Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1918 — FORMER STUDENT CALLS UPON EDITOR. [ARTICLE]

FORMER STUDENT CALLS UPON EDITOR.

The editor of The Republican had a delightful visit with a young man who was formerly a student of his in the McCoysburg school. The young man has made good and is now a food inspector for the state of Indiana. In 1897 when the editor was teaching his last school he had as one of his eighth grade pupils, Frank Catherwood. Frank was a bright lad and passed successfully the eighth grade diploma examination. After his graduation from the common schools he moved with his brothers and sisters, to Tippecanoe county. He attended Purdue University and Marion Normal school and until this year had either attended or taught school. His last school work was done as the princpal of a consolidated school in that county. Frank had the reputation of being one of the very best teachers in Tippecanoe county and was urged at the last election to make the race for county school superintendent. He felt however, that all things considered, the position he had was better than the county superintendency and therefore declined to make the race. During his work with this community school last year, Mr. Gather-. wood started a movement that should spread to other like communities. Instead of having a lecture course as had Jbeen the habit for many years Mr. Catherwood felt that a great deal of good could be done for the school pupils and the citizens of that locality by procuring a moving picture machine. With the assistance of the teachers this one done'. The movement was very popular with his people and during the winter they put on many of the very best pictures to be obtained. He found that these pictures had a great effect upon the community and all pronounced the movement to be a splendid one.