St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-24
COOPERATION, KEYNOTE
AT SCHOOL, MEETING

A parent-teacher meeting held at
the Summer Street School Tuesday
evening for the purpose OF bringing
about a closer cooperation between
the home and the school drew out a
large attendance. Short addresses
were given on different phases of ex-
isting relations between the parent
and teacher teacher and pupil, and
the child and home life. Among the
speakers were: Hon. Frank H. Brooks,
member Of the state board Of edu-
cation; Rev. Clarence l.. Eaton. Mrs.
Fred Potts, Prof B. l.. Stradley Of
st. Johnsbury Academy.
Following two selections rendered
by a picked chorus from the eighth
grades, Superintendent w. IT. Young
welcomed the parents, in g. short ad-
dress, in which he explained the OBJ
ject of the meeting and pointed out
the benefits to be derived from q clos
er cooperation of fathers and moth
ers With the school officials. Cooper
alton was the keynote of the meet
ing and each speaker brought out new
thoughts and new ideas that made an
impression on parents and educators
alike.
Meetings of teachers with the par
ents, after the formal program, oc-
cupied the latter part of the even
ing. Rooms and class work we're in
spected and the instructors were kept
busy answering questions. The IN
terest shown by the large number of
n
those who arranged the meeting.
Rev. Mr. Eaton spoke Of education
as the channel through which this
nation would be brought to the high
est plane of civilization, but he said,
that not until "every man and woman
became responsive to the call Of con-
science and not until VIC are govern
ed by the highest ideals Will we be-
come Il really great nation He
placed much Of the responsibility, for
the future Of the nation, on the pa~-
ent in the home.
Mrs. Potts began by expressing con-
fdence in the boy and girl, and stated
that mot one OF them goes wrong
but through the fault or neglect OF
parent or teacher. She said it was
little things many times that was the
cause, nut also SdIu IGOI1l Iier CApeE1-
ence, it was the s'little things that
counted with Children
Basing her talk on the mental, ply
steal, moral spiritual and social de-
velopment Of the child she dealt with
each. One suggestion made by the
speaker was the return to the origin
al nine grades. and the appointment
of q natron or mother in the schools
to look after the; pupils social, physi
| cal, and moral welfare.
Hon Frank Brooks suggested q
closer cooperation of parent and
teacher, and stated that in 50 doing
| the parent would gain q new yiaw
point that they would never get un-
less they recognized that the teacher
/ knows some things the parent, does
not" He made a plea for u closer
| "comradeship" between the parent
| and the child and pointed out that
/ the boy or girl has problems in
/ their every day life as we'll as the
| adult. problems that call for the
sympathy and understanding CT the
parent. Mr. Brooks also touched on
the work of the state along educa-
tional lines and especially of the ex-
cellent results of the junior high
/ sch hOOlS.
Prof Stradley brought up the rela-
ton that school be found between the
i elementary school and academy or
high school, stating that the elelnen-
tary school should keep watch Of vhe
work Of graduates during the first
year of high school work. By doing
so the speaker brought out that the
standard of efficiency in the elcmen-
tary school would be raised. because
weak points in the elementary study
would be strengthened.
Refreshments Of cocoa, and assort-
ed cakes were served by the domestic
science class composed Of the follow
ing: Maude Morrison, Alice Larson,
Rena Nichols, Helen Foster, Hortense
Stanton, Marjorie Powell, Marion
/ Babcock, Charlotte Bishop, Eleanor
| Bowman, AdeEinc Collins. Katherine e
Gill, Ina Heath, Vera Heath, Evelyn
Mann, Eleanor Stone, Agnes Hanson,
Frances Taylor.