Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-08-26
WORK OF THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
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SIX representatives oil various nStl
buttons went to other institutions tt
assist in the summer school instruc
ton, Again, the Agricultural Exten
sion Department, which is part Of
the University of Idaho. co-operates
with the other state Institutions and
with the public schools.
Every person employed In any
state educational institution receives
his appointment, his authority, his
duties, his obligations, from one
single State Board of Education,
which again represents the whole
State of Idaho.
1t win be understood that the
transition from the old system to
the new has been an exceedingly diff
ficult task, counting at times no
little perplexity and much anxiety
to the members of the new Board
and its employed officers. Neyerthe-
less. We believe that great progress
has been made in the short time
which has thus far elapsed and we
are confident that much greater
progress is possible in the near
future. i
EFFICIENCY.
The second great principle Of the
Boards policy is efficiency. This
means neither waste nor LACK 1t
means the employment of high
class teachers and workers of all
kinds; it means an improvement of
methods wherever Improvement is
possible; it means the most care
full and business-like financial man
agement This has been one of the
most serious problems OF the Board.
We have set our faces from the be-
ginning like flint against even the
possibility of deficiencies. At the
last session of the Legislature the
six State educational institutions
came up for the first time in many
years without a cent of deficiency
Indeed they had an aggregate sur
plus of something like s35, 600, to ;lbe
turned back into the Golfers of the
State or to form part of the APP
preparation for the new biennium.
Every Institution now has an &C
counting system and system of
acquisitions for expenditures, which
is calculated to make the occurring
of deficiencies impossible.
FURNISHING INFORMATION
The third principle in the policy
of the Board is that of furnishing
information to the people of the
State, first as to what the Board
is doing. 1t has no secret policies
and for every reason desires the
people of the State to, know what
is being done with respect to the
schools just as fully as they are
willing to listen or read.
A REPORT COVERING
ALL THE SCHOOLS.
This policy is illustrated in the
First Biennial Report OF the State
Board of Education, presented to
the Thirteenth Legislature and pub
lished in January, 1915. This is, so
far as we know, the very first
educational report covering the
whole school system, from the ele
mentary school to the University.
In this book of less than 300 pages
is presented a picture Of the whole
educational system of the State. |
Moreover, this single volume takes |
the place of what used to be put
into seven volumes, thus being is
sued at much less cost than these
wore. and yet reaching far more
people in the aggregate.
The Board also considers 1t it9
duty to furnish valuable information |
on various educational subjects to
teachers, school trustees and others (
interested in education. Several
bulletins OF this sort have already
been issued. The State Board OF
Education has now. ready for the
bulletins on the following
subjects: The Construction of School
The Organization of Small
High Schools. 1t is also preparing
a bulletin On Rural Schools. and
one on Agriculture In the Schools.
CURRICULUM
The fourth policy of the State
Doard OF Education, to which l de-
sire to call attention lis the earnest
study, and. If necessary, the reform
II the curriculum, or. I'm other I
words. what the children are doing
n school-the Course OF Study az
We sometimes call it. II
We have practically 100000 chill /, '
iren in our schools OF various (
trades. These children are spending {
heir time day after day, week after Il
week, and year after year IN our
|cbools. This Is the great invest
nent In education. True, we spend