Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15
BElNeEck EDUCATOR pEMoN-
sTRATEs POSSIBILITIES
IN SMALL TOWNS.
EXTENSION WORK TAKEN
FOR w OTHER SCHOOLS
supsrintsndsnt Johnson Carries DEM
enstrations 10 Nsishborins Districts
PIan Attracts. Attention Of State
School Authorities and 10 Given
Stamp Of Approval.
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special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. 15.-The possibili-
ties Of extension work which may be
done by high schools is illustrated in
the programs which have lately. been
put on by Superintendent Thomas E.
johnson, Of Reinbeck, in the schools in
Grundy county. This work has at
tracted the attention of State Superin
tendent A. NJ. Deyoe, who believes that
! it has great possibilities.
Superintendent Johnson makes up a
program in which not only some Of
the high school professors but high
school pupils participated and puts
this on in schools over the county.
Demonstrations or domestic science
work, manual training and other work
of the high school are given which are
of real practical value, in the opinion
OF the school men. II the meeting is
held both afternoon and evening, as is
usually the case, some speaker Of
prominence secured FOR the evening
program.
A high school extension program was
recently given by Superintendent john
son and hiss assistants at Amity which
not only interested the students Of the
school. butStbe people of the COM.
munity. In the evening a general pro-
gram was given at which Senator S..
w. DeWolfs was the principal speaker
These programs not only help the
school and community visited but they
also help the, students and professors
who take part them in the judg
ment of Superintendent Deyoe. This
extension work which the high schools
can do will probably be taken up quite
generally turnout the state * en-
enlargement from the state superin-
tendent's Office has anything to do
with it.
The state executive council yester-
day completed the details Of the con-
tract for the exchange Of lots lying
along the southern border Of the CAPT.
toll extension tract as made between the
state and F. NJ. Hubbell, Of Des Moines,
and the contract was signed by all par
ties interested. The council passed q
resolution Of commentator Of the work
of L. A. Jester, who has been the
councils agent In! the purchase Of the
capitol extension property.
Emory II. English, state insurance
] commissioner. has returned from the
convention of. state insurance COM
miSsioners held in New York. The
commissioners went on record as
fas0ring requirement, to compel in
h sdfAnce companies 70 maintain q sepa-
ste reserve fund for the payment of
woIkraen's compensation claims. The
commissioners are also against the
recognition of what is known as special
deposits as assets Of an insurance
company. In Philadelphia and in many
other cities requirement is made OF
insurance companies to put up special
deposits with the city to guarantee the
insurance which the company carries
In that city. The state insurance
commissioners will refuse hereafter to
recognize such special deposits as
among the assets Of a company carry
ing them.
aThe commissioners are especially
anxious to have those companies
carrying workmen's compensation in
surance guarantee the payment Of this
insurance, explained Commission
English. THAT is the reason they are
asking that the companies be required
10 maintain separate reserve funds for
the payment OF this insurance"
The state, board Of control is con-
sidering the purchase OF eighty acres