The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-05
STATE EDUCATORS
MEET AT MITCHELL
SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION HOLDS GPrAT
MEETING
AID IS ASKED FOR RURAL ) TOOLS
Will Petition the Legislature 5 Give
Financial Assistance to Z ools
Next Meeting at Sioux Is.

The annual meeting Of "a South
Dakota Educational Association held
at Mitchell last week was the largest
in the history of the state, over thir-
teen hundred teachers being in attend
nee.
Sioux Falls was selected as the
place for holding the next annual
meeting.
The silver loving cup for the larg-
est attendance from any m county
was awarded to Hutchinson county,
which had eighty per cent of its
teachers present.
The following officers We're elected
for the ensuing year: President, Dean
E. C. Perisho, of Vermillion, who was
unanimously elected when J. R. Jones
withdrew in his favor; Miss Jessie Nc
Grath, recording secretary; M. Muir
ply, treasurer; j. c. Lindsay, Mitchell,
corresponding secretary.
The following officers were elected
for the departments: County super
vision: President, G. G.. Lawrence;
vice-president, j. H. Hetley, Webster;
secretary, Miss Della Wimple, Can
ton; member reading circle board,
Miss Kathryn French, Elk Point. De-
partment of higher and secondary edu,
cation: President, C. C. O'Hara, Rapid
City; secretary, Miss Josie Wilson,
Sioux Falls. Associated school boards:
President L.. A. Fell, Lead; v~ice-presi-
dent, c. R. Golf, Parker; secretary, NJ.
M. Bennett, Yankton; treasurer, John
M. Haigh, Cavour. Library Associa-
ton: President, Miss Edla Laurson,
Mitchell; vice-president, Miss Curran;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Carter.
The county superintendent of the
ing the interests of the rural schools
of the state. Resolutions We're adopt
ed which recommend to the coming
legislative session state aid for the
rural schools, asking the state to aid
to the amount of $50 annually for three
years for a one-room school and 500
for a two-room school, which comply
with the following conditions: Employ
teachers holding a state certificate, or
a first grade certificate with two years
experience in the latter case; have
nine months school; building equip
ped with a heating and ventilating
plant, library, maps, globe, reference
books and other apparatus as prescrib-
ed by the state department. An an
nual appropriation of 100000 is asked
for to cover this expense.
The superintendent also asked for
assistance in their work. In counties
which employ seventy-fve or more
teachers it is desired that the county
superintendent shall have a deputy
who shall receive a salary so per cent
less than the superintendent and shall
have the same qualifications; provided
further, that in counties employing $50
or more teachers or comprising an
area of t~wenty-four or more congress
sional townships the county superin-
tendent may appoint a field deputy,
whose salary shall exceed that of one
half of the deputy by 5000 per year.
The amending of section 20, provides
for the payment of the actual travel
ing expenses of the county superin-
tendent, and that of the field deputy,
ance not exceeding $500 per year, ex-
cept in counties where a field deputy
is employed.
1t is also recommended that a bill be
enacted authorizing superintendent to
conduct agricultural and other indus.
trial exhibits and to provide for the
payment by the county, not exceeding
$500. It Is also recommended that for
the purpose Of fostering the consolida.
ton of rural schools, state aid to the
amount Of $1,000 should be given to a
three-room school, these schools to
conform to certain requirements laid
down by the state department. 1t Is
further recommended that $4,000 be
appropriated for 1913 and $4,000 for
1914.
These resolutions received the unani-
nous Endorsement Of the superintend-
ents and a legislative committee was
named to endeavor to secure their
passage by the legislature.
Father Harrington OF Gettysburg,