The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
BY Mabel Horner, County supt.

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The Woodland and High Point
township school rallies will be held
at Woodland and High Point Thurs
day and Friday respectively of this
week. There is strong local in
terest among teachers, school officers
and patrons, therefore splendid
good time, as we'll as profitable
one, Is anticipated. In the forenoon
there will be an address on the prac.
tical cooperation of home and
school, followed by demonstration
of the cold pack, hot bath meth
cd of canning, in the after.
noon there will be township school
conference followed by an address
a program by the schools, and the
awarding of diplomas to the eighth
grade graduates. Everybody is in.
Vited to come, bring picnic dinner
and join heartily in the activities OF
the day.
I The Boys and Girls club move
ment continues to grow and thrive.
This year special provisions are
made for the recognition OF the Work
in the educational exhibit at the
State Fair. A special building has
also been provided for a club head
quarters. This building will be dedi-
Gated September 2. Every member
is asked to send some one article
representing the work he has been
doing. Decatur county has about
200 members, each of whom has been
sent communications concerning TINS
exhibit, with franking card by
means of which industrial exhibits
may be forwarded to Mr.. Bishop
without charge Decatur county
should by all means be represented
in this exhibit. Parents, will you
encourage your boys and girls to be
patriotic enough to let the state
know that Decatur county is on the
map.
Following are some of the items
suggested by Mr. Bishop for this
dedication exhibit.
1.-Acre Corn Club good ear
of corn.
2. Garden and Canning Club
can or Jar of canned products.
= 3.-Poultry Club-Any poultry
product or photograph showing a
poultry interest.
4.-Potato Club good potato.
5.-Gardening Club-Any garden
product.
Cooking Club-Any cooked
article; loaf of bread half dozen
cookies, or other food.
7.-Sewing Club-Any article of
sewing.
s. Manual Training Club-Any
piece of wood work.
s,or 70 inc
any canned product. \
1O.-Grain and Seed Club-Any
sample of grass or seeds.
11.-Baby Beef Club-Picture or
photograph of beef animal.
12.-Baby Pork Club-Picture or
photograph of pork animal.
13.-Bee Club-Sample of honey
or bee product.
14.-Home Work and Play Club
Photographs or articles represent
ing home work or play.
15.-Farmer Boy Club-Anything
representing farmer boy club work.
16.-Home Girl Club-Anything
representing home girl club work.
17.-Father and Son Corn Club
Anything representing father and
son associations.
Secretaries of school boards
report the names of teacher hired
for the coming year as soon as con-
tracts are signed. Up to date two
secretaries have sent in this report.
Perhaps contracts have been signed
in but two districts but we have
good reasons for holding another
opinion. Prompt attention to this
matter will confer favor on many
teachers Requests are, constantly
coming from teachers for the names
of schools where teachers have not
been hired. 1t is impossible to give
a satisfactory answer about a matter
on which we have not been authori-
tatively informed.