The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
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branches of the Philalethian and callios
 pean Literary societies. which wery
 founded in 1850, took this occasion &'
 show to the public their regular form N1 meeting. The entire program was rMs seuted by the society members and x9},x
 most attractive. There were papere&kl Miss Chesta Mitchell. Miss Marion l5BSM' well, Miss Mary Willis Miller, O re 4stxzsa by Mss Ruth Lahman and musical $1N4E' bers by the Misses Ruth klmball. Nz3#zsss
 Jeffers. Charlotte Aiken and EN#HHA1 Hall. Miss Edna Murphy presided Miss Mildred FontaIne In tho seer NtAMa chair Following the program an M5Nxxz1 mai reception was held in the t@Hz] pariors and ices were served. Al NHH, Der of guests from the town and lsafsss3fss sity were present t,MzNyM P The department of education oN zs5s5s State federation now Is as folloY#zzzz#S Committee on Education-MiiN4M Z 363 Louise Armstrong. chairman. 2Fy3zM@Kz3 Gregor avenue. Mount AuDufn. Ws5NMzAs natl; Dr. Jane sherzer. Oxford HN4SzA, Oxford; Miss Emilio w. McVea. Ys5MM3N3 natl university. Cincinnati; Mrs IKMSsMz steinem, Scottwood avenue. ToledtMtN$#8# Annie E. Logan, State Normal k#Nz%&# Oxford; Miss Amy Weihr, State hzH4#zYM school, Athens; Mss Trillena 'VNHszxzM Elmwood school. Springfield.> VNMHMf3N Arnold Grec0, IIio ildSL fCitictH lCieveiand; Mrs. Ella o. Shoemaker, 11@9x5 dillon; Mrs. Emma s. olfs. Elyria; Mfx3 Alton H. Smith. 22o9 East Ninety-thiroS street. Cleveland; i. .Mrs.1-Frank Dick. lOberin.
 sohool Patrons Department of N. Es A. r-Miss Annie Laws, 292I Reading road. ICincinnafi.
 Advisory committce- -ons. Education Mrs. Samuel D.. sheath. Tiffin; Miss. VI, a Z Peinesvilo: Mrs. James F. HopleA As Bucyrus: Miss Florence M. Fitch. obEM lin college, Oberlin; Mrs. . Edward fzNs Buchwalter Springfield. WM
 The following subjects are eugsesiNs3 for our two years work. and we wou Ma emphasize the first three as of speciax importance at the present time:
 l. The establishing of social or com nurity centers in the schoolhouses of the state.
 2. Trsinins in normal schools and teachers colleges for the teaching of social hygiene.
 ;. An investigation of rural school con- ditions.
 The first of these |. suggested by the executive board of the state federation, the second by tiie department of oduca- tion Of the general federation, and the third iz one of the most important ques- tions before the citizens of the state as this present moment
 f ( The loan scholarshipI fundEof the state fedcrs tion.
 Mrs. Alton smith. 2.os East Ninety-third street. Cleveland hes this In charge and will appreciate inc cooperation Of a the clubs Tn tho work shc is doing. 5. A study of conditions necesstating the introduction of industrial education into the schools and of vocational bureaus throughout the state.
 6. The establishing of continuation schools in accordance with the state jaw:
 Section 7767 general code of Ohio:
 In case the board of education of any school district establish part time schoos for the instruction of youth over IA years of age, who are engaged in regular em- ployment, such board of education Is au- thorlzed to require all youfh who have not satisfactorily completed the eighth gFade of elementary schools to continue the schooling until they are IS years of age: provided horevefs that sucll youth, lf'they' have bseh grsnfe1 afe and school tng c@Ftifirdfe. and are resuisrly ern- Dloyed. shall be required to attend school ------- ---i