Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-03
THREE IMPORTANT APPOINT
MENTS MADE IN EDUCATION.
Al DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON MAN IS
NAMED AS INSPECTOR
To Have Supervision Over Graded and
High SchoeIs-J. A. Woodruff, Of
Storm Lake. to Be Inspector Of Rural
and Consolidated SehooIs-O. F.
French is Chief Clerk.
Specia, 10 Times-Republican.

Specia, 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 3.-Superintendent
A. ". Deyoe, head Of the department of
public instruction, today announced
three important appointments to places
in his department, as follows:
a. c. Fuller. Jr., Washington. in
spector OF graded and high schools.
j. a. Woodruff. Storm Lake. inspector
OF rural and consolidated schools.
o. E. French, Des Moines, chief
clerk.
superintendent Fuller was born and
reared in Wright county. tu, has now
served four years as city superintend-
ent of schools in Washington, which
position he has resigned 10 accept the
post of inspector for ten years as city
superintendent at Manning, Sidney and
Storm Lake. His educational prepar-
alton was gained in the common schools
of Wright county. the state teachers
college. the state university and al Chi
cago university. He is much in de-
nand as an institute instructor in agri-
culture among other branches.
Superintendent Woodruff. Of Buena
Vista county. receives the appointment
as state inspector or field worke.
among the consolidated and rural
schools Of Iowa. He is a graduate from
the state Teachers College. His exper-
fence in school work includes the rural
schools, town and consolidated super
intendencies. and principal Of the nor
nal department OF Buena Vista College
for three years. Perhaps no superin-
, ,enen, in the state has had a broader
experience in connection with the con-
solidacion OF schools
| Work Not New to French.
| The new chief clerk in the office has
! in fact been in the office for several
years in connection with the uniform
! county certificate department OF the
! board of educational examiners He
served ,wenty-three years as principal
and superintendent of schools at Cres-
| ton. one year as principal Of the Clar-
linda high school and was an instructor
IN the Capital City Commercial College
two and a half years He also had sew
erals years experience as :. teacher and
superintendent in the schools OF Penn
syIvania and New Jersey.
| The legislature gave authority for the
| employment Of at least three inspectors
/ in order that the department might
properly carry out the great work added
TO it as head Of the entire educational
| system Of the state. One inspector has
! been in the service the past two years
Prof Fred Mahannah. in charge OF
the normal high school work. The Sc
lect!ons above complete the equipment
for the work in hand.
Predicts Great Advancement.
Professor Deyoe predicts great ad-
vancenent in Iowa school interests the
next few years, and especially in rela :
ton TO school consolidation and the de-
velopment Of the community center
idea in connection with the schools. He
! said yesterday:
| zone of the most important acts ..
| the Tnirty-ffth general assembly was
| the passage Of the Savase-Dawson bill,
| providing for reorganization Of the
| department u pubic instruction. Tn
der the provisions Of this act he de-
partment will have general supervision
| and control over the rural, gre led. and
! high schools Of me state. To assist
| IN the proper performance Of these
| duties the law Authorizes the super
| intendent of public Instruction tc ap-
| point not to exceed three inspectors Of
rural. graded, anu high schools.
Homo Of Consolidated Schools.
The greatest problems connected
! with the public school system of Iowa
relate 70 the rural. graded and small
| high schools. The work Of inspection
will deal largely with constructive poll
icies intended e3- the improvement Of
| these schools. Size The law was
passed b. tie Thirty fifth general as
| senbly giving state aid to consolidated
| schools that meet requirements cen
| corning building and equipment. the
| course Of study adopted, including the
| teaching of agriculture, home eco
nomics, and manual training, and the
! qualification OF teachers employed,
r:ne or ten localities have voted 10 con-
solidate including sixteen 70 thirty-two
sections in each dist nc. The conso!-
! dated schools staolished before the
Pickford-Darrah bill was passed are
| also preparing to meet the require
ments for state aid. Ii IS confidently
| expected that low, will soon nave
some Of the best consolidated schools
in the United States. A consolidated
district embraces sufficient area fr'
taxing purposes so tnat not only better
work may be conducted in The grades
below the high schoo;. but from two tc
! four years Of high school work may be
carried on. where the boys and girls
| may attend and be 1t home nights un-
| der parental care, tine best place 70,
| boys and girls of highsc hool age to be
at is the plan to make the schoo
] building in the consolidated district
| the neighborhood cen-e- for the educa'
| tional and social benefit OF all The
!