Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-07
ORE. EDUCATORS
PRAISE ASHLAND
SCHOOL SYSTEM

ashland schools are as good and
as well organized as any In Oregon" "
declared Miss Bertha Davis, state
supervisor of vocational training, at
last nights meeting Of the Parent
Teachers association at the Junior
high school. The speaker also gave
high praise to the parents and teach
ers of Ashland, 202 Of whom have
banded themselves together for the
betterment of the children Of our
city.
This association is to give a candy
and fancy work sale the evening Of
December II, at the high school
gymnasium, and to assist the Haw-
thorne school in putting on big
entertainment at the same time and
place. The sale begins at o'clock.
All members of the association are
urged to donate fancy work, or to
furnish goods to be sold on commits
sin, or to give supplies for making
candy, the latter to be manufactured
by the domestic science teachers of
the high school, If members re-
spond literally no personal solicit
ing will be necessary, which will
mean a great saving of time and la
Dor. Funds will be used to pay for
piano in the Hawthorne school,
The Junior high school expects to
hold an entertainment a little later
to finish paying for their piano.
E. E. Elliott, state direcor Of vo-
catlonal training, made the principal
speech at last nights meeting. He
arrived late yesterday afternoon
from klamath county, where he had
been hunting, saying he had seen
3,7S5,429 geese, but all of them saw
him first. Mr.. Elliott is visiting
Ashland's school today, and those
who are showing him around are
confident that he will heartily en-
dorse Miss Davis high opinion of
them.
Instead of domestic science, we
should teach domestic art training
our girls to be home makers" said
Mr.. Elliott. Home economics work
in our schools Is becoming manual
training, which is a wrong tendency.
Children should be taught that which
will directly aid them in their work
in life. Women are home makers
The main purpose Of the home is the
preservation of the human race. The
duties of home maker are four
fold; to provide shelter, food, cloth
ing and education.
"The training which our girls re-
ceive in domestic art Is good, but
it is too restricted in is scope. The
Smith-Hughes course aims to en-.
large this branch Of education so II
will cover every duty of the home
maker. We establish practice houses
such as you have here in Ashland
and as there Is at Cottage Grove
Forest Grove and Ontario, where
girls take complete charge of the
home and are trained in all Its num-
erous duties"
Mrs. Louis Dodge, president of the
Parents-Teachers' association, pre-
sided at the meeting, which was only
fairly well attended on account OF
the inclemency of the weather. Mrs
W. G. Prescott, secretary, read al
encouraging report of the last meet
ing, telling OF the recent acquisition
of 121 new members. The Junior
high school now has seyenty-five
members, nearly equalling Haw
thorne. The officers attribute mucf
of the success of the recent mem
bership drive to the chlldren's sole
itatlon OF their parents to Join the
organization.
The musical program consisted o.
two songs by eighteen OF the largel
girls of the Junior high school, lee
by Miss Leona Marsters, music sup
erintendent; violin solo by Charles
Tilton, piano duet by Madge ant
Marie Mitchell. The latter number
was enthusiastically encored, ant
the talented twins graciously re
sponded with THE Chariot Race,
which won much additional ap
plause.
Midway in the program the light
went out. causing CONSERVATION Of
the part Of both speakers and hear
ers. Candles, flashlights and Ian