The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
ANNUAL SCHOOL
MEETING SUCCESS
A BIG ATTENDANCE OF OFFICERS
AND TEACHERS AT THEIR
ANNUAL MEETING
PROF. SEYMOUR DELIVERS FINE ADDRESS
A. T.. Horton OF volga Delivers Talk
In Favor Of Free Text Books
And Meets Approval

The morning session of the Joint
Officers and Teachers meeting held
at the Grand Opera House, April 1st,
1918, opened with a few selections,
very ably rendered, by Professor
Christensen's orchestra, after which
the teachers and officers Round
Table discussions took place. and
vas conducted by Professor A. II.
Seymour of the Aberdeen Normal. A
number of topics brought up were as
follows:
l, The planting Of trees on the
school ground; ,, Putting a fence
around school grounds; 3, Consolida-
ton of schools. 4. Value of library
fund of ten dollars ($10) a year; 5,
Standard schools.
The afternoon session opened at
100. Professor Christensen's or
after which the Round Table" dis
cussions We're again taken up, o n
Quoted by Professor Seymour as be-
fore. Topics discussed:
/, Library fund again brought up;
2, The value Of a well on the school
grounds; 3, Standardization of the
schools in conformity with the re-
quirements as suggested by State Su-
p~erintendent Lugg; 4, Has the school
board the right to rem school grounds
during summer months, to any person,
for the purpose of blowing and seed
ing?
Alfred T. Horton, president of the
Volga board Of education, gave a five
minute talk on: "Value and Neces-
sity of Free Text Books" On mo-
ton, duly made and carried, Alfred
T. Horton was appointed chairman Of
the "Brookings County Free Text
Book Committee" with full authority
to appoint as many members Of said
committee as he deems necessary, in
order to carry said work through sue
cessfully.
Under the able supervision of MI.
Horton, it was unanimously conceded
that we will place the schools OF
Brookings county in the very frs
rank by taking definite action in the
forward movement Of supplying our
public schools with free text books.
provided that the next Legislature
should fail to pass a state law con
corning this vital need of Free Text
Books in the public schools of South
Dakota.
M. G. Carlisle gave a very interest
ing ive-minute talk on the Third
Liberty Loan Drive" the drive to be
gin April 18th and last several days.
Professor w. M. MAR, state club
leader, gave a very beneficial talk on
Boys and Girls Club Work"
An address was given by Miss
Marie L. Vanderhoof on Parent
Teachers Associations in our Rural
Community" The following points
were brought out: /, School should
be a social center; 2, Formally organ
ize the association; 8, Discuss prob
lens confronting the teacher and par
ent; 4, Benefits of Parent Teachers
Associations.
Two readings were very ably rem
dered by Professor F. f. Brown Of
the State college: THAT Old Sweet
heart of Nine" Goodbye Jim, Tahe
Care o. Yourself"
Professor Seymour delivered a very
able address in his usual pleasing
manner on What Schools are For
The address was delivered in the
usual forceful style of Mr.. Seymour
and with his pointed wit and ample
illustration the many important fea-
lures of the matter were richly dwelt
upon. The training of the child, the
enrichment of the community life. the
specialization and Americanization Of
both parents and pupils were the sal
lent features of the talk, and all who
heard it went away with a better and
larger conception of the real prob
lens of life.
A five-minute talk by Volmer Finley,
county agent. followed.
A whistling solo was very ably rem
dered by Miss Claire Wiley Of the
Brookings high school entitled TOP
O. the Mornin'."