The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
SUpERINTE DENT SPEAKS
Members of Rural School Boards and
Teachers of Rural Schools get Many
Suggestions for Improvement at An
nual Convention of Rural Boards.

Rural school officials and rural school
teachers from all parts of Kenosha
county had field meet in Kenosha
today when more than $50 of them rep
resenting every school district and
every school in the county came to Ke-
nosha to attend the annual school
board convention, which was held in
the council chamber of the city hall.
1t was the largest gathering OF school
officials ever held in the county and the
most interesting one. The members of
the boards came with their note books
and their question books and they
showed new interest in the big move
ment that is being made for the better
ment Of rural schools of the county and
state The convention was notable
from the standpoint of speakers. At
the head of the list was State Supt.
Charles P. Cary of Madison and with
him were Rural School Inspector Lar
son, who has been heard in Kenosha on
several occasions and who always has
a message for the teachers and school
boards Prof. Wilbur, head Of the rural
school division of the Whitewater Nor
NAL, and County Supt. John j. Kerwin
Of Silver Lake.
Tt was the first visit of the state
superintendent to Kenosha county in
many years and he had busy day of
it. Before the opening of the conven-
ton he spent an hour discussing condi7
tions in Kenosha county with the sup
erintendent of the county schools and
he spoke for more than an hour before
the convention. His talk was along
general lines but he especially empha-
sized the work of securing and keeping
good teachers. He declared that the
members of rural school boards must
learn a new lesson in securing teach
ers and that they must keep on the
watch for the development of rural
teachers and when they have secured
such teachers keep them in service by
paying them wage which will make
the work profitable and pleasant to
them. He spoke Of the demand for CO.
operation between the teachers and the
school boards and the teachers and the
school patrons and urged that the
boards take a greater interest IN the
actual work of the schools.
This afternoon Superintendent Cary
went to the high school where he spoke
for half an hour to the students on the
subject of higher education and he
rounded out his day in Kenosha by APP
pearing before the county board and
making a strong plea for the establish
ment of county training school for
teachers. Mr.. Cary gave the board an
excellent idea Of the state aid law for
these schools and did much to remove
some of the objections which have been
held toward them.
In discussing school work at the con-
vention Rural Inspector Larson spoke
especially Of the work of interesting
the school patrons in the work that is
being done in the country school.
lie discussed the social center move
ment and made many suggestions for
the teachers to follow in securing
greater interest among the parents of
the children.
Professor Wilbur this afternoon dis
cussed the big subject of ''Health in
the Rural Schools, speaking of the big
movement all over the country to get
more healthful condition about the
school children.
From every standpoint the conven-
ton was the most successful gathering
Of the kind ever held in Kenosha
county.