The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-24
Abstract Of Report fer Month Ending April II. 1919,
SCHOOLS
lO66IlO72 2ls8 1858 l7s6 2s 1853 s4s2!sss4l 22sI

Totals 1865 1917
| Supplemental 10 the above report
the rooms presided over by the fol
lowing named teachers lead in at
tendance: 10 Martin, Fife Toyrea,
Margaret McFadden. Edith Hoffman,
Nellie Williams, Floy Cricket, Fan
ME Baxter, Rebecca Erwin, Estella
Malone, Flora Schneider. The fol-
lowing teachers report perfect pune
Itnality: Mabel Kenworthy, Zilpha
Monroe, 10 Martin, Lucille Richards,
Margaret Hook, Effie Tovrea, Edith
Frost, Marguerite Drinkle, Francine
Lacey. Mae Dorgan, Edith Hoffman,
Barbara Drinkle. Elizabeth Wash.
burn, Edith Garland, Viola Forsyth,
Nellie Williams, Ida WEIGH, Floy
Cricket, Clara Rakow, Helen Jordan,
Mabel Ware, Mamie Bingaman, Grace
Rove, Rebecca Erwin, Cornie Cowan,
Casa Conover, Anna Roberts, Flora
Schneider, Mary Vannest. Whittier
school leads in attendance at 1888,
and Webster school leads in pune
tuality at 99.99.
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The school year closes Friday,
EJune s. The class sermon will be
given by Rev. Roy E. Deadman, pas
tor of the Christian church. The
commencement address will be given
Thursday evening June 5, the speaker
being Hon. f. F." FayvilIe, u s. Dis
,,trict Attorney for, northern Iowa. Mr.
lFayvillet addressed the southeastern
Iowa Teachers association at Grin
Enell year ago aud pleased that
gathering very much He has a mes
sage and should receive a, large hear
ling. - More details concerning com.
mencefnent week will follow in due
time. ~ s-'t 1;*9i q. n-'s.se.'
The students of the high school en-
rolled in the Normal Training course
ARE spending considerable part OF
their time In visiting the various
tgrades of the city schools, discussing
the work observed and listening to
lectures by teachers of the local
force. AS soon as roads permit some
visitation of rural schools convenient
lily located will be carried on in order
that they may know first hand actual
rural school conditions. 49, 49,.
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A number of bills affecting public
systems have been before the legisla-
ture and few of these have been
,enaeted into law. One of the most
important is a bill making provision
for state aid to consolidated schools
in the rural districts. The consolida-
tons where made are entirely yolun-
tary and the maximum appropria.
ton is $3.50. The second measure al
ready enacted into law is that provid-
ing for the appointment by the COVER
nor of the state superintendent or
public instruction and increases the
salary of that official to 100000 per
iannum. 81" r". .''
! Another measure that has received
considerable attention is the one pro-
ividing for annuities for public school
teachers Those in favor of this
measure urge the following reasons;
1t has become a fixed policy of gov
ernments and of many private corpor-
atoms TO provide annuities for their
Iemployes; the state of Iowa has
adopted this policy for permanent
public service; an annuity or pension
is widespread and is being used sue
Icessfully throughout the country;
there is general demand for such a
tplhn. Such law would benefit the
teachers because their salaries are
meager at best; il would cnange their
lOutlook upon life and remove the
dread Of dependent old age; it would
increase the standing of teaching as
a profession. The schools would bene-
fit because teachers could do better
work when relieved from worry; be.
cause more could be demanded of
teachers in connection with their
school work: because 1t would at.
tract to the profession OF teaching
able men and women from other
walks of life; because II would allow
school boards to retire worn out teach
iers without seeming injustice either
to the teachers or to the schools.
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1 II is Interesting to observe how
QUICKLY any movement, educational in
character, knocks at the school house
door demanding and ultimately gain.
ling admission.
/ A circular from the Bureau of Ed,l.
cation states that at Parsons, Kan,
the school authorities have a con.
tract with the manager OF one of the
theatres by which, for $500 a
month, he furnishes the theatre, the
films, the machine and the operator
for two Friday afternoons in each
month. The films are selected by the
superintendent. Among the pictures
that have been shown are the Coming
of Columbus. Rip Van Wrinkle. Spring
Log Drawing in Maine, Cutting Cali
fornia Redwood. Manufacture OF Pa,
per. Life and Customs OF the Winnie,
bago Indians. The children, accom-,