The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-04-02
William vi. British
Is Kiwanis Speaker
Gives Interesting Analysis OF
Modern System Of Education.

Modefn system VI Educatlon.
Speaking before the members OF
the Kiwanis Club at their regular
luncheon meeting held at the Hotel
Alexander on Thursday, William M
British, Washington County Superin-
tendent of Schools, told his audience
that the biggest contribution school
can give is the desire to keep on
learning.
The meeting was presided over by
president Oscar Hartsock and the
program was arranged by the School
and Key Clubs Committee, of which
Wilson T. Cahall is chairman.
During the program, the fifty-six
members of the Washington Street
Junior High School Glee Club, di-
rected by Mrs. Clara E. Wing, en-
tertained with a fine program, the
numbers they sang included: "Bless
This House." by Brake; Strange
Music" by Grieg; and Lady of
SPAIN" by Evans The numbers
were announced by Kenneth John
son, member of the club.
Mr.. British, who was introduced by
c. Paul Barnhart, after tracing the
history of education through the
centuries, stated that good schools
of education today rank in prestige
with good schools of medicine, law
or business. "There has been a
steady improvement in the science
of teaching" the speaker said,
"since the first teacher training in
stitution was established in Concord,
Vermont, in 1923 and the first nor
NAL school in Lexington, Massachu-
sets, in 1885,"
He then pointed out that the
schools of Washington County are
open to all school age children that
are not institutional cases and that,
in the public schools of the county,
there are over $4,000 children. He
then added: But unfortunately, we
are losing sixty per cent of these
children before they complete high
school,"
No two children are alike" Mr.
Brish added, "and yet there are many
things that everyone of them should
have The schools must give them
common learnings and at the same
time it must personalize its program
to help each one retain his individ-
uality and develop himself as a
unique person, by meeting the spec
ial interests and vocational needs of
each pupil.
Each child must receive a general
education, develop his particular in
terest, grasp the significance of our
democratic heritage, its privileges
and responsibilities, and work to i'm
prove our way of life. We must
create the desire to learn and to keep
on learning. We must not only
know, but do. We must make it pos
sible for pupils to develop worth
while values.
eve must realize that the schools
cannot do this alone. Regardless of
what schools teach, parents and home
life, business enterprises and COM
munity organizations, also influences
learning"
Touching on the principles OF
learning, the speaker stated that one
of these principles is punishment
which he referred to as a poison
that may be used with caution by
the expert. He then stated that
punishment is not the opposite Of
reward, but rather an assault or
personality.
In closing, Mr.. British stated thai
good teachers are not born gooc
teachers, but achieve that position
through proper preparation and ex
perience, and that the profession o.
teaching will advance just as long
| and far as the teachers do