Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-30
HE IS A BUSY MAN
Prof. w. H. Lynch, Visitor
of the Springfield State
Normal, a Worker

VI MlSSuuIl . hlOoV pOpuAoi ohN
best known educators, was here
Monday evening, He had intend,
ed visiting the schools here and
at Hartville, but while at Ava,
where he attended the third an.
nual school board convention of
Douglas county, he received a
message calling him to Stockton.
He spoke at Ava Friday evening,
at a mass meeting in the interest
of a new school building at that
place, Monday he visited the
Ava school, which he says is one
of the best in the Ozarks. He
reports a fine trip and an urgent
request for a return call. In fact,
he is requested to return to ev-
cry place he visits-for his very
presence is an inspiration.
The professor spoke on THE
Community High School" at
Bronaugh during the campaign
for the formation of a consolidat-
ed high school district at the
Vernon county town, land the fact
that the proposition carried is
highly gratifying to him.
Fridays Springfield Republi-
can says; PROF. Lynch only this
week returned from a months
trip to points in Southwest Mis-
souri,, where he visited schools
and gave addresses in the inter-
est of the normal school. He left
here Feb. IS, going to Bronaugh,
Vernon county, where he ad-
dressed a mass meeting in sup
port of a proposal to form a con-
solidated high school district.
From there he went to Jasper
county where he spent two weeks
visiting the schools in towns of
that county. The high schools
visited were at Joplin, Oronogo,
Alba, Carthage, Webb City, Car
terville, Sarcoxie and Jasper.
Going to Barry county he visited
the schools at Wheatland, Cass-
vile, Exeter and Purdy. Schools
at Neosho, Seneca and Fairviev
in Newton county also were visit.
ed and addresses given before
the teachers and students, In
speaking of his trip. Prof. Lynch
spoke highly of the progress be-
ing made in all the high schools
he visited. "A noticeable feature
in the schools is the display of
the United States flag, said Prof.
Lynch yesterday. Patriotism
seems to be walking hand in hand
with the progress that education
is making in Southwest Missouri.
1t also Is apparent that many of
the schools are scarcely large e.
nough to accommodate the child.
rem in the districts they serve,
which to me is indicative that
more children in Missouri are
now receiving the advantages OF
education than ever before. The
parents are waking up to the fact
that for a better civilization there
must be a better trained citizen
ship and even the poorest class is
seeing that the children get pres
ent day advantages that were de.
MED their parentsin otherdays.''
Prof Lynch attended the last
annual meeting OF the American
Association for the Advancement
of Science and of the Ohio State
Teachers Association at Colum.
bus, Ohio, concerning which the
Columbus Dispatch said; Here
you are, face to face with the man
who became famous among edu,
Gators the world over, because
for 40 years he regularly used
newspapers, one day each week,
instead of text books, in the
schools over which he presided
in Southern Missouri. He is
William H.Lynch, who now at the
age of 76 years is field agent fol
the state normal school al
Springfield, and is known as the
most popular teacher in his stats
of former days, He has been fol
years regular subscriber fol
11S different newspapers and va
rious clipping agencies, and M
claims that the papers which III
furnished to his pupils have
proved a most potent force in hi
system of instruction. His ide
Is we'll embodied in these quota
tions from the many published