The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-11-29
Cites Aims
Behind New
Organization
Publicity Chairman Writes
Article Relative to Libby's
New PIT. A.
QUOTES FROM
LEADING EDUCATORS

to do in the community Many ar
hesitant about joining until after it ha
by Its accomplishments proved worth
of their support The success of an or
ganization depends entirely upon IN
individuals making up the membership
but an association which has super
vision from the outside succeeds whel
it would otherwise fail, for through thi
connection with similar organization
throughout the nation it is much easie
to keep before it the high ideals TO
which it stands, to work for these. ant
cooper a Re to improve condition.
throughout the whole country as vel
as the community in which the organ.
ization- is formed
| So it is with the Parent Teacher as
ISOLATION There is first the communit,
organization, which becomes federated
with the state and national congress-
and is at all times in touch with these
and from them receives information and
plans of all kinds relative to the work
it is supposed to accomplish.
Oliver (. Pratt, superintendent of the
Spokane schools says: 'The Parent
Teacher association has already album
dainty justified its existence. II is only
at the threshold of its eventual develop
ment'
A superintendent of one Of our state
schools and who has worked with a
Parent Teacher association for several
years says:
I'VE live in a day of cooperative eff
tort IN education. To take any other
view is to slow up the work and reduce
the efficiency of the agencies charged
with the responsibility.
These agencies are the home, the
school and the public. No one of these
agencies has been set apart to carry the
burden alone. For the day OF the old
arbitrary schoolmaster has passed. No
longer does the parent lead the child
to the door of the school and there
abandon him to the absolute rule of
the teacher and shift all responsibility
for the child's future to the shoulders
of the school
To-day we recognize that the learn,
ing process-education--is continuing
activity reaching from the beginning 10
the close of life. AS such it can not be
limited by the program of any one
formal agency. The closer the coopera-
ton of all the units responsible for this
of life, the greater will be
the contribution of the individual to
society.
The schools have been and are today
slow or reluctant to use the cooperating
agencies available.aIt is true that in by
gone years some of the agencies, when |
given a chance, have SO mussed up the
program that more harm than good |
came out of the joint venture is the
belief of the writer that new era is at |
hand in this matter and that school peo-
pie need have no fear of the agencies |
now interested in and partially respon-
sible for the educational program, both
formal and informal
THE outstanding organization to CO.
operate with and assist the school is
the National Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
Eight years experience with a very
well organized and efficient PIT. A.
has convinced me that school people
have no reason to fear the outcome of /
4 well directed cooperative program be-
tween the schools and the PIT A. The
is an asset and not liabil-
ty to the schools and to the community. I
10 me, it is a great educational organ
cation designed to keep the adult life Of
a community progressive in the field
of school organization, procedure and
technique, in the field of child training,
in the field of mental and physical
health Of the child, in the field of home
life as related to the child, in the field
Of community life as related to the
child. 1t is the most important medium
through which the school people can
interpret the schools to the people. 1t
S great conference body in which
parents and teachers can meet and con-
Ter relative to the most important prob
lem in the world, the unfolding of the
child life of nation, state, a COM
nunity.
The outstanding success of the p
|. a. with which | have been privi- +
edged to work for several years is the
product OF its educational program and
is conference spirit"
The above remarks express what the
organizers of the Libby Parent Teach
ar Association want to make of our
local organization, and cordial invita-
lion Is extended to all who are inter
ested TO attend its meetings which will
DC held monthly, and to become mem
oers II they so desire. The annual dues
are 20 cents per year per member, five
cents OF which is sent to the national
ana ten cents to the state organizations.
Inc first regular meeting will be held
y the Junior High auditorium Monday
evening, December 3, at 5 o'clock. Par
ants OF children in school are especially
urged to be present.
CHAIRMAN OF PUBLICITY COM