Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-01-26
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York. in one volume and may be had OIL
application. Every club should have I
copy and devote at least one meeting il
the year to the subject of Education in tn
County. Every club should have an edu
cation committee who should direct thi'
work. Every club should join the County
Federation of Home and School Associa'
tons.
We further recommend that clubs take
an active part in visiting their local school:
and reporting their comments. A visiting
committee can secure volunteers for this
work. so that it is not hardship to any
one individual or committee.
8. We recommend the establishment and
supervision of school libraries, containing
the standard reference books and the
standard works of literature. graded to suit
all ages in the school. In this connection
you are reminded that the State will give
ten dollars year to each school for the
purchase of such books. If the school or
community will raise like amount, annu-
ally. A school library committee should
therefore be a subcommittee of each club
educational committee. The boys In the
manual training classes should be encour-
aged to make necessary bookcases. die
tionary rests, etc, and the girls to dust.
give out and care for books.
4. The committee recommends the pro-
vidine Of suitable facilities for washing
the hands in each school. II also recon-
mends the regular investigation Of the
school sanitary conveniences, and the re-
porting to the authorities Of the neglect Of
such.
S. The committee recommends the regu-
lar encouragement of bird study in the
schools through the medium and help of
the clubs. In every community there is a
bird enthusiast who can talk to the chill
dren at least once year or secure a
speaker to do so. that the children may
realize the great economic value of the
birds as well as their esthetic use and
charm. We recommend that each school
be provided with the Audubon Bird Chart
which is of small cost and great interest
to the children. We also recommend that
the children in the manual training classes
be encouraged to build bird houses and set
them up. as was successfully done last
year in some schools in Bethesda district.
In all these things the teachers will will
ingly cooperate If the club women will
plan the work and start il. The teachers
have no time for starting such work, but
they can keep it going. once begun. Mrs.
Edgar Moore, of Kensineton. is the Sub
committee on Bird Study and will be glad
to answer any questions or help provide a
speaker for any school on application.
8. We recommend the wider community
use of the school plants and the influence
Of the clubs toward their being made more
attractive within and without.
7. Miss Magruder. attendance officer for
the county, is a member Of this committee.
and have asked her TO submit a brief
report along the lines Of her work. A plea
for clothing for needy children whose lack
was keeping them from attendance at
school. met with considerable response
when sent out to the clubs.
8. In conclusion. the committee recon-
mends that the clubs take an active inter
est in influencing mothers to dress their
girls more simply and suitably, since the
matter Of foolish and extravagant dress
ing seems becoming menace among our
young girls.
8. The work of the new supervisor of
elementary instruction is meeting with
favorable comment from the committee
and seems bound to work out to advantage
for the system. as does that of the attend
ance officer.
The annual report Of the public schools
of the county was issued in November and
contains valuable information which every
club should know. 1t may be obtained
upon application to the school office at
Rockville