Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-12-17

We Will ultimately result IN the
c .elopment here in Wauseon of the
bees system of schools to be found
IL. community Of the same SIZE to
b. found anywhere in Ohio or indeed
In A.y other State in the Union.
Many Oarents RESPONDED to the
4. gent invitat on to visit the schools
-..L what they saw and heard was
no. only a revelation to them of
wat they might do to help their
own boys and girls get the best
tort of preparation and training for
the years that are before them, but
q 80 insp red them to spread the
gospel of school visitation and col
1 ration with the teachers among
thar Friends and neighbors.
AT the High School bu lding the
solay of needle work in the manu-
1 : ure Of garments, specimens OF
embroidery etc., demonstrated the
etceuent character of the instruc-
ticn the pupils have and are reeeiv-
i,e n this line.
The weeks activities seemed to
eliminate In the mass meeting
VI .ch was held in the High School
aud torium .pot. Friday night II
N,,.aid be unfair to the ministers of
the village not to meation the fact
,us.t much of the awakened interest
ia our schools which was manifest
al ing 1.-THE week was directly due
To the splendid sermons devoted to
the cause of education and empha-
,ng its Importance, which were
preached from the several pulplts oil
a.. ,wn on the preceding sunday
1r,uay nights program was MADE
yc..y ENJOYABLE by the muslcal num-
Lcrs both vocal and instrumental
1u-n shed by pupils of The High
School and one of>the teachers, MISS
banHorh.
The talks BY citizens Garfield, Ham
Kenyon and Reighard all emphasize
~. rhe importance of education and
nrn;ed the cooperation Of parents
ana citizens with teachers and other
roucat onal officers. The address OF
0reatext moment of the evening was
Even ,bv DIR. +. G.. Cole, President
~ thel Board of Education, inasmuch
as h laid before the audience an
outlne of the work that is being
done IN the schools, problems that
the Board and the teachers are en-
neayor ne to solve as well as the
nresent needs of the school.
Dr. Cole expressed the hope that
"School Weeks" and Visiting Days
might become the regular custom
in this community and pointed out
the advantage to pupil and teacher
alike of help and encouragement IN
school work i'm the home, as well as
am understanding between parents
and teachers that will lead the way
to Intelligent cooperation.
DIR. Cole called attention to the
advances and the improvements
which have taken place in the school
systems in the last ten years: Pupils
who attend a modern High School
to day enjoy advantages that were
not obtainable in academies and
colleges few years ago. Formerly
II child was caught drawing pic
lures in school he was severely pun.
ished; now about one half Of the
a ,t year Is spent in drawing pic
tules. cutting out pictures, nodell'
iu~ in clay, etc, and as the chilG
progresses TO the higher grades
SPECIAL instructors are engaged t
"a recb him in art work thus bring
ing out talent powers that may b.
IN ng dormant and only need an op
n tunity for development.
Only a, comparatively short tim
eince athletes were introduced II
high schools in towns Of this size
vet 10 day we recognize the import
sace 0f developing the physical a
we'll as the mental in the trainipI
of the child. A child that has a weal
body or Is sickly has an uneven bat
tie during school days as wei, Q
later in life. Besides, IL a pupil !
taught to play a fair game of bas
baI or basket ball, or to compel
fairlv at A track meet, he is receivin
snvaluable instruction in honesty, IN
tegritv and fair dealing in later life
manv n boy has learned to play tn
came Of life fair, on the basket ba
tioor or the base ball field. l thin
"a impossible to measure the benefit
derived along these lines.
How many Of us who are drawin
close 20 middle life, received instrut
tion along the line Of public and in
nromptu speaking when we were
schooi3 But today we feel this
one of the important features OF OF
school system- -,
Manv are the times in after Id
that the training our scholars o.
rneeiving along these lines will
81 untold benefit and satisfaction
them
Dr. Cole then pointed out some
the changes that have been made
the schools in Wauseon and called a
tcntion TO a few things that shou
he made: Only about 5 per cent
the children who enter school ever
80 college. It has been true OF nea
lv ali high schools in the past, tn
thav have been conducted alol
academic lines for the few who go
coIle0e. School men and educate
have recognized this fact and
tr..nd in educational circles has be
90 do something to increase 7
nrivileQes and benefits for the
nor cent who cannot or do not go
college. Vocational education \
been the predominant idea IN I
minds Of school authorities; accor
in0lv we are trying to offer cours
in our high schools that will be
nractScal value to the pupils in la'
i;fe In the Wauseon High Sch'
we did offer four courses. all acat
mic and all primarily college p,
naratorv courses; following
trend Of the times we have, chang
ana now offer one good college p
paratory course and three vocat,ol
rourses. viz: Home Economics, Ag
culture and Commercial.
Our Home Economies course
|. organized on the line OF the Smi
y Hughes requirements and wltn
Jew minor changes would como
10 N strictly. equipment Is ap'
AN that would be required; ap'
the only thing we need in TINS
partment is more room. Inc 70
We have for this department wo