The weekly soliphone., 1915-09-17
HEALTH OFFICER URGES
Use Of PRIVATE DRINKING CUPS

The Greene county teachers as
ISOLATION met at the West Side
school building in this city last
Saturday. An all day session was
held and nearly one hundred mem
bers were present. In point of
character of program rendered, and
number of teachers in attendance
the meeting Saturday was the great
est and best in the twenty years
history of the association.
The session opened with the sing
ing of our national air, after which
Rev. w. C. Wood invoked Gods
blessings upon the teachers and
| their labors. The county health
officer came before the body to
urge the use of individual drink
! ing cups in the country schools.
The common drinking cup and wa
ter bucket have long since been
abolished in most of the rural dis
tricts, and such curiosities exist on
Ily where teachers are unable to
compel the purchase of water jars
and cups for the children.
H. r. Partlow addressed the
teachers on the Importance of
teaching patriotism to our youth.
In view of recent events in our
country, there is a dangerous lack
of pride in American citizenship,
and a spirit developing in certain
quarters that borders on rank trea-
son. These are times that test
mems loyalty to American govern
ment and devotion to her institu-
tions. Men who do not love Amer
lea best, should not be permitted &c
come here, or remain in this coun-
try.
The question of corporal pun
ishment in school was presented by
w. A. Stevenson, who advocated the
use of the rod in extreme cases
and cited numerous writers or
school management in support Of
his position. Artie Garner also
spoke on this subject.
County Demonstration Bentley
appeared before the body, and
spoke on the subject of boys and
girls clubs. He invited the aid OF
the teachers in organizing girls
he hot
for one hour on next Thursday
morning teachers explain the value
of clubs among country boys and
girls and urge the cooperation OF
parents in making country life more
attractive and profitable to young
people.
What to teach in History" was
presented by Lee Claridge in a
strong talk of twenty minutes and
!, discussed by others, all agreeing
that many things in our school his
tories should not be emphasized
Among these is the subject of war
: All the text books devote too much
: space and make too prominent the
horrors of war.
The subject of speed in number
work was we'll and thoroughly
handled in two strong papers by
Misses Valera Brown and Nye
Futrell. B. II, Parrish made a
strong plea for rapidity and accu-
racy in numbers and blistered some
of our clumsy methods of teaching
arithmetic. This was one of the
T best presented numbers on the pro
gram.
Our overcrowded curriculum
was presented by d. r. Poole ant
various suggestions were made a!
to the best methods of managing {
course of study that contains about
twice as many branches as we have
time to teach. The speaker believes
in teaching thoroughly what car
be taught and leaving the remain
der untouched. Others suggested
alienation of branches, day about
and still others to combine many
classes into one or two, especially
/ in reading, number work and geog
| raphy. The world is moved by
| combination and consolidation
why not the school?
THE proper time to study the
: lesson" was discussed by a mum