The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-25
PARENT-TEACHER
SESSION is HELD
MEETING ON THURSDAY NIGHT
ONE OF CONSIDERABLE IN
TEREST IN CIVIC AlN-
FAIRS.

Adequate inspection of the diaries
and the milk sold in the city OF Nit
chell was urged in a resolution pass
ed at the meeting CT the general coun
Gil OF the Parent-Teacher circles at
the high school on Thursday night.
This action was taken following the
filing of Il report by the committee
appointed to investigate conditions
Mrs. w. A. Wheeler. of the Central
school circle and chairman of the
committee. Mrs. w. S. Hill, of the
Longfellow school circle, Mrs. II. r.
Palmer, OF the Lincoln school circle
and Mrs. Morton Smith, of the Eu-
gene Field school circle, all signed
the report adopted by the council and
the resolutions offered.
to he fact that the city had been with
out the services of a milk inspector
for the past year and that such in
spection was necessary for the health
and welfare of the community. The
city council vas commended for its
Unrest in the matter, urged to take
Immediate action in providing for
an inspector and the moral support
|of the organization was pledged in
the enforcement, OF the ordinance be-
ling drafted to replace ordinance No.
800. The resolutions will be present
ed to the council at its next regular
meeting.
According to the committees re-
port. the %remedying of dairy condi-
tions rests with the city councils in
| South Dakota. 1t was stated hat UNI
der the present ordinance in Mitchell
the mayor was authorized to appoint
- lat tInA t1tc oftninl
had not been in service for the past
year, although inspection had been
made for seven months after the pass
age by the council in January 4,
1913.
Mrs. S. II. scallin, president of the
council. called the meeting to order.
Music by the high school chorus,
Hail to the Hall" from Tannhauser
was sung, also THE Gondelier" by
Nevin, by the girls glee club.
After the reading OF the report by
1.-The committee investigating milk con
ditions in the city, and a discussion
Prof. S. d. van Benthuysen of the
council, spoke. The report f the COM
mittee was accepted and the resolu-
tions adopted.
1.-The Relation OF the Parent to the
Teacher vas the subject of an adj
dress by Mrs. w. S. Hill. who brought
out %forcefully the idea that educa-
ton centers around the home and
that the cshool is an instrument to
be used by the parents in carrying out
the development OF their children.
She declare d hat the school could
not be depende upon as q sole agency
in securing an eucation and emphasiz
ed the necessity for complete cooper
alton between parents and teachers
for the best results. Mrs. Hill spoke
from the standpoint of a teacher of
many years experience.
In an address on Leading Fac
tor in the Pupils Life" Prof van
Benthuysen dwelt upon the things
of real value to the pupil in his
school work II called attention to
the things which impress the pupils
and are carried by them through life.
Supt. j. w. Mcclinton was the
next speaker, discussing Home Co
Operation in the New Educational Ten
dencies." In his usual forceful man
ner, Mr. .McClinton declared that this
parents and teachers for the success
of the newer educational agncis. He
illustrated the effect of the lack of
such cooperation in the pupils de-
velopment and showed how the hear
ty support of parents is necessary for
progressive education results.
Mrs. Harriet NJ. Close, of Webster
City, la, delighted the audience with
AN original reading. The Man on the
Farm. Mrs. Frank Weller closed
the meeting with a short talk on her
observations of the workings of the
Parent1Teachers' circles on her re-
cent trip to Kansas Ciy. Mrs. Weller
has given considerable thought to
these associations in their work.
Col IAITN AGENT