The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-18
Dates to be Remembered.

Dates to he Remembered.
Teachers Examination, June "a,
IS and 90.
Rural Life Conference, Ames,
June % to July I.
National Educational Association,
July 10 IL.
The boys and girls who passed the
eighth grade examination are no
doubt beginning to wonder when
they are to receive their diplomas.
We are planning to hold school
rally in each township during the
summer and make this the occasion
for the presentation OF diplomas 10
the graduates in the townships.
Whether or not we can successfully
hold sixteen such meetings, depends
largely upon the local cooperation
we receive. In most of the townships
the rallies will be held in the latter
part of July and in August, in order
to allow the teachers who are attend
ing summer school to be present
However, the commencement eX-
ercses for Hamilton and Richland
townships respectively will be held
Friday and Saturday, June 19 and
20, at Pleasanton and at Grand Rlv-
er. ]. C. McGlade. state inspector OF
Graded schools will be present to de-.
liver an address on each occasion.
Special music and other features OF
entertainment will be provided. All
are invited to bring baskets and join
in a picnic dinner.
Some times it is both interesting
and profitable to compare our
school conditions with those of other
states. Much has been said pro and
con concerning our recent school
legislation. We give below letter
issued by the u S. Commissioner OF
Education, respecting recent Ohio
legislation.
The New School Code for Ohio.
The General Assembly of Ohio in
special session has just finished a
complete revision of the state school
code. Sweeping changes are made
in the public school system. 1t is
doubtful if there has ever been more
constructive and progressive school
legislation enacted by a single ses-
sion of the legislature in any other
To get clear understanding of
how all this was accomplished, it is
necessary to know something of the
Ohio state school survey which pre-
ceded this legislation. The story of
this survey is given in the report to
the governor of Ohio. by the state
school survey commission which was
created by an act which passed the
general assembly Feb. 26. 1913, to
conduct survey of the public
schools, normal schools and the ag-
ricultural schools of the state The
survey was a cooperative field study
conducted by DR.. Horace l.. Britain,
of the New York Training School for
Public Service 1t comprised an in
tensive study of $50 rural village
schools in SO counties, and an extern
sive study of 5000 schoolrooms and
395 school systems; it was partici-
pated in by "A professors in profess
sional schools for the training of
teachers and 1l6 students in these
institutions most of whom had had
experience in rural teaching, 395
superintendent of schools and other
school men and women, and 5000
teachers who supplied information
for the commission. 1t was state
wide revival in school matters as
well as a state wide scientific survey
of school conditions. BY proclama-
ton, Governor Cox named November
IA, 1913. as state school survey day
for the entire state, in which he
said, Let it be a day Of genuine
awakening. The necessity and Op-
portunity of the hour call for it, 1t
is estimated that 1000 community
meetings were held on this date
where probably 100000 citizens of
Ohio learned of school conditions
throughout the state and listened to
the remedies suggested for improve
ment
The commission in its letter of
transmittal says: 1--WE have tried to
make a matter of fact statement of
the result of our field work. Our
motto has been, Nothing extenuate,
nor set down aught in malice We
have taken no pleasure in laying bare
deplorable conditions. We believe
the simple statement of these condi-
the reforms which we urge. We have
also found much to cOmmend-goOd
teachers. good conditions, and good
spirit. On these we must build"
The recent school legislation in
Ohio was enacted in the light of this
survey The more important provis-
ions are:
i. New rural school supervision
( law. Under this act the school dis
fricfa of tho sfafo arc tn l1o STYLED