Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-27
District Sunday School
Convention Is Success
(Capitai Journal Special Serviee.l

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Quinaby, Ore. June 26.-Despite low.
ering skies, the Hayesville district Sun
day school convention held Sunday Mt
Quinaby park, had an attendance of ZOO
persons. At noon a basket lunch was
enjoyed under the trees hot coffee be-
ing served by the Clear Lake and Quin-
ably schools The little Sunday school
of Pioneer, sent % delegates, one of
them on erutches. Mr. Morgan, VINO is
recovering from an encounter with a
bull, and was awarded both banners.
one for average attendance and the
other for representation at the conven-
tiOn. Hayesville, with its truck loads
of delegates, made the largest showing
but gave Pioneer the banner through
courtesy. Clear Lake was splendidiy
represented, but Quinaby, "fell dowl ,
mere handful arising to be counted,
in marked contrast to some of the
schools whose members had driven
many miles to attend. L. T. Reynolds
was elected president, o. NJ. Peoples,
vice president ,and Miss Wilkins, seere-
tary.
A large part of the day was given up
to demonstrations Of teaching the Sun
day school lesson, this part of the pro.
gram being presented by Miss Gladys
Carson, Miss Alta Patterson and Miss
Grace Sherwood. Addresses were given
by Prof. Burgess f. Ford, of William
cite university; Oscar b. Gingrieh, of
the Salem Y NJ. c. A., and win S. Hale,
superintendent Of the State Training
School for Boys. The address of the
latter came at the close of the day when
an altogether too long program had
wearied the audience, but so vital were
the facts he presented in forceful
way, that many who were preparing to
leave remained to hear him. His sub
ieet, "Why Boys Go Wrong" was
treated from various angles, and not
only did Mr. Hale tell why boys 90
wrong, but gave specific instructions
as to how to make them 90 right. He
was of the opinion that there are more
things to make them go wrong than
right, and that when it is necessary to
take from boy some of the pleasures
and associates that are leading him
astray something else should at the
same time replace what is taken, or
more harm than good is done. His
speech was full of long -be-rememb1r.
ed epigrams: "Don t think that your
boy is self raising. Sometimes he is,
but like self raising flour the product
isn't as good as the hand raised;"
"Don't be a 'chump, be a chum to
your boys" "RememOer that misdi-
reeted energy is worse than undireeted,
every time" were some of the things
upon which the speaker dwelt. Incl
dentalfy he gave some insight into the
workings of the state school, showing
the value of technical training in con.
nection with book learning, as 'his "
boys, 250 in number, made the same
grades in their studies in One-half day
study and one-half day work, as the
boys in the public schools made in all
day study. Mr. Hale gave it as his
opinion that the mechanical training for
half day was as beneficial to the boy IS
mental development and relaxation as
play would be, and it thus enabled him
TO enter the world equipped with a
bread winning trade. Play, of course,
is not entirely eliminated at the train.
ing school, but it is not the absorbing
passion that it has become in day
schools and universities.
Quinaby Park now has three of its
summer cottages occupied, Rev. S. S.
Mumey and family and Rev. G.. l.. Low.
ell and family, of Salem, having Joined
Rev. Guy Slower there for the summer
The burning of the Evangelical church
and the rebuilding of it making il
necessary that the pastor and presiding
elder should be near for the consulta.
tion Of plans, makes Quinaby con.
venient resort. Sunday school will be
held at the park next Sunday morning
instead of at Buena Crest school house
and will be followed by Il sermon by
Rev. a. j. Ballantyne, Of Dallas.
The next quarterly convention will
be held at Kaiser.
Announcement Of the coming camp
meeting was made the date having
been fixed from July 25 to August 6
at Quinaby park
When returning from the convention
Prof Durham, of the Salem city schools
accompanied by his family, were stalled
on the recently graded road in front
OF the McMunn place, the road being
so slanting that his gasoline took the
wrong side of the tank From a farmer
he purchased small quantity of fue
but not sufficient to nave the ma
chine, and being unable to get more
was obliged to send to Salem for a re-
lief ear. This piece Of road extending
from the Perkins school house to tho
Girod place is a serious menace to the
life and limb Of travellers aud since II
has been graded so high is abandoned
! by all unless compelled TO travel it.