OF the most vigorous State documents
put out In many a day. DR.. Schaeffer
attracted some attention a few years
ago by d%enouncing the subordination
of the victories Of peace to those Of
war in histories and he proceeds TO
comment upon certain latter day tend.
encies in very plain terms.
In the course Of his remarks he
says:
Perhaps the teachers should feel
complimented by the number of prob
lens which are SHE'D at the schools
for solution. The Bible, the ballot, tho
flag, fires, forests. c%onservations Of our
national resources, the high price Of
living, peace and war. trades and in.
dustry, agriculture, horticulture, com.
merce and home economies, manual
training, moral training, religious edu-
cation, music, gymnastics. swimming,
dancing, social center activities.
health, sanitation. vaccination, medical
inspection, sex hygiene, motherhood
and a host Of other problems are hand.
ed oyer TO the teacher after the church,
the newspaper. the community, the po-
lice, the Y. NJ. C. A. and the Y. w. c.
A. have failed to furnish a satisfactory
solution"
Equally t%renchment is the manner
in which the superintendent discusses
holidays
Whenever a new idea strikes a re-
former, the schools are asked to lift
a collection or to set apart a day for
the PRONUNCIATION OF that idea because
1t is apparent that every home can DO
reached most easily through the
schools.
A round dozen holidays are men.
toned in addition to authors days,
fair days and other special days" as
to interfere with the regu.
lar routine Of the school and to divert
the teachers energies" Later on he
1T should not be assumed that
the child's attention may be drawn
while at school to all OF the problems
by which n may be confronted in
adult years"
Praises Practical Education.
The growth OF vocational, industrial
and agricultural education is praised
without stint, the activities of the
bureaus In charge of such work being
mentioned and praise given to many
notably Altoona, Wilkes.Barre,
.illlamsport, the anthracite region
and Industrial towns near Pittsburgh
as well as the two big cities. This
line Is declared to be of greatest value.
A plea is made for study OF Penn.
.sylvania history, the superintendent
remarking: THE State has n para
mount interest in preparation for citi.
No m Is IT to cast n ballot
II he Is ignorant of the origin and his.
tory Of our free institutions"
On Bible Reading.
Comment is made upon the fact that
he dreadful things that were predicted
likely to happen when the bill to
reading OF the Bible was pass.
have never come to pass. After
The law was interpreted, says DR..
Schaeffer, "The teachers, although diff
in religious creeds and customs,
proved themselves to be l~aw.abiding
,itizens. Fortunately, the spirit of re.
iglous tolerance with which William
Penn started his province still abides
N the hearts OF our citizens. The
influence OF daily readings from
he greatest book on morals which
he ages have produced will surely be
in the lives Of all the pupils of our
public schools"
Teachers who smoke cigarettes are
declared not to be good folks to in
luce pupils to avoid the habit, medical
Inspection is bringing defects of chill.
iren to attention OF parents and the
itatement that the vaccination law Is
lot satisfactory In operation are fea.
Of comments on health.
The rural school, the little red
ichool house, is declared to offer the
most perplexing educational problem
The progress in rural schools
las not been satisfactory, the Logisla.
ure has tried to help, but It has not
lone enough and the school code relief
lid not go far enough, although 1t took
money from the cities and gave It to
he remoter districts. In conclusion
10 says:-
what the rural districts need now,
.bove everything else is more money
or better buildings and better teach.
RS and better highways for the trans,
.'ortation Of the pupils. How can this
money be obtained? No problem of
more vital Importance for the future
rowth Of the Commonwealth can
ONE before the next session of the
legislature"
Y. M. c. A. Field Secretary Named.
II. j. Schmidt was appointed field
ecretary OF the State Committee Of
he Pennsylvania Young Mems Chris.
Association. He succeeds Il. ].
.Iockenburg, resigned. Mr.. Schmidt
vas assistant at Philadelphia and later
t Wilmerdlng and Williamsport, this