The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-27
COUNTY SUPERIN-
TENDENI'S notes
Teachers Examinations After July I,
1915, in Domestic Science and
Elementary Agriculture.
oENIsoN COLLEGE IS APPROVED
Many Teachers Should Attend Nation
al Educ ational Association Meet
ing at St. Paul, July Ali.

ing at St. Paul, July Ali.
The teaching OF elementary agrt-
culture, domestic science and manual
training shall after the first day OF
July, 1915, be required in the public
schools OF the state"
The teachers in the one room rural
schools and in the grades where spe-
cial teachers are not employed will
find the outlines in the Manual Of
Methods and Course OF Study for Ele-
mentary Schools valuable guide.
Helpful bulletins are furnished by the
Iowa State college at Ames.
Examinations.
After July /. 1915, elementary ag-
riculture and domestic science shall
be included among tho subjects re-
quired in the examination OF those APP
plicants for teachers certificates who
are required by the provisions Of this
act to teach agriculture and domestic
science"
Evidently it was not the, intent of
the legislature that the law should be
retroactive. Life certificates will not
be affected. The holders Of renewable
teachers certificates. July 1, 1915, will
not be required to take the examina-
tlon in agriculture and domestic sci
ence, provided they seek the extension
of their certificates through the regu-
lar process of renewal only, without
writing any examinations. It is as
sumed that teachers of professional
spirit will qualify themselves to teach
the new subjects. &
Every applicant WIG writes the
teachers examination after July l,
1915, will be required to write the ex-
animation in agriculture and domestic
science.
The first regular examination in the
above subjects will be given in the
regular June examination in 1915.
Outlines are being prepared for
those who will take the examinations
In domestic science and agriculture
for uniform county certificates.
The first questions In the above
subjects will be based upon q twelyei
weeks course in those subjects. Two
summer school sessions of SIX weeks
each will be the equivalent Of twelve
weeks continuous attendance. III
The educational board of examiners
have approved the summer session Of
the Denison Normal and Business col
lege. s'yt} /
Names of other approved schools
will be furnished on request.
Every teacher who can should plan
to attend some good summer school
this summer in order to get in touch
with the best and latest in profess
ion that is constantly going forward.
You will come back to your work with
new ideas and determination to
teach better school than you ever
taught before. You owe 1t to your
SELF and to the boys and girls who
look to you for inspiration and lead
ership.
There will be no institute during
the coming summer SO this will leave
the teachers free to attend summer
schools. Y'lto3i
The National Educational associa-
ton of the United States will be held
in st. Paul, July All. inclusive.
1t will be great meeting and one
which every teacher should plan to
attend
The Chicago Great Western leaves
Carroll at 1888 p. m. and arrives in
st. Paul at 9:55 p. m. This makes a
daylight ride and the cost for the
round trip from Carroll is $1,000.
Crawford county teachers may have q
special coach II there are enough to
go. Let us hear from fyon soon il
you care to go SO that all plans may
be made.
Besides the educational advantages
| A. To ,r = ,nk
are worth the seeing. The. Twin Cities,
the Upper Mississippi with its his
toric Minnehaha and St. Anthony
Falls. Indian Park Mound, Old Fort
Smelling Lakes Minetonka, White
Bear and others; its great Touring
mill industries aud other river. lake
and park attractions-these with many
others are all worth seeing.
You should attend
Because it will bring You in touch
with the brightest minds in your pro-
fession.
Because you will obtain wider and
better view of the great work in which
you are engaged.
Because you will learn the new
things about profession that is con-
stantly improving its methods.
Because you owe 1t to those who
are depending upon you for an edu-
cation which will fit them for the bat
ties OF life.
Because you owe it to yourself to
see as much of the world as you can
and broaden your horizon, as well as
to have a pleasant time.
Write us for more information.
F. N. OI4RY, Co. Supt.
Denison, Iowa. May 20, 1914.