Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-08-15
First County School Board Con
vention in Gasconade County.
Will be held at Owensville,
August 26th.

Under the law enacted by tn,
F0rty-seventh General Assembl,
Of Missouri it is made the duty
of the county superintendent o!
schools to call together once eacf
year, the presidents of the 'schoo.
boards and the clerks of the
school districts of the county,
for the consideration and discus
sion Of questions pertaining te
school administration.
The law further provides that
it shall be the duty Of every pre-
sident of a school board and
every clerk of a school district
to attend the meeting Of school
officers called by the county SUI
perintendent of schools, for the
purpose of considering and dis
cussing questions pertaining to
school administration and each
school officer attending such
meeting, shall receive compensa-
ton at the rate of one dollar and
fifty cents per day and mileage
at the rate of five cents per mile,
for the number of miles necessary
to be travelled in going from the
school house of his district to
the place Of meeting, same to be
paid out Of incidental fund of
his district: Provided, that no
allowance shall be made for
more than two days in any school
year. 1t also provides, that in
case of the inability of either the
president of the board or the
clerk of the district to attend
such meeting, the school board
shall appoint another member or
some other person to represent
the district, in place of said pre-
sident of the board or clerk of
the district.
Upon presentation of certifi-
cate, signed by the county super
intendent of schools, the board
shall order warrants drawn in
favor Of the school officers or
other representatives of the board
who attend said meeting, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of
this new law.
In accordance with the require
ments Of this new section of the
law, l hereby call the First
Annual Convention of County
School Boards to meet in Hen
neke's Hall in 0wensville, Aug.
26th, 1913, at 800 A. M.
The Importance Of this meeting
does not need to be stated; no
days in the year are so important
to the school officers than the
days when all get together and
consult lea for improving the
school in the county. All direc-
tors and clerks are urgently tre-
quested to be at the place OF
meeting at 900 A. NJ.
r. Ell. Emberson, Prof. of Rural
Education at Columbia will be
with us all day, to help carry
out the following
Program:
Rural Schools.
(a) What preference should be
given the old teacher,if success
fullf Why7
(b) What is the loss to the
district in changing teachers9
(c) Why is it more difficult
for the same teacher to continue
in a country school for several
years than in a town or city
school?
(d) What can a teacher do
for a community during vaca-
tion2
(e) How induce the teacher
to remain in the community dur
ing vacation2
w WnaL social and ecOno-
mic loss is the country suffering
on account of the absentee land
lord, the absentee preacher and
the absentee teacher9
2. Care of Buildings and
Grounds:
(a) What is the responsibility
Of the school board as to the
health of the children2 Are the
school boards morally, though not
legally responsible for many
cases of bad eyesight, headache,
pneumonia, tuberculosis, typhoid
fever and curved spines9
(b) What is the best method
of heating country school build
ingsf
(c) What is the best method
of ventilating country school
buildingsf
(d) When is a school well
lightedf The amount of light
and the control Of light deter
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