The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-06
THIS is SCHOOL WEEK
Recommendation by U. S. Commits
ssloner of Education.

Ssioner OF EDUCATION
"As a part of the nationwide cam
peign for the improvement of the
schools and other agencies of educa
4 tion, including larger appropriations
/ for the pay of teachers and forabuild-
4 ings and equipment, the commissioner
Of educaHon is designating the week
of December sill, the first full week
in December as school week" and is
requesting the governors and the
school officers of the several states
and territories to take such action
as may be necessary to cause the PEG
Pile to use this week in such way as
will most effectively disseminate
among the people accurate informa-
tionAin regard to the conditions and
needs of the schools, enhance apprec-
iation Of the value of education, and
create such interest as will result in
better OPT 9rtunities for education and
larger preparations for schools of
all kinds and grades,
The commissioner suggests that dur
ing this week the public press should
give M attention and larger
ann i Of space to educational topics
than usual:
That c. Junday, December 5, minis
tiers r'!.uld use one or more of their
chu.~h serAces for emphasizing the
Importance of education;
That other religious organizations,
Young Mems and Women's Christian
associations, Young Meas and Wo-
mems Hebrew assoc lions, Knights
Of Columbue, and YAung People as
sociation in the churches should de.
vote their meetings on this day TO
discussions of the value Of education
and urge upon young people the i'm
portance Of their taking adyantake Of
all possible opportunities fer increase
of knowledge and the perfecting Of
their training;
That during the week all women's
clubs, parent teacher associations,
chambers Of commerce, boards OF
trade and other important oTganiza
tons, labor unions, farmers unions,
and all patriotic and civic societies
should devote one meeting to dis
cussion Of the needs of education in
their States and loca communities,
holding special meetings for this pur-
! pose if necessary;
That moyingpieture houses should
| put on the screens this week facts
and figures in regard to the import
ance OF education and the conditions
and needs Of the schools;
That in all universities, colleges
and normal schools the convocation
hours Of the week should be devoted
to a discussion of education in gener-
al and Of their own particular needs
That in all elementary and high
schools, teachers should devote one
lrcriod during each day Of the week
to this subject. telling the children
about education in their local com.
'tmunitios and in state and nat,-n.
how ,lo schools are supported and
I how much money is spent for them,
the's tunomic, social and civic value.
and Other facts CT interest, such nf1r
/ maticn IS many schools give in re-
gard to other subjects;
That all school and debating socie-
4 ties holding meetings during tits
week take for their subject of deba g
= some topic relating to education in
local community city county, or
state;
That during this week themes OF
essays and compos.tior elemeu-
tary and high schools relate to educa-
tn;
! That on Friday afternoon cad eve.
ming; community meetings in the in
tecest Of education should be held at
all schoolhouses. both in cty and
country, for the purpose OF discussing
4 the condition and needs Of the schools
OF the several communities. the means
of meeting these needs, and remedy
ing conditions
p. +. axton,
t. S. Commissioner on Education.
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