The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-07-30

the Efficient Aid of Public SchooS
Teachers and Superintendents.
The educational wave is rising IL.
our old state. For long time each
and every organization that was help
ing the movement has been working
independently. Now there is a desire
to get together The following report
Of a special committee on the work
of the Sunday school association an6
that OF the Louisville Commercial club
will explain itself.
The Kentucky Sunday School assO-
citation has a splendid organization;
Every county has some form Of or
ganization. Many of the people who
are interested in all the best interests
of the county are numbered among
those who are connected with this as
ISOLATION. These persons can be Civ
en- a broader view of what the Sun
day school, the public school and the
home could do for the entire commu
nifty, reaching into the physical, merr
tai. social and spiritual development
Not only the city pastors, but the
rural pastors. who are in a measure
leaders Ill the communities, are con
nected with the Sunday School aSso
citation, and in many cases the public
school teachers, superintendent Of the
county schools and others engaged ir.
educational work
The Commercial club is reaching
through its wide system of publicity,
the prizes it has been offering, anC
the correspondence conducted. many
who are interested in truest education
but whose viewpoint is different from
that of Sunday school workers.
The Kentucky Sunday School asso,
citation holds conventions in almosc
every county in the state every year
attended by thousands of the bettes
citizens. In addition to this severa
hundred district conventions and near
ly a thousand rallies and conferences
are held. This association also pub
fishes the Kentucky Sunday SchOo,
Reporter with a circulation of abous
5000 per month.
These two organizations could great
ly strengthen and advance the wOrf.
both are doing by securing one or more
persons in each county who would rep
resent both organizations. Under the
direction of, such persons a survey o.
many counties might be made, finding
the present conditions and forming
common basis FOR future work. At the
conventions held time could be giveI
for the discussion OF topics of vital in
terest for the upbuilding Of the com
munity, school. home and Sunday
school and the length of the cOnven
ton be increased to two entire days
The same thing could be done in dis
trict convention. rallies and institutes
BY holding conferences where Il wide-
range of topics would be presented
each would be able 10 reach many
that have not yet become interested
Then each could help the other.
Therefore we suggest:
First.-That in the future on all pro-
grams of Institutes. conventions auC
rallies there be given Il topic relating
TO the correlation Of secular and r,.Ii,
giOus education in the state along de-.
mite lines and that this topic be Isl
signed TO a person well Informed .:
both religious and secular education
In such way there might ~ the OF
pOrtunity of bringing O. the atteutioT
of people who have never thought oI
the matter the value of such co-relI-
ton. Because of the wide oppOrtuni'
ty which the Sunday school speaker
has of reaching audiences in the state
this would be the SIreSt way Of arUCs
ing enthusiasm. disseminating infOrm1
ton and removing prejudice.
Second.-That in the future at al
electing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES county
and state-there be chosen Superin-
tendents who shall promote the coop
Grafton of secular and religious educa
tiOnal forces along definite lines.
Third.-That whenever opportunities
arise the possibility of the use of the
church as social center be empha-
sized and encouraged. making a posi-
BILE opening for the dissemination o.
educational ideas.
Fourth.-That at the state convens-
ton this work be made a distinct fea-
ture Of the program and if possible 81
department session be given 1t.