The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-11-14
SuP't Gillespie
Addresses Women S
Club Tuesday

All is not well in the educational
world today" stated 0. L. Gillespie.
superintendent of Libby Schools as
ne spoke before the Women's Club
tuesday afternoon at the New Cen
trail auditorium
Mr.. Gillespie, who had been
secured as guest speaker was in
troduced to the club by Mrs. Roy
Sherman, hostess chairman. He
elaborated on the subject, Our
Schools of Yesterday, Today and
/ Tomorrow. He dwelt briefly on the
school of yesterday and its history
and since, as he said, there is no
school today he put most of his
discussion on the schools of the
future. Schools are outgrowing their |
present system which is less than /
one hundred years old. Two con-
tllctlng ideas are in circulation a
mong educators One that educa-
ton should furnish a general back
ground and not stress Individual
needs, the other puts the emphasis
on the individual. The superinten-
dent tavors the latter emphasis.
The points of accomplishment for
an educational system were outlined
by the speaker. He proudly dis
played his accumulative record ]
sheets which will give a complete
story of a students background,
achievements and personality. At I
ter such records are acquired by the
school the faculty will counsel with
he individual to try to guide him
as he prepares to go out into the [
World to make a place for himself {
And lastly the school will keep E
rack of him after he has gone out. c
To show that all is. not well in (
,ducation, Mr.. Gillespie cited fig F
Tres showing that fewer young e
'eople are preparing themselves for
because of the unattrac-
lveness of the profession, socially &
nd financially P
Is there anything the Women's v
Tub can do? asked a member. yes Z
aid the superintendent, the club t
an study possible legislation which u
I'LL improve the teacher situation, cl
nd therefore be prepared to do Of
about it. m
Before Mr. Gillespie was in d
oduced the club held a short BUSH "
ass session. Mrs. James B. Glow OF
s and Mrs. Fred Peeso were in tn
as new members and well
'med into the club. m
Mrs. Sherman, American Hopaa -
iairman brought the attention If
e club to a contest sponsored by r
e Atlantic Monthly magazine
hich was offering attractive prizes
the Woman's Club member who
ould write the best paper on the h
bject, "The Schools I Want and
wv to Get Them"
Mr.. Vinal of the Libby high school
Guilty was introduced by Mrs. p.
erman who asked him to an Au
unce his selections. He played as Jir
solos the Intermezzo from tai
valleria Rusticana and Evening R
ar as arranged by Tommy Dorsey. ter
s. Vinal accompanied him. a ]
Mrs. LuVia Craven gave a short An
new of the book THE Taxes of the
ROW by Frank VERIFY and re- the
it as interesting read gro
I. bee
Club members expressed their fes.
INKS to Mrs. Sherman for pro- viii
ing. each one with lovely little Il
sages of kinikinnick, the club frol
Wer. is q
christmas gifts were brought by acts
mbers which will later be sent SON
Ft. Harrison hospital Since sew T
were unable to bring theirs it sem
) decided chat a gift box be van
ced in the library and be left Der
n until Saturday. So if anyone, dati
} hasn't done so, wishes to con- find
ute to this worthy cause, please pres
lg your gifts this week to the day
airy. as
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