The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
WEST VIRGINIA WILL
PLAY LEADING PART
AT EDUCATION MEET


WORKERS. This may be largely cor
rcctfd through bringing teachers,
skilled artisans and pupils together
Win The View @ K improving our
school and college systems, the reach
se;.s conference concentrates its attsn-3
lion IN H!ans 10 MAKE the common
sc5aots noe effective: inc sEper.4l-
;crd&;lt conference, upon devisins
in aF ard mem, for Improving The
ttcecrf,g force and developing an Eff
.ic:eit sEs;c:n o. schools: and tile col
ats.s conference plans acN IL train
iSGt!T;,z for industry. ag:.icniturc, a.G
.!,r ministry
j r. Marsh VIII be tho leader III
sore Of Tic most interesting sympos #
inns % Nc held a: Chattanooga. r.;
eaa!s wth !: new idci IN education
and provide: for swing school credits
for home work t;.at has educational
value. LIS purpose, as stated III the
p.cSrlf. Is 20 set forth methods for
using the hone. the garden. TIC salln
anfi Tic shop rs l@bnrato:-:e9' and tt1us
make me school n factor in coalnln-
tttE progress.
a scheme Tor cummunity and cor1-5
ty surveys ~ school children. is
further step along the same Itnc. Iti
is be!!e"ed IN 5 vii! ti.ta their active
attention 10 VIVA. their localities have
10 develop. and inspire them 10 work
roi local loottern!ea;. a correlation
Of studies in town and country schools
vii lie advocated
Haniian 80 Speak.
How the school nay DC developed
as q center ofthe recrcai:0nat anti
social lifc cf a cpmMGnitg viii be OK
piaincd by 3. j. Aanfan. STATE super
visor Of rural schools OF West Viz
e:ria
One Of TIC bis problems in our
section today, which is seriously dis
turhng those responss bic fol. The vel
fare Of schools and colleges. #iS that
of securing an adequate supply Of
trained teachers at the salaries Of
Tered.
There are about 5@0.G0O teachers in
the United States. Of whom ITO GOO
OF unc-fifth drop ont every year. The
normal schools are annually turning
out 2,.0t0 10 take their places How
may the $4,000 others who must be
brought into the ranks. be trainedoI
This sHbjcct will be given serious con-
s:deration 1.-THE superintendent con-
ference
a. @ Monahan. specialist in school
administration Of the United States
OF education. will be one
Of the speakers on this topic u. o.
Friend. supervisor Of high schools in
West Virginia will also have part
In the program
An interesting story OF personal ex-
perience Will be related by Miss Ida
f. Gardner. county Superintendent OF
schools of Carlisle. ny. She will dis
close the means she has found most
effective in increasing the efficiency of
teachers.
One Of the most extraorGinar
series of meetings at the conference
will be devoted to thc consideration
of the country church The problem
is a factor in the DEVELOPMENT. of com
mnnifyS1ife in the south An appeal
has been sent ont broadcast signed by
the foremost leaders or all the evan
gelical denominations in the south to
consider this question
III is realized that one or the great
est drawbacks to life in the open
country, more serious even than tfetI
lack OF convenieEces. meGgeri school
advantages and social diversions. isl
the lack Of proper church orportuni-E
ties To. consider how this need may
be met, representatives Of the various
church organizations. Sunday schools
and young peoples societies are urg
cd to send their representatives to
the Chattanooga conference ito con-
iidci the danger resulting from the |
decay Of our country churches, and
at the same time the possibilities in
hcrent in their developments"
This appeal has been generalI ~ re
ferred 10 as one Of the most striking
documents recently published