The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-11-14
As..saet Of R.por. for Month Ending Nov. ). 1912.

household arts he opend at the uni
Iversity.
summary for the reasons for such
is given by the board
! Ii was not deemd a wise financial nor
Educational polity to maintain two
schools of engineering as near each
other as Ames and iowa City and for
the same reason it was regarded as
indefensible to maintain two col
leges of liberal arts, one at Cedar
Falls and one at Iowa City. AS fur
Their reason the school al Cedar Falls
cannot now supply the demand for
Ftraind teachers for rural schools and
the work in liberal arts above the
sophomore year Is 10 be tranSferd tn
Owa City and this elimination will
give the school better opportunity
TO prepare teachers for the rural
schools. The equipment for profess
Isiona training in education already
exists at the University and with a
slight increase in expenditure can be
made adequate to all demands.
storm of protest is going up over the
state, especially by alumni and stu.
dents of the respectiv institutions but
the wisdom of the boards action can
hardly be cald in question and their
policy will very likely prevail. 1t Is
unfortunate that the present situation
could not have been foreseen years
ago and the three institutions united
at one place in a great state univer-
Isity, eliminating much duplication
necessary even under the new policy
land at the same time increasing the
deficiency of the states educational
effort. Such a condition exists in
nearly every state.
| The present week marks the end
of the first quarter and portion of
the time has been given over to tests
in the various subjects for a final
grade on the quarters work. Tests
are given in all grades above the third
grade in spelling, arithmetic, geogra-
ply, history, language and grammar.
Special subjects such as drawing, pen
manship, etc, are graded according
to directions of the supervisor. No
pupil Is excused from the quarterly
test, but If he makes a hign grade is
exempted from the final examination
at the end of the sefnestef.. On fhttfs-
day of next week the report cards
will be sent to the parents for inspec.
ton and signature. Special atten.
ton is cald to the fact that every child
lis given a report card showing his
standing for the quarter in the sub
ljects pursued. We hope parents will
!eXamin these cards carefully as they
are the teachers estimate of the work
done. On the back of the grade carus
|space is provided for filling in any
|subject or subjects in which the child
lis especially weak for the quarter and
this matter should not be overlook.
In way the quarterly report Is more
important than the semester report.
ISince there is yet time for the pupil
TO recover lost ground in case he has
been failing. Parents are urged to Wis
il the regular work of the school and
consult the teachers in regard to their
lchildren's work Such visits should
act as an encouragement TO. the pupils
and teachers alike and would render
more vital the relation of the home
land school.
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The public school teachers of Min
Inesota were askt to answer the fol-
lowing questions in an inquiry con-
Quoted by the helth department, the
Questions referring to the pupils under
their charge:
Has ne a good standing posture?
Has he a good sitting posture? Does
he play normally. Is the child good
tempered? Does he stammer, bite
his nails, or make spasmodic move.
ments? Is he apparently free from
bad sexual habits? Has he bladder
trouble? Do his teeth look clean and
Sound? Is his hearing good? Does he
lsay what" before answering a Ques-
ton? Is he fairly attentiv? Is he free
from squirting ana frowning? Is the
red free from signs of disease?
The pupils were requested to an
swer the following:
Have you ever had much sickness?
Are you now we'll? DO you eat break
fast every day? Do you eat lunch
every day? Do you drink coffee. or
tea, or both? DO you sleep in room
with the windows open? Have you
ever been to a dentist? DO you own
a tooth brush? DO you have head
ache often? DO your ears run? Is 1t
hard for you to breathe thru your
nose? Do you have sore throat often?
| r. W. ELSE,
Supt. City Schools.