Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-23
EDUCATORS AT CANTON
County sIperintendents, High School
and College Professors Gather to
Discuss Important Matters.

Discuss Important Matters.
Canton, 9. D., May 1.-The state
convention of county school superin-
tendents. principals OF high schools and
college professors. which has been
sailed 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 1t.
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
we'll known to all the educational work.
ers in this as well 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 n discussion on the
questions touching school law, to be led
by superintendent w. f. Eddy OF
Brown county, Mrs. NJ. r. Long OF
Brule county, Carrie b. Bailey of Clay,
d. II. Walker of Codington, o. w.
Coursey Of Dawson, Maude r.. Carter or
Hughes, Charles II. Lugg of Hutch
| inson, C. l.. Swanson of Kingsbury,
| Helen NJ. Bennett OF Lawrence, George
II. Dean OF Lincoln, George Hickman
| of Mcpherson, +. S. Randolph or Rob-
erts and mar others.
Friday morning the convention will
again take UP the discussions of me
day before. Among these VIII be n
- aNVf1Ny For nnI1nfU tn
stitutes. The county superintendent
will also be asked to discuss many such
questions as the following:
"The Legal and Discretionary Duties
oP County Superintendent"
"Should the South Dakota School
Laws BE Revised, and If So. by
Whom2"
what Success Has Attended Grad
nation From Rural Schools?'
"ITnder What Conditions Should
County Superintendents Encourage the
Establishing of Township High Schools,
Centralized Grade Schools n the Con-
solidation Of Graded Schools"
How Best Promote the Readin Cir
Gle Work."
what Things Should County Super
lntendents Seek to Accomplish In the
Visitation OF Schools?"
What About the National Educa-
tional Association ut BostonY
"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 or
the convention will be taken up by the
town and city school principals ana
superintendents of the state. AT this
meeting their attention will be called
to the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting a uni
form course of study for high SCHOOLS
throughout the state.
This Is n question which has agitat-
ed the minds OF leading educators or
South Dakota and other states FOR
many years, but thus far has firmly
refused to be downed. 1t is believed,
however, that q practical solution OF
the problem has at last been found
and that something practical will be
the result of the work Of this conYen-
ton.
Nearly 200 OF the foremost educators
from universities, colleges, academies
and high schools are In
Among these are DR.. w. II. II. Beadle,
former territorial superintendent; for
mer state Superintendent Hon. DR.. G..
NJ. 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 Vermillion,
Alexandria, Huron, Brookings, Aber-
deem, Chamberlain, Clark, Armour, NIL
bank, Pierre, Eureka, Parker, Elan
dreau, Beresford, Elk Point, Yankton,
Marion Junction, and other places VIII
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 n public
reception will be rendered them on Fri
day evening.