Phillips County herald., 1922-02-24
County Teachers Assn.
Meeting Big Success

| Ing III I1OlyOhc last rItuay anu out-
urday. The, entire program was car
rled out as scheduled. All the teach
ers in the county were in attendance
with the exception Of three. The en-.
rollment reached ninety-six.
The association was opened by P.
E. Smithson, president. After listen
ing to music furnished by the Hol-
yoke high school orchestra, commun-
ity singing. an invocation by Rev.
Ilsley, the address of welcome by the
county superintendent and response
by the president, the association
took up the program. In the absence
OF DR.. Polly, state rural school super
visor, who was called to the southern
part of the state at this time on ur-
gent business, the association listen
ed to Miss Katherine l.. Craig, state
superintendent, and Mrs. C. e. Roe,
executive secretary Of the State Par
ent-Teachers' associationAwh made
excellent talks on Standardization
| OF Rural SCHOOLS.
The afternoon session was opened
by community singing. after which
the high school. grade and rural sec.
tions carried out their respective pro.
grams for the afternoon, these ses-
sions lasting more than thirty min
utes after the scheduled closing
time.
The evening session was given over
to popular meeting, at which time
the high school orchestra rendered
several excellent selections. read.
ing was given by Miss Maude Evans
OF the Holyoke grade school and an
able address by Miss Katherine L.
Craig, state superintendent, on the
subject of Educational Problems"
The meeting was we'll attended.
At the close of the evening program
basketball game between the Ag.
gies OF the Curtis School of Agricul-
ture and the Holyoke high school
team resulted in a score OF 1916 in
favor OF the visitors.
The Saturday morning program was
opened by a community sing. after
which the association listened to able
addresses by Miss Craig. state sup.
erintendent. Charles c. Brown. state
high school inspector. Mrs. c. E.
Roe. executive secretary State Par.
ent.Teachers' association. and Miss
Flora Allison. county superintendent
OF Logan county.
Before the adjournment at the noon
hour a business meeting was held.
By unanimous vote It was decided to
hold a fall meeting OF the association
on October 1914. Miss Donnelly. in
behalf OF the Parent.Teachers' asso.
citation OF Haxtun. entended an invi.
tation to have the association meet
at that place. which was accepted by
a unanimous vote. A resolution was
unanimously adopted endorsing the
work of the Ned Cross nurse In the
Haxtun chapter and urging the on.
GERS OF the Phillips county chapter to
put on similar campaign in the
jurisdiction OF the chapter. this ter.
ritory including that part OF the coun-
ty east o; the range line of range 46.
or the Paol district.
In the afternoon meeting was held
to organize county council of the
Parent.Teachers association. The fol.
lowing local associations we're repre-.
sented: Haxtun. Paoli. Amherst. Phil.
orado and Liberty. Mrs. c. f. Roe.
executive recretary. represented the
state association.
An organization was effected as
follows: President. Mrs. +. A. Mont.
gomery OF Haxtun: first vice-presi.
dent. d. B. Murray Of Amherst: sec.
ond vice.president. Charles II. Peter.
county superintendent Of schools:
secretary. Garnet X. Tein OF Philor.
ado: treasurer. Mrs. James f. Hinkle
OF Liberty. Mrs. NJ. o. Crawford OF
Paoli was chosen chairman OF the
press committee The filling OF the
committees on membership and pro.
gram was left to. the executive com.
mittee. The council then adjourned
to meet ut the call OF the president
In addition to the teachers enrolled
the following other persons enrolled
as members OF the Teachers associa.
tion; katherine l.. Craig and Mrs. C..
Il. Roc. Denver; A. c. Caubie and G..
y. colglazier. Amitie; c. A. Lydin
and Alfred Berslund, Fairfield: Mrs
Jacob Fix and q. II. Tein. Philor.