The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-23
Burlington County Councils

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On Saturday there was meeting OF
the Burlington County Councils of the
New Jersey Congress of Mothers and
the New Jersey Congress of Parent
Teachers Association. 1t was held in
the auditorium of the Mount Holly
high school.
The morning session was devoted to
business Reports from the various
county associations were read and they
were highly entertaining showing that
much interest had been manifested in
the work. Maple Shade appears to be
the banner association. 1t has saw
ings fund which receives any amount
from one cent up and the report show
ed balance of $500 on hand.
The annual state meeting Of the
association will be held in Riverton on
the 9Th and 10th of November
The following officers were chosen
Chairman, Mrs. HI. A. Frantz, Moores-
town; vice chairman, Mrs II. Krup
NICK Mount Holly; secretary, Mrs.
Joseph Stokes Evans, Moorestown;
treasurer, Mrs. E. H. Cutler, Maple
Shade.
In the afternoon the meeting was
opened with violin 81 10 by Master
Daniel Wilson, pupil of the Mount
Holly school. County Superinten-
dent Kayser delivered an address +
welcome, which was followed by a
piano solo by Miss Krupnick.
Professor George c. Baker, superyis-
ing principal of the Moorestown high
school, was the first speaker. His sub
iect was Opportunities OF schooling. ;"
He went back to the time of the civil
war and said before that time there
were not any free schools as we now
enjoy. 1t was not until the 10Th centu-
~ that any improvement in the school
system was noticeable. From 1875 to
1890 was period of discussion rather
than advancement Then the schools
took start, and new ideas were estab-
lished. Our school system is often
called American public school sys-
tenn but this is not correct, it is really.
our state school property. There is
need for broad, general and diversified
training for the future. There should
be instruction in the principles of good
governmentsof proper values, of econo-
mics. There should be new conceptions
knowledge of democracy's needs, know
ledge of the outside world. There is a
vast field for expansion OF general
knowledge and the child of today with
the advantages before him has an op-
portunity that has not been given in
many years.
Miss Curtis, representative of the
Fosdick Commission and Young
Woman's Christian Associations gave
very pleasing talk. She spoke of the
first experiment of the association
which was on the Mexican border and
from which the present movement had
grown. She emphasized the necessity
for sense of responsibility on the part
OF girls for the big things for the coun-
try, the right kind of hospitality to be
extended to soldiers. The girls part
in a community is to act so that
soldiers shall be made to feel that re.
spect must be offered to the girls of the
towns visited. The International Y.
w. G. A. has workers inside Of all
lines, with the ideas OF obtaining re-
ports on vice in order that the local
authorities may be notified if there is
anything wrong. The main point of the
association Is to get authority to deal with
minors. There must be evidence that
will be valid in court proceedings to
get prosecutions and convictions. Not
wishing to make it appear that everv-
thing is bad the speaker wanted to i'm
press upon her hearers that thereis es-
pecial need for watchfulness over the |
young people OF the country in order to |
keep them from being led astray.
The committee on recreation offered |
q report and said that all churches and |
associations are to be asked |
to cooperate in endeavors to provide
for soldiers who visit
the various towns.
The next meeting will be held at |
Palmyra on the third Saturday in Feb |
ruary.