The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-28


trective and maintaining a proper
balance between rural and urban
growth.
vocational Guidance for Girls"
was discussed by Miss Edith Camp
bell. of the Cincinnati, o., Board of
Education, who made an appeal for
equal wage and equal wage-earning
opportunities for her sex. In addi-
ton to occupational training of the
wage-earning kind, Miss Campbell
pleaded for more intelligent instruc-
tion in the art of home-making.
Superintendent l.. e. Foster, Of
Hopkinsville, insisted that the posi-
ton of County School Superintend-
ent must be removed from the do
main of politics. His subject was:
How May the Office of County Su-
perintendent be Made an Opportun-
ity for a Career?" He urged that
the office should be made appoint
i've, instead of elective; that the
educational requirements should be
brought to higher standard, and
that the salary should be large
enough to make it unnecessary for
the superintendent to "sell insur-
ance on the side" The speaker
strongly deplored the present ne
cessity of electioneering and politi-
cal maneuvering on the part of SUI
perintendents 10 get and hold their
| jobs.
The speech-making of the conven-
ton concluded with an address by
Prof. McHenry Rhoads, of Frank
fort, on "Kentucky's Need For a
Professional and Business State
Board of Education" THE. need of
such body to assist the State Su-
perintendent in the educational af-
fairs of the State is becoming more
and more apparent, he averred.
The election of officers brought
the convention to a close.
This convention was said to have
been the largest, most interesting
and successful educational gathering
that has ever been held in the State.
Ohio county was represented by
the following trustees: Messrs. E.
G. Austin, Prentiss; t. ]. Brooks,
Magyar; members of the County
Board; J. t. Litsey, Fordsville; d.
Lee Barnes and H. L.. Rummage,
Beaver Dam; J. L. Brown, Rock
port; r. S. Jackson, Union, and b.
F. Bean, Dundee. The following
teachers from the county were also
in attendance: Prof. F. T. Shultz
and Miss Abbye whittinghill. Fords-
Vile; Profs. Lyman G.. Barrett and
A. P. Boswell, Dundee; Mr.. H. ID.
Ross, Hartford; Miss Rosa Brown,
Magan; Profs. ]. Logan Stillwell,
Dudley S. Tanner, Harry r. Leach
and Misses Ismay Mason, Addie
Belle Taylor, Edith Porter. Nell
Plummer, Irene Taylor and May
Hazelrigg, Beaver Dam; Prof For
rest p. Bell, Buford, and Lonnie
Owen, Belmont, and quite a num-
Der of others from the county who
came from the w. X. S. N. at Bowl
ing Green, whose names we were
unable to get. Most of the leading
educators of the State were present
as well as quite number from 9TH
er States of both State and National
reputation. Among the latter, one
of the most noted was the Hon. p.
p. Claxton, United States Commits
sioner of Education. who gave an
address Friday. discussing the
subject can Educational Ideal For
Kentucky" For an hour and a
half he held the audience almost
spell-bound as he very eloquently
and logically portrayed the POSSIBLE
titles of the future Kentucky, edu-
cationally.
The banquet at the Gait House
given by the Louisville Commercial
Club was enjoyed to the fullest ex-
tent by nearly $500 school trustees
from practically every county in the
State.
One of the most interesting and
inspiring events of the meeting was
the singing of MY Old Kentucky
Home" America" and other pa
triotic songs by nearly 5000 school
children from the city under the d.
rection of Miss Caroline b. Bour-
gard. in the selection Of officers
for another year Mr.. r. E. Williams,
former Ohio county boy, was cho-
sen as secretary.
II is to be regretted that not more
Of our trustees and teachers attend
ed and we trust that next year a
greatly increased number will at
tend from Ohio county and get the
benefit and inspiration which such
a meeting gives.