Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-06-23

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married life has been spent
in Chester, where Mr.. Doug
las has a successful plumb
ing and heating business.
Christ Presbyterian Church
The Couples Club of t h e
Christ Presbyterian church
are planning a theater party
for July 9. The production is
"Auntie Name" by the Ken
ley Players in Warren, Ohio.
Reservations must be in by
June 90 and may be made by
calling Mrs. R. Scharlotte at
PA 9-7370 or Mrs. j. Long,
PA 9-4092.
Mrs. Robert w. Bucher,
who with her husband, Rev.
Bucher, is a missionary in
Iran, visited her niece, Mrs.
Hugo Martinson on her way
to the West Coast. w h e
there she attended the meet
ing of the WomenS AsSocia-
tion of the Christ PreSbyter-
ian Church and answered in
formal questions asked by the
members.
Chester Baptist Church
June %, 9 pm. Missionary
Society meets at the home Of
Mrs. Lawrence RoSeum, Will
sons Mills Rd.
The Senior Youth group is
working on a float for t h e
July 4 parade.
Starting on July 10 and con-
tinuing through July and Au-
gust, there will be an early
devotional service at 9 am.
The public is invited to join
this service for prayer, mu-
sic and a short sermon. The
regular church school will
continue at 10 and the wor-
ship service at II am.
School Days in Review
At the regular meeting of
the East Hill Aid held Thurs
day evening, June 16, invi-
tations were extended to for
mer teachers and pupils of
the Ferry Dist. School. The
former school house is n o w
used for the Aid building. At
ter the bountiful dinner, SER
we'd at $50, the meeting was
open for stories and reminiS-
cenSeS of school days there.
Three former teachers were
present, Mrs. Lens Battles
Mills, Mrs. Rachel Thwing
Mapes and Forrest B N d
There were eleven former
pupils with Lyle Battles the
oldest and Mrs. Dorothea
Patterson Sperry the young
est. Others were Lynn Bat
ties, Fred Thwing of Cleve-
land, Mrs. Lennah Battles
Bond, William Miller f r o m
Cleveland, Frank Miller from
Mentor, August Miller, Mrs.
Blanche Battles Cooper
Mayfield Heights, Mrs Pearl
Battles Riley, Burton, Walter
Mills, Gates Mills.
After the jokes and unusu-
al incidents were told, t h e
group talked more seriously
on the subject of HOW teach
ers were able to teach what
was required with SO many
grades Or classes, also how
pupils were able to learn any
thing. Mrs. Bond and Mrs.
Riley, who have taught in
modern schools and also had
some experience in the old
district schools emphasized
the fact that children had to
apply themselves and study
for themselves.
The teacher was so very
busy hearing classes that he
could give personal help dur
ing school hours in only a
very limited way. With short
periods for recitation the pu-
pills were required to have the
subject so we'll in hand that
he could give the answers
quickly. Each pupil was call
ed on to recite and it was
necessary to confine all dis
cussion to the subject assign
ed. Entertainments had a n
important place in the dist
rict schools. Parents a n d
friends crowded into t h e
small school rooms for a real
community gathering. Each
child was expected to have
an individual part in these
programs. This might have
been a recitation or a song
by himself or a part in a play.
When comparing the many
advantages offered in t h e
noIo~- coL1oIc of foLou witty,