The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-26
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
BY Mabel Horner, County supt.

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We are in receipt today, June 80,
Of a circular from Washington, d.
G., on Iowa Boys and Girls Clubs.
It is the hearing before the commit
tee on agriculture of the House Of
Representatives, on boys and girls
clubs in Iowa. This hearing was
held February 3, 1912, when the
winners of the Washington trip in
the acre corn growing contest, and
the breadbaking contest, accompan-
led by their chaperones and Prof. +.
G. Bishop, of Ames, visited the Cap
itol at Washington. This party con-
sisted of the winning contestants
from each congressional district,
and the winners of sweepstakes
Estate wide) contest The chaper-
ones were the mothers of the two
sweepstake winners. Our congress
sional district was represented by
Glen Mead of Percival, Fremont
county. We long to see the time
when our Decatur county boys and
girls will be in line for the same ad-
vantage enjoyed by the boys and
girls in other counties or our state;
We believe this ambition is shared
by every good citizen of the county.
If YOU are interested will you join
hands with us in securing good
hearing for Prof. Farrar who comes
to the Summer School at Leon, July
End and 3rd to present. the subject
of Boys and Girls Club work
along the lines of corn, potatoes and
poultry. Prof. Farrar's lectures and
field lessons will be practical and
concrete. He is not coming to tell
us of the advantage of the movement
but to show US how to go to work.
Every rural teacher in the county is
urged to be present, as are, also boys
and girls from the rural districts
who may be interested in the organ
ization of this work in Decatur
county. A most cordial invitation
is extended to all who believe that
this work which corelates the inter-
ests of home and school will result
in mutual Improvement.
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The program given by the Sum-
mer School Literary Society at the
High School building last Thursday
evening was much enjoyed by those
present. The readings by Miss Lola
Brazelton and by Miss Hazel Moore
were especially excellent. Another
program will be given next Thurs
day evening.
Misses Helene Griffin, Fannie Haz-
let, Mary Hazlet, Leah Teale and
Una McClaran have contributed to
the chapel program during the last
week.
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Prof. G. w. Sampson, of Cedar
Falls, visited the Summer School,
last Friday afternoon and talked to
the students on the subject OF Per
sonality." In the evening, at the
Methodist church he delivered his
lecture on THE New Note in Edu-
cation Both addresses were strong
and impressive and were much ap-
preciated by the teachers and by the
old friends of Prof Sampson, who |
were glad to have this opportunity
of greeting him again.
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The following Decatur county,
and prospective teachers, are attend
ing Normal Schools in different
parts of the state:
Margaret Perkins, Cedar Falls.
Mrs. Wee Aiken, Cedar Falls.
Nellie Mullin, Cedar Falls.
Wynne Cash, Cedar Falls.
Harriet Kelley, Cedar Falls.
Cecilia K. Mahoney, Cedar Falls.
Bess Porter, Cedar Falls.
Kate Porter, Cedar Falls.
Jessie Shira, Cedar Falls.
Helen Rumley, Cedar Falls. II
Jessie Wiley, Cedar Falls.
Deana Meter, Drake University.
Willard r. Beck, Shenandoah.
May Hines, Shenandoah.
Miss Fay Myers, Highland Park.
Fay Linden, Highland Park.
Hazel Katherine Rogers, Highland
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