Evening times-Republican., 1913-11-05
sTATE CONVENTION or TEACH.
ERs TAKING UP-To.pArE
susJEcrs.
IOWA HOME EcoNoMicS
soclETY.To 81 FORMED
objset 10 70 crsats orsasss Interest
Among Teachers and Pasrens and
secure co.epsratIeA eA-Nsrinal Train.
Ing In High seheels. state Aid for
Vocational Wsrk In Rural Schools
Vocational Work IN Rural Schools.


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Nov. 5.-The new things
In tho Iowa educational scheme will
receive great deal Of attention at the
annual convention Of Iowa educators
which Is now under way here. Some
Of these new things are:
Normal training In a hundred high
schoolA
State aid for vocational work in con-
solidated rural schools.
Agriculture. home economics and
manual training for all Iowa youths.
Better supervision Of schools and
better pay for all educators.
In recognition Of the great interest
IN home economics, for instance there
WI! be organized tomorrow the Iowa
Home Economies Association, the chief
purpose Of which rs to create greater
interest in the subject OF good home
making and general community i'm
provement and to establish more
nearly cooperation between teachers.
club women and all other earnest wo-
men. Connected with this there will be
an exhibit made by Inspector Fred Ma
hannah Of the state educational de-
partment. showing something Of what
Is actually being accomplished In re-
gard to home economics IN schools in
Iowa, series Of photographs showing
actual equipment and classes at work
al over the state. He will also be oa
hA mr. nOrovv <1 k>H - .
home economics to normal training.
Others on the program are Grace
schermerhorn. director of practical
teaching. Iowa State College; Ruth
Wardell. director home economies.
State University; Caroline Grimsby, Of
the municipal courts, Chicago.
Vocational Training Topics.
Other vocational training topics ap-
pear all thru the general program and
that Of the divisions into which the
divides itself. A. e. Ben
nett. Of Highland Park College, has
an address on the place Of agriculture
in the high school; Mary E. Moser,
Dallas Center, has q number on "Agri-
culture-how much has already been
given? What shall be addeI In 1915 p:
Blanche Roser. Narquisville, has q
paper on Domestic Science-necessary
equipment; how manage It with
crowded program: Kenneth q. Smith,
Iowa State College, has a paper on
Education and the Industries" K.
F. O'Donne1l, Ames. on What should
be taught in animal husbandry In the
high school," George Dunlap and E.
c. Bishop. Ames, on How to teach
grain Judging" Professor Eye, Fonda,
on Specializing in agriculture In the
high school," supt. Irving H. Hart.
Butler county, on Vocational training
In rural schools;" DR.. Herbert Martin
on 'The place Of domestic science in
the school curriculum" Supt. H. L.
Eels, Rolfe, on Practical work in agri-
culture in the normal training high
school courses" C. II. Bailey. Cedar
Falls, on Some considerations with
reference to grammar grade wood
work." o. L. Clancy, Burlington, on
Printing as q vocational subject for
the secondary school," and Dr. Henry
s. Curtis. Michigan. on "Play and recre.
alton In the country"
New Things Discussed.
It will 'be seen. therefore, that the
entire program for the week is filed
with discussion Of matters referring to
some of the new things In Iowa educa-
ton. and especially the training for
in city rnd rural schools.
The first of the .neetings will be that
Of the county superintendepts today.
AS they are very largely affected by
the new legislation and new work on
the educators they will discuss some
of the problems Of their work.
The educational council, the advisory
body OF the association. meets Thurs
day morning. with State Superinten-
dent A. NJ. Deyoe presiding Most of
the reports to be made to that body
and subsequently to go to the general
deal with thu new work
and especially with the enlargement Of
secondary education In con 1ection with
normal training and vocational educa-
ton.
One Of the most important Of the
Is one by committee headed
by George H. Sawyer, Of Usage, having
under consideration the present status
and future Of secondary education in
Iowa.
$1,000 in High Schools.
There are $4,000 pupils III the high
schools Of Iowa. OF these, 10000 are
In what are known az the accredited
high schools Of the state, over which
the state board of education, thru its
inspection department, has had super
vision. These schools have been clas-
sined and their courses Of study
and brought up to cer-
tain high standard. The 10000 other
high school pupils are In the monaco
high schools, IN small ones
with 2-year and 3-year courses, over
which there has been no supervision
until the present time. The present
problem in secondary education in the
state, 50 the report will state, IL how
to arrange the courses Of study in
these non accredited high schools to
the best advantage and to get the most
for the pupils out Of all tho high
school work.
The report will recommend that more
attention be given to English language
and literature.
There should be more attention CIV
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