The Mena weekly star., 1921-11-03
!aa#Y !|a'!a||||!|Y TEACHERS
 @S|l|SS ||||))(gUSS PROBLEMS
-... -...zity of Teacher Train r E. sleet Compiler Life of To- zs@.-sz Health Discussed-Dr.
 Grant, in Plain Talk.

.rk- polk County Teachers Asso- ...- <;-. <4a A brief session at the
 :..<zs<<<ian church Friday morning. z.-.ss: 3.--< E H. Woods of Cove pre- ;a <;~s. Three important suDJects - 4;4e1lzsed by a number of the ..s 8{so toH@hers of the county, name >< <s'Ssh4r iraining, health conditlons' -&< I|z f6<ward education movement.
 Middleton of Hatfield was .s....t <@ <~Ik on "Teacher Training. fls.as;<f ;3 was estimated that the ~~1<.< .f fhe training of the average ,.<,<<5ex<< {x school was placed at $t.3O re- 5zx and that beyond doubt the ,;1I.z6 r,f day's training to teacher, <4sead an greater ability to absorb 5.sfo<<1at;on. was worth $l5 per day. <l< zaid that no teacher who possibly <,,.,l8 ;}d so. should allow summer to 4..szz x;<I1oat taking special training, ! n4 <<af He did not believe any teach ": z.zaS to0 old or too wise to profit
 Ii .Iobe of Vandervoort said that, 4z 6s 4zu it. the big problem for s.6;1H {ee1hers should train was the .sE;7;f0 f8 keen soutlaw boys from 10 V, fE years in school He quail @s4 zka word outlaw as not refer f;ns |a violation of criminal laws, but .,,sFeIx ts7e disposition to resist the ,,x<,;F4fs offorts to interest and keep fj,xxs 6xres in school and working. ur 166s ir> urging the need of teach er fr1ininx. pointed to difficulties of .I1 leS4heTs securing this when it re- n,1ixsd tfips to and stays at distant 10irIts. Mr lobe advanced the idea ,f hrin0f60 into the county each year \ cofu@ of able teachers who could Five i7Itensive training for a six-week f3run ench summer, thereby placing tr4inlne within easy reach of all
 J R Hammonds, also of Wander xoorf. said that, under the complex <ondifionS of today, the problem of fhh feacher was not so much to in xfri1ef &4 to understand the student, keer5 hirf working. Psychological fraiuin4. the study of human nature, skceus him interested and he believed w1S o growing importance in teach
 I1r. ! l. n. Hilton, County Health Of fceY. uresented health conditions from the docf0rs standpoint. He empha- sized suecially the prevention of such &:seases as dipIitheria, smallpox, etc. He sai8 diDhtheria is one of the most common and smost dreaded diseases 4n1onx SchooT children, and that it is prcVzftable disease. He said some fifteen chizdren have been lost in Polk county recently on account of this dis eaets Many people, he said, do not obey a3iafaftine rules.
 IT E. BoNman of Acorn emphasized the imboffance of health control thru the schoo1s, and said that when the people are aroused to the importance 0f this it would result in much more attention being given to it, possibly to the exfent of a health supervisor.
 Sup<. F R. Angwin of the Mena SchooIs spoke mainly on personal cl4811Iiness for the control of health among school children.
 The Eorward Education Movement Nas discI1ssed briefly by w H. Mor- den. W|ko Explained that the people as a WI7oIe do not disagree as to the gen. era1 1&edS of the schools, but that the kro16Ie Hes largely in the lack of in- tef&s< 0o the part of the public, and the l6ck af centralized, or cooperative eI{61<S The purpose of the movement, { he s1l<; was to bring the people to- 18<h6x ~ one great effort for the bet fer7feE< of public schools.
 |<& 48Sociation was visited for a sll0z <Ine by W. J. Jernigan of the 4t1(e 6 fension forces, V. w. St. John 0k tEE ena Star, and c. W. Broyles, {olzH< Agricultural Agent. MT. B<oyIc4 Baked to the teachers for few uiln1tes on his line of work. He said th& Future success of Polk coun- IT 4KxiHdltuarlly lies in four things, HNWeIN7 truck growing, fruits, poultry 114 0zzkF products. At present, he 14I1 & Farmers are trying to raise tQ3}Q1 md general products in com p4 with other sections that are u Ere favorably adapted to this kIl <rming, especially is this true 4tter of producing cotton. He .1d is more productive for cot N o<her sections, it is level, has ou t4el1 and can be cultivated with H1Q4zEH Farm machinery. Since these
 ee<l219. he said, can cultivate more at<E4 <T1 make more cotton to the Hff# tH&H section can not possibly e4'1iHHEz with them in the producing of
 Alter Mr. Broyles explained that it 777sE7E business to raise cotton and general farm products in this section, ana <z4t the four things mentioned 4toze would be better line of pro- ouc<z 1of this county he mentioned <He HAL 9hat in each of the four we !: E '=': E q perishabie, or semi-per- product. This being the case,
 e it is very necessary for the e9H4<x together with other counties e1ollE z1e Kansas City Southern rail NH <o organize strong marketing zss<1zatlQn so that there will be sure market Tor such products. He ex- plAine4 the contract for marketing winch 1e and his co-workers are now pEzseHf!ng to the farmers for the or
 &tlpn of this marketing associa-
 xLe Emphasized the necessity of Elon in this line of work by
 Farmers, bankers, and mer-