The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-04-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB ACTIVITIES

1 Il
Public School System" Prof. Lee
kirkpatrick, superintendent of the
Paris schools, addressed the Com
mercial Club noon luncheon, held at
the nj. p. church, Tuesday. Prof.
Kirkpatrick emphasized the object
ives of school, the costs of operat-
ing a school system, and the moral
support the school deserves from the
community. He urged the people to
visit the school frequently and keep
in touch with the efforts of the
Paris teachers to give the children
of the city the right kind of train
ing
The luncheon was opened with
community singing, led by A. l..
Boatright. R. F. Clendenin, president
of the City School Board, was toast
master at the luncheon. Following
Prof. Kirkpatrick's talk, M. P. Col
lier, member of the Fairgrounds
committee of the Commercial Club.
announced that Mr.. Clendenin de-
sired to donate the use of several
lots in the Bourbon College prop
erty for Fairgrounds purposes. The
announcement was followed by en-
thusiastic applause
Prof. Kirkpatrick said in part:
| 1.-THE first function of the school
is to furnish to the children the in
formation that will enable them to
interpret the world above them.
Every child needs their help, for the
most favored child, with every adj
vantage of inheritance and environ
ment, starts exactly where the child
of the stone age started. Just as
helpless, just as ignorant and just as
pliable. But when he becomes 4
man, there will be required of him,
if he is to take his place in the world
of his day, variety and scope of in
formation of skill, one of trained abil-
ity of which the cave man could
have no conception. 1t is every
child's privilege to have an opportu-
unity to function at his best in this
world, and to pass on, his social in
heritance fuller and richer than he
received it.
1.-THE second function of the school
is to make every child socially SER
viceable and to give him a certain
degree of economic independence.
The Paris City Schools, are enjoying
a splendid period of growth. Many
new courses are being offered and it
was shown that a school must offer
a large variety Of courses IL all the
children are to be retained byte
school. Paris to-day is holding 75%
OF all the children enrolled in her
schools until they complete the eight
grades and have a high record for
High School attendance. This is due
to a right course of study and highly
trained teachers. Eighty-flve per
cent. of Paris school teachers were
in Summer School last summer.
"The school tax rate for operating
the Paris City School this year is IS
cents on the $4,000 and will be the
same next year. With this tax rate
the school will pay all this years ex-
penses and retire $5,000.0O of the
school debt. The cost per pupil this
year for maintaining the City School
will be $500.
1.-THE Paris school has very
strong department of science. Three
hundred and ninety-seven students
are taking one or more science or in
dustrial courses. Next year it is
planned to introduce two more in
dustrial courses. Three teachers
give practically all their time to
science. Miss Frances Butler, M. A.
) Miss Edith Stivers, B. A., Miss Stella
Rierson, B. S. Four laboratories are
; now used. The Mechanical Drawing
course is under the directions of the
State University, and is taught by a
, teacher who comes over from the
University"
I A number Of soliciting, advertis-
) ing and stock selling schemes have
been referred to the Commercial
; Club recently, and, by thorough in
, vestigatiOn of these propositions
; the people of the city have been saw
GU d COuSIUcfdDl0 amount OF money
; Among the most numerous class OF
, solicitors are those claiming to rep
; resent charitable and religious orga.
, nizations outside of the city. AL
though all of these are not to be con.
demned, some of them are out-and.
out frauds, while some are of z
) doubtful complexion. Recently solic'
itors for the Volunteers of America
who claim to be doing religious an:
charitable work in Louisville, were
investigated by the Commercial Club
The Louisville Board of Trade ha:
made a thorough probe of thei1
work in Louisville, and, although
their report has not been completed
it appears doubtful if the Board o.
Trade will give them an endorse
ment. The Associated Charities O
Louisville have Investigated this or
ganization also, and state that, ''W.
have never found them doing any so
) cial work that was really worth