The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-10
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
Six hundred and forty-four thouA
ard three hundred and six persons al,
tended continuation schools in France
last year.
Pupils In German school were
recently tested as to their reading OF
newspapers. In the highest elemen-
tary class of forty-four, twenty-five
read a newspaper every day; Is at
least once week; and 4 less fre-
quently.
San Francisco, one Of the few large
cities without kindergartens as regu-
lar part of the public school system,
intends to establish a number Of kin
dergartens in the fall, according to
Information received at the United
States Bureau of Education.
A model house, with balcony, parlor,
dining room, bedroom, kitchen, bath
and toilet room was erected by the
ninth grade pupils of the Juncos, Por.
to Rico. schools on the grounds Of the
third insular fair of Porto Rico. A
complete set of furniture was also
made by the children. Carpentry Is
one of the practical courses intro
duced in the Juncos schools, under
the supervision Of Celestino Benitez,
the superintendent
One-tenth OF all the public school
teachers in New Jersey are engaged
in professional study at summer
schools this year. There are over 800
at Rutgers College alone, attending
the first summer session ever held by
the state college. Three other sum-
mer schools for teachers have re-
Gently been established by state ap-
preparations. Besides indicating
resolve to raise the standard OF teach
ing, the movement marks the begin
ming of closer relations between Rut-
gers College and the general educa-
ticnal needs of the state.
The greatest need of rural schools
IS better supervision, removed entire
~ from politics. and a longer tenure
OF Office" says ]. B. Arp, county super
intendent of schools, Jackson County,
Minnesota. Every county or rural SUI
pervisor should be appointed on merit
OF service and education, and not be
restricted to any county or state"
The recent Illinois legislature sup
ported education Handsomely. In addi-
ton to appropriating s4,700,0oS for
the state university, the legislature
made the following notable enact
ments: A million dollar addition to
the state distributive fund: certif-
eating bill that put Illinois In the
front rank, according to State Super
intendent Blair; free high-school tn.
ition act, long clamored for; a law
permitting local school boards to levy
2 per cent instead of / IL per cent
for operating expenses, when author
lied by vote Of the people; and the
creation of the position of state high
school inspector at $4,000 year.
Drawing work from public schools
in 80 cities has been selected by the
United States Bureau OF Education 10,
exhibition purposes, and is now tour
ing the country. The following are
among the cities honored with &
place in the exhibit; Los Angelo.
and Stockton Calf; New Haven
Conn; Ottawa, H.; indianapolis, Ind
Fitchburg, Lowell. Marlboro. Nan
tucket Newton, Reading, somervillt
and Springfield, Mass; Minneapolis
MINI; st. Louis, Mo-: Jersey cit,
and Newark, n. j.; Buffalo, Elmira
Schenectady, solvay, Syracuse, Tro,
and Utica, N Y; Cleveland, Ohio,
Laurium. Minersville. Oxford. Pitts
burgh and Rankin, Pa, and Wester
~, R. ].