Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-25

! describing the work and the ObJec-
tives of the federation organized To-
cally a year ago in the interest OF i'm
proving juvenile conditions and reduc-
ing juvenile delinquency. He said 1t
was hoped to include the entire coun-
ty as we'll as the city in the work. He
declared the chief objective of the I'm
dertaking was to better the lot of the
underprivileged child and making pro-
vision for recreation of all children
Most of the work, he stated, was done
through committees.
Music Is Feature.
Music was big feature of the pro-
gram and was we'll received by the
large assemblage. After Mrs. Keller
, had convened the meeting and the
invocation was given by Rev. Mr..
Madlin, pastor of the First Methodist
Protestant church, Mrs. N. D. Hol-
loway, sang two sections, one when
I Grow Too Old To Dream" and the
other, "Nothin' 'Cept Love-" both of.
which won the appreciation of the
audience. She was accompanied by
Mrs F. NJ Barnhart at the piano.
The high school orchestra. under
the direction of Messrs. Miller and
Denholm, gave a number of selections
during the luncheon period. The or
chestra as whole played several
times, and violin duets and duets and
solos were given by individuals and
groups including Misses Iris DECKER
son and Kenton Tucker, Paul Patter-
son, Eugene Patterson and Mr.. Miller
as we'll as others. They gave many old
favorites in their program together
with a medley or two.
Also at one stage of the program a
group of high school students, under
Mrs. Wallis direction, presented a skit
intended to reveal the conversations
and plans of students. 1t was consider
ed very appropriate, and an outstand-
ing feature of the evening.
Countrywide in Scope.
The meeting was countrywide, en-
bracing PIT A. groups of all of the
schools of the city and county, with
most Of the white teachers attending.
The dinner was served by ladies of
the West End PIT. A. of which Mrs.
D. D. Hocutt is president.
Before adjournment, a show of re-
presentation was had by asking those
from the several schools to stand to
be counted.
Payne Presents Erwin
Mr. Erwin was introduced by Prof.
w D. Payne, principal of the Hender-
son high school, who acted in the alb
sence of Superintendent E. M. Rollins,
who was unable because of illness to
attend. He paid tribute to the achieve
ments of Superintendent Rollins dur
ing his nearly Is years tenure of Of
flee with the city and county schools.
and said that in that time every white
school in the county, except Central
in Henderson and a number Of color
ed schools, had been built or rebuilt,
and rejoiced in the imminent realiza-
ton of the the dream Of dreams in
the completion of the new Henderson
high school. He said he couldn't re-
member that the head Of the state
school system had ever come in to tho
county for public address of this
kind and called the occasion a high
light" in the history of the city and
county schools.
Rights of Children.
Mr.. Erwin urged the group to see
to it that school children were not
deprived of their privileges and
enumerated some of the problems of
the schools Of tn Setate at the present
time. One of them is the average daily
ABSENTEE list of some $4,000 pupils out
of total enrolment of around 8O0-
900. About 10000 of that absentee
group he called preventable, and that
situation should be met. He said there
are three counties in the State where
illiteracy is greater today than it was
twenty years ago, and declared homi-
cides and murders in North Carolina
are greater on a population basis
than in Chicago, with all of it's gang
ster records. Crime is still being born
and the States criminal class almost
equals the graduation records annual
ly in the schools
Character and Vocation.
Character teaching should be a part
of the school curriculum, the educator
declared, and it should be done by
godo teachers. It is more important
than spelling, reading or arithmetic.
Emphasis in North Carolina he said.