Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-12
VISITS
HIGH SCHOOL
Finds Unsatisfactory Working Con-
ditions and Says School Levy
Much Lower Here Than
in Other Places


State inspector A. c. Fuller, who
has charge of the normal training
work in the department of public in
|struction, inspected the local schools
"Wednesday. He commented very
|favorably on the new high school
building and mentioned particularly
the practical arrangements of the
rooms and the appearance of the
building. He stated that conditions
for school work would be splendid
here if proper provisions were made
for handling the additional pupils
who are now in the high school and
who will undoubtedly come in follow
ing years. He felt that not only
would more of our pupils stay in
school, but that the number of tuition
pupils would increase.
In commenting on the work being
done at the present time, he stated
that conditions were unsatisfactory,
and that they should be remedied at
once. Because of the especially large
enrolment in the high school, extra
classes have had to be formed, and
nearly all of the high school
teachers are conducting more classes
than are permitted in high schools
where high standards of work is ex-
pected. Under existing conditions,
the teachers do not have fair chance
to do Justice to all of the classes, and
for the good of the pupils, a re-
arrangement of the work should be
made possible. In addition, 1t was
pointed out that in letting down the
standard of work in this way. we
were not meeting the requirements
of the North Central Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The North Central Association
does two things. First of all, II sets
certain standards of the work that
are considered reasonable and which
a high school should meet IL it ex-
poets to have good work done. In
other words the association defines
what the conditions for work should
be in the high school IL tile pupils are
to receive all of the benefits from
their school work that they are en-
titled to receive. There is then in
the first place, desire to show what
good high school work consists of. In
the second place, the association ar
ranges for unconditional admittance
to colleges of pupils who are gradu-
ates of schools which have met the
standards set by the association. The
members of the association are found
in the northern half of the Mississippi
valley between the Allegheny and
Rocky Mountains. Consequently,
these colleges in this region accept
the credits of the graduates from the
North Central Association high
schools without question. For the
N Of ci " Voc fuh anh 0nI h
belonged to this association. During
this time, ourshigh school work has
been good as that done in the best
schools in the state, but we could
not expect to be classified as one of
to remain one of the schools belong
ing to the North Central Associa
ton, IL conditions were permitted to
particularly regrettable at this time
when the high school is about ready
to occupy the new building with all
of its fine equipments.
Mr.. Fuller also spoke of the COM
paratively low tax levy which the
Audubon schools have during the
past few years. He explained that
he was conducting normal training
courses, and that last year, he averag-
ed the school levy for all OF these
school districts. He stated that the
average public school levy for all was
approximately forty three mills. AS
compared to this average levy of AZ
mills, Audubon's levy was only twenty |
four and five tenths mills. He stated |
that even with the extra cost of the |
new building. Audubon's school levy
next year would be below the average |
school levy in the 1853 high schools |
that he was responsible for. In the |
matter of financing the school. the
comparison is favorable one, and |
goes to show that our board of educa-
ton has taken every reasonable care
in the matter of expenditures.