Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-30
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les. The following officers were

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county; vice-president. Frank Kochler,
Monroe county; secretary, L. r. Crum-
rine, Washington county: treasurer, j.
| II. Hoffman, Bucks county; executive
committee, G.. Bruce Minor, Wyoming
county; ]. Kelso Green, Cumberland
county; r. o. Welflng. Potter county;
| educational council, ]. w. Sweeney,
county; James F. Chapman, Indiana
| county; member of nominating COM
mittee, J. S. Davis, Blair county
City and borough superintendent,
president. superintendent J. l.. Alli-
son, Williamsburg; vice-president, Su-
perintendent f. c. Steltz, Braddock;
secretary, Superintendent r. b. Shank,
jeanette; treasurer, Superintendent J..
c. M. Ellenberger, Sunbury; members
nominating committee, Superinten-
dent l.. e. McGinnes, Steelton; mem
ber educational council, H. w. Dodd,
Mahanoy City; executive committee,
Superintendent f. S. Jackson, PunXsu-
tawney: superintendent S. e. Weber,
Scranton; Superintendent E. e. Kuntz,
Lansford.
College and normal school depart
ment. president. Frank E. Baker
Marlborough Normal school; vice
president, s. r. Mccormick, chancel-
lor of University of Pennsylvania; sec
retary, o. II. Bakeless, Bloomsbury
Normal school; treasurer, Harvey
Brumbaugh, president of Juniata Col
lege; executive committee, p. w. Har-
bold, Millersvlle Normal school; N e.
Mckinley, Temple College, Philadel-
phia; p. NJ. Hughes. Lehigh Univer-
sity; 7. s. Heiges, Shippensburg Nor
NAL school. and A. l.. Luhrie, West
Chester Normal school
High schools, president, c. o. Alt
house, Philadelphia; vice-president,
II. L. Stockton, Johnstown; secretary,
j. f. Adams, Millersburg; treasurer,
B. A. Fisher; executive committee, P.
NJ. Bullard, Williamsport: Miss Bertha
NJ. Clark, Philadelphia; j. l.. Thalman,
New Castle; G. w. Gilmore, Brad
dock; member of general nominating
committee. A. E. Kraybill, Pittsburgh;
member of educational council, G. ID.
Bobb, Altoona.
Graded schools, president, Joseph A.
Shovelin, Columbia county; vice-presi-
dent, j. A. Hollinger, Pittsburgh; sec
retary, Miss Eta Nj. Work, Charleroi;
executive committee, Abel j. Evans,
Philadelphia; Charles Foster. Pitts
burgh: Miss Nora Grouse, Steelton; G.
III. Goetz. Harrisburg.
Township schools. president. George
F. Dunkelberger, Swatara. Dauphin
county; Vice-president, Miss Nora E.
Swayer, Berks county: secretary, Miss
Ethel j. Lytle. Library. Allegheny
county; treasurer, Miss Alta Lehman,
Carlisle: member of educational coun-
ell, ]. l.. Spiegel, Westmoreland coun-
ty; member of nominating committee,
j. II. Bair, Westmoreland county
High School Discussion
Among the sectional meetings of
most interest was the round table con-
ference and discussion on the stand
ard High School" The question,
What Shall the Standard High School
BE, SiX-year School, an Academic
School, "A Manual Training or Com
posite High School?" brought forth
a lively discussion by members for
and against each item in question.
In considering the standard of
preparation that should be set up for
high school tedchers, the majority of
opinions indicated that a short course
in direct preparation for teaching
should be required, no matter what
the applicant had.
In the department of manual arts
meeting, j. f. Rees, instructor of
mechanical drawing in Harrisburg
Tech High School, led a discussion.
Miss Eva Stoner, supervisor of draw
ing in the Steelton schools, spoke on
How to Make the Study of Arts
More Valuable in the Graded School, y
What Townships Need
At the meeting of the township
schools department, Professor George
+. Dunkelberger, of Oberlin, read 4
paper on the shortcomings of the
country school, emphasizing the need
of trained school directors as well as
efficient teachers. The closing address
was made by Deputy State Superin-
tendent Teitrick, on The Ideal Rural
School and Its Equipment" He said
the ideal country school should have
full npf 10
library, sewing machine, apparatus
for work in elementary domestic sci
ence and appliances for teaching ele-
mentary physics and chemistry.
Tells of Arkansas Schools
yesterday afternoon was DR.. w. E.
Halbrook, of ChoCtaw, Ark, who
spoke on the subject, Training Rural
Boys and Girls in Systematic A1tivi-
ties" The Choctaw educator gripped
the crowd with his novel and forceful
talk about conditions in his backwoods
school districts in the DOT of the
Ozark mountains in Arkansas. lie
told of many OF the rude things he
must contend with and the rough life
he leads in his efforts to rouse the
people from their lethargy and oppo-
sition to many points of education.
The meeting of the general sessions
laSJ nlSnI was well attenueu. Inree
lengthy addresses on the program
were interspersed and relieved by a
male quartet and several violin solos
by Miss Janet McIlroy, of McKees-
port
The annual address Of President
Robert G. Shaw, of Greensburg, was
a general review of elementary and
high school conditions showing the
virtues and the shortcomings of the
educational system of this country. He
gave statistics to show the actual
money value of education. comparing
one boy who quit school early and
learned a trade, with another who got
a technical training. He pointed out
that although the first boy developed
his earning capacity when very young,
he was soon outstripped when the 9TH
CT finished his school. At the age of
20 years the technical trained man
had earned S6.S12, and the man who
stopped school in the lower grade had
earned a total of S4.962.
Der of children in the United States
who enter school. only 3.14 per cent
reach the high school. The conclu-
sion of his talk was q tribute to the
"clod of n rough country boy" whose
latent possibilities might be developed
by proper education to unlimited pow
ers.
Dr. Lewis w Rapeer, of State Col
lege, read a paper on 1.-The Standard
Rural School Plant" He spoke of
the proper equipment of school build
ings and the necessary furnishings and