The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-01-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION
SENDS OUT REPORT
Abstracts of Report Gives Much Good
Advice on Schools

are not in school and who are depri'
ed of proper training.
The Industrial Training School
crowded beyond the limits of healt
and safety. A pressing need is plac
for drill and exercise in the long VIII
ter months when it is impossible t
get the exercise outside that is dt
manded in the interest of health an
morality.
Agricultural extension work by tn
University has been retarded also. Il
all cases the State Board of Educa
ton has kept the disbursements dow
to the funds made available by law.
The University of Idaho
President Brannon in his annual j G
port on the University strongly urge,
the training Of Idaho teachers for Ida
ho schools. In this connection he
commends as wise and timely the
move by Commissioner Sisson in the
direction Of teaching Idaho history
Idaho civics and Idaho life. To the
training of teachers for this service
Doctor Brannon says, the new School
Of Education at the University is
pledged
President Brannon reports that the
University adhered strictly to the
budget worked out by the State Board
Of Education in April. The enroll
ment for last year, including the 208
at the summer session, was 672 and
this before the close of the current
school year is expected to run beyond
800, a number far in excess Of any
previous record The graduates last
year numbered so, and the total alum
nj 555. Higher standards have been
established in all departments and the
moral and ethical life Of the student
body Is highly satisfactory.
Lewiston State Normal School
President Black expresses himself
as well pleased with the results Sc
cured by cooperation with the Univer-
sity In summer school work, with the
school trustees, and with the State
Poard of Education He is also we'll
pleased with the impr we'd methods
and administration.
The attendance at the regular ses-
sions was 230 and 214 at the training
school. Last year 2S4 students were
given teachers certificates and 81 d.
plomas. Emphasis is laid on the need
Of training for social service and the
Of parent-teachers' asso-
Citations. Earl S. Wooster, dean of the
rural department, is doing valuable
work along these lines.
Albion State Normal School
This has been a good year at the
Albion State Normal; the summer
school was marked success. The at
,endance December l was 156; the
at the summer school was
s46, total of 402 against total of
'57 last year.
Greatly increased attention Is paid
his year to training teachers for rur-
Il schools. In line with this two new
were established-Rural
under Professor John C.
Werner, and Agriculture under Miss
Caroline Ruth Jackson.
improvements include two 30x40
DOT additions to the Training school;
he planting of 500 trees and prepara-
ions for the installation of electric
light from the United States plant at
dinidoka. The Albion school district
s to pay $4,000 to the Normal School
n two years to apply on the salaries
Il training school teachers on the TN
Ierstanding that all the children Of
he district are to have training in
his department
Idaho Technical Institute
Special interest Is centered this
ear upon the Idaho Technical Insti-s
ute at Pocatello, the reorganized sue,
essor to the Academy of Idaho. This |
institute now offers college work, |
specially In technical and vocational |
ines, thus for the first time present |
ng courses for high school graduates
n which they may continue their
tudies beyond the stage covered by |
he standard four-year high schools.
President Reed reports the atten-.
ance to be z18 Of which 100 are OF |
ach sex. This attendance Is regarded |
8 remarkably good in view of the
act that 100 students were lost to
be school when the lower courses
,ere eliminated. Our motto" says
resident Reed, "is cooperation and !
lutual effort in the direction Of Civ.
lg Idaho one Of the best public edu-