The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-12-14
County Board of Education.

The Burlington County Board of
Education met in the auditorium of
the Moorestown High school building
Friday, with a good representation
from the various townships, although
it was noticeable that some OF the dis
tricts, close at hand, like Burlington
city, did not send delegate, East
ampton and Eyesham each sent seven
of their nine members.
The session was opened with music
by the orchestra of the Moorestown
High school, under the leadership of
Professor Rodes, and the orchestra
gave several selections before the
meeting adjourned. Charles G.
Hatcher, of Eastampton township
president of the Board, was in the
chair.
After transacting some of the rcu-
| tine business, officers were elected as
follows: President, Nathaniel r..
Evan, Vincentown; vice president,
Harry B. Coles, Moorestown; secre-
tary, |. Edward Harrison, Jacobs
town; treasurer, Joseph C. Kingdom
Mount Holly; executive committee,
| Arthur E. Prickett, Medford; Benja-
min Lippincott, Cinnaminson; Will
liam A. Donaghy, Palmyra
| A resolution was adopted instruct
| ing the secretary to communicate with
the State Commissioner of Education
and ascertain whether the date of the
next Teachers Institute for this coun-
| ty could not be held the first three
days of Thanksgiving week.
| Richard B. Eckman, a member OF
the State Federation of County
| Boards, gave a very concise report OF
| the many suggestions that had beer
presented to the state body and the
action that had been taken on them
| Professor Ambrose l.. Suhrie, OF
the University of Pennsylvania, was
the orator of the day. He spoke or
the general conditions of schools, but
dwelt particularly on the require
ments of country or rural schools. He
J felt that lack of funds or an indis-
| position to provide them worked much
harm to rural schools as it prevented
the employment of competent teach
ers and he thought the securing OF
such instructors in the country was a
very vital element in the cause of ed
ucation. While he admitted that To-
cal Boards of Education employed
teachers, yet the selection after all
depended upon the advice and judg-
ment of a supervising principal
whose educational knowledge and his
connection with a school made him
f, competent to judge what should be
/ done in this direction. On this point
| the speaker dwelt for short time and
showed the desirability of having SUI
pervising principals for rural dis
tricts. He was strongly in favor OF
| parent-teachers associations and hop
ed they would soon become prominent
in every locality where there is a
| school house.
At the conclusion of this speech
lunch was served in the banquet room
of the school and was enjoyed by los
| persons.
At the afternoon session the speak
er was Professor Enos Scott, of the
State Department of Education. He
school houses, the Improvements that
had been made in educational mat
tiers within the last few years and il
Illustrated his lecture with slides show
ing old buildings that had been closed
and new ones that had been substitut-
ed for those torn down.
This ended the speeches and the
members entered into discussion Of
such subjects as presented them
selves. One member thought it would
be a good idea to have the law pre-
venting corporal punishment repeal
ed. This brought out some argu-
ment and the point was raised that if
the power to whip or punish children
with the rod was restored it would re-
quire censor to look into the fitnes
of the teacher and her ability to judi
ciously apply the whipping, without
allowing her temper to overcome her
Judgment. Another point raised was
that it would not be bad idea to
have some of the parents whipped as
many children who appeared to be bad
in school would be found to be without
parental control. This carries out the
opinion of Judge Lippincott, who
whenever a child is brought before
him for infraction of the law, makes
careful inquiry into the home environ
ments and in nine cases out of ten
it is found that the blame rests on the