The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-11-25

ASSOCIATION
Held in this City Last Week Said
to Have Been the Largest
In History.

ISOLATION was held in this city last
week. The opening session convened
in the High School Auditorium on
Thursday evening, the program con-
sisting of chorus by the students
of the Seventh and Eighth grades
from the City Schools, chorus by
the Second grade and a song and
chorus by the Third grade, after
which DIR. NJ. B. Adams, president of
Georgetown College delivered very
able address on the "Condition of
Present day Civilization" Miss EN-
ma Hunt then made a strong plea for
better health conditions throughout
the State and urged the employment
of a visiting nurse in every county.
On Friday morning the formal OPP
ening of the Association took place.
After a chorus by High School stu
dents and one by the Fourth grade,
Supt. w. o. Hopper introduced Hon.
c. d. Grubbs, who welcomed the Wis
TORS on behalf of the City Schools
and Major d. j. Burchett, who ex-
tended welcome on behalf of the
County Schools. A song of welcome
by Miss Elizabeth Strossman, a
pupil of the Second grade called
forth great applause. The response
to the welcome extended was made by
President a. G. Weidler, of the
Frenchburg College. Miss Jessie o.
Yancey, of Mason county delivered
her annual address as president of
the Association after which she in
troduced DR.. w. r. Thompson, who
spoke on the Prevention of Diseases
and emphasized the Importance of
teachers making themselves familiar
with all phases of health work in or
der that they may properly impart
same to the children over whom they
are placed. Mrs. Cora Wilson Stew
art was detained in Louisville and
could not appear on the program ac-
cording to schedule but arrived on
the noon train and spoke for II short
time in the afternoon, telling of the
work being done To eradicate illit-
eracy from the State of Kentucky.
Prof. f. L.. Dix, of Mason county,
spoke on "rhe Neighborhood" and
told his hearers how the community
must CO. operate if the greatest good
is to be accomplished. After the APP
pointment of committees, the Asso-
citation adjourned until 80 p. m.
The program for the afternoon was
divided-one part being arranged for
those interested in City School work,
this meeting being presided over by
Supt w. o. Hopper, and held at the |
Chirstion church, the other meeting
being held at the Auditorium and pre-
sided over by President Yancey. |
Mr.. Lewis B. Fretz, of Defiance, o.,
was an interesting speaker at this
meeting.
The evening program consisted of |
Il solo by Mrs. R. ID. Squires, of Car
isle, and one by Miss Ethel Fergu-
son, Supervisor of Music in the local
schools, after which Professor j. T.
c. Noe, Head of the Department of
Education of State University, was
introduced. Professor Noes address
was one of the strongest of the en-
tire meeting, being in the nature of a
warning against many of the late ex- /
IRENE theories in education. He made
a plea FOR cultural education and de-
fined true education in a way that
appealed to every one who was so
fortunae as to be present. Presi-
dent Eggleston, of Virginia could not
be present, but Miss Ethel Lowell, Of
Louisville made clear and convinc-
ing address in which she explained
the real meaning of 'Pre-V ocationap
education as applied in the school in
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