The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-17
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
By Mabel Horner, County supt.

held under the new law winch pio
yides that institutes shall be held
when schools are generally IN ses-
sion and that the attendance OF teach-
ers shall be compulsory except IN
cases of sickness.
The faculty is a strong one. MISS
Carrie Van Glider who has been 1or
ten years in the primary department
of the Indianola schools, and is an
experienced institute instructor VIII
nave charge of the primary training.
Professor Irving Hart OF the state
Teachers College will lecture along
the line of general professional WORK.
C. E. Avis of Chicago, Will present
the subject of drawing. This pre-
sentation will be SO practical and SO
concrete that teachers may be aple
to teach successfully this very I'M
portant but much neglected subject.
Edgar S. Kindley of Davenport, VINO
will be remembered as one OF the
most popular speakers on the Leon
Chautauqua platform, will lecture on
the. teaching of reading and Enghsh
classics.
All who are interested in the pro-
gress of Decatur county puohc
school are most cordially invited to
attend any and all sessions OF TINS
first inspirational Normal Institute.
o-O-o
The Executive committee OF the
Harvest Home Festival to be held at
Lamont, Thursday and Friday, Sep
TENDER II and IS, have invited the
boys and girls clubs to enter the
exhibit held in connection with the
festival. This is the first formal pup
lie recognition given this work IN
the county. The invitation was not
received in time to give proper notlfe
to all the teachers, and the eXhlolt
will therefore necessarily come far
short of what it might have been with
ample time for preparation. But It
ia a step in the right direction. We
believe it will lead to proper recog-
milton in the county institute and the
short course. In behalf Of the boys
and girls we thank the committee
for this Encouragement in their work.
600
Decatur county teachers Will be
pleased to learn that Doctor Hugh S.
Buffum, who has been connected with
county Institutes and other educa-
tional meetings, has accepted po-
sition at Iowa State Teachers Col
lege, Cedar Falls.
900
Pleasanton is looking forward to
a prosperous school year, under the
supervision of Brent G. Tye. At a
recent meeting of the board it was
decided to meet all the conditions for
approval of nine grades as specified
by the State Department of Public
instruction. This means that the
school is permitted to receive tuition
from pupils outside the district
600
Mis- Iva Briggaman is using IN her
school this week the Garberfy Water
Gamer that belongs to this office in
demonstrating the cold pack. hot bath
method of canning which is taught
to the Girls Garden and Canning
clubs. We are glad to have this can
ming outfit in constant use among
the teachers and schools of the
county.
600
During the summer the basement
rooms of the new addition to the
Leon school building have been COM
pleted and fitted out as domestic
tories, The domestic science course
was introduced last year and was re-
ceived with unusual enthusiasm under |
the supervision of Miss Clara M.
Barnes, of Omaha, who has charge
of the course again this year. AS
soon as conditions justify the step the
board is contemplating putting in a
two years course. The manual
ic ovcn11onf and
the work is in charge of Fred }.
Ehrhardt, who has made his prepare
ton for the teaching of manual train
ing and agriculture at Ames.
A course in German has also been
added to the High school curriculum.
Miss Hattie Whitney, from Upper
Iowa University is the instructor.
600
1t is mandatory upon the treasurer :
in each school township and each :
rural Independent district to With
hold from the apportionment each :
year not less than five cents nor more 7
Than fifteen, for each person between :
the ages of five and twenty-one tor {
The purchase of library books. This :
money shall be expended for books :
oy the president and secretary of :
odCQ UOdTU UCIWccu C1C I'LL "a T
n September and the first day of i;
December. In addition to this the
contingent fund may be used for the :
purchase of library books. and school .
not to erceed $25 for each !
school room. The law provides :
amply for the provision of libraries ,
md apparatus If it were complied
With there would be no occasion for
he impoverished conditions we find !
IN many rural school rooms.
600 If
Serving Hot Lunches in Country l
School.
/ began serving hot lunches in my I
school in September, 1911, because
the cold lunches the children brought '
with them were so unappetizing and
lacking in nutrition. We have not {
missed having our daily hot dinner in s
Ill the twenty-four months of school !
hat have followed our venture. We {
nave found that it pays. The chill I
lren do more and better work, the