The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-09-04
SCHOOL NOTES.
BY Supt. Notson.

The new courses of study art
now out, and limited supply has
been furnished for distribution
| to teachers. The outlines are
clear, and the suggestions are
most excellent. It is to be hoped
that every teacher will read the
course through carefully upor
receiving it. The new high
school course is much more fex-
ible than the former courses.
1t is the required course for al
schools of the second and thirc
class. Districts of the first class,
that is those having more thar
one thousand pupils, may adopt
their own courses. While the
State Superintendent has planned
the course with the idea in mind
that not many will go from the
high school to college, the course
pis so arranged that those who ex-
pect to enter college may take
the work which will entitle them
to entrance.
Hon. P. P. Claxton, United
States Commissioner of Educa-
ton, is inaugurating a campaign
for the organization of a parent
teacher association in every
school district in the United
States. He has enlisted the CO.
operation of the State and county
superintendent in all the States.
He is now trying to secure the
cooperation of the teachers and
a few patrons in each district.
If you receive an invitation to aid
in this work, you should be ready
to respond as far as you can.
The movement has been tried out
and wherever given fair trial
has been very gratifying. In
too many districts the patrons
are inclined to think that the
teachers and the pupils are able
to take care of all the school in
terests in the district, and the
result is that there is often a lack
of cooperation and sympathy.
One feature which the Honorable
Commissioner is trying to en-
is the making Of the
school social and civic center.
The school is to be brought into
the life of the community, and
the community is to have a lar
ger interest in the school life.
The new system Of writing
adopted by the text book com
mission is sradically different from
the former system in use in this
State. 1t may be difficult for
teachers to secure the best re-
suits at first unless they have
some instruction in the methods
Of the new system. On that ac-
count, the Palmer Company, who
publish the new system, will
send an expert instructor to the
institute. A much larger portion
IF the time of the institute will
be given to writing than has been
given at any previous time. 1t
would be a good plan for every
person who expects to
leach within the next two years
to attend the institute and re-
ceive this instruction. Teachers
IF schools which at once begin
work with the new system will
be entitled to the free correspon-
1ence course given by the pub
ishers. 1t will pay any teacher
to take this course if she can
possibly find time to do the work.
There never was a time when
the demand for good, rapid, plain
handwriting was greater than at
this time. The new system of
writing has been thoroughly test
ed in the schools of New York
and Chicago and has proven a
success.
The interest shown by the
children who are making inquiries
IN regard to the fair is very graf |
flying. Let every one entitled to
enter the contests try to do some
hing. Some may be able to
for several prizes, and
hey should do so. The time is
short, but there is time for sew
ng, cooking, fruit canning, jelly |
and mechanical work. /
Jet busy. Parents, encourage
'our children to enter the con-
ests.
Enterprise is to have anew the
tier, builtof native black marble.
NallOWa county has tha orroafoct