The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-04-01
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KIONA-BENTON CITY
WORK OUT STUDIES
FOR new SCHOOL
Educators Meet to Dicuss Cur
riculum for Benton City's
HOme-Project Plan

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Friday afternoon of last week Prof,
Audrian and the Benton City school
board met in conference with DR.. Ira
D. Cardiff, director of the U. S. Elk
pertinent station, Pullman, Miss Wa
ia Jones, county superintendent of
schools, L. L. Lynn, county auditor,
Luke Powell, county fruit inspector,
L. S. Smith, O-W. agriculturalist, and
Lee Lampson, county agriculturalist,
to discuss q high school curriculum
that would be adapted to "Home
Project Plan of Vocational Agricul-
tural Education"
There seemed to be an unanimous
opinion that more practical educa-
ton was not only desirable but at
tainable. About the only question
on which divergence Of opinion was
developed was as to whether the
school period should be heightened
out to the full year so as to cover the
growing season, and whether to inn
mediately bring under cultivation the
entire forty acres of sage brush land
purchased for the above purpose. The
Depot Hotel gave q seven o'clock tur-
key dinner to those in the conference.
At eight o'clock the general public was
assembled in the Grange hall when
DR.. Cardiff and the other visitors dis
cussed the advisability Of teaching
children the things that they will use
after they leave school. OF what prac-
tical use in the vocation Of house,
wife or farmer are foreign languages,
ancient history and higher mathemat-
les as they are taught in the high
school? How long does any one re-
member a thing learned when not
used? All expressed the opinion that
Benton City has a splendid opportun-
ity to make good in this departure
from the school system adapted only
to the learned professions.
Mrs. M. H. Chapman and Mrs. F.
S. Clement spent Wednesday with
Mrs. Gibson on the Highlands.
Mrs. Mcknight and children ar
rived the first of the week. Mr.. Nc
Knight has been here for some time
working on his Highlands ranch.
Lou Armacost, of Grandview, spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.
Rowley.
Mrs. F. s. Hedger entertained at
cards Saturday afternoon, after which
delicate refreshments were served.
Mrs. Sarah Hartman, Of Prosser,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Porter Hartman.
G. Lupton was in Prosser Monday,
B. H. Hughs spent Sunday in Sum
nyside.
John Warren was in Prosser on bus
mess Wednesday.
Mrs. w. D. Matthews returned to
her home in North Yakima Thursday.
S. ]. Harrison was Prosser visitor
Thursday.
Roy Morgan left Saturday for Twin
Falls, where he expects to spend the
summer.
Harry Kendall was in Prosser on
Thursday.
F. p. Wolfcrd was business visit
II at the county seat Friday.
K. X. Kellogg spent Sunday with
friends in Sunnyside.
Mrs. Nelson and children are visit
ng in North Yakima.
The heart of Benton City townsite
wing Immediately north of the depot
las been graded preparatory to seed
ng to wheat and alfalfa. This will
make great Improvement in the
ooks from the depot. It is the only
art of the townsite seen from the
abroad !, passing through.
Visitors the past week were: Lee
;. Dele, North Yakima; R. L. Reese,
George Yolkum and j. D.
sassett, Spokane; Mrs. C. Speck, Mrs.
}. Skies, Mrs. Earle Rowland, Mr..
nd Mrs. c. Rowland, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
dcCulloh and Margaret Ellen, of Sum
yside; Mayor j. F. Barton, j. A. Har-
ader, secretary of Commercial Club.
rank Marble, E. Schneider and w.
'. Robertson, of North Yakima; A. j.
Velton, Portland.
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