Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
SCHOOL AND HOME
New Division in the Bureau Of
Education.
Department Organizing Branch "here-
by tits Hoped to Bring Parents anu
Teachers Nearer Tosetner-
100000 Mothers to rep


yedi 80 than 4.OOO,OO0 mothers IN
~ the country to join in the VIZ, q, ~
out Of cooperative plan "nei q
O. hcned to bring home anu oo
- together. to help the parent "
tho viewpoint OF the teacner ="
p 80 and on the other 10 heip 'n'
,aoobor 70 guide little Johnny OF Ma
80 limos Of thought and work wnich o
LII ,oake the child a greater neip ~ i
the home and assist 1t 10 ue'e''p
a better citizen IN the na'ion
DurIng the hot months OF su
uban both grown-ups and chiiulen
Giving more attention 10
- than to school matters ehpei"
.. ,ho limited States bureau Oh euuoa
a., hove inst begun the organlha'ion
av division to direct TINS he"
rative work. which will aim d.
- rnhui,ding of two Of the most III
or,art American institutions INC
school and the home. For une .,
~ a better name, the ne" Vi IL,
the bureau has been calico .ne
.ion NJ home education, wnlcn MIS-
saaast that the purpose OF the gov
.nt "a to turn homes into schooi'
Tha oncouragement OF coopera1on
na,uean parent and teacher. ho"eVei
- enc sole purpose Of the division anu
g. M manner will its work cohhio'
.',,h tho activities of the school.
The National Congress OF Mo. A,s,a
~ the United States Is respon'.
for the establishment OF inc ~.
,r.nch NJ the bureau OF education. Inc
'a;,,;sion now being organized VIII Nv.
10 nrovided for out OF governinen'
funds but will be maintained ny
NJ a cooperative ARRANGEMENT 80
,h,s large mothers organization, "hi.n
IN, rrovide financial backing TOT inc
work, which will be directed anu =,
ervised by experts OF the oui
education. This method OF proViu,ne
TO- the work is similar to the piaN
,o,,ouad nv the government IN CUT
s,o.,,o the cooperative farm demon
linton work in the south. whlch Il
ade nossible largely by funds proVio
cd nv the general education BOARD
mart of the Rockefeller Founoa'ion
Tha came system of government q
norotion with semi-private insut'
lions is in operation In nnahcihs ~
rew rural organization serVlce Vi ~
denar,ment OF agriculture, consres
nroviding $4,000 for part OF the WI
and the general education ooaro su
scribing larger amounts 10 eA'eno -
lines of Investigations.
The new division Of home educa'i'
will, enable the government 10 ei'
official sanction to the Important wol
20 the parent-teacher associatio
..h,o, have been encouraged by U
National Congress OF Mo'heis' !"
which are now organized In Hos'
the lsree school centers OF the COZ
trv The purpose in organizing !
a,,,;sicna is to extend the same 10
80 co-oneration between home
school in the rural and small 10
communities which the parent-teaci
associations have developed IN
large cities.
with this end in view, Commission
PIP Claxton OF the bureau y,
cation has just mailed TO a hs'
400 county superintendent
.ohoo,s a letter asking their
noration in the work about 10
taken I'D by the division Oh nc
education. requesting the names
the schools under their supervisor
the open country. villages or 81
towns. and the names OF at ieas'
women of intelligence and lnnue
in the vicinity Of every eiemen'
and high school The women PR
ably mothers. will be asked 10
orerate in the work OF the home
cation division by organizing pal
teacher associations for the discus
,f the care and training OF chiidre
the home both before and after sc
age In the entire country 1t is
pected that there will be name
least 100000 mothers who VIII
operate with the government In
work of connecting up school
home TO the mutual advantage OF
The announcement made a few
ago that the pure food law has
invoked by
Drug Traffic government
Regulations. cocaine cocaine trati
the United States has brought
many inquiries from persons
k8f want to know why the same Law
-, ,,sad IN cover the traf