The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-12-18
HOME AND SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION MEETS

The December meeting of the Home
and School Association was held at the
high school building last sFriday even
ing and was very well attended. A
short program was rendered and re-
freshments consisting of Sandwiches.
coffee and fruit, were served by the
refreshments committee.
-Four little girls, in costume, from
Miss Goyette's room gave pretty
little Japanese drill, and were followed
by song by Jessie McCrory. Mrs. II.
M. Huxley sang solo, and was ac-
companied by Mrs. jackson and DIR.
Sharp. A discussion, which.was begun
at the suggestion of the president, H.
A. Macdonald. resulted in the.decison
that the association would cooperate
with the owners of the motion picture
shows in an attempt to bring the bet
ter class of films to the city. An at
tempt is to be mRde to bring a series
of the films reproduced from plays
from the masterpieces of literature to
the city IN the near future. After the
discussion the boys and girls of Miss
Goyette's room sangstwo school songs,
demonstrating the traiAing that is
given the scholars in this line of work.
The principal feature of the program
was the address by Prof. N. Z. Fertig,
teacher of Manual Training, which was
very interesting. The professor began
his remarks with comparison of the
schools and school methods of 100
years ago and of today. He put en-
phass upon the decided improvement
in the method of teaching and govern
ing the scholars, and predicted very
pronounced change in these methods
during the immediate future, tending
toward broadening out OF school
work. The professor maintained that
the successful school will be the Eone
which fits the pupils for life of use
| fulness which prepares them to care
for themselves. to make their own liv-
ing and live lives of benefit to them
selves and mankind. He said. quite
truthfully, that we are living in an
age when ability was taken of more
account than knowledge; that knowl-
edge to be of value, must be practical
knowledge, not alone of books, and
gave illustrations which brought force
to his argument. He gave an outline
of the work of the manual training de-
partment, and strongly advocated the
idea of putting the several lines of in
dustrial training into the grades. He
said the work should really begin in
the first grade, working at form snc
shape making, fitting the pupil for use
Of tools and practical work by the tins
the graHanar grades were reached
instead of waiting until the high schoo
or higher grades, as is now done.
After the lecture the audience wal
invited to make an inspection of thu
manual training room. This was mos
interesting. Here is to be found th,
best equipment to be had for the train
ing of the pupils. There are IS indi
yidual benches, fitted with the bes
tools to be obtained, II in number
consisting of saw, hammer, chisels
guages, planes, etc. The bench is ais
fitted with swinging chair and com
plete drawing kit for use in thei
drawings and designing. and doubI
action wise that is marvel in tim
and labor saving. In addition there
a general tool supply department, wit
various sizes of saws, planes, brace
and other tools that may be occasion
. ally needed. The work is being take
by several girls. as we'll as the boys
! and the professor claims they max
. very apt and enthusiastic pupils.