Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-17
TOPICS ARE GIVEN OUT
COUNTY COMMITTEE PRESENTS
PARENT-TEACHER SUBJECTS.
Advises Preparation Be Made in Ad-
vance to Insure Good Results
From Work.

The Polk county committee OIL the
Parent Teacher association has given
out list of subjects for parent
teacher meetings held in this county
during the 1916-17 school year. The
list was prepared in hope that the III
dividual associations might be assist
ed in planning something definite that
will help in their own schools, but
as the committee merely suggests the
use of this program the various as
sociations may use them or not as
they see fit. 1t is also suggested by
the committee, which is composed OF
IF. C. Ewing of Salem, president,
Mrs. C. V. johnson Of Airlie, secre-
tary and M. S. Pittman, that at each
meeting a short program should be
offered by the children not to exceed
fifteen minutes, except in certain cas-
es indicated in the list. The leader
should see that the subjects are we'll
distributed and properly prepared so
that they may be discussed briefly,
clearly, and with definite knowledge
where knowledge is needed. The State
library at Salem, and the Agricultur-
al college at Corvallis, as well as the
Bureau of Education and the Depart
ment of agriculture at Washington
should be used freely for assistance
in these programs.
Following is the suggested list Of
subjects:
October. Subject: Looking Ahead.
1. What do we need to make our
school success this year?
2. Who shall do these necessary
things?
3. When shall they be done?
T. A few tasks suggested: Fix all
roads leading to the school house ;
test water and provide it for con-
Nenience and abundance; see that
light is abundant and from the right
direction for the school; provide play
shed; have good literary society; or
ganize community band, etc.
November Subject: Educational
Thanksgiving.
l. School children should present
thirty minute program.
2. The parents should present a
thirty minute program.
3. Suggested topics for the parents
to discuss: (a) What we have to
APPRECIATE in our American School
System. (b) The elements [ like best
in our Oregon school system. (c)
What am proud of in our Polk
county schools. (d) What | am
thankful for in our own school.
Note: Write to the State Librar-
ian at Salem for information on these
subjects.
December. Subject: Gifts.
l. What is a good gift? (Read
Emerson s essay on Gifts.
q What are poor gifts? Unwise
gifts?
3. What shall we give our school
this year? What will it cost in time,
money, work? How can we get the
money?
January. Subject: New Year
Resolutions.
/. What were some of our greatest
weaknesses last year? ANSWERS Civ
en- by severaD.
2. How can we correct those weak
nesses this year?
3. My New Year resolutions that
will help the school. CA number
should speak on this).
February. Subject: Producers.
l. Is our community producing
what it should and as much as it
eouldq
2. How could we improve our pro-
dnction?
3. Are We using the o. A. c. as we
should in order to get the greatest
amount of help from it2
4. How many attended the Farm
ers' short course this year9 Report
from one who was present.
5. What farm journals are taken
in the district Which are best
WhyG Are there Others we should
have7
6. What shall we do this year to
help the industrial club work? How
can we help most9 When shall we
begin?
Z. What shall we do now to guar
antee a good exhibit at our local.
county, and state fairs NEXT FALLsI
March. Subject: Good Health.
l. What are some of the causes
that prevent good health in our COM
munityf
2. How may these causes be re-
movedf
3. What are the diseases we should
guard against in our schoolsl How
may we do this7 What is the teach
ers' du'- in this matteri
4. Some good health rules to OBJ
serve: "a good physician or some