Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-01-14
Improvement League

four o'clock the regular bust
ness was transacted. This was
followed by q supper. at which
time the board Of directors
were hostesses. The menu was
very good and well satisfied the
innsr man. The ladies' realized
some $13 in this manner.
Then came q very good pro.
gram with Rev. Armstrong act.
ing as Chairman. He p1id q
very pretty tribute to the
League by changing the saying
I'm all that is good, Iowa IT,
fords the BEST" to "In oil that
is good, Mo. Valley affords the
best" and finally to "In. I'll that
is good, the Improvement
League affords the best. The
program began with Miss Jones
playing q piano solo, the Mem
uet by Paderewski, IN q very
brilliant manner.
The address by ]. S. Dewell
on Civic Improvement was ve,y
good and showed 4 great
amount of time spent in re-
search. His discourse was CEN
tered around two thoughts,
namely, "What is Civics," and
"For what purpose do we live?"
The first he defined very ably,
but his main points were on
the latter. He gave the cause
of failure on the part Of any
organization to accomplish re-
suits to be lack of concerted ac.
ton. All persons are in one of
three classes; those who work
to no purpose, and those who
do not work at all. The SMALL
est number is in the first class.
Persons in the second class are
well meaning perhaps, but do
not know how to work. The
last class contains those who do
not care to work or are incom-
petent. There must be unity
of purpose and it must be spe-
cific or it will avail little.
Miss Hayes then favored the
audience by singing II hear you
calling me" with Miss Deur as
accompanied.
Worcester Warren's address
on the general subject of Civic
Improvement was narrowed TO
one thought and that thought
the one that all need to stop and
consider new High School
building, as it is the next real
need of our community. The
present building was erected III
1871 and q few years later an
addition was placed in the rear.
That this building has long
since been outgrown is shown
by the fact that in 1882 the en-.
rollment was 81, while To-day 1t
is 175, and IS of these are rural
students. There are only SO
study desks in the assembly
room, hence 8 recitation rooms
must be used for study purpo-
seq. There are z periods Ier
day and in changing classes, all
pupils must pass thro' one door
way and here arises q great
problem in discipline. It is also
necessary to use the public IL
brary as a class room on account
of this crowded condition and
this necessitates loss Of time
and in bad weather is very dis
agreeable. The ventilation il
poor, as it is impossible to sup.
ply enough pure air for all and
hence listlessness and idleness
arise.
While the manuel training
equipment is good as far as 4
goes there is not enough, and
50 only a limited number car
take it and then they are limit
ed in the amount of time the,
may put in.
The money invested in thu
cooking equipment is not bring
ing in sufficient returns becausl
this room must also contain thl
sewing class and hence there I
no advanced cooking class
There should be . banque
hall, so the domestic sciencl
girls could put into actual prac
tice what they are taught.
The wages Of tue instructor
are being wasted as . result d
inadequate equipment, as the
are unable to give their best
He spoke Of the science room
especially in this connection.
He figured the waste Of tim
in shifting the IT'S pupils thru
one door seven times 3 day {
be about IS minutes per day
us min, per week, two schof
days q mo-, or 10 per cent .