The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-02-08
co. TRUSTEES
ELECT OFFICERS
Over SO Delegates Attended
Meeting and Many Import
ant Matters Discussed.

The school trustees of Idaho
county perfected a permanent or
ganlzatlon Thursday last by the
election of officers and the APP
polntment OF u committee to draft
the constitution and bylaws by
which the organization will be
governed. The meeting was held
at the court house and was at
tended by over so delegates from
the 81 districts Of the county.
The organization of the trustees
was one of the first matters to
receive attention after which
much time was devoted to ad-
dresses and discussions.
The meeting was called by
County School Superintendent p.
Nj. Glanville, and Prof. r. s.
Wooster, of the Lewiston State
Normal school; and Prof. Philip
Soulen, of the University Of Idaho
were invited here to address the
trustees. Superintendent Clan
vile also spoke at length in re-
gard to the new school law and
how material improvements in
the school work had been effect
ed during the past three years.
Superintendent Glanville stated
the most serious embarrassment
to the school work in Idaho coun-
ty is that teachers do not remain
in one position for a longer
period. He stated that last year
there were ITO teachers employed
In Idaho county and that only
40 of these teachers were hold
ing positions in the county this
year. He said he had been CON-
PEELED to import so teachers from
eastern points to supply the
schools this year and urged that
trustees endeavor to retain their
teachers when they find they
have a competent person for the
work. He advised that salaries
be raised to retain the teacher
when the right person is secured
and in this manner the efficiency
Of the schools can be materially
increased.
The address of Prof. Wooster
was on the subject of practical
handiwork in the rural schools
and was highly interesting. Prof.
Soulen discussed the school work
IN general but placed much stress
on the Importance Of securing
good teachers and retaining good
teachers when once secured. He
stated the work in the rural
schools was the foundation up
on which the higher education
must depend and if the founda-
ton is faulty, little can be expect
ed from courses at the higher
institutions of learning.
The movement for agricultur-
al teaching launched by the state
and by which the rural school
student in each county growing
the best potatoes will be sent to
Boise with all expenses paid,
aroused much interest among the
trustees and a plan was at once
adopted by which prizes will be
offered for the student securing
second and third place in the
contest. A special committee to
arrange for these other prizes
was named and is as follows: j.
A. Atkinson, Z. M. Atwood, E.
l.. Galleher. Ed Blake, R. C.
Bruner, Frank Sims, M. l.. Kin
caid, P. Q. Davis, A. Hovey and
Mrs. Reuben Overman.
In the organization of the trus-
tees, M. N. Belknap, of Cotton
wood, was named president; R.
S. Curless, Ferdinand, vice-pres-
ident; Ed Blake, Keuterville,
secretary-treasurer; j. A. Brown,
Barney Lughtseld and A. G.
Hamlin, executive committee.
A committee composed of R.
+. Bruner, j. L. Atkinson and
ii. A. Brown was named to draft
the constitution and bylaws.