The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
OVER 200 CHILDREN
ENROLL IN VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL COURSE

Between 200 and $50 children be-
tween the ages of eight and II, inclu-
sive, will be enrolled when the inter
denominational Bible school opens on
Monday, June q. Sessions will be
held in the local senior high school
building.
This estimate was made Monday
after meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the City Sunday School as
sociation, which body is promoting
the religious instruction course. The
school will close Friday, JuI.a is, ac-
cording to present plans.
While the number of children to
take the Bible course seems small
when considered that they represent
large number of local Sunday
schools, the association officers are
not desirous that the enrolment for
the initial course be too heavy With
from 10 to II teachers as instructors
the work.
Course of Study
The course of study to be followed.
it is believed. will be that offered by
the International Sunday School as
sociation for Bible schools. However,
a committee from the Ministerial as
sociation. composed of the Revs. j. P.
Miller. l.. E. Murray. A. H. Backus,
A. F. Mitchell and w. NJ. Work, was
appointed Monday to inspect and pa IS
upon lesson material to be used.
Financing of the project Is In
charge of Jesse Weichman. A small
levy probably will be placed upon
each school benefited. according to
the number of students enrolled. 1t
has been explained also, that where
schools cannot meet this method,
other arrangements will be made.
Prof. N. c. Heironimus. principal Of
Garfield Junior high school. will be
in charge of the Bible school His
assistants have not yet been chosen.
School will be held for three hours
each morning for five days a week.
No school will be held on any after
Moons. Recess and rest periods will
be arranged, and according to those
in charge. every effort which will
make for efficient and we'll conduct ed
work will not be spared. Hours of
the school will either be from to IL
or from $50 to 1870 O'Clock.
Supplementary Work
Harrison Scott president of the City
Sunday School association. in discus
sing the school said:
THE vacation Bible school is a CO.
operative effort on the part Of the
various schools affiliated with the
Richmond Sunday School association
to supplement the work of the Sunday
school. The lesson course and text
will be distinctly Biblical in nature
but in no sense denominational.
Due consideration has been given
TO the fact that the children will have
been out of regular school but a week
and the program of the school will be
arranged accordingly.
Trained Teachers
The study and recitation periods
are to be in charge of trained, expert
enced and Christian men and women,
recruited from our day school teach
ers in so far as possible. A compen-
sation will be paid those in charge.
! The first time, perhaps. such a thing
has been attempted by the Protestant
Sunday schools of this city, but a com.
mon practice in many cities through
out the country.
While it is the desire of those in
charge that no child be left out who
wished TO attend the emphasis is be-
ing placed on efficiency and not in
numbers
The interest of the parents is be.
ing solicited and the slogan Is BE
hind each seat an invisible one, occu-
pied by the parent, or that one most
interested in the religious education
of each particular child"