Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-30
RURAL SCHOOL NOTES.
BY Tina Fessenden, CO. supt.

The attention Of the teachers is
again called to the regular eNamina-
tons which will be held in Cresco
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday,
Oct IS, % and so.
The state teachers meeting will
be held in Des Moines Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Nov. 5, and
z.
Never before have so nearly all
of the teachers of Howard county
met in one body as met at the in
stitute in the Cresco high school
building Oct. % and %. Out of
1874 teachers of the county 127
were in attendance. Of course this
large attendance was partly due to
the new law, but whether Or not
the teachers felt that they were at
tending the Execute" as one little
girl expressed it. certain it is that
there could scarcely have existed
better spirit and interest than was
shown by practically all of the teach
ers All but three of those in at
tendance were present for the first
roll call Thursday morning, and
very few left the building during
any part of the program. Besides
our teachers &c of the high schoo!
normal students and seven other
teachers were present, making an
enrolment of 100.
Prof. Colegrove's first lecture
was entitled "Opening the Windows
of the Mind" and he continued to
"open the windows of the minds
OF the teachers in such an interest
ing and effective manner throughout
the two days he was with us that
none can help going back to their
schools bigger and better men and
women. Prof. Colegrove is so full
of the spirit of his work, and so in
tensely in earnest in all that he
says, it is little wonder that the
teachers catch the spirit and see
their responsibility and opportunity
in a new and stronger light.
"He is one of Gods own who
leaves a message" is what William
Hawley Smith says of Mr.. Kindley.
and his work with us proved the
words to be true. With his genial
smile and wholeheartedness he held
the attention of the teachers while
he helped them to love the good in
literature, and to understand how to
make the boys and girls under their
care learn to understand and love
it, too. His Friday evening lecture
was series of his own stories and
poems, some jingles Of fun, others
bits of beautiful thought and life
lessons, the whole full of optimism
and good cheer
Being close student Of nature
and thus bringing to the teachers
his personal experience and observa-
ton of the lives and habits of birds,
animals and insects, Mr.. Pellet
was enabled to give to the teachers
interesting and helpful knowledge
of the living creatures that we see
SO often and know so little about.
With his explanation of their help
full and harmful habits and the
method of applying this knowledge
to the study of agriculture. tie
teachers will be able to give a help
full and interesting touch to the
work in nature study and agricul-
ture.
Miss Maxfield with her outlines
for rural school music and an ex-
PLANTATION of their use, gave the
teachers a definite plan to follow,
with a definite aim in view. She
also furnished a number of new and
pretty songs for school use and en-
couraged the teachers to make each
music period one of delight and en-
joyment to all the pupils. Miss
Maxfield wastes no time in display
ing her own accomplishm hts. but
makes every minute count for real
benefit to the teachers If her meth
DDS are followed good results must
be obtained.
Superintendents Tfss, Plopper and
Mozingo each contributed much to
the fund of good things for the
teachers, and their spirit of inter-
est and helpfulness did much to-
ward creating the same spirit in
all. Superintendent Robertson Of
Chester was also present, but having