Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-11

ana county ScuOol systems galnefeC
at the Henderson high school to-day
for their first 1ull nCelmg Oh llt
year, and nearu several addresses ano
were guests at picnic luncheon ol
parenl-teacher groups OF the county
In the AFTERNOON another address
was gwen ana local unit OF the
North Carolina Education Assocla-
ton was formed.
Addresses IN the forenoon were by
DR.. Clyde A. Erwin, State school SUI
perintcndent, and julie B. Warren, eX-
ecutlve secretary OF the teachers as
socla1ion. Their speeches. were pre-
coded by d program furnished by lhe
high school personnel.
Band Furnishes Music
Superintendent (. M. Rollins pre-
sided, and several numbers were CIV
en- by the HENDERSON nigh school
band, which was on the stage, and d.
rected by A. I. Hearne. Group sing
ing, accompanied by the band, was
lea by Mrs. d. u. Hocutt, president
of the high school parent-teachef
body, and numbers included were
"Ho, for Carolina" Let Me Call
You Sweetheart" and God Bless
America The invocation was by
REV. B. c. Reavis, pastor OF the First
MethoriSt church.
At the afternoon session, Dean j.
d. Messick, of Elon College, was the
speaker.
1t had been planned to have the
picnic dinner in the open on the
school grounds, but this had TO be
abandoned because of rain, and the
dinner was spread buffet style in the
cafeteria.
Hope Is In Youth
A number of parents were present
for the exercises.
In opening the meeting, Mr. Roll
Inns told the group that the youth of
the nation is its hope and its iu-
tlre, and said it was the privilege and
duty Of the teachers to train that
youth for the task ahead Of it, He
wished the teachers successful year
in their work,
In introducing DR.. Erwin, Mr.. R0-
Inns referred TO dropping Of local
support for the schools when the
State took over the work IN 1858
and challenged the teachers to launch
the movement for its restoration, as
surfing them Il will follow YOU"
Appeals to Teachers.
DR.. Erwin said that in dealing with
the child who is seeking an under
standing, teachers are handling
something DIS important as lie It.
self. we are TO lead the children,
he said, and to try to arouse Wlthn
them a healthy dissatisfaction with
things that are"
The State superintendent urged
the teachers 10 seek 10 make the III
fluence of their schools felt in the
community. He wanted an education
that would cause the State to pro-
duce the things it now sends money
away from home for. The State now
is unbalanced and needs to become
more Self-cOntained; that's education,
he said.
People are not as laW-abiding as
they should be, and the problem Ui
education is TO curb such tendencies
1t is not as healthy as it should be;
there are too many deaths and too
many diseases; education can battle
these conditions.
The challenge Of the hour is stories
above the common level, and the
schools have an important part to
play in this respect.
Democracy, said DR.. Erwin, is
about the only thing that was en-
phasized in this country from 1928
10 1928 Every soap box orator was
given free rein to preach his lSmS,
and some writers have been allowed
to debunk the heroes Of the nation
and to picture America as clumsy
thing. The patriotic emotions OF Jel-
ferSon and Lincoln were OVel looked
Suddenly clouds appear on the hOrl-
zon, and all at once God Bless
America" and other songs became
intensely popular.
The soul Of knowledge should not
be forgotten along with knowledge
itself. Children should be given the
privilege of standing by the side ul
Andrew Jackson and learning from
him the lessons of democracy. ans
by Robert E. Lee to study his match
less character, higher than any othcl
public man in America. DR.. Erwin
declared. He pleaded Tor dedication
of the rising generation to democracy
SO that it may stand undaunted III
the midst of any crisis.
State Unit Is 10000.
Mr.. Warren told of the workings
Of the State teachers association. He
said the membership is $4,000, ant