Teacher Tells Ministers Schools Need
MRS. ELLEN TAYLOR TELLS LOCAL MINISTERS WHAT SCHOOLS NEED Teachers Must Be Of High Moral Character, Says Normal School Head William H. Ferris In an illuminating address before the Interdenominational Ministerial Union last Tuesday morning Mrs. Ellen Taylor, principal of the Normal School, in her address: "Can the Church Help the School?" defined education as experiencing reactions which we get not only out of books but also out of the contacts of life. "The education that is life, that is living is the kind of education we are getting today," said Mrs. Taylor. With force and sincerity she said to the ministers and visitors: "The church reaches one-half the people, and the public school reaches ninety per cent of them at the period when habits are fashioned and character is formed. The church needs the school and the school needs the church." Mrs. Taylor stressed the fact that living in flats and playing in streets often brought childreen in contact with the shady side of life. In stating that the teachers are in touch with the children four or five hours a day, and their attitudes to life more or less dominate their minds, she emphasized the fact that teachers must be of high moral character in order to combat the unwholesome environments of the child. Rev. B. W. Swain of Broadway Temple presided at the Tuesday meeting.
DEAN CLEMENT DELIVERS INTERESTING SPEECH ON SINO-JAPANESE QUESTION Dr. Rufus E. Clement, Dean of the Municipal College, was the speaker, at the monthly forum of the Interfraternal Council last Sunday afternoon, and he delivered a scholarly address on the "Sino-Japanese Question and War." The meeting, which was held at the college for the first time, attracted a large crowd. Dr. Clement, who is a Doctor of Philosophy in History, related in a clear and concise manner, the social, economic, and political aspects of the Sino-Japanese-Question. He pointed out the factors which have lead Japan to commit acts of aggression against China, notably imperialism and a desire (if not a need) for territorial expansion on account of the density of population in Japan proper. Two things the speaker brought out are of special note: Japan's utilization of precedent of imperialism established by (white) western nations, particularly England, the United States, France and Germany and the determined resistance of the Chinese in the present imbroglio. Dean Clement speculated slightly on what the result of the present affair will lead to, and of primary importance is the probability that Japan will acquire Manchuria permanently as a basis of a Japanese Empire which might result in the Island Kingdom's dominance of all Asia and its teeming hordes; also the possibility of some Western nation, probably America or England being drawn into the present conflict as a result of some act, fool-hardy or otherwise, involving the lives of the nationals of these western nations.
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CHURCH PAGEANT A SUCCESS Mrs. Effie Oglesby who presented 144 characters in colorful costumes depicting the "Twelve Tribes of Israel" at Green Street Baptist Church Tuesday night, turned over to the church trustees $135.00, the proceeds of the pageant given for the church's benefit.
WEBSTER TAYLOR CONTEST WINNER J. Bacon And Sons And Newark Shoe Company Contribute Prizes The Louisville Leader's Ten Square Club's Newsboys' Contest which began December 19 and continued for ten weeks closed Tuesday night at 6:00 o'clock. The ten valuable prizes offered to the boys who sold the most papers and gained the largest number of votes had aroused great interest and competition was keen right up to the last minute. When the votes were all counted it was found that Webster Taylor of Millersburg, who has remained in first place for practically all the contest, was still leading with 490,000 votes and today he is the proud posessor of a New Standard Bicycle. A fine new suit, contributed to the contest by J. Bacon and sons and offered as second prize, was won by Hartie Rosborough of Louisville, who was second with 397,000 votes. Robert McHenry at Owensboro received third prize of $10.00 because he had 381,000 votes. Fourth prize, a pair of high grade shoes and a cap, was won by James H. Porter of Lexington who had 361,000 votes. The shoes were given by the Newark Shoe Store. 329,000 votes belonging to Sammie Hayden at Paris gave him fifth prize of six lovely shirts. Chester Edwards of Louisville with 266,000 votes won the sixth prize of $5.00 in gold. Seventh prize, four new one dollar bills, were won by Forest Robinson of Madisonville who reported 252,000 votes. Julius Green of Louisville with 176,000 votes got three new dollar bills in eighth place; David Owens of Eminence with 175,000 votes got two new dollar bills and James Bransford of Glasgow had 115,000 votes and won tenth prize, a new paper dollar. A glance at the vote standing will indicate just how close to prizes were some of the other boys, all of whom worked hard, but while all could not be prize winners every boy earned money for himself all the while he competed for the prizes. (Continued on page 8)
ALL URGED TO SEE PASSION PLAY The Jefferson County Sunday School Association is desirous that every person in Louisville see the Passion Play to be presented by the original Freiburg players at the National Theatre 6 days beginning March 14. Tickets may be bought from the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Miller's Sandwich Shoppe, Bradford Cleaners, White's, Bright's, Bowman's, Smith Bros.' Drug Stores, Mrs. Essie Mack, Mrs. R. B. Scott or call Daniel J. Hughlett, Shaw. 1955J.
STORK VISITS RATCLIFFS The story visited the home of Dr. and Ms. William Ratcliffe at 1621 Hale avenue and left a nine pound boy last Tuesday night. Mrs. Ratcliffe and baby are doing nicely.
SCHOOL PLANTS TREE [Photo] Pupils of the Frederick Douglas School, of which Prof. G. H. Brown is principal, planted an ash tree on the school grounds February 15 honoring George Washington In the picture, reading left to right are: Front row--Alonza McClain, 6A, Miss Susie St. Clair, teacher. Second row--Thomas Harris, Charles Hite, David Ellis, 6A; Prof. Brown. Trees honoring Abraham Lincoln. Frederick Douglas and other outstanding men will be planted later this year.
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