Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-21
WOMEN IN EDUCATION
Number of Men Engaged In
Elementary Educational
Work Growing Smaller
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Its Patronage Is Already Statewide
Many High School Pupils Are En-
rolled Who Supply the Large Part
of the Teaching Force Of the State
Other News.

OIncF tNSWSs
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept 21.-The work of
conducting the elementary educational
affairs for the children of Iowa people
is gradually and surely passing into the
hands of women, and the number of
lmen engaged in this branch Of teach
ing, and in fact all kinds of educa-
portionately less. This is the substsnce
of the report on this phase Of esuca-
tional work made to the governor of
the state by President Seerley, Of the
State Normal school at Cedar Falls, in
presenting his biennial report. Pre.i-
dent Seerley presents some facts as
related to students preparing for teach
ing. as learned by his experience in the
state normal school. The record of the
normal school shows conclusively that
the tendency is to increase the proper
ton of females engaged in teaching and
to reduce the proportion of males. The
records OF the school show, however.
some gratifying facts, one being that
there has been in recent years marked
increase in the number of high school
pupils enrolled at the state normal,
which Indicates that the graduates of,
these numerous high schools are sup
plying the larger part Of the skilled
teaching force Of the state. and another
fact is that the patronage of the state
normal school is already statewide and
not In any sense sectional or local: 1t
is also shown by the records OF the
school that fully 10 per cent of the pu-
pills in that school have had experience
as teachers In the public schools, hence
the Inference that teachers are applying
themselves diligently to the work of
preparing themselves for the best work.
President Seerley refers with evident
pleasure to the results possible because
of the greater enrolment at the normal
school which enrolment Is due to the
enlarged buildings ana equipme OF
recent years. Among other good things
looming from this development of the
institution with great enrolment OF
that it has enabled the faculty to or
ganize beginning classes in the major
ity of branches every term, so that stu
dents can enter at opening of any term
and find out just the work for which
they are we'll prepared. that the chance
is increased for. specialization in the
work of students and the work of mem
bers OF the faculty. that four classes are
enabled to graduate annually, lecture
and entertainment courses are possible;
that graded glee clubs may be organic
ed, and choral socities. bands, orches-
tras, and other societies: and 1t is pos
sible for an arrangement of courses TO
give teachers the kind of preparation
needed for various phases OF schoo.
work.
President Seerley, 1t may be easily
inferred from the tenor of this excel
lent report, is decidedly not In favor of
multiplication of the number of nor
nal schools to be maintained by the
state of Iowa and he does not touch di-
rectly on this subject. The report does
show the great advantages OF having
one good and great normal school Tor
the state. In pursuance OF the policy
heretofore followed of planning to make
this institution of state sufriclency.
President SSeerley asks that the legis-
lature provide for a faculty equal TO
the equipment In other respects. Two
wears ago the school asked for an addd-
tion of $4,000 annually for teachers,
and $4,000 for contingent expenses.
Half as much was got. This year the
askings are increased on these two
item to $40, 1000 and $4,000 respectively.
What is wanted in the faculty just now
is an addition of thirteen specialists In
the regular work and a number for the
summer school. The institution needs
now a woman as associate physical d.
rector. an assistant professor of matn-
ematics. an assistant in German an In
str,,ctor in vocal music, an associate IN
penmanship and bookkeeping, and as
sistant in history and civics. an asso-
eiate teacher in drawing. manual
training director with three assistants,
4 director of kindergarten, an addition
al critic in the training school. and sew
eral eyperts and specialists for the
summer session The new gymnasium
is DelDR InlSllGu INV, ohu - - -'e0S''
sary to add to the force in that depart
ment that a department IN physica
training could be organized. There
should be some provision for giving IN
struction how to teach manual arts
AT present every specialist employed In
Iowa in giving manual training mas
been educated in the manual training
schools of other states. Applications
come frequently from teachers wfo are
capable of conducting this work, pu'
no provision has ever been mace or
such training of teachers In Iowa.
President Seerley would organize class
es in manual training at his school.
The indictment in this county or the
Armour Packing company for VIOLATION
OF the state law in the matter OF sale
of oleomargarine that has color re-
sembling butter, recalls the fact thai
there has not yet been any satisfactory
settlement of the status OF the law
and Will not be for some time. The
state dairy commissioner desired very
much to test the right of the packins
companies to ship their product lhtc
the state and sell it. Suit was brongh
in Des Moines for convenience and the