The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-07

P,r0f. w. M. Allen, Prof. j. E. Miller,
Miss O'Neal Frazier, Miss Anna R.
Dunlap, Prof. f. N. Green, Miss Geor-
gia Lotion, Mrs. Sarah E. Page and
Miss Viola l.. Flagg.
The School Principals Association
will hold its regular monthly meet
ing at the residence of DR.. John Ira
Watson, The members will discuss
"Phe Best Methods of Obtaining Co
operation between Principals, Teach
ers and Parents" These monthly
meetings of the school principals are
among the lively incidents of the ed
u%cational life of Nashville. The sub
tjects discussed, are always interest
ing and the members are enthusiastic
over them. The social features OF
the meeting r attractive as well.
Prof. F. G. Smith, Prof. w. S. Thomp-
son and Prof. w. B. Vassar have en-
~tertained the principals during the
present school year. The men always
have a good time "at home" with
their fellow-workers and the wives of
the principals always contribute
largely to the pleasures of the occa-
sions.
Mr.. w. T. B. Williams of the Jeans
Slater Fund was a special guest when
the Thompsons entertained and he
expressed himself in high terms re-
gardlng the occasion. DR.. Crawford
stressed more hard study and less
frivolity as a good way to increase the
scholarship of the High School. On
the matter of attendance, he suggested
a complete reorganization of the
schools in a way of place the pupils
in their rlghtful school limits. He
thought that many pupils dropped Out
of school before reaching the high
school department because the plac
ing of the seventh and eight grades
at Pearl worked a hardship upon botl
students and parents. He did no
think that the likelihood of having t
spend the two grammar school years
at Pearl helped the enthusiasm Of thu
pupils or increased their ambition TO
a high school education. Then DR.
Crawford felt that there was a fnan
clal consideration to the present al
rangement of the schools. In thi
respect he referred to the ~necessit,
OF paying care fare to and from Pear
for the two extra years. He ais,
touched upon the hardship that pupil
must necessarily endure from walkin
from South Nashville to Believer
and from the Pearl neighborhood t
Napier school.
DR.. Smith did not expect the prir
cipals to discuss the subject froI
the points of view taken. He S
stated in as many words. He rattle
felt that they should deal with col
ditions which they could remedy. H
felt that the teachers of the gramms
schools could help the high schot
scholarship, If they were careful NJ
to send the grammar school pupi
there until they were fully prepare
to take up the work of the hie
school. Ineficiency on entering Il
high school will mean unprepare
ness throughout the course and COZ
plete failure at the end was the fin
thought OF the high school prlnclps
He discussed the question of schola
ship purely on its merits as a sch
subject.
Professor E. w. Benton, the pre-
dent of the association, DR.. Jno.
Watson, Prof. ]. B. Bate and [
Robert S. White added fitting wor
and thought to the line of thought !
troduced by DR.. ]. P. Crawford al
DR.. White introduced a resoluti
calling for the appointment Of a co
mittee of the principals to confer wi
the superintendent in harmony wi
the suggestions of DR.. Crawford.
The meeting at Dr.. Watson's W
very likely result in some INTEREST,"
discussions, always good for the
tellectual health of those engaged
the making of the next generation
citizens. Professor Benton, t
president of the Principals Assoc