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TEACHERS HOLD
| NST|T j IL IN
.C| TY SATURDAY.
Dr.. Hopkins OF State Board
Of Health Gives Fine
Address
LIST OF TEACHERS
WHO WERE PRESENT
Mr.. Reigle, State Supt. Of
Public Instruction, Also
Gives Talk

The first quarterly meeting of the
Knox County Teachers association
was held in the high school auditor.
ium last Saturday. Seventy-six teach.
ers were present, and many visitors.
DR.. Hopkins of the state board of
health, Columbus, gave very inter-
esting and instructive lecture, using
slides showing the child, the home,
and the school. He showed how the
diseases of the eyes, nose, ear and
throat caused children to be stupid
and deficient in their work. Teachers
should keep records, he impressed
strongly, showing defects until chill
dren are out of school. Scales should
be in all schools and correct weight
of each child should be taken each
month and parents informed concern
ing the childs progress. Lunches
should be watched by teachers to see
IL children receive proper nourish-
ment.
Public health nurses and doctors
should watch school children careful.
ly so as to prevent epidemics. Epi.
denies, he said, were caused from
lack of supervision on part of health
boards. Boards of education must
see that the lighting, heating, venti-
lation and toilet facilities are ade.
quate for the health of each child
Children who are deficient in their
work on account Of some physical de-
feet may be taken to the clinics and
given proper treatment.
Mr.. Reign, who is state superintend-
ent Of public instruction, gave very
| pleasing address on the subject of
! Education AS a Means OF Service and
Not Simply Giving Out Information.
| He suggested that the teachers be
| concerned about the children who
drop out Of school at the age of IA.
They must have some sort of educa-
tional supervision until they are 18.
He explained how hard it is for some
children to learn all studies and get
95 per cent or even rs per cent. They
should not be counted as failures but
should be developed and specialized
in the studies in which they can get
95 per cent. These are the days of
specialties, he impressed, and teach
ers must find out what each child is
best fitted to do to prepare him for
his life's work. He suggested that
teachers get on the outside of text
books and he thought that doing
: without for one year would benefit a
; great many who teach from the book
alone and not from the child's point.
In spelling, for instance, he insists
that it is more important for the chill
dren to learn to spell simple words
used in stories and letter writing
than larger words out of their realm
of knowledge.
Teachers must be concerned about
!, the essentials of education, fitting the
: child for service rather than covering
: so many pages of book work.
He impressed the value of the par
ents' and teachers associations as
having a vital part in school and
home life.
The federated clubs all over the
= country have set very high stan
dard Of education for schools to fol
low and it is up to all superintend
: ents, teachers and boards of educa
= IN oh 10
l. Those present were: Gladys Had
t ley, r. l.. Jones, c. M. Barber, Besst
o. Sargent. Margaret Devalon, Nor;
IS Mckay, Annie B. Severns, Martha J
v Willemin, Genieve Barr, Margare
l. Shields, Garcia Mann, Edith Blue
a Flo Crawford, Martha Blair, Lucil
Chrisman, Eva l.. Cosner, Isabel L
IS Jones, Louise Castle, Audrey Baker
d Gladys Scotti, Mary Claypool, DIV
n Brooks, j. c. Marriott, Isabelle Carey
Q Mary |. Brown, Lula Turney, Mar
Devoe, Esther G. Sinclair, all of MI
Vernon; J. A. Gerberich, Danvile, 81
eanor Dunn, Gambler, Jane Copper
(, Brink Haven, Mary Leonard, Fredel
/ icktown, Cleora Christopher, Howard
Gladys Hays, Gambler, Pearl Neidel
9 houser, Danville, Verna Mcdonald
!, Fredericktown, Ethlyn Burkholdel
!, Fredericktown, jeanette Tabor. FREQ
,s ericktown, Grace Cooke, Frederick
town, Helen Ramsey, Butler, Iren
Hull, Butler, Grace Harmon, Butle
Grace Dudgeon, Butler Stella Millel
Danville, Ruth Arnholt. Danville. He
oil en- Green, Martinsburg. Cora Worl
,g man, Brink Haven, Elizabeth Neide
,e houser. Danville. Naomi Rice. Plea
~ ant Hill. Hazel Farmer. Hill Grow
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