The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-04
, HEYWARD BACK
FROM BIG MEET
Declares Conference at Rich
mond of Superintendents'
Was Successful.
EFFICIENCY IS
OF WORK
Greater Results From Edu-
cational Effort Object of
the Department.

II. Howard. state high school in
spector. has just returned from Rich
mond, Va. where he attended for
three days the conferences of the
commission OF the National Education
association for the reorganization of
secondary education. The department
y superintendent of the n. E. A. was
time. ~
MI. Hayward reports a very profit
able meeting. There were over 1000
enrolled. Those present from North
Dakota were: Superintendent Kelly
OF Grand Forks. Superintendent Hoo
9 Of Fargo, Superintendent Rein
oehl Of Larimore, State S%uperinten-
lent Taylor, President Fred e. Smith
of Wahpeton. and President McFar-
land of Valley City.
The discussions emphasized educa-
ton for eficiency-the curriculum
nj the method-both in urban and
rural schools. An attempt is being
made to form a curriculum for the
fo"r-fold purpose of physical educa-
non; general education, nr education
Tor appreciation; education for social
efficiency and special education for
James II. McCurdy Of the I%nterna-
tional Y. NJ. C. a. college at SPRING
field, Mass, asserted that schools are
now training the muscles of the eyes.
tongue and hands by means Of such
subjects; as reading. drawing, writing
and manual training, and are neglect
ing the muscles of tho trunk and
limbs which should be developed
through atrletics. gymnasium practice,
playground activities or some form Of
work that might make the "back-
ache" He advocated a strong foun-
dalton in the grOsser structure Of the
body on which to build the finer struc-
tute.
Speaking of ventilation of school
buildings, Mr.. McCurdy said that by a
plan for washing and, purifying the
air added to thei ventilating system.
they had reduced the cost Of full to
65 per cent or 70 per cent of what it
had been.
Commissioner, David snedden, of
Massachusetts advocated, at least for
a time, separate, institutions in large
urban communities for specil instruc-
tion for vocation; but It was consensus
of opinion, especially in the commits
sion conference. that for all smaller
communities (including any that we
have in this state) education. or train
ing for physical strength and health,
for appreciation Of what is valuable
and useful in life. for social efficiency
and for special training for vocation.
should be attempted and accomplish
ed in n institution.
Mra.. Josephine c.. Preston, state
superintendent of Olympia, Wash,
told how, in rural communities; homes
had been provided for teachers when
it had been found difficult to find q
suitable boarding place. In such cases
two. three or four-room houses had
been built on the school grounds
where the teacher and her mother or
: some other member of her family-or
he teacher, II a man, n his family
lived. This plan received general APP
prova1.
United States commissioner of edu-
cation. p. p. Claxton, advanced :. the
idea that in such communities, the
schools should be consolidated, about
twelve sections of land forming the
smallest district. and that around the
school house there should be the
school farm Of about fifty acres: that
the teacher and his family should live
on this farm; that the teacher should
manage and work It as u typical and
experimental farm and should receive
the products in addition to his salary
-, as his compensation. In this way
! agriculture could be taught in a prop
or manner.
Mr.. Hayward said he visited repre-
senatives Of the u. 9. Bureau of. Edu-
SdIAOu WllAAC II IklCI1IlOuU' anu lciTHGQ
thatgit. was not the intention OF the
bureau that the education and EXHIBIT
at the exposition at San Francisco in
1915 should be q collection of indus
trial work, such as water colors, cab
met making from the manual training
= benches, etc, but that the exhibit
shall represent the progress of. edu-
cational thought.
He believes, therefore, some scheme
should be devised to present at the