Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-09
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Teachers Choose Officers.
The following were chosen officers
of the State Teachers association at
the annual meeting:
President, Principal Abbie s. Alb
bolt OF Cedar Rapids;
First vice observation-disclosures 8.
l.. Thomas of Council Bluffs.
Second vice president-County Supe
K. J. Hook of DEBORAH;
Third vice president--City Supt
Charles K. Bodgett OF Atlantic;
Member OF executive committee
Prof f. +. Almy of Iowa college, Grin
nell;
Members of educational council
Principal Maurice Kicker OF Des
Moines and County Supt. Fred Mahan-
nah of Mason City.
Treasurer G.. w. Samson OF Cedar
Rapids and Secretary G. X. Scroggie
OF ,Des Foines hold their offices for
another year, and consequently no
nominations were made for these two
positions
Miss Abbott Is the third woman
to serve as president OF the associa-
ton. She Is decidedly popular among
the teachers, and her selection VIII
give general satisfaction.
The State Teachers association
this year Ii the record breaker for
the association For the first time
In history the enrolment has
reached 1887. Last year II came to
LAS, which was then the record
breaker year. The certificates this
year were made non-transferable and
no buttons issued, so that this num-
Der means the actual number OF
teachers In attendance. Des Moines
furnished tcG of the teachers enrolled.
Want superIntendenoy AppointIve.
In face of the allegation that the
county superintendent do not wish
II themselves, the State Teachers
association decided that the Office OF
county superintendent should be taken
out of politics and made appolntive
rather than elective. Even II the
county superintendent do not wish
to legislate themselves out OF politics
| the state association, by It's indorse,
| ment OF resolution assum-
ed the initiative to having that office
removed so far as possible from poll
tics by further legislation.
Before adjournment the association
| adopted number OF resolutions as
the report OF the committee on reso-
lutions embracing all OF the points
adopted separately by the association,
and were:
"That the best interests OF the
schools OF Iowa demand that teachers
institutes be supported at public ex-
pense and not by system OF fees
as at present, and that teachers re-
ceive their regular wages for attend
ance at such Institutes.
| THAT since we believe any division
OF our educational resources would
prove serious detriment to the
cause of secondary education In our
stale, we are opposed to the estab-
lishment at the present time OF sep
arate technical high schools In Iowa
| out Of state funds.
THAT we recommend the enact
ment Of a law providing for mini.
mum wage for teachers and for an
increase In this wage graded accord
/ Ing to the teachers experience, sue
cess and scholarship.
"That we recommend amendment
to the present truancy law as fol-
lows:
ITO make compulsory the employ
ment OF truant officer by the board
OF directors OF every school corpora
| ton.
THAT we declare ourselves In favor
| OF making the county SUPPLEMENTARY
an appointiye instead. OF an elective
| Office.
| Resolved, by the State Teachers
| auunafaftnn that ma
the present law for the certfication
of teachers, as wise In its conception
and as tending to raise the education
al standard Of our state; that we also
commend the efforts OF our state de-
partment and our educational board
OF examiners to give the law a wise,
effective and reasonable lnterpret1
tion."
Governor for Better High Schools.
Governor Cummins declared for bet.
ter high schools In his address at the
normal banquet In Shrine temple. He
said that the courses In the high
schools should be so arranged as to
] provide for the final training OF the
] young instead Of being a mere pre-
paratory school
The governor said that the Iowa
schools are better than those In any
other state In the country. He espec-
tally praised the rural schools of the
state, but stated that they should be
fewer, that each one might have a
larger attendance, thus making 1t pos
sible to give to pupils the best pos
sible attention. Governor Cummins
said that the rural teachers of Iowa
are not paid enough, but In order to
Increase their salaries the school
houses should be fewer and of better
grade!
The governor closed his speech by
asking the normalites to stand by the
state &c. tificate law, which has recent
ly caused some trouble among the
educators Of the state
Thirty Thousand Scholars.
Deputy County Auditor II. B. Erase
has completed the semi.annual appor-
tionment Of the temporary school fund
among the several school district Of
the county. The report shows that
there are 30,6S4 pupils In the city
and county and at so cents each there
will be $24,547,20 spent by the county
for their education during the next
six months.
TIE old West Des Moines independ-
ent district leads in the number of
pupils with 1902 and the apportion-
ment gives the district s12,0S1.60.
There is no longer any doubt but
that Des Moines' new postoflce will