The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-03
School Week Dec. sill.

| AS part of the nation wide am
/ paign for the Improvement Of the
/ schools and other agencies OF ednca
! ton, including larger appropriations
| for the pay Of teachers and for build
ings sand equipment, the commissioner
i of education is designating the week
OF Dec. oil, the first full week in
December, as School week" and is re-
| questing the governors and the chief
school officers Of the several states
and territories to take such action as
| may be necessary to cause the people
to use this week in such way as will
most effectively disseminate among
the people accurate information in re
gard to the conditions and needs of
the schools, enhance appreciation of
the value OF education, and create such
interest as will result in better oppor-
tnnities for education and larger ap-
preparations for schools of all kinds
and grades.
The commissioner suggests that dur
ing this week the public press should
give more attention and larger
amount of space to educational topics
than usual;
That on Sunday, Dec. 5, ministers
should use one or more of their church
services for emphasizing the impor.
lance of education;
That other religious organizations,
Young Mems and Women's Christian
associations, Young Mems and Won
ems Hebrew associations, Knights OF
Columbus, and Young Peoples asso-
Citations in the churches should devote
their meetings on this dav to discus
sions of the value of education and
urge upon young people the impor-
lance Of their taking advantage of all
possible opportunities for 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 organizations, la
Dor unions, farmers unionss~ and all I
patriotic and civic societies should de- /
vote one meeting to a discussion Of the 7
needs of education in their states and |
local communities, holding special
meetings for this purpose if necessary;
That moving picture houses should
put on the screens this week facts and
figures in regard to the Importance of
and the conditions and needs
of the schools;
That in all universities, colleges and
normal schools the conyocation hours
of the week should be devoted to a
discussion of education in general and
Of their own particular needs;
That in all elementary and high
schools teachers should devote one PEE
Rod during each day of the week to
this subject, telling the children about
education in their local communities
md in the state and nation, how the
schools are supported and how much
money is spent for them, their eco
lomic, social and civic value, and 9TH
n facts of interest such information
Is many schools give in regard to 9TH
II SUBJECTS;
That all school and debating soci-
ties holding meetings during this
week take for their subject of de-
,ate some topic relating to education
n local community, city, county or
tate; II
That during this week themes OF
ssays and compositions in elementary
nd high schools relate to education;
That on Friday afternoon and eve
ing community meetings in the inter
st of education should be held at all
both in city and country,
Or the purpose of discussing the con-
ition and needs Of the schools Of the
everal communities, the means of
,eeting these needs, and of remedying
onditions.
p. p. Claxton,
L. ). Commissioner OF Education.