Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-04
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC
News from the County Schools, Clipped
from Last Issue of Supt. Hooks
Winneshiek County Teacher.

Winneshiek County Teacher.
Prin. @. A. Russell, Of West De-
corah, goes to Hesper the coming
year.
Prin. G. F. McNevin, of Ossian,
has been elected at Graceville, Min
nesota, at salary of 81, 125, SO we are
told. Es
Prof L. B. Parsons, of Decorah
high school, goes to Sibley as superin-
tendent of city schools there.
All Of Calmar's efficient corps Of
teachers are elected for next year.
At Ft. Atkinson. Mr. Daskam is re-
tanned as principal. Nora Puffer is
chosen as primary teacher, after spend
ing the past year at the State Normal.
We notice, among the names Of
those who graduate from the four
years course at the State Normal,
H. O. Kiesau, of Frankville, and P.
F. Hammond. who was principal at
Fl Atkinson last year.
We are frequently asked to recon.
mend some good current events
paper. We receive copies of Little
Chronicle, Pathfinder, and Our Times.
These are all good, and to express an
opinion in favor Of any one would be
only an opinion for each is very
good for the busy teacher who hasn't
time to wade through whole columns
Of daily paper.
Teachers, what are you doing to aid
you in growtha All that is human
must either advance or retrograde--
which way are you goings About
sixty-flve have decided that the Read
ing Circle affords means Of growth.
and are reading one or more Of the
books Don't yon want to join the
procession ana incrsass your present
efficiency the conine ysArf Write ~
for infofmAtim. Books can be gotten
ct this ofIlce.
Several towaief. sps tIsss Increased
their levy for school purposes. e.
|pecially teachers wages, this, year.
Orleans, Pleasant, Springfield. Bloom
field, Bluffton and Madison will like.
~ have longer school terms perhaps
eight months. This is the kind Of re.
form in schools that we have worked
for and believe in, and we rejoice to
see the school officers coming to
realize the need of longer school
year. Several Of the above townships
will pay about $3S. 90 this year for
first-grade certificates during the
winter-why not get in line to get
this highest salary?
At the close of the institute there
was shortage of about ten teachers.
and there was q smaller percentage OF
failures this year than in any year be-
fore-so far as, we are aware. What
does this mean? 1t means that those
coming to write examinations are pre-.
pairing more fully before attempting
to write their examinations, and also
that fewer persons are preparing to
write. We have in former issue,
given the reasons for scarcity Of
teachers so need only say, other lines
of work are offering more salary and
more months work in the year-and
young men and young women are ac-
cepting the offers and declining to en-
ter the teachers profession. Do You
wonder at it?
The Big Five meeting at "Oelwein
the 10th and 18th inst. passed of very
pleasantly. A very profitable meeting
was held, though not so many in at
tendance as at Decorah. Some very
good papers and discussions were
given, and President Seerley's address
was masterful and inspiring. No one
could listen to his address and not be
better teacher afterward. Taken all
in all the meeting was decided sue
cess. Supt. E. L. Coffeen was reject
ed president for the ensuing year.
Resolutions were passed fayoring the
plan of having a township school
board of three, elected for term OF
three years, and paid reasonable sum
for their services.
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