Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-11-21
scholarship worth, If it is minus
the attributes have named?"

scholarship worth, If it is minus
the attributes l have named?"
Prof. Lynch is the first OF edu
Gators to realize the educationa
value of newspapers and advocate
their use in the public schools
One of his favorite methods of in
struction is to distrib ute editions
of paper to the members of a
class room, drawing the lesson
from an article or articles in the
publication. The educator sub
scribes to more than 100 rural
newspapers of his native south.
west Missouri, and is the special
friend of the rural editors.
That newspapers should 60
hand in hand with public schools
in the education of the nation is
tersely expressed by Prof.Lynch
in his statement, "The public
schools and newspapers are the
universities of America"
A tribute to the life and work
of Prof. W.H.Lynch is paid in a
letter received by the veteran
educator from Sam M. Jordan,
the corn man" lecturer and az.
ricultural authority of Missouri,
comparing the career of Mr.
Lynch to that of Henry Wal.
lace, the famous agriculturist
who died in the harness.
THE common good of the hu.
man race was always uppermost
in his thought and action" Jor
says of Wallace. HE worked
every day and when so useful
years had passed, died in the
harness.. He did not want to
outlive his usefulness a single
day. His life and death were
both among the grandest I have
ever known.
1T seems, from what I have
seen and Lnown of your life, no
less can be said"
William H. Lynch is visiting |
the schools of Carthage, Webb
City, Carterville and Neosho, and
the smaller schools of the dis
trict while here. His itinerary
extends through Goodman, An.
derson, flanagan, Pineville to
Grave6te, Rogers and Eureka
Springs, Ark. He will return to
Springfield through the eastern
portion Of the district, stopping
at Cassville, Exeter, Aurora, Mo.
nett, Bolivar and other towns.
The Carthage Democrat said:
THE pioneer pedagogue of
Missouri, and now representa-
tive of the State Normal at
Springfield, is in Jasper county,
and in company with County
Superintendent, Walter Colly.
is visiting several schools OF the
county.
They are both while visiting
schools, taking a big interest in
tie big Liberty Loan Drive and
are doing all they can to put the
county and state over the top.
and if any one can interest the
people in any subject it is Prof.
Lynch as he is bubbling over all
the time with good stories and
enjoys telling then, while work
ing for the upbuilding Of man
kind and the cause of Freedom"
On the occasion of his visit to
Seneca the News. Dispatch said:
prof. w. H. Lynch, visitor
for the Springfield State Normal
School, was in Seneca Thursday
and paid his annual visit to our
school, Such a compliment for
an efficient corps of teachers; a
curriculum meeting all the re.
quirements of the state-and
then some; the. moral atmos
phere in the school room and on
the grounds; the cleanliness of
the building and out buildings,
he placed all in the standard of
excellence.
Such words coming from
Prof. Lynch, man rich in years
of experience of school work
should be weighed we'll by all
and especially by the critics Of
our school who do not visit our
school as often as does our
friend Mr.. Lynch.