Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-05-11
C. E. Cassell, Editor and Manager
INTERESTING MEETING

On Monday evening the Patrons
Association held their last meeting for
this season in the Auditorium of the
High School building. While all the
meetings held during the winter were
interesting and instructive, this last
meeting eclipsed all previous efforts.
The meeting was called to order and
presided over by the president, Rev.
w. c. Waltemyer, after short con-
cert by the High School band, under
the direction of Prof. C. C. T. Stull.
After the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting, reports of
several committees were heard. Mrs.
j. E. Mcdaniel reported that several
dozen dishes of various kinds had been
purchased for use in the Domestic Sci
ence Department. Mrs. Anna Jones
reported that a medal had been or
dered, and will be presented to Miss
Eloise Weant, winner of the Girls
Defamation Contest held recently.
The presentation will take place dur
ing commencement week. Mr.. L. S.
Birely reported that improvements to
the school grounds would soon be
made, and when completed, Thurmont
would have an up-to- date athletic field.
This was good news to the pupils of
the school and to those of the town
who are interested in sports, espec-
tally in baseball. The work on the
field is expected to begin in about ten
days and finished by the middle of
next month.
The matter was taken up with the
county school board who are coopera-
ting with those locally interested in
an athletic field.
The committee on entertainment
succeeded in having present Prof.
Gibson, State Supervisor of Music in
the public schools, who presented his
great educational picture film entitled
"The Call of the Hour" The call is
for teachers and for young men and
women to train themselves for teach
ers in the public schools. Trained
teachers are in demand; he stated that
about 500 new teachers are needed in
Maryland every year. - The picture
shows the State Normal School at
Towson. This great Institution is
where young men and women are
trained for teaching; number of our
Thurmont High School graduates are
enrolled there at present. Prof. Glib
son is also interested in music now be-
ing taught in the schools of few of
the counties in Maryland. He sings
and makes one sing with him. Speak
ing of the band he stated that Freder-
lex is the only county in Maryland
that has high school bands-three of
them.
Mr.. Emory L. Coblentz, member OF
the State Board of Education, was
present. His remarks were along ed
ucational lines generally and he made
IL clear why iucIiiOuS VI eCebSihiS 80
years ago could not be used in the
school room today.
Mr.. G. Lloyd Palmer, County School
Superintendent, also was present, this
being his first attendance at Patrons
Meeting in Thurmont. Mr.. Palmer
sopke of the great need throughout
the State for trained teachers. Per-
haps the most interesting thing he
said was that Thurmont is to get four
more school rooms in the near future.
The rooms are now crowded and every
teacher and pupil as well as parent,
will be glad to know that more room
is to be provided.
The High School Glee Club sang a
number of selections and Miss Eloise
,Weant gave recitation.
Miss Shipley accompanied the glee
club and Miss Kefauver played for
the assembly singing.
The large auditorium was filled to
capacity and we are of the opinion
that the meeting was thoroughly en-
joyed by all.