Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-26
ing, $500; total 1851; leaving q
balance of 1913. Report was adopted

ing, $500; total s55.s7; leaving q
balance of 1878. Report was adopted
as read.
The balance Of the morning was
given to an address OF Prof. Hubbard,
of Ames: Relation of Industrialism
to Education" A brief summary of
this interesting lecture is given:
"There is ruling passion in every
individuals; also IN every nation.
With the Jews it was religion; in the
early modern period it was politics;
for the past century and half, 1T has
been industrialism. Materialism COM
petes With spiritlallsm in our
churches 1t has modified If not
dominated the schools. The demand
of the day for the practical, but We
wrongfully define practical. Music,
language, or righteousness are as
practical as mechanics or handicraft.
The great danger is that through
pressure we will prepare the studel t
for earning living without teaching
him how to live. The need is to use
wealth together with religion and
, politics to build up a distinctive
character and civilization which shall
eliminate the extremes of material
ism in life. The common people are
supreme. The common schools lay
the foundation and the superst. ucture
must be modified to fit the founda-
tion."
The rural section at the court house
was not fully reported. There were,
however, interesting and compre-
hensiye papers on the following topics;
"Do the rural schools meet the re-
lquirements of modern educational
demands? And If not, what is the
proper course to pursue?" This was
discussed by Arson A. Adams, OF
| Postyille. 'How may the rural teach.
Ter best spend her time out of school
hours and vacation?" Paper, Miss
Dell, Cresco; Discussion, Miss Moore
], Kendallville. "How may the teacher
secure the cooperation Of the parents
and school officers to the best advan
, tage and to the greatest extent.
Paper by Miss Ida Jones, Cresco
, Suggestions and DEVICES for profit
able seatwork for the lower grades.
) Paper by Mrs. Dawes, Cresco; discussed
by Miss Gustavson, Calmar, and
) County Supt. Helen Chaplin, Cresco
5 GLOW make my work in reading ii
r the lower grades successful. 1" Discus
sion by Miss Barrett, Cresco, ant
t Others.
e Owing to the absence of larg
number whose names appeared on tn
t AFTERNOON program the session wa
short. What we had, however, wa
8 of great interest. Miss Kate Baker
: of DEBORAH, discussed the value o
r manual training in the schools. T.
summarize briefly the greatest valu
!. in manual training is not in teaching
a trade but in training a pupil t
:. observe. think and execute. Student
In this department are accurate an
L learn by experience. Good forms ar
sewing, cutting, basketry, weaving
,. netting, wood and iron work. Sho
y work is confined to the upper grades
and is the only expensive part of th
work. When, however, the Taxpayer
+. realize the practicability of the wor
A. the question of expense will b
2. settled.
le Miss breckenridge short pape
upon the need and value of physic;
of culture In the school was followed
an entertaining drill given by fy
:, students of the DEBORAH Institute WI
'g testified fully to the fact that Mi
Breckenridge is qualified to discu'
a, the subject. She declares that tt
to pressure under which nearly everyor
~ works today demands healthy boo
OF and best means Of recuperation. Chi
dren must be made physically as we
es as mentally fit for the strain. Phys
q. cal culture requires no apparatus ar
is therefore most adaptable. Physic
We exercise and manual labor do not su
is fee, for the reason that only sets
We muscles are employed. Physical CT
I'D ture may be begun in infancy and CO
ol tinue to old age.
40 Supt. Ling, of Cresco, read in Gle
IS: ing strong paper on the method al
u lextent of moral training in the bis
~ school. The points of his paper brie
DIS ly touched are as follows: Man do
lie not lack strenp til. but the will to t]o.