The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-05

irons.
Organization of a science club to
include teachers of the sciences in the
schools of the county, and prelimi-
nary steps in the establishment of a
lecture course embracing six rural
communities are the aftermath of the
big institute of pedagogues Of What
com and San Juan counties which
was brought to close Friday morn
ing.
Miss H. B. Hainke, instructor in
physics and chemistry in the North
Side high school, was named as a rep
resentative of the proposed science
club, to confer with Superintendent
OF Schools Miss Keeler, and definite
steps toward the formation of the
club will be taken in the near future.
Principal A. w. Holland, of Ferndale,
is one of the Interested promoters OF
this organization. The object of the
club will be to promote closer rela-
tlonship between the science teachers
and to foster collective discussions
of problems that arise in school work.
Miss Keeler will make arrange
ments for the lecture course to ex-
tend to the rural communities. These
lectures are in line with the commu-
nifty meetings that have been arrang-
ed for the rural communities, and
are expected to prove of lasting bene-
fit to the county school children as
well as patrons. Miss Keeler said
last night that she would procure the
speakers and make out their itinerary
SO as to enable them to cover six
rural communities consecutively. Ex-
cellent speakers are available, she
says, who will have real live messa-.
ges for the rural patrons.
The institute went on record as en-
dorsing the establishment of the new
educational magazine which is to be.
edited, after January /, by. III. H..
Matteson, the teachers retirement
fund, simplifcation and condensation
of arithmetic work, medical inspec-
tion and a proposed change in the
rules regarding tuitions.
The resolutions adopted are as fol-
lows:
eve, your committee on resolu-
tions, beg leave to submit the follow
ing:
Il. Be it resolved by the teachers
of San Juan and Whatcom counties
that we express our appreciation for
the excellent program that we have
had for our inspiration this year, and
that we extend thanks for the part
played in the execution of this pro-
gram by Conductors, instructors, en-
tertainers or to others who may have
contributed thereto.
%. That we pledge our best eff
forts to create sentiment in favorgof
the teachers retirement fund from
this time until the election next year.
in the belief that.if we lose this time
it may be- a long wait till we shall
again get the matter before the leg
islature for consideration.
"3. 4 That we as teachers stand for
the simplifcation and condensation
of the work in arithmetic and that
we are opposed to the retention Of
obsolete processes or methods, highly
technical, or unknown to the world
of affairs That we therefore request
the state board of education to elimi-
nate from it's course of study and
from the examination questions such
topics as bank discount, partial pay
ments, stocks and bonds, compound
interest, annual interest and others
that have no place in the work-a-day
life of our people.
81. That we ask for a change in
our school code which will eliminate
the confusion arising from the emu
meration of pupils in a district where
they do not attend school. TO thie'
end we suggest that any pupil should
be able >to attend the school nearest
to him without being liable for tut
ton.
"5. Be it resolved by the teachers
OF Whatcom and San Juan eeunties
in joint session assembled that tne
project to publish magaxine which
shall be not only the exponent Of the
boys and girls industrial Contest
but shall consistently pursue the poi
icy Of exploiting agriculture manual Y
training, domestic sctence. j
roads, play grounds. better
grounds, bpiidings and sqntp
magazine free from politics 1li