Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-06
STArE TEAcHERe CONVENTION
DRiNos MANY SPECIALISTS
TOGETHER.
ALSO MANY ARE pREsENr
WHO ARE AJusr TEACHER
Main Meeting opsns With Address BY
Ohio 'Edueater-ceunty supsrintsn.
dents Hold Interesting Session, Com.
mend Recent School Reforms and
Make Recommendation.
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Des &oineAI Nov. s.-There are
teachers everywhere They como from
the colleges. the high schools, the
grade schools. the rural schools. There
are specialists IN music. arithmetic.
language. corn planting, box building.
good cooking-and just teachers. A
thousand or moro Of them will spend
the rest Of the week in conference and
controversy.
The tcacherS seem never to have
shown such deep interest in all educa-
| ttonal work. They are animated and
xealouA It promises to be an excellent
| session.
The big meeting opens this evening
In tho Coliseum when o. T. Corson,
editor Of an educational publication in
Ohio. will answer the question, "Is the
public school a failure?' after SUI
perintendent J. H. Beveridge. Of
Council Bluffs. the president Of the
state association. has delivered his .ad-
dress. Friday morning and In the eve
ming the general association holds
meetings but Friday afternoon 10 given
over to a score Of section and depart
ment conventions.
Superintendent Beverage IL one Of
the progressive educators Of the state
and he u expected to sound q keynote
OF two with reference to the work be-
fore the educators: His topic will be
increasing the efficiency Of our
schools" and az he 10 an advocate of
the most thorough scientific methods
IN education he 10 expected to present
some interesting Views on how to pro-
coed to make the schools better. He Is
also believer in the necessity for
better rural schools as the key to the
whole situation and he Is In thorough
accord with the movement which has
been going on to make the rural
schools better. He Is also an advocate
of teachers pensions and wants that
matter fully investigated and UNDER
stood 80 that intelligent action can be
taken.
County supsrintsndsnts Meet.
County superintendenrs in their con.
vention discussed q great many Ques-
tons pertaining to their work but did
not undertake anything novel or new.
They report that by reason Of their
exchange OF views they have been
helpful to each other. In the main
they are quito prepared to join heartily
in the work Of making the new legisla-
ton effective.
No backing up on the wonderful pro.
gress made, no yielding TO the reac-
tionaj1es: just going straight ahead
and making the most Of the new school
legislation ana standing by those who
have given Iowa it, first big forward
step in many years. That 10 the spirit
of the convention Of educators, a. In
Dictated in tho reports made and con.
sidersd in the state educational coun-
Gil today.
The report Of the better Iowa schools
commission was nrst on tho program.
The report briefly stated what has been
done for betterment Of Iowa schools 30
far as legislation 10 concerned. The
report recommended for new legisla-
ton only that part Of the original pro-
gram which had not yet been COM
pleted, chiefly that relating to the
township as the school unit and q few
other things.
Making Laws Effective.
An inspiring report was that from
committee Of which Superintendent
L. C. Brown is the head on the subject
Of "How to make effective and con-
serve recent school legislation" With
him on the committee were Messrs.
Colgrove. Dwelle. Else, Cramer, and
Athearn. and Miss Cowgirl. The re-
port was Unanimous. It reflected the
spirit Of the educational movement.
I'VE believe" was the opening Of
the report that 1t rs the mission Of
all educational institutions to conserve
and perpetuate the best ideals Of CIV
ilization and to foster every means Of
progress. The public schools OF Iowa
should in ever community serve the
highest interests Of all the people. They
should be instrumental in the improve
ment Of home life. They should con-
tribute to the Industrial efficiency of
all classes. They should represent the
highest standards Of citizenship. They
should 1nculcate morality and effective
ly train the youth Of our state in habits
of industry. honesty. sobriety and
patriotism.
$50 rapid has been the progress Of
invention in the past two decades, so
great have been the industrial, social
and economic changes, SO marvellous
has been tho educational uplift in
many sections OF, our common country,
and so little In the way Of constructive
legislation In our own state had been
that the public schools
Of Iowa were not meeting the de-
mands Of the people AZ q meants
Of training the children Of the state for
social. industrial and civic efficiency.
To meet these needs and In response to
these demands many old laws have re-
Gently been repealed or amended and
many new laws have been written in
our statutes.
''Your committee heartily commeds
the spirit and the substance of the
school legislation enacted by the
Thirty fifth general assembly.
1--WE believe that these laws are both
sane and progressive and that they
represent the best ideals Of modern
education.
Show Appreciation.
I'VE are grateful to all the members
Of the general assembly. the governor
Of the state, and to all who have had
a share in securing this much needed
II these laws are properly
conserved and effectively enforced 1t
will mean new era In educational
progress in Iowa. Therefore your
committee Is unanimously agreed on
these three proportions: u
II. That It IL the plain and impera-
tive duty OF the present hour that We
az citizens and AZ teachers should give
these laws our hearty approval and our |
united support, and endeavor. a. much |
as in us lies. to see that they are per-
mitted fair and impartial trial In
their present form.
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