The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23

adequate laboratory equipment, anC
with course of study that provides
for recitation periods and laboratory
or field work The proportion OF
time should be approximately three
periods week for recitation pur.
poses and two double periods week
for laboratory and field work.
8. The library should be supplied
with sufficient supplementary and
reference books for the courses in
literature, history and science.
4. The recitation periods should
be of standard length (not less than
forty minutes), in all subjects.
5. The superintendent Cor prin.
|cipaD shall have time for supervis-
ing the work of the teachers.
6. The teaching force in number
scholarship and professional training
should be up to the standard set by
the experience Of good schools.
Minimum Number of Teachers.
Under ordinary conditions the de-
partment makes the following re-
uuirement as to minimum number OF
teachers:
Nine grade school, not less than
three teachers.
Ten grade school, not less than
| four teachers.
| Eleven grade school, not less than
five teachers.
Twelve grade school, not less than
six teachers.
| Glasses of High Schools.
The Department OF Public IN
struction will approve High Schools
and designate them as belonging to
ana r,f FAM u,.c,,nc pivan.
L. Four Year High School:
This will include all schools do
ing four years of standard work with
teaching force.
For full four years course the
department recommends at least
will prevent overlooking teachers
with too many recitations daily, and
what is of equal value to the school,
permit the uperintendent or prin-
cipal to supervise the work Of the
other departments.
Under certain conditions where the
enrolment is small and no electives
are offered, four years of work may
be approved when done by only two
teachers. The total enrolment of
the high school and the number of
pupils per teacher will be given con-
sideration in estimating the work of
a school,
II. Three Year High School.
This will include schools doing
three years of standard high school
work with satisfactory teaching force
and equipment. Each three-year high
school will be required to have one
teacher who shall devote full time
and an assistant who shall devote at
least one-half time to high school
work
Ill Two Year High School.
This designation will be given to
schools doing two years Of satisfac-
tory work.
The entire time Of at least one
teacher is required in this class.
". One Year High School.
This group will include schools do
ing one year of approved work.
One-half time Of one teacher will
be necessary in this class.
Quality VS.. Quantity.
This department is, anxious for
better quality of work and not neces-
sarily quantity at the expense of
quality. There are schools attempt
ing to teach too many subjects with
limited high school faculty. Do,
not crowd the teachers by attempting
too many grades. Do the work we'll
as far as you go. There is danger
also of giving the grade teachers
more work than they can handle
properly in order to give more time
to the high school subjects. 1t is
mistake to strengthen the high
school work at the expense of the
grades
1t is not unusual to find district
attempting to carry too many years
of high school work. The limit
should be the number of years that
can be handled we'll by the high
school ms ructors that district can
afford to employ after properly pro-
viding for the lower grades.
No high school can be permanently
strong unless supported by efficient
work in the grades. Not only should
the number of years be limited but
the number of courses offered should
not be increased merely to secure
more credit points. Variety OF work
may be desirable. but thorough and !
skillful teaching is far more impor-
talents require it, one study may oc-
casionally be substituted for anoth-
err, even in small schools. AS a rule, |
however, until classes are of such a
size as to require division for eff
ficiency in instruction the board |
should adopt single, carefully Sc
lected curriculum and let the undi-
vided energy Of teachers and stu |.
dents be given to the pursuit of it.
is this true in the earlier
years of the high school, Later there
may be a differentiation, but there
should be the requirements that
classes be of economical size.
The law provides that tuition be
paid by the home district of nom
resident pupils for high school at
tendance in approved high schools.
In justice to the district paying the
tuition no school should expect to be
approved where such instruction is
not of the right quality. The debtor
school district compelled to pay the
high school tuition should be assur-
ed that the high school receiving |