Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-06-05
RURAL SCHOOL NOTES.
BY Tina Fessenden, Co. Supt.

20. The class this year is small, on
ly thirty, but we aimed to promote
only those who seemed strong
enough to carry higher work. and
believe we have a strong class. Jo-
hannaJordon of Chester S. and Ar
thur Bunge of Howard Center 5. to-
gether hold the highest average, one
of 81 per. cent. .-s. a..
Next year we aim to give more
personal attention to the eighth
grade Students Each month we
shall send out an outline of the
work to be covered and at the close
of each month examination ques-
tons to be given and the answers
graded by the teachers and then
sent to this office for our inspection.
In this way we expect to give extra
help in the early part Of the year to
those who need it, and at the close
of the year, allow only those who
are doing satisfactory work to try
state examinations. There are many
Of the boys and girls of school age
who have dropped out of school be-
fore completing the eighth grade
whose attention we especially wish
to call to the work for next
year. We believe we can make it
we'll worth their while to come back
and finish the course. Other an
nouncements concerning our plans
for next year will be given out later.
The graduating exercises will be
held in the court house hall Satur-
day, June IS, at 2:3o p. m. Professor
Lloyd Elmo Peddicord will address
the class on the subject ''The Invest
ment Of Self In the evening Pro-
fessor Peddicord will give US a
lecture combining the best of two OF
his lectures, "Only a Big Boy" and
Our Nations Jewels, (our girls.) Pro-
fessor Peddicord is a great lover of
the boys and girls and expert in
with thousands Of them. Such
statements as the following excerpts
from his lectures are proof that he
knows boys and should be heard by
all parents and teachers:
"Some people say that they know
boys who have the devil in them.
I have dealt with over 5000 boys
and have never yet found a boy
who has the devil in him. There
isn't ROOM" +
"The adolescent boy isn't in the
affectionate stage. L him alone
"Broken windows are more easily
mended than ruined boys"
The natural Big Brother of every
boy is his own father" .
To defray expenses, an admission
Of ten cents will be charged all but
children and members of the grad
yates families in the afternoon, and
25 cents all over IS years Of age.
except the graduates in the evening.
Those under Is years of age will
be admitted free both afternoon and
]evening.
Other arrangements concerning
the lectures and other exercises will
be given in the rext issue.
Letters have been sent out to the
teachers for the purpose. of organ
izing a party to attend the meeting
OF the National Education Associa-
ton at st. Paul July All. This is
an opportunity that we may not
have again for years, an opportuni-
ty to come in contact with the great
minds. of our nation, to see and hear
the people who are leaders in the
educational movement Of our coun-
try. But it will not only mean
week of inspiration and increased
efficiency but a week Of real pleas
ure and recreation. All arrang-
ments will be made for the entire
party. 1t will be our privilege to
see the parks of the Twin Cities,
Old Fort Smelling, Minnehaha and st.
Anthony's Falls Lakes Minnetonka
and White Bear as well as many
other attractions with more pleas
ure and less expense than could be
as individuals or small parties.
Round trip tickets may be secur-
ed from Cresco on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul for $6.0S; from
New Hampton on the Chicago Great
Western for $500; and from Taopi
on the Chicago Great Western for
$4.2S. If it is more convenient for
some Of the party arrangements
can be made on either road for our
special car from Taopi.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all who may wish to join our party,
! for the excursion and outing, wheth-
err they are teachers or not. We
should gladly include anyone in our
party but should like to receive no
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