The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
BY Mabel Horner, County Supt.

Opinion and letter concerning the
teaching of agriculture, manual
training and domestic science and
the examinations in agriculture and
domestic science after after July l, 1SI.,
in accordance with Chapter 24S, Acts
"sth General Assembly.
The purpose of this letter is to
call attention to two provisions OF
the law.
n Teaching.
THE teaching of elementary
+ agriculture. domestic science, and
manual training shall after the first
day OF July 1915, be required in the
public schools OF the state
Special attention should be given
to these subjects in the consolidated
schools and in all Normal Training
High Schools.
Tie teachers in the One-room rural
schools and in the grades where
special teachers are not employed
will find the outlines in the Manual
of Methods and Course OF Study Tor
Elementary Schools valuable guide.
Helpful bulletins are being issued
from time to time by the Extension
department Ol LuS ~" q oldlS SoiiSSH
OF Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
Suggestive outlines in elementary
agriculture, home economics and
training will be prepared under the
direction Of the Department OF Pub
lie Instruction for graded and High
schools. The Department is plan
ming to have the outlines ready for
distribution about September, 1914.
Examinations.
Z. hAttar July l, 1915: elemen-
tary agriculture and domestic science
shall be included among the subjects
required in the examination of those
applicants for teachers certificates
who are required by the provisions
of this act TO teach agriculture and
domestic science
Evidently it was not the intention
Of the legislature that the law should
be retroactive. Life certificates will
not be affected The holders OF re-
movable teachers certificates, July l,
1915, will not be required to take the
examination in agriculture and do
nestle science provided they seek the
extension of their certificates through
the regular process of renewal only,
without writing any examinations. 1t
is assumed that teachers of profess
sional spirit will qualify themselves
to teach the new subjects.
Every applicant who enters the ex-
animation after July l, 1915, for the
purpose of securing a certificate for
the first time, or a better certificate
of the same grade, or certificate OF
higher grade, will be required under
the conditions of the law to write
the examinations in agriculture and
domestic science.
The scope of the examination in
each of the new subjects will be indi-
Gated in outlines which are being pre-
pared for the information of appli-
cantS for uniform county certificates.
The educational board of examin-
ers has determined that the first eX-
animation in agriculture and home
economics shall be based upon r.
weeks course in these subjects. 1t is
further recommended by the board
that ultimately the minimum require
ments be extended to eighteen weeks
Attendance at two summer sessions
of six weeks will be equivalent to
twelve weeks continuous attendance.
The first regular examination in
agriculture and domestic science as
additional certificate requirements
Will be given at the regular June eX-
animation in 1915.
Special teachers of agriculture and
home economics in graded and con-
solidated schools should possess spec
ial qualifications to teach these sub
jects.
The preparation of an approved
in CHI II
consist Of not less than two years
work beyond the special high school
course.
The preparation of the special
teacher of agriculture should be
equivalent to that required of high
school teacher of science with the
special proviso that one-ifth of the
course be devoted to the study Of
the various phases of agriculture.
These requirements cannot be fully
enforced at present.
Two standards of requirements
and examina tons will therefore be
adopted, one to apply to applicants for
the first, second and third grade uni
form county certificates, and the
other to apply to applicants for spec
ial certificates
approved summer SCHOOLS Tor 1914.
The following summer schools
have been approved to date, April 80,
by the Educational Board of Exam
liners, for 1914
State University, Iowa City.
State Teachers College, Cedar
Falls.
Iowa State College of Agriculture,
Ames
Charles City College, Charles City.
Coe College, Cedar Rapids.
Cornell College, Mt. Vernon.
Des Moines College. Des Moines.
Highland Park College, Des
Moines.
Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleas
ant.
Morningside College, Sioux City.
Penn College, CsKaloosa
Simpson College, Indianola.
Upper Iowa University, Fayette.
Denison Normal and Business Col
lege, Denison.
Northwestern Classical Academy,
Orange City.
Tabor College, Tabor.