The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-12-07
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of former pupils of the principal.
Miss Vannest. and is certainly to-
ken of esteem and regard that will
freshen in the mind OF teacher and
former pupils alike with each re-
curing sound of its call to school.
Perhaps some ambitious class of the
high school will decide to remember
their alma mater in like fashion by
the gift of a suitable bell for the pur-
pose of calling together daily the fu-
tture students of o. H. S.
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II is coming more and more TO be
recognized that the proper spiritual
welfare and development of our chill
dren depends in large measure upon
their helthful physical growth. This
association, therefore, favors all mes
Iures which will tend to secure the
helth of the growing child. Among
these must be reckond proper atten-
ton to school hygiene in all its appli-
!
and the cooperation of boards OF
helth in matters of sanitation and con-
tagious disease; the extension OF the
use of school grounds, and, in large
cities. of school roofs, as play
grounds, open air gymnasiums, and
school gardens; the establishment of
physical exercises in formal arrange
ment and in sports and games, COM
mensurate with the powers and needs
! OF the growing body in its successiv
stages. Declaration, n. E. A, San
Francisco, 1911.
The halliday sessions for the little
people in Miss Pendray's room at
jefferson have been discontinued as
the attendance is now such that all
| the children can be accommodated
at one time. Patrons will remember
the announcement early in the year
that owing 10 crowded conditions
there it was necessary to request half
| day attendance. The same arrange
ment was made in Miss Monroe's
room OF Lincoln and still obtains,
but the all-day session will be re-
stored within a short time as the in.
clement weather invariably reduces
the membership. especially among
the youngest children.
| The State Teachers Association
held in Des Moines Nov. 8, II, was
helpful and inspiring to the large
number in attendance and those OF
the local corps who availd themselves
| of the opportunity returnd with high
er and stronger ideals of their work
! in the schOOlrOom. An echo meeting
was held the week following the con-
ventiOn in order that those not in at.
! tendance might hear of the good
things given at the convention. 1t is
| impossible here to give even brief
synopsis of the meeting and We shall
content ourselves with referring to
the report of the committee on the
administration of the state educa'
tional system. The summary Of the
| Recommendations vi lulS SOHiIuIllcc
was as follows:
l. That the length OF the term OF
the state superintendent of public in
structiOn be extended to four years
2. That the salary of the state
superintendent be increast to not less
than four thousand dollars year.
3. That the state superintendent
be given an inspector for high schools
in addition to the inspector for nor
nal training in high schools already
provided for. Also that he be given
an inspector for rural schools.
4. That the selection of the state
superintendent shall continue to be
by popular vote.
5. That the constitution OF the
state board of examiners be changed
+ to make the board more widely rep
resentativ of various educational in
terests in the state, and that the
name OF the board be changed &c
make it conform to its functions
and to the designation of similar
boards in other states.
F. w. ELSE,
Supt. City Schools.