Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-03-06
RURAL SCHOOL NOTES.

District 5, has begun the Home Creli
work in her school, Miss Becker i;
one of the teachers who has taken uk
this work on her own Initiative. AL
ready severa! of her pupils have earned
five hundred credits. The circular
describing this work, and the pupils
and teachers report blanks have been
sent out, and soon the work as outlined
in the circular will be taken up with all
those who join in the plan of earning
credits at school for work done at home.
This Home Credit System was origin.
ated by Supt. Alderman, of Oregon.
The first to introduce it into our state
was Supt. John R. Stacks, of Sac
County. Mr.. Stacks plan was received
with such approval that it was entered
into the new State Course of Study.
This system has for its purpose the
training of boys and girls along the
lines of home making and citizenship
through the cooperation of the teach
ers and parents. The fathers and
mothers are recognized as teachers.
They teach the child the practical work
of the home and interest themselves in
his school work. The teacher continues
to be an instructor, but is at the same
time interested in helping the child to
become home maker. The home hi 8
the necessary equipment, and parents
and teachers together endeavor to give
the child knowledge of the best and
most practical methods of doing the
work. We believe that this plan will
partially solve the problem of how to
comply with the new law requiring the
teaching Of domestic science ard agri.
culture in the rural schools.
On February 18th, Zdenka sojka
and pupils of Saratoga twp, Dis
dict 7, gave a school program and
box supper. The proceeds, after
all expenses wee paid, amounted
to $500. This was the second
program given at this school this
year, and as a result a new we'll
has been provided for the children.
Both Mary and Lettie Shields
have given box supper entertain
ments and school programs at their
schools in Howard Center, Districts
l and 5. In each case the pro-
ceeds amounted to $500, and will
be used for new school furnishings
Much credit is due these teachers
for they have helped great deal
to improve not only their own
schools, but others in the township,
by raising funds to provide new Ii
braries, school bells, etc.
The enrolment blanks for this
years Agricultural club work were
sent out the first of the week, and
are already being returned to the
office.
Tuesday March 10, Prof. c. P.
Colgrove and Dr. Charles aMeyer-
holz, both Of the State Teachers
college at Cedar Falls, will arrive
at Elma. to begin their lecture tours
through our county. They will
lecture afternoons and evenings
throu ghout the week, Prof. Colgrove
taking the northern part OF the
county and DR.. Meyerholz the
southern part. As arrangements
have been made for these lectures
through the bureau of the State
college, as a state institution, the
lectures will be free except for the
actual expense of the lecturers. To
meet these expenses, a fee of ten
cents will be charged all except
rural pupils for admission to the
lectures. We have requested the
teachers to make arrangements for
free entertainments an transporta-
possible. If the teachers are sue
cessful in this we shall bes sure to
make all expenses. We know the
lecturers will enjoy the excellent
country fare, and it is only because
of our faith in the hospitality of
the farmers that we are able to
bring to our county two OF the
most widely known and interesting
men in the educational work Of the
state. We have tried to reach every
where the teachers were
willing to take up the work. We
have too many Interested teachers !
to reach every district from which |
calls for the lectures came, but We
have tried to place a lecture within
reach Of every district that called
for the same, except few of those
near town where the people can
get good things often.
These lectures are for your en-
and profit. You cam
not afford to miss them. We ex-
pect Prof. Colgrove to lecture upon