Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-05
IN
PROGRESS NOW
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT ARE
MEETING WITH STATE OFF,
GER IN DIES MONIES.

The county superintendent OF
schools in Iowa are in attendance at
an interesting conference with State
superintendent ]. f. Riggs, in Des
MONIES. The meeting opened yester-
day and will continue throughout
today. One Of the important transac-
tions at yesterdays meeting was the
adopting Of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we, county super
intendents of the state Of Iowa, in con-
vention assembled, recognizing tbs
state wide need for teachers specifical-
ly trained for the rural school work Of
our state do hereby urge upon our
Iowa State Teachers college and Its
executive and business management
to begin at once to provide for a
special rural teachers course of study
together with model rural school
and training department.
The course of study to provide for
the usual teachers training subjects
and in addition to give this class OF
teacher-students course in element
airy agriculture, domestic science and
the manual arts as applied to rural
life.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That we
recommend to the next general as
sembly Of Iowa to provide by neces-
sary legislation an appropriation for
the establishment of county or district
training schools which shall give the
following courses Of study:
Normal training courses for rural
teachers.
Manual arts.
Domestic science and
Elementary agriculture.
BE 1t Further Resolved, That we
most heartily indorse the splendid
educational Iowa State College Of
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts un-
der the direction Of the education ex-
tension department and A. B. Storms
and his assistants, and that we recon-
mend to the next general assembly
more liberal appropriation for this
work, also that a bill be introduced in
to the next general assembly to pro-
vide for two or more extension work
ers to be under the direct supervision
of the above department of education.
The above named workers to devote
all of their time In assisting county
superintendent in vitalizing the rural
education of Iowa and in cooperating
with our Iowa colleges, normal schools
and universities in making more
efficient the. work being done and plan
ned for the good Of the great mass Of
our common people"
Today's program is as follows:
Topics-"How may the high school
be made of the largest value to the
people?''
The course of study (a) Modif1ca-
tons needed (b) Nature and extent
of electives.
The accrediting system.
High school entrance requirements
for country youth-entrance examine
tons by county superintendent -
grading papers, etc.
The township high school.
Topic-"The county superintendent
and law enforcement"
Enforcing the compulsory attend
ance law-what has been the measure
of success-what the chief difficulty
what modification in the law il
needed.
Enforcing the law requiring the
teaching of (a) music; (b) physiology
and hygiene.
Enforcing the library law.
What is to be done (a) when no d.
rector Is elected: (b) when no one
will serve; (c) when no board meet
ing can be secured.
Methods used in getting annual re-
ports from secretaries and treasurera<
Ir-if~-nity Of text books.