The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-25

was called to order at ten o'clock,
and after the regular proceedings an
address was given by George w. Ger
wig. secretary of the board of public
education, Pittsburgh, Penn, on the
subject of unit of Service" His
subject dealt on the matter OF laying
basis for Determining the actual
cost per day per pupil in particular
school, and to later lead up to the
figuring of the cost per hour. Before
this could be done it would be neces.
sary to have it decided by the conven-
ton what time was meant by an hour
as an hour in some schools and classes
was forty minutes, others sixty min
utes. and in others where they had
certain periods of an hour and fifteen
minutes to an hour and forty,five
minutes, they were called and calcu-
lated as hours.
After the discussion which followed
on this question, the action taken by
the convention was to the effect that
in figuring the hour 1t should be fig
ured rs sixty minutes
The meeting adjourned at 1880. in
order that all Of the members could
be taken to the Frank Louis Soldan
high school for lunch. 1t was very
interesting sight as an average Of
1850 pupils are fed every noon Every
child pays five cents for any particu-
lar dish. some Of the children bring
their lunches and then get something
hot to eat with It. We had a very
nice lunch and were then taken
through the school.
We were then taken to the New
Pierre Laclede school for primary
and kindergarten grades. This school
was just completed the first part of
the year and had only been used
short while.
The Open Air School,
We were then taken to the open
air school for children affected with
lung trouble. There are ESQ children
in this school. Each morning when
the children come to school they are
all given a. bath and are then given
breakfast, consisting of nourishing |
cereal and milk and the like. After |!
having some outside exercises and !
their work, they are put to bed for an |
hours nap. After their noon meal
they have their exercises and classes !
the same as in the morning and then I
another nap. The buildings were all !
open and airy and light and beauti-
fully arranged. i
We were then taken back to the !
The afternoon address was |
made by Edward c. Baldwin secre-
tary OF the state board Of education,
Boston, Mass, on tho subject of "Ter-
minology of School Building Construc-
ton and Repairs" His address dealt
largely on the same matter that had |
been spoken upon on the previous ad- |
dress and brought out in the discus /
sions, from the standpoint Of the nor
nal schools. He gave very able
and interesting address.
On Thursday morning. May 20, sew
eral committees reported and the Of
fcers were elected.
This ended the convention and the
members we're then taken to the sup
ply department and the matter Of
purchasing supplies and economizing
n this department were discussed.
Entertainment Features.
We were very courtsously enter
aimed by the st. Louis school board
md the social features were very en-.
oyable We were driven over st.
louis and shown all Of the different
which are beautiful on beau
iful sights. On Tuesday night we
we're given a banquet at Sun Set Inn.
h.s beautiful Busch place, about
wenty miles out OF st. Louis We'd
lesday night the convention banquet
vas given at Fausts. All Of the men,
,ers were called upon to make few