Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-07
BACK FROM Bis
AND
MANY NEW IDEAS
(BY E. H. BRADLEY.)

after having spent week in Kan
sas City, Mo-, in attendance at the
annual convention of the National Ed
lcational association. Supt. j. e. Ma
this of the Americus public schools
and E. J. McMath, superintendent OF
the county schools. have returned
home to take up the duties connected
with their offices.
In speaking of their trip, both gem
tlemen were highly enthusiastic over
the results of their visit to the con-
vention and declared that they had
gathered new ideas tending toward
more efficient administration of the ed
ucational institutions and systems over
which they hav- supervision.
Messrs. Mathis and McMath left on
Saturday February Gath, going to At
lanta, where a special car had been
provided to carry the Georgia delega-
tion of nineteen to tthe convention.
The party spent Sunday in st. Louis,
going on to Kansas City to arrive
there on Monday, Monday was spent
in inspecting the public schools OF
Kansas City, and Prof Mathis states
that in excellence of equipment. the
educational institutions there are un-
anywhere in the country.
The installation of moving picture
insthe school rooms is an in
novation that is giving gratifying re-
suits, it being possible to iy7press
much more forcibly upon the minds OF
the students the ideas to be impaired
by the instructors.
The convention of the National Edu-
cational association attracted about
$500 educators from all sections of tn
country, many of the most prominent
figures in modern educational circles
having places on the programs.
Sessions of the convention were held
every forenoon and night, while the
afternoons were given up to round ta
bic discussions on various problems OF
school administration One of the prin
opal topics of discussion was the
Gary plan" of school work. The
Gary plan" provides for an all-day
session of schools all the year round,
thus affording accommodations for
about twice as many students as could
be served in any given institution un-
der the system now in vogue through
out the country.
Prof Mathis took part in the dis
cussion of the establishment of mill
tary departments in high schools, us
ing as an illustration of the import
ance of the movement, the success
scored thus far by the military depart
ment of the Americus High school.
The local high school was the first
in the state of Georgia to adopt the
feature and astonishing re-
suits have been achieved during the
few months since it was established
last fall.
The convention passed a resolution
military training for stu
dents between the ages of 19 and 90.
one years training being recommend
ed.
Both Prof. Mathis and Supt. McNIath
are firmly of the opinion that the edu-
cational methods in Georgia schools
are on a par with those of the other
sections of the country, although, OF
course, the equipment is in many re-
spects not as complete or up-to-date
Perhaps one of the most important
features of the convention, as far rs
Georgians are concerned, is the fact
that the 1918 gathering OF the dss0'
citation is to be held in Atlanta. There
was a hot fight over the selection of
the 1918 meeting place, Boston, Mass.
al d Milwaukee, Wis, making every et-
fort to secure the convention. Geor-
gia won out by margin of votes
over Boston, Mass. and the Cracker
delegation was congratulated on the
victory
Many ideas secured at the conven-
ton will be put into practice in the
public schools of this city. as well IS
those throughout the county and bota
Prof. Mathis and Supt. McMath ex-
pect to see the local systems material
ly benefited thereby
last wear