The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-12

principal OF Manchester Schools
writeS Second Article ON Just What
Van Would See ON a Visit to Our
schools.
-, INV first article of last weeks is
made the readers of this paper
sue, ,aintad with the fact that the sue
an of their children in our schools
Ge9 aonded entirely upon the coopera-
ION and support OF not only the teach
'. r,t the parents as we'll; that the
elonbers stood ready to do their best
t,r the citizens and children OF Man
boctpr 1t is the purpose OF this ar
.4Io IN show Just what any parent
ut S, has child in our schools would
s,ld we're he to take advantage Of the
nrTorrunity of visiting our educa-
.;o,,g1 wOrkshOp-he would not only
.oa what the teachers are trying to
~ hrt also the efforts of their chill
Jrpn in various ways.
In the first place, valuable addl-
lions that will strike your eye as you
o,tor the old building, have been
o,aIn 10 make the children feel at
bni1ding was ineffective in that GER
tain obstacles prevented the teachers
ond pupils from doing their best; for
axomplp. wraps and lunch boxes were
vIocad in the recitation rooms; that
.ho onpn-faced doors heading to other
-nomy containing Open-faced doors,
,stnn brought one rooms children into
Vow of another teachers room; again
rhp going and coming from these
nofsv doors resulted in annoying the
,rrnnonts Now, all these obstacles
have been removed, remedied to make
o9rh room a Self-centered unit OF the
school for better instruction.
large library book case contain
inc numerous volumes of school books
has hprn placed within the easy reach
of pupils and teachers. A new clock
and new Holy Bible adOrns the
High School room.
Leaving this proverbial beehive we
Grass over into the Old Academy which
has been transformed into a den OF
comfortable class rooms. The ground
foor is furnished with a new heating
system. new desks and blackboards,
IN fact. newly furnished to the delight
NJ ALL The winding stairs head you
10 a we'll equipped cooking and sew
ing room. an agricultural and science
laboratory stocked full of agricultural
and scientific apparatus. A small
reading room adjoining the domestic
science department provides rende-
vous for the pupil who has a spare
hour
Should YOU happen to come in the
morning you will see about 40 pupils
take part in the opening exercises,
then dismissed to their respective
recitation rooms. And should you
decide to stay awhile, perchance you
will see you daughter 'potterlng
around the pans" or sewing for the
soldiers" and should you care to see
YOUR boy at work in the laboratory
onlv a few minutes would it take to
see him busy at his desk trying to
find the effect of soil mulches on eTap
Grafton of water from soils, or mix
ing fertilizers or diSsectlng one
Of the species of the cOelenterates or
the Jelly fish.
And should that welcomed visit
come some Friday afternoon, you
would enjoy one of our literary So
caety meetings with a good old time
spelling bee in progress, a solo, reel
tation or a deeply contested debate
taking place.
More over you will find changed
student body-oll eager for the truth
whether it be nature in the field OF
in the textbook Upon talking with
any pupil, he will inform you OF the
things that we are doing and going
to do in the near future to make
school life pleasant.
PARENTS. we enjoy your visit, come
again when spare time presents itself
RENI i SAETA.