The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-22

Rico, schools, on the grounds of the Third InsuIar Fair of Porto Rico. A complete set of furniture was also made by the children. Carpentry is one of the practical courses introduced in the Juncos schools, under the super vision of CeIestino Benftez, the super intendent. 2
 one-tenth of all the public school teachers in New Jersey are engaged in professional study at summer schools this year. There art over 300 at. Rutgers College alone, attending the first summer session ever held by the State College. Three other summer schools for teachers have recently been established by State appropriations. Besides indicat ting a resolve to raise the standard of teaching, the move ment marks the beginning of closer relations between Rutgers College and the general educational needs of the State.
 .'The greatest need of rural schools is better supervision, removed from fice,'' says J. B. Arp, county superin- tendent of schools, Jackson County, Afinn- Every county or rural super visor should be appointed on merit of service and education, and not be re- stricted to any county or any state.''f
 
 The recent Illinois legislature sup ported education handsomely. Tn ad- dttion to appropriating $4, 10000 for the State University, the legislature made the following notable enact ments: A million dollar addition to, the State distributive fund; a certifi- eating bill that put Illinois in the front rank, according to State Superintend- ent Blair; a free high school tuition act, long c1amored for; a law permit ting local school boards to levy 2 per cent instead of 1-2l per cent for op- erating expenses, when authorized by vote of the people; and the creation of the position of State high school inspector at s4.ooO a year.
 Drawing work from public schools in 32 cities has been selected by the Unit ed States Bureau of Education for ex- hfbition purposes, and is now touring the country. The following are among the cities honored with a place in the exhibit: Los. Angeles and Stockton, Cal; New Haven, Conn; Ottawa, H.; Indianapolis, Ind; Fitchburg, Lowell, Marlboro, Nantucket; Newton, Read ing, somervi1le, and Springfield, Mass; Minneapolis, Minn.; St. Louis, Mo; Jersey City and Newark, N J.; Buff falo. Elmira, Schenectady, Solvay, Syr- acuse, Troy, and Utica, N. Y.; Cleve- 1 land, Ohio; Lauriurn, Minersvile, Ox- ford, Pittsburgh, and Rankin, Pa; and Westerly, R. l.
 Systematic study in citizenship is given in the elementary schools of France, Denmark and Finland.
 There were 17,238 students in the l of Paris last year, of whom 3,267 were foreigners.
 The Rockefeller Sanitary Conmis- sion for the Eradication of the Hook worm has treated 100000 cases in the past three years.
 Rural districts in Denmark show less than 1-2O of per cent i1literacy. Tn the United States the correspond ing figure is 10 per cent.
 Medical inspection is particularly well organized in the Department of the Seine. France, where PIT medical | inspectors visit the schools of their districts every week.
 In rural schools in Missouri girls are organized into ick-and-shove1 clubs under the direction of the Ma tionaI Congress of Mothers, to aid in the good raads mouAr2ent.