The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-25
EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Holds All-Day Meeting at. the
Little Rock Graded School
Building.
INSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM.
Addresses of Interest Made on
Subjects of School I'M
provement.
INSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM.

The. Bourbon County Educational
Association held very pleasant and
profitable all-day meeting, Friday, at
in the handsome graded school build
ing.
Nearly every rural teacher in the
county was in attendance, besides
visitors from Lexington, Paris, North
Middletown and the country around
the village of Little Rock.
The School Improvement League
was represented by Mrs R. B.
Hutchcraft, Mrs. Nellie S. High
land, Mrs. T. A. Hendricks and Mrs.
VIM. Myall.
Most of the guests arrived by nine
o'colck and enjoyed hearing
the pupils in the high school and the
grades recite lessons in the various
branches until 1880, when the pu-
pills were dismissed and the visitors
assembled in the large chapel which
was formed by opening the accor-
deon folding doors between the three
class rooms, thus affording ample
room for the crowd
| Prof B. NJ Roberts, principal of
the school, presided. He extended a
hearty welcome to the visitors and
announced the program, which was
opened with chorus by the older
pupils under the direction of Miss
Emma Bryan, the accomplished mu
sic teacher of the school, with Miss
Minerva Boardman as accompanist
Mr.. John ChristophersOn, presi
dent of the Kentucky Classical and
Business College at North Middle
town, read a scripture lesson from
the first chapter of Proverbs and of
fered a prayer.
A recitation, "a Day at Niagara,
was then given by Mr.. T. Shirley
Dalzell, a student of the high school
which was much enjoyed. This was
followed by a piano trio, II Trova
tore, by Misses Soper, Thompson
and Boardman.
Prof McHenry Rhoads, of the Stats
University, and State Supervisor o
High Schools, was introduced ant
gave an address on "The Significance
of the High School Movement il
Kentucky" stating, among other val
liable statistics, that 119 high school
have been established in Kentuck
since the year 1909, and that thes
schools are meeting the social, ecC
nomical and moral requirements an
Prof Rhoads spoke of the introdu(
ton of agricultural institutions, de
nestle science and manual training
and of the vast good which is bein
accomplished by these and othe
! lines of vocational education. Thi
J address was listened to with the mos
profound interest and attention an
! was masterful effort.
,, The meeting then adjourned fo
dinner, which was served by the pa
! rons of the school and included q
erything that could tempt the app
4 tite of the most fastidious. Sewers
hundred people were bountilully fe,
and all did full justice to the exec
I lent menu,
Dl The afternoon session was opene
1 with a piano solo by Miss Soper, an
! a recitation by Miss Marguerit
D Clark.
Mr.. T. A. Hendricks, Superinten,
! ent of the Paris Public Schools, wa
D the first speaker, and gave a yer
!. practical address in which he offere
suggestions as to change in tn
course of study pursued in the hig
schools to meet the needs of thOs
who desire vocational instead of pr
fessional training, and who need
!. know the things which will meet til
= demands of their community H
. urged the need of profession;
> teachers and cooperative patrons.
. Following the address of Mr.. He
:. bricks, Miss Mabel Soper gave re
e itation, and Mr.. Christopherson We
!. the next speaker, his subject bein
? "The Place of the Public School
= the Community and in the Nations
= Life" The speaker dwelt upon I'll
= immigration problem and upon II
. tenantry of Kentucky, saying that
= was largely the task of the publ
: school to solve the problem Of ma
Z ing over these vast numbers of 70
eigners and aliens into loyal, pat1