The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
EDUCATORS AT CANTON
County Superintendents, High School
and College Professors Gather to
Discuss Important M atters.

Canton, S. D., May 16.-The state
| convention Of county school superin.
tendents, principals Of high schools and
college professors, which has been
called by State Superintendent G. w.
Nash to be held In this city today,
Friday and Saturday, promises to be
all that has been expected Of it.
There has been no regular set pro-
gram prepared for the occasion, but the
different sessions of the convention will
be conducted somewhat informally, and
the proceedings will be largely COM
posed Of discussions on various sub
jects of school law and school methods
well known to all the educational work
ers in this as we'll as other states.
The first session Of the convention
will be held this afternoon. At that
time the organization Of the convention
will take place, and Immediately there
after will occur a discussion on the
questions touching school law, to be led
by Superintendent w. F. Eddy Of
Brown county, Mrs M. E. Long of
Brule county, Carrie B. Bailey Of Clay
D. T. Walker Of Codington, O. w.
Coursey of Dawson, Maude r. Carter of
Hughes, Charles H. Lugg of Hutch
inSon, c.. e. Swanson of Kingsbury
Helen M. Bennett of Lawrence, George
H. Dean of Lincoln, George Hickman
of Mcpherson, F. S. Randolph of Rob-
erts and many others.
Friday morning the convention will
again take up the discussions of the
day before. Among these will be
proposed course Of study for county in
stitutes. The county superintendent
will also be asked to discuss many such
questions as the following:
THE Legal and Discretionary Duties
of County superintendent
SHOULD the South Dakota School
Laws Be Revised, and if So, by
Whom"
What Success Has Attended Grad
uation From Rural Schools 2"
Under What Conditions Should
County Superintendent Encourage the
Establishing of Township High Schools,
Centralized Grade Schools and the Con-
solidation of Graded Schools?"
How Best Promote the Reading Cir
Gle Work."
What Things Should County Super
intendents Seek to Accomplish in the
Visitation Of Schools"
What About the National Educa
tional Association at Boston?'
"A South Dakota Exhibit at the ST.
Louis Exposition"
Many other topics of a similar char
acter will be brought up for consid-
Grafton.
Friday afternoon the first work Of
the convention will be taken up by the
town and city school principals and
superintendent Of the state AT this
meeting their attention will be called
to the advisability Of adopting uni
form course of study for high schools
throughout the state
X This is a question which has agitat-
ed the minds of leading educators OF
South Dakota and other states for
many years, but thus far has firmly
refused to be downed. It is believed,
however, that a practical solution OF
the problem has at last been found
and that something practical will be
the result Of the work Of this conven-
ton.
Nearly 200 Of the foremost educators
from universities, colleges, academies |
and high schools are in attendance.
Among these are DR.. w. H. H. Beadle,
former territorial superintendent; for
mer State Superintendent Hon. DR.: G..
M. Young, secretary of the committee
who formulated the high school course
Of study in 1878; also the superin-
tendents Of all the counties in the state
and the superintendent of the public |
schools in the cities OF Vermilion
Alexandria, Huron, Broc kings, Aber-
deem, Chamberlain. Clark, Armour, Mil !
bank, Pierre, Eureka, Parker, Elan |
dreau, Beresford, Elk Point, Yankton
Marion Junction, and other places will
be in attendance. There will also be
delegates from all universities, colleges
and academies in the state.
The business mems league Of this
city has made extensive preparations
to entertain the visitors and a public
reception will be rendered them on Fri.li
day evening.