Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-08-04
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS.

EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS.
During the recent session OF
the RockcaStle county Teachers
Institute conducted by Prof j. w.
Ireland of BelvieW, KY. whom we
consider one of the live wires OF
the state, two progressive move
ments were set in motion which
will materially advance the Edu-
catiOnal interest of Rockcastle Co
First; the Reading Circle was or
ganized and the teachers voted
unanimously to cooperate in the
work during the year.
Second The county Illitt racy
Commission, being strongly endor-
sed by Mr.. Ireland, launched q
whirlwind Campaign to begin
Tuesday evening Aug. % The
object of this campaign is to sti-
mulate community interest and
organize Moonlight Schools in
every section of county. Speakers
will be sent to the various school
houses of the county and special
instruction given interested
parties. Any teacher minister, or
citizen desiling to cooperate with
US as a speaker or teacher will
write !. L. Pilkenton, Brodhead,
KY. explaining fully the line of
work desired and will be pleased to
render any service possible. A list
OF speakers, places and dates will
be published in Signal and every
live teacher will be expected to CO.
operate in the work, Two hundred
illiterates should be taught to read
and write during the two or three
weeks beginning Monday evening
Sept. IL, This date having been de-
by the County Commission for all
moonlight Schoo. S to open.
1t will be remembered that
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stuart one of
the great women of Kentucky
launched this movement in Rowan
county few years ago and hun
dreds of men and women, many of
whom are past the age of sixty,
have learned to read and write.
The work of a teacher is not
confined to the daily routine of
recitations within the walls Of a
single school room. The teacher
should be tine life of the school
and around the teacher should be
seen the waves of progress. I'M
many instances the community is
looking to the teacher as leading
factor and should the teacher fail
to meet the expectations of that
community. that teacher has failed
to comprehend the greatness of
the work and waves of progress
will in due time mark the final re-
suit.
We believe that the teacher owes
the community, in which she
teaches, her very best services,
not alone as an instructor, but as
a community leader. We should
ever remember that we are leaders
of children who will be the future
citizens of the commonwealth and
as is our leadership so will be our
followers. These facts lead us to
believe that the teachers of Rock
castle County should be the
leaders in every educational move
ment which centers around the
school and for this reason we are
making strong appeal to them
to join us in this Educational
campaign which will result in
success and assist in making a
greater Kentucky,
The following is a list of volun-
teers to date.
MOONLIGHT SCHOOL.
VOLUNTEERS.
Edgar Albright, Mrs. Alice
Davis, d. H. Lyons, Miss Mary
Bradley, Miss Georgia McFerron,
Miss Clyde Watson, Miss Ruth
Mullins. Jack Luncefprd. 7. o.
Scroggins, Mrs. w. j. Sparks
Rev. H. T. Young, E. r. Gentry,
Rev. J. w. Vanwinkle, Robert
Mckenzie, Winnie Falin, Ethel
Davis - Mt. Vernon KY.
IL. Pilkenton, Mrs. 7. L. Pill
kenton, Miss Tempest Ward, Mrs.
]. ]. Albright, Miss Co:rine R.
Hanuing, Miss Frances Conover,
Miss Elizabeth Gentry. Burdett
Owens, Cecil Hayes, S. E. Chand-
Ter. Mrs. Elizabeth Hale, Miss
Rilda Chandler, Charles Chandler,
FL Osborne, Rev. A. B. Potorf,