The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-04
PROF. H. A. 0DAY TALKS ON
CHURCH AND SCHOOL

In Grace Church Sunday Morning
Ultimate Aim of Church and
School the Same-The Public Lii
brary Given Special Emphasis =
Reasons Why Carnegie Library
Not Wanted Here.
On account of the illness of Rev.
A. l.. Whitaker Prof. H. A. Oday
of the Honesdale schools filled the
Il pulpit and delivered an eloquent ad-
dress on Sunday morning on the re-
4 lation between the church and the
school and how morals should be
taught. He said:
The ultimate aim of the church
and the school is the same. 1t is to
raise each individual to the highest
level it is possible for him to at
tain. Neither one can accomplish
this working alone, it may be real
lied by the two working indepen-
IDENTIFY, but the best results are pos
sible only when there is the closest
working harmony between the
church and the school. Do not mis-
understand me, not union of
church and school but a compact
working agreement. Each has its
own part to perform yet there is
much to be done in common. The
man whose development is entirely
along the spiritual is a better citi-
zen than one who has only been
trained Intellectually but each falls
short of the best type of manhood.
Modern education demands the
training of the three HIS, the head,
the hand, and the heart.
Fairly accurate statistics show
that in the L. S. about one-fourth of
the children enter the High school
and only about five per cent. attend
any higher institution of learning.
How large a number of the positions
of honor and responsibility that are
filled by this 3 per cent. is well
known to you. A short time ago |
made a careful study of conditions
in Honesdale with the following re-
suit: During the five years COM
mencing September, 1898, and end
ing June l, 1903, 1S9 children en-
tered our beginning class; 13 of
these l have been unable to trace
They moved away and | have been
unable to find anyone who could tell
me concerning them. Two have
died and two are still in the grades.
Fifty-six left school without enter
ing the high school and 116 COM
pleted the work of the eight grades
and entered the high school. l did
not choose an earlier date because
could not trace the children of an
earlier period and l could not follow
the statues further because so many
were yet in the garden. However,
you see we have over 81 per cent.
in HoDesdale as compared with 25
per cent. in the United States.
Beginning with the graduating
class of 1906 and ending with the
class of 1915 years-we have
III graduates. OF this number 80
entered college, IL normal school,
business colleges, and 10 some other
school. To summarize, 5S enter
{ ed some higher institution Of learn
ing and SO did not. The reason
did not include the classes OF 1911
and 1912 is that / find many do not
go away to school till two, three or
four years after graduation from the
high school. Is not the fact that
approximately one-half of our grad
uates continue their education az
tier finishing in the local school, a
sufficient reason for maintaining
a college preparatory course oi
study? For those who can go nc
further we have commercial course
also one that prepares for teaching
We are trying to do all that we can
with our present equipment to train
pupils for complete living.
So much for the training of the
head. For the training of the hand
we have free hand drawing in al
the grades and mechanical drawing
in the high school. In the lower
grades much constructive work IL
done, such as weaving, paper cutting
and the making of baskets anC
boxes, while in the high school We
make use of the laboratory in the
teaching of the sciences. The gym
nasium is used to some extent by
most of the pupils. May the time
soon come when we will have man
ual training, domestic science, and {
regular course in physical instruc
ton. The following plan is in sue
cessful operation in number OF thu
Nebraska high schools. Volunteer
among the best housekeepers of tn,
community give instruction at thei
homes, to the high school girls
The girls take notes on the inStruc
tion given by the teacher, and on tn,
observation OF her methods of pre-
paration of the given article. The.
then practice at their homes unit
they believe they have acquired th
n requisite skill, when they bring tn
prepared articles to an eXhibi
where they are passed upon b.
Judges. Credit is given towar,
graduation for successful work
Who will be the first Honesdal
housekeeper to volunteer? Thi
brings us to another most importan
factor in this problem, the home
Time will not permit me to dwell
long upon this phase OF the subjec
but much of the work now perform
ed by church and school could
done much better by the parents
The reason it is done by the forme
is, that it is not done by the latter
Father and mother ought to give tn
children moral and religious instruC
tion and training; If they do, it