Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-26
IOWA TEACHERS MEET
Educational Council First Of the
Various Organizations to
Hold Sessions.
The Value Of Examinations up
For Final Discussion---Po-
litical Gossip.
Presidency OF the Association
Much Sought After=--The
Teachers Handbook.
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ASoNuCAo 1lduuUUOks
special to Times-R Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 2s The first of the
meetings Of Iowa educators is bang
held today he educational council or
higher court of teachers being III ses-
sion for the Iteration of two i'm
portant committee reports on educa-
tional methods. The council lis COM
posed of The leading educators Of the
state. chosen ny the various sections Of
the general association. The ex-state
superinte adents are honorary Numbers
and also the members xhp have been
active in the work OF the general asso-
Iselation for twenty years or more. The
first Of the COMMITTEES eports, that re-
garding the sequence OF studies. is to
be preliminary discussion and then
the question goes over until next year.
| Tbs other committee has already had
con sideration Of the subject of exarni-
nations for two years and III the
ratural order of things the considera-
ton of the subject this year would be
'fAtt ia siit'sN LIZ " lIc4y y ilNETScIl
views Of the value of examinations III
school work and for grading purposes
ETC. II Is possible the committee viii be
asked to consider the matter another
year and make further Investigations
! y fe council Mad a short business ses-
sion las evenins. bur not ali the mem
f'sfr's We're present The general asso
sciasion opens With a public meeting
| this evening, When the presiden. Viii
deliver his annual address and rher.
Will be lecture by President Harper,
lsof Chicago I5niverslty
The preliminary political gossip Of
the state a association has already ba-
gun. This relates almost entirely To
the office OF president of the associa-
1 ton, position nluch sought There
! are numerous candidates but it has de-
/ veloped early that tae friends of Pro-
+ Sfessor a. ". Stuart, of Ottulnyys1 are
/ more confident thar others and intend
70 snow marked activity for him.
mother movement, not neN
one however. but more fat-
sridable this time than before, is in tlle
direction OF abolis1irl'g 81, brealSifg the
pftrc es!ent OF rotating the office ans 81
the four 1nan departments of ;sle i
saeisfion- The teachers sngag VI
Hstasled ana elementary school wSs,'ls Eli
IN secondary Instruction q 0 no like tll.-
islsaa ii srnastting a few college sisH
and a few county sup iii t@ndsns.s Is
have the Office ef president halt he
I time. Thefe IS no law which resluires
this lrtation but it Is ar old custom
isafsd VIII b. hard 10 breas. The ma sr
lhas been much discus among ae
steaeheis and in i few days is TX y
toSassunle cons iisFab-s proportio
siat supsrints ns.ent Barrett his
lspablished on a timely occasion a RE-
vssssa Handbook for Iowa schoa Is. 50
shat The teachers who are in Des
Alsoines This week can ..Nalt.in. II ana.
I Il they SO desire, eriticise Tbs. county
sllperints nde,iis sectipn OF the asssocia
i2t.or tfts,e yeals ago requested tit-
saiilSsr n;ensl.iit OF 1siibiie instruction TO
i Is-vise the handbook Of 1886 and pub
ish The same but the attorney general
held that tbs legislature had nor given
1.-The superintendent authority to 10 So
i NE last general ASSEMBLY, gave this AL
l.ipsity aence the book issued today
tn. handbook contains ls4 pages. IN
] which 5 70 b. fund a Complete ours
s5of stts.S fei' country. township and Wiz
] lSts senpois, the final report 81 the
3 ceHniisee OF tweive on the course III
study for higher srhools the school
laMs lreetly affecting teachers and tx
cfs'E,;s fpesn I he report 70 the nat!anal
/ ssiilf4on on rural scnooi improve
m sIlts The ceursa OF scGdv for the
1 county township and village se,a0ois
.is no, sreatlg iifferen. from tnat in the
| edition Of 1885. but there aye courses
going beyonG ttie eig'hfh grade and In.
book covers more completely than any
similar handbook eyer is Gsti al sral.es
of .ss'7eol work and q ila NECESSITIES
Of pubic school schess Thela ars
l.epplouS notes ana refer enees hi tiie
/ handbook 3tlG sugsvst.eils as 10 text
belsks ans ofile materials fsir tia
teaetlsr An edition 81 7,eo9 copies III
l5uhe handbook wiil be printed br the
state printer fer uss in TIE schools ol
the siase Prot ser Barrett IA n. IN
l;ToGuetion acknowledges ifdehai nyssss
IN Professor 6 L talgrov. OF sh,
State Normal school 70. he revisions
OF the course q study
pss Moines Is having another turn ait
Virtue and this time ii is tbs slot gam
bling machines which are Is BE made
the victims These machines have con
vsrted almest Every cigaa store n ts1s
eity into gambling dens. where tlle play
is fight and many may Indulge e!ay i.
night As the result, of some shsru
criticism the mayor has ordered that
ne gambling machines Of this kind
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