Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-12-17
WAUSEON'S EDUCATIONAL
INTERESTED Development
NATIONAL EDUCATION week
Brings Parents to the Schools Awakens Interest in the
York and Needs of the Local Schools and Starts
Parents Teachers Association for Further Active
Co. operation in School Work

have some classes outside this de-
partment recite in the rooms which
should be kept exclusively for this
department.
Our superintendent and principal
have had to st uD nights to figure
ouL how to shift classes and arrange
schedules so that all may have places
to recite and not conflict with other
classes and departments. We are
proud of this department and the
work that is being done by it. We
are in a fair way to receive Smith
Hughes aid in this department if
we can do something to relieve the
congested condition. We have about
100 pupils in this department.
We have been improving and
strengthening our agricultural depart
ment until we feel we have a course
that is decidedly worth while. We
are conforming to the Smith-Hughes
requirements as much as possible,
but we are more crowded in this de-
partment than anywhere else: He
are holding all agriculture classes in
the manual training room, which is
not very desirable for a class room
and bes des takes from the time that
should be devoted to manual train
ing, it being impossible to conduct
two classes in the sameJroom at the
same time, and we are trying to
make the Agriculture course as pro-
fc ent as possible. The lower grades
in our High School are receiving
practically no instruction in manual
training and yet we feel that this
is one of the very desirable and i'm
portant departments. If we ever
receive Smith Hughes aid in this de-
partment we will have to give it
more room and equipment. Twenty
three boys are taking Agriculture
and the instructor is giving them an
excellent courstt Our commercial
department as now organized is the
newest of our vocational courses but
by % means the least popular; we
have equipment and room for a class
of rs and there are 81 enrolled
The instructor and assistant are
giving the pupils excellent instruc-
ton and the work beng done is ex-
ceedingly good, but owing to the
crowded quarters and limited equip
ment the pupils can be given only
nail ClfIre pefsOuS.
The Board would like to do anC
will do as soon as it is made possible
is to supply the necessary room ant
equipment to bring all these course:
under the Smith Hughes require
ments and thus gain the aid which
this Federal law provides, which
amouats to so per cent Of the sal
aries of the instructors in these de
. partments.
DR.. Cole then called attention II
the change that had been made II
reorganizing the schools on the Isl,
six" plan; six years in the grade
and six years in the high school. H'
explained how the original plan o
organizing a Junior High had to b
; abandoned because of lack of room
and the present plan adopted as 4
substitute, he also stated that 34
! pupils are occupying the High Schoc
! building at the present time.
. There could be but one deductio
!, nade or conclusion reached afte
listening to DR.. Coles survey of tn
! Wauseon Schools, and that was tina
our schools are hampered and KEEP
Il from attaining the efficiency I
4 which they should attain by lack o
adequate room and equipment.
o Superintendent Bowsher who ha
: acted as chairman Of the meetln
e gave a short talk expressing hl
= appreciation Of the gathering an
advocating the formation of Pal
e entslTeachersr Organization for tn
n purpose of assuring to the schools
}; the town the benefits arising frol
J. the cooperation of parents a1
IS teachers in educational matters. N
z Bowsher called for an expresslo
k from those present on the advls;
T. bility Of forming such an organz'
IS ton which was responded to by
Is number of those present, all fayo'
'e ing the project. Mr.. j. F. outca
.e was UNANIMOUSLY chosen temporar
q chairman and Mrs. Chas. H. Jordf
n temporary secretary and these ter
2; porary officers we're authorized
le ell a meeting of those interest'
IL for the purpose of effecting a pc
TX manent organization.