The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-05
SCHOOL MEETING
WAS BIG SUCCESS
OFFICERS AND TEACHE GOT
TOGETHER FOR MUTUAL : ELP
AND CONFERENCE
PROF. WOODBURN'S ADDRESS A ! IURE
Representative D%aIthorp Explained
New School Laws-Other Fea-
lures of Interesting Meeting


The joint Officers and Teachers
county meeting which was held at the
Grand Opera House in this city Friday
afternoon was perhaps the largest and
county. The roads were in poor con
dition, but officers and teachers were
present from all parts of the county.
The program as arranged by Supt,
Blakely was a very good one, and
many of the hard problems met with
in the rural schools by teachers
and officers, were discussed and all
went away feeling hat they had learn.
ed something and that these problems
would be easier in the future. The
get together spirit--team work, if you
please-was manifested, and if carried
into the rural school work, as it no
doubt will be, must be a big aid in the
educational field in Bookings county
from now forward.
The program opened with several
musical numbers by Prof. Christen'
sens orchestra while the large crowd
was assembling, and this was followed
by a song by the glee club of the
junior high school girls who responded
to a hearty encore
Hon. A. B. Dalthorp of Volga was
then introduced and spoke on New
School legislation" He pointed out
the fact that twenty-five new bills were
introduced in the house and thirteen
in the senate relative to education al
the last session of the legislature, and
outlined the provisions of the bills
which got through and became laws
The new social center" law permits
the people of each district to vote $50
annually for any kind of entertain
ment they may wish, but a majority OF
the voters of the district is required to
carry it. A change to June LIST Was
made i nthe time for the county SUI.
perintendentS to assume Office
and a new law permitting free Libraries
on a petition of 20 per cent of the
voters was passed. A half of n mill
may be levied for this purpose. a
new law for an educational survey OF
the schools of the state was passed
and this will be done under the direc'
ton of a commission appointed by
the governor, by surveyors from out.
side of the state. This will prove to be
one of the best laws ever enacted. An.
other law enacted was the n to per
NIT consolidated schools where the
people desire them.
"Schools-Present, Past and Flu
ture," was the subject of an able ad'
dress given by Prof. A. H. Seymour OF
the Aberdeen Normal. The feature OF
his talk was to properly equip the
school and then get a teacher who was
in sympathy with country life and
work, well educated and prepared to
do her work, and then stand back OF
her in her efforts to aid the pupils.
He was not in favor of fads, and be
lieved in taking care of the present and
let the future take care of itself.
This was followed by several humor
Gus readings by Prof. F. E. Brown OF
State College which greatly pleased
the entire audience.
Prof. E. C. WOODBURY. of the Aber
deem Normal spoke on: What the
school board has a right to erpect OF
the teacher, and what the teacher has
a right to expect of the school board
This address was the feature of the
program. He said little can be &C
complished without team work on the
part of the board and teacher. There
must be a thorough understanding be
tween these two big factors in a sue
cessful school, and there must be har
mony and cooperation. The board
should expect knowledge, training and
a progressive spirit from the teacher
She should be reasonable in dealing
with pupils and patrons, and display n
community interest. She should have
personal qualities such as good appear
ance and neatness in dress. She
should be polite and courteous. pa
tient and modest, and above all not be
boy-struck. He elaborated on all these
qualifications for a good teacher and