The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-16
EDUCATIONAL ADVANCE,
SCHOOL COOPERATION,
ARE STRESSED IN TALKS

Akt SIRESStU In lAlkS
Stirring addresses by educational |
leaders of the city on future expans- !
ion and progress of education in this
city and the need of close cooperation
from the citizens 10 make such work
more effectual were delivered in the
auditorium of the new David Worth
Dennis school Wednesday evening be
fore the Garfield Parent-Teachers' as
ISOLATION.
n. c. Heironlmus. principal OF the
new Dennis junior high school, who
was the first speaker, laid particular
streets upon the need for perfect CO
operation between the various factors
in school affairs. Material equip
ment, he declared, can be procured
by taxation if necessary but the thing
that money cannot buy he added, is
the cooperation of the public, espe-
cially the parents of the children in
the schools.
They should be alert and willing to
work with the school authorities" he
said, "and with them try to bring into
the lives and characters of the chill
dren the highest possible endowments.
Unless all concerned he continued,
"can assist the children in attaining
certain intangible realities. the work
of the schools will be only partially
successful
High Marks Desirable
High marks and proficiency in
studies is desirable, but the broaden
ing and developing of the individual
should stand out as the real goal to
be reached Mr.. Heironimus said in
closing.
Problems confronting school cities
in general and Richmond in particular
were brought forth in an Illuminating
address delivered by w. G. Bate. SUI
perintendent of schools. He said in
part:
Education costs money, and people
should reconcile themselves to that
fact.
Buildings cost money. but their
cost is spread over possibly so years,
so that their usefulness will serve at
least three generations. There are
buildings still in use which were built
/ at least three generations ago, and
are still giving good service. What
has been true of the past will be true
of the future, so that taxpayers must
look at costs as distributed and not
concentrated.
Points Out Increase
That the school population has in
creased more rapidly than was antici
pated, was pointed out by Mr.. Bate
necessitating increased facilities that
have to be provided at once if all are
to receive equal benefits. He read
the percentages prtaining to various
items connected with school mainte
nance and which showed the strici
economy which is being practiced tC
make available funds reach the limit
of present and future needs.
ram adopted by the school board some
gram adopted by the school board some
time ago will be adhered TO as the only
possible solution of the congestion
which still threatens. The erection Il
the proposed east side Junior higl
school will furnish the needed relic
A., and then attention must be turned t.
the lower grades"
/ George B. Manning, new principe
of the Garfield school. in a brief talk
I expressed pleasure at the number o.
parents and teachers present anC
urged upon them the necessity fol
exhibiting sentiment which tht
school board would construe as en-
courag cement to proceed at once WITH
the erection of the proposed east sidt
high school Mr.. Manning said tina
in the fall it would be necessary to us'
all of the basement rooms at Garfield
which illustrated further the need fo
additional and suitable accommoda
ton,
Musical Numbers Given.
Preceding the talks musical mum
bers were given by Miss Mary Carmar
and Alan Wallace, students of Earl
ham college. The speakers were in
troduced by Mrs. John r. Webb, vice
president of the association, who pre-
sided
Following the addresses Mrs. CLAIR
B. Graves, dean of girls at Garfield
and vice-president of the sixth distric
Parent-Teacher association, present
ed resolutions relative to the death o
Mrs. Hence Orme. late president 0
the state association, and they wer
adopted and incorporated in the mir
utes of the Garfield Unit.
A series of resolutions were pre-
scented by Mr. Heironimus relative t
7. the reorganization of the Garfield as
ISOLATION and they were adopted. TIL
gathering was then divided into tw
groups corresponding with the tw
junior high school districts and eac
organized its own Parent-Teacher as
ISOLATION.
The Garfield association then cleo
ed the following officers: Lloyd I
j II rt nrpcidpnf Mrc Tphn y Nahl
. president; Mrs. Lyman Lyboul
secretary; Mrs. George G.. Burbancl
treasurer.
The David w Dennis contingen
elected Harlow Lindley Temporal
chairman A nominating committe
: was appointed