Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
ExTRAo ORDINARY CONFERENCE
ro,sE CONDUCTED IN SIOUX
RAPIDS AND SPIRIT LAKE.
sUPERlNTENDENTs TO
MAKE INsPEcTloN TOUR
vssads Of County School systems Of
stats 70 Held Annual Meeting il
Rural Districts Mfhsrs Consolidation
Has Bssn SUCCESSFULLY Inausurated
Dsyos Visits Consolidated School.
special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, May 4.-one Of the
One OF the most noval conferences
most novel conferences ever conducted
I BY the Iowa County Superintendent
Association iS to be held at Sioux
& Rapids and Spirit Lake May % to 26
The feature Of the conference will be
astourSof inspection of the consolidated
schools in that section and a first hand
study of up-to-date consolidated
schools made by visiting the schools
themselves. g;$ is.
It is the plan to visit twelve to
fifteen consolidated schools. Districts
which have the school building in the
town and those which have the build
ing out in the open country will be
visited.
The program OF the conference will
open at Sioux Rapids on May 20 and
the meetings will be held In the new
school building there. On the 25th and
2Sth the meetings viii be held in
Spirit Lake in the new school build
ing in that city. ,..,s - =
j 81 Heretofore the annual spring com
ference Of the association has been
held IN one Of the larger cities OF the
state and formal program has been
carried out. The plan for the spring
conference this year is considered
eminently practical. IL
State Superintendent A.. NJ. Deyoe
returned yesterday from visiting the
Union township consolidated school in
plymouth county. He reports that
Z this is highly successful school. A
ninth grade is maintained, which Is
equivalent to the first grade In a high
school. and. altho the school is located
right out in the open country there
are twenty five pupils now attending
B the ninth grade This is more. than
many OF the small town high schools
have in their first year work.
They were as fine class Of young
people as could be found anywhere"
exclaimed superintendent Deyoe yes
terday enthusiastically in talking OF
His visit. II don't suppose there is one
boy in that class who smokes cigarets
"A modern house has been built for
the teachers with as many modern
conveniences as are to be found In a
city. The superintendent has house
and a garase and there rs shelter Tor
fourteen horses. The grounds now
"a be added. The superintendent keeps
duct some experimental farm work. ,
"The building Is splendid modern
atructure. I was there on Arbor3 Day
md they planted = lot Of evergreen
trees and also set out some flowers.
The patrons OF the school attended
and we had fine dinner served in
the gymnasium OF the school house.
STATE House Notes.
Ice cream ID being inspected more
rigidly BY the state food and dairy
department now than for some time.
There Is n price war on among some
of the manufacturers and the depart
ment fears there may be disposition
Ito cheaper the product ut must come
I3up to the stAndard set by the depart
.s1,ent OF tho manufacturers will be ar
rested and prosecuted. The state de-
srartment says All Of the inspectors
are being instructed to watch the ice
cream business closely. The condition
&Of the cans as they are returned to
THE factory is also being looked after.
III is a violation Of the law punishable
by fne for dealer to send ice cream
cans to the wholesaler or manufac-
turer in an unclean condition. Several
zines have been assessed recently
under this law. ID -
The Waterloo Skirt. and. Garment
Company filed articles Of incorpora-
stion with the secretary OF state today.
The company is capitalized at 100000.
James Black is president and Guy See
secretary. The Corley Farmers Saw
ings Bank Of Corley, Iowa, has filed
articles with the secretary Of state.
The capitalization is $4,000. The off,
gers are:c President. r. M. Pomeroy,
K az e1hv. vice president w. F. Boh-