Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-22
A RETIREMENT ASSEMBLY
EDUCATIONAL OFFICIALS MEET
IN COUNTY CONVENTION
Adopt Resolution Extending System
TO Teachers-Suong Talks by
Outside Workers

Convention Of school officers for cen
trial and western Vernon county was an
astonishing success. last Thursday. both
from numbers and interest manifest.
Attendance approached two hundred,
and seating capacity in the court room
was at premium.
In opening Superintendent Gardner
explained purpose of the gathering. In
the matter of making complicated re
ports ne said every teacher should be
compelled TO complete all her record
work before inal payment is made her
"Absenteeism, be said, should be
promptly reported ard teachers assist
school officers IN explaining provisions
OF the law to parents
The object OF these gatherings as pro-
vided for by the state, is to present the
new ideas and methods Of education or
rural schools to those officers who have
power to put them in operation. The
Senior class of the County Training
! school attended in a body. A resolu
tion was adopted asking for law by
which the teachers of the county may
attend these meetings and be allowed
their pay.
Prof. Engleman of La Crosse normal.
spoke on The Boards Part in Making
Good School First, in providing a
proper building and equipment, not the
cheapest that can be made to answer
| the purpose, and most important in Sc
curing a teacher. In securing teach.
err, make first considers lion OF moral
qualities, habits of life, industry OF the
past, sympathy, character, and lastly
scholarship and professional training.
To get all this we must pay more wages
| Money does not pay for everything,
but an equivalent should be given. IL
should not be the part of the school
| board in hiring a teacher 10 say for
/ how little will you teach, but how much
! are you worth in your character, ex-
ample and professional training?"
| Mr.. Larson, inspector of rural schools,
| spoke on Relation of the School to the
Home The school is the helper of
/ the home; the home is more important
than the school, and the more it does
| for the home betterment the greater
and more useful the school Home and
school are the big factors in the bring
| ing up of children and must be allied
/ forces and understand each other. He
compared them 10 two horses hitched
! together with the wagon tongue be-
tween, each horse must keep on own
| side Of the pole, they must pull together
or there will be trouble. The teacher
runs the school and the parents run the
home. During school hours teachers
| take the parents place and ought to
| do little more than just the teaching
| Safeguard the play ground and study
the children, join in the games, teach
them to play fair, respect the rights of
others and so build up the character;
encourage ways of industry, be inter
ested in the labors they perform at
home and uphold the dignity of toll.
| Plans are already hciae se fer
these meetings next year and TO reach
the rural schools to a greater degree.
Following school officers were en-
/ rolled as present;
| Bergen-F F. Neumann. John Puiver. A.
Shorey, Geo. Flick, Lorenz Proksch Peter Peter
! son, X. ]. Beitlieh, r. O. Running Melvin Bryhn.
NJ. Hunder. Hanesworth, August Abra-
ham. H F Bay. Peter Stylen.
Coon-Melyn stafslien. G J Lund. N Neri-
son. Severt lhle. J NJ Rude II ] Storbakken,
John Jacobson. d o Stevengson, Hialmer Paul
son. Hedge Larson. Adolph c Bryce
observation-disclosures Tomptngen, John Benrud.
| William Homstad c NJ Ballsrud Oscar Meby.
{ Jefson, Malta E Neprud. o | Holman, H
| Brendum. o Liun. Martin Leum. Chris P Over
gard, Peter J. Jothen, Paul Steenson, Elias
I
/ Hamburg-Andrew johnson. 2 Peterson H ]
I Hagen. L Kokkeby. Bernard Renuetsberger,
WI lam Kapanke, 7 X Molten, p T Gullord c F
! Brinkman.
Harmony-John johnson. S Moore. H C Lar
/ son. Thomas Peterson Gust A Lepke John F
/ LIteiow, A w Townsend. John f. Lepke. Chas
/ Gutenberg, + S Dake. Otto Schroeder II z Han
son, Emil Hanson William Peterson
kranklin-Chas Latta. John Heck, o l. Thomp-
/ son, o I Fortney. Mike Elefson. Lewis A Han
son. Ole Sherry, w H Slack. John MoGil. William
/ Horribly. W Aikips. w L. Aikens. Sever Nun
| dahl, Ole Kjos. William Mills. Ole D. Olson.
/ Whitestown-S Glenn. WIN Cole, o Hoff. Gil
| Kickapoo-Albert Prestegard Hans Larson. F
fainter. A c Lake. Sever Simpson, John Glass,
o II Larson.
Jefferson-Mrs Eta German. Truman Kendall.
| J ID Honaker Grooming, Roy Cade, John A
Thompson, Jacob Gorlde, Grant Cox. o S Ober-
| son, Carl Thompson. Ole Christianson. Torkel
Maryland. A Hunter Charley Jacobson. John
Christianson, H Hanson, w Z Mills, G HeIgeson,
1 Henry j Anderson. II f Anderson. Tennis Lavold,
Andrew Tryggestad. Nels Nelson. Toilet b.
| Hetland. Ole j. Moseng.
| Clinton-william DOZEN. f w Adams Nick
| Gronemer. Emil Erickson. Jens Ottum. William
| Vought, William job. o NJ Larson, John Quinn.
Liberty Peter N Briggson. Willard Harris.
Harvey Cox. G. A Smith. w E Norris W Best.
A B Miller
Gem. ID Woodward. Henry Lupie.
Niroqra-Henry SilbauRh, Clyde T. Smith. / N
Groves. J A jacobson. Carl Wrobel, Olaf Sorial;
g Roland Albert Debing Ole Allickson A
Vance, Fl Hanchett.
Stering-Rob Melen. Dan Davis E W Morton.
\ Monsen. Bringe. I Brudos. Nels Skildum,
y II Call. David Engler. P Johnson Peter
Fauske, F z Bean.
wheatland- David Adams. Peter Watson.
Wehster-C H Zteow. A T Potter. Otis Wilson.
kalvestran, A Jacobs. Arthur Kellar Charles
Taylor. L Bold, Andrew Mockrud, Fl Melvin.