The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-08


 able small town ,or in the exclusive private schools of the rich systematic teaching in thrift should become a reg ular part of the school work, varying according to local conditions. The chil- dren of the rich must be taught that Unto whom much is given, much shall be demanded in return The very poor must be instructed in ways of earning money, of putting it to the best possible use-buying proper food, value of intelligent cooking, impor- tance of saving bit, let that bit be ever so small; and eventually the pos sibility of lifting themselves by their little earnings to larger earnings until they become self-supporting self-re- specting citizens.
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 "It seems to me that the school houses dotted here, there and every where over the great expanse of this nation will some day prove to be the roots of that great tree of liberty which shall spread for the sustenance and protection of all mankind"- "- President Wilson
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 "In an experiment recently made, two classes in the same grade were given the same lesson, one by printed text alone, the other by the use of picture illustration. Six months later each class was called upon to write on the subject of the lesson. Only 5 per cent of the class taught by the printed text could remember any part of the lesson, while fully 80 per cent of the class taught by the visual in struction method bore testimony by their essays of a clear and definite understanding of the subject"
 The above paragraph, quoted from an article by Carl Hardin Carson, president of the Visual Education As sociation of California, offers one of many strong arguments why every progressive school should have nov ing-picture machine of it's own, to vi talize the teaching of history, geog- raphy and nature study.
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 Ir,ol, IoI,o boipo fro1ao ovar and in good condition for skating, many of the pupils and some of the teachers have been enjoying this sport, and skates are much in evidence about the school. The freshman class gave proof that the skating season is here by coming to algebra with lesson to- tally unprepared, thereby receiving an urgent invitation to spend some time with Miss White after school Wednes- day evening.
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 Miss Edelbrock, hailing from San Diego, has never seen much snow, and has been as enthusiastic as any of the children. We wonder what she will think by the time spring comes!
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 "We can not blow a field, build a house, paint a barn. or splice rope with words. When we go out into the world to make our way we will not be asked how much we have read about things, but how much we can do. and how well."-P. G. Holden.
 How many of our boys and girls, if forced by circumstances to leave school now and make their own llv- ings, could meet the test?
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 On October "A the school playroom was the scene of a Halloween basket social, given by the senior girls Of the Presbyterian Sunday school. This makes fine place for such a gather ing. and now that it is heated and the school board generously donates the use of it., it may be possible to have more of such community attalrs. Edna Thawley.
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 Miss Wright was absent from her work on Thursday afternoon and Miss Keever had charge of her room.
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 All the high school classes have completed the first twenty-five drills in penmanship to send to the Palmer company for corrections.