South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-31
REGISTRATION FOR
PUPILS OF PUBLIC
/ SCHOOLS Is TODAY
Enrolment in Grade and High
} Schools Is Expected TO
Break Record.


iiThe school bell which wil! bring
- an end the summer vacation r.ngs
tbs morning a. . O'CLOCK when
thary 10000 children Of the city
4td High school 10 register for
tae fall term. The rapid growth
III south Bend is expected 10 be
hainly evident IN an enrolment
Which viii break all past records
M The teachers OF the city schools
have been in session AZ the .nsti-
fate a. the High school since Mon
tby morning Tuesday and We'd
fEsday mornings having been set
Aide for organization and plans for
!Ae registration which will ,ake
blace today. Book lists viii be s.v-
81 the grade students az the time of
enrolment 80 that hey may be sup
plied with all their needs by the
Gay morning. There VIII be no
School sessions Monday September
which is Labor Day.
III Freshmen Enroll.
More than $50 pupils swarmed
into the High school al Q O'Clock
Wednesday mOrnirg eager % be-
en- their experiences as green
freshmen" Because Of the inabih-
81 OF the teachers in charge %
Handle SO large crowd, the students
registering from the Junior High
Ashool were sent to that school To
uDmplete their enrolment and
make out their class programs
Bthose registering at the High school
Numbered 211, and II is thought that
nearly $50 were included In the
Efoup sent 20 the Junior Hich
sShooL The number OF entering
freshmen viii probably be raised
considerably, IL Is thought by next
guesday when regular class work
begins.
III A general session was held in the
high school auditorium at which
Principal j. s. MCGOWAN greeted
t1e new freshmen on behalf Of the
sshool. telling them something Of
MAT they could expect and what
Mould be expected Of them during
tie coming four years The courses
81 instruction open 10 them were
announced after which each student
Vas registered and aided in plan
bng his classes At an Organiza-
4 lon meeting held Tuesday plans for
ILLUSTRATION were made In detail so
that the members OF the High
kehool faculty were able to help
those pupils who required il. EX-
pgninations for the removal Of con-
pitions were also held Wednesday
tLorning.
Nc ConneIl Speaks.
In the afternoon. DR.. w. r. Nc
uonneI, professor of geography.
Teachers' college. Miami university.
Oxford, o.. addressed the general
SESSION of the institute on THE Let
ter and Spirit OF Teaching. The
ineeting was opened by community
tinging and by instrumental selec-
lions by Miss Dora Hershenow.
Or. Mcconnell stressed the fact
that education reform is largely an
attempt to substitute for the letter
~ teaching a spirit which gives lie
fnd vitality 10 the subjects being
thught.
There are times" he said when
recommendations for new subject 81
should be needed in efforts TO inn
llroVe courses of study. but many
more times the best way 70 put more
into a course Of study is 10 PCT more
into each subject. Some teachers
WOULD impoverish any subject they
we're teaching while others would
ind great possibilities in very mar
row limitations.
Or. Mcconnell related some OF
his experiences as a boy at the time
when he decided that he had had
Enough Of schooling. The changes
brought In the school he attended
~ a change OF teachers was cited
fiy him.
Relates Experience.
The instructor i so dislu<ed. he
said. had a long list OF rules which
were held before Us constantly. The
1nly way Of breaking the monotonY
VAS 10 break one Of the rules and
then suffer the consequences for the
.tdihcation and amusement OF your
fellow students The new teacher
brought with him system that had
Hitherto been unknown 20 US First
pc showed the class how 10 do H.
4 sounder principal OF teaching
eould not be found. and we actually
fegau 10 take an interest In what
sc were doing"
The use Of the text book was also
discussed by DR.. Mcconnell who ad %
gOcated the use OF the book as
guide and reference, not as a rigid I
.hearu by heart" assignment
Z Z. +. Rupe. president OF the I
south Bend Teachers federation /
spoke briefly. inviting the teachers /
Jew IL this city 20 become members |