Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-11-23
Public School Activities.

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held in Baltimore November 20. 81 and
28, 1917.
Conference meetings have been planned
for every department Of school work and
activity. and will be conducted by specially
trained people. Teachers and school Off
cials will take part in these discussions. A
number of general meetings have been
arranged for all teachers and officials:
Among those on the program are Dr.
Thomas B. Lewis. President Western Mary
land College; Professor Sydney S. Handy,
st. Johns College; President of the Asso-
citation, Hon. James II. Preston. Baltimore !;
Superintendent Charles j. Koch, Baltimore
city schools Dr. M. Bates Stephens, State
Superintendent of Education; Governor
Harrington DR.. Thomas Fell, President of
St. Johns College; DR.. P. P. Claxton. U, S.
Commissioner of Education; Prof T. II.
Briggs and Prof. Davis Snedden. Of Column
bia University Prof. S. H.. North, Super
visor Of High Schools DR.. E. F. Buchner
Johns Hopkins University Prof VIM. j.
Holloway, Supervisor of Rural Schools ;
DR.. Burdick, Public Athletic League Dr.
Guth, Goucher College DR.. Alphonso Smith,
U. S. Naval Academy; DR.. Henry B. Smith.
President Washington and Lee University ;
DR.. Joseph II. Apple. President Hood Col
lege; Dr. John H. Layton. Johns Hopkins
University; Dr. Goodnow. President Of
Johns Hopkins University. and DIR. Woods,
Maryland State College.
In announcing the meeting the State
Superintendent said THE next meeting
of the Maryland State Teachers Assoca-
ton to be held in Baltimore should and
probably will be the largest and most
significant educational mass meeting ever
held in Maryland. Every teacher of the
State should be given chance to get
special knowledge and the inspiration
which will come by being present. Istrongly
recommend that each County Board Of
Education order all the schools closed for
that week.
This meeting will provide sessions for
all classes of teachers and also for county
school officials. supervisors and attendance
officers. II will have a message for every
one identified with our school system, and
every one of our school forces should at
tend. Coming as it does month before
the meeting of the Legislature il should
pave the way for larger recognition Of
school interests in general, but more espe-
cially the elementary school and its poorly
paid teachers"
The County Board of Education will give
permission to all teachers TO close their
schools in order to attend the meeting
The Maryland school year has been made
unusually long in order to allow the schools
to be closed for the professional growth Of
teachers. and at the same time to give the
required number Of teaching days. accord
ing to the best standard, for the year.
All teachers Of Montgomery county have
become members of the State Teachers
Association.
All schools Of the county will be closed
on November 28th and 29th for Thanks
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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
On Friday evening, November End. the
patrons of Clagettsville school met and
organized School Improvement Associa-
ton. Mr.. Albert Watkins was elected
president.
Mr.. Fred J. Van Hoesen made an ad E.
dress on Some Ways In Which The u. S.
Agricultural Department Can Help The
Farmer" The meeting was also addressed
by Mrs. Van Hoesen. Miss Lou Gray, Miss
Helen Erickson and Miss Mary Magruder.
We hope TO meet once a month to arouse
the community spirit in school and farm
affairs.
A PUPIL. CoLoRED SCHOOLS. CLEANUP DAY.
On Friday, November 9th. 1917. we had
our Cleanup Day. On Thursday before
Clean-Up Day we made preparation. We
asked the scholars what they were going to
bring. Some brought rakes. stove brushes
paint, paint brushes, dust clothes, and bon
ami with which TO clean our windows. We
had library committee, yard committee,
window committee and room committee.
At nine O'Clock Friday morning the COM
mittees begun their work and by twelve
O'Clock the windows were clean, the stove
polished, the blackboard clean. the floor
swept and desks busted. and the desk
which we keep our lunch buckets In was
painted.
Our room was then clean and we were
ready for our Literary and Savings Asso-
citation meeting. Our Literary lasted from
1870 r. M. until p. M.
Some patrons attended our Literary and
we had very successful day.
ADA FOREMAN.
Sixth Grade. Clarksburg School
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
We reoreanized our Patrons Meeting"
November 6. Tuesday, P. M. 4 o'clock.
Having succeeded in getting a large u.
S. A. flag for our school by our pupils sell
ing emblematic buttons. we are now try
ing to get n flag pole.
We were delighted to have Mrs. Chandler,
president Of the Home Interest Club Of
Woodslde, to speak on Food Conservation
and to clear the minds Of the people Of
many false rumOrs circulated in regards to
takers posing as government agents"
M. W. BULLOCK. Teacher.
Linden Colored School.