Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-16
EARLY REGISTRATION INDICATE
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
STATE CONVENTION.
PATRIOTISM IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS EMPHASIZED
Joint Meeting With Members Of State
Defense Council Planncd-Questoa
Of Bible Study in Schools Again to
Have Prominent Place in Discussions
New Constitution Probable.
Special 10 Tlmns. Rcpuhlican.

Special to Timus- Republican.
pes Moines, oct lf.-Early resistra-
tions indicate hat the siNty-,hird ar
nua' program of the Iowa State
Teachers Association 10 be held in Des
Moines Nov. /. and 3 will be attend
ed by fully t.ooo school teachers and
other educators from all parts Of Iowa
The detailed program. of the session
has just been issued.
Patriotism in the public schools and
methods which may DE employed By
the teachers to bring home 10 the
people thru the children some OF the
movements the government is fost eriTS
VIII be especially emphasized at the
big meeting Of Iowa educators. ON
the first day of the session a joint
Getting viii be held with the members
Of the state defense council In which
these matters Will be discussed.
Governor Harding will make the
address on the evening OF November
lst on the subject Our Schools and
the War" The governor IS expected
to outline much which may De done
thru the schools TO help win the war.
Woman IS President.
The state association has a woman
for its president this year IN the person
Of Eva VI. Fleming. superintendent OF
schools at DEBORAH. Her address As
president VIII also De given Thursday
night. Dr. William H. fitzpatrick, q:
Columbia University, one o: the big
speakers TO attend will speak Thurs
day night on the question Education
as Activity Leading 10 Further
Activity"
Other officers O: the association
follow: first VICE president Il. Z,
B,ackne-, city superintendent OttuIn-
wa: second vice president. z. X. Cor
leit, grade principal. Burlington: third
vice president, Frances UTnp!eoy. grade
principal! Des Moines: treasurer 9. ".
Samson Teachers College Cedar Fails,
secretary. Q. :. Smith, Indiano!a
State Superintendent A N. Deyoe
viii preside over the educational coun-
ell Some Of the problems before the
couact! this year follow: Courses OF
bible study n the public schools; the
teaching o. C!vics and training for
citizenship. The junior high school: re-
organ ia ton % the State Teachers
Association.
The matter OF me general introduc-
ton Of 0!ole study into the public
school courses has been before the
association :or some time. The COM
-ni-Iee having this in charge reported
70 the educational council last year
but there was some difference OF
opinion as 10 just how the bible should
be taught and now much credit should
be allowed. The committee was con-
tirued and Will report On these details
this year. The members Of the COM
ru:-tes are .. s. Wright Cedar Falls;
{. .. St8rouck, Iowa City; J. c.
stuart, Dubuque.
.. 2. Eloyd. Of Dies Moines, Is chair
man OF the committee which has been
going into the question Of teaching
c:vics and training for citizenship. IN
view OF the world war this is con-
sidereG q highly important subject. In
general way some plan Of instruction
vii be recommended which will en-
p1astze the duties Of citizenship.
The work Of the Junior high school
which will also be considered by the
educational council has to do with
the work OF the sixth. seevnth and
eighth grades. Junior high schools are
maintained in these grades in many
Iowa schools In such schools all Of
the mathematics, for example. are
taught by one teacher In fact in
several OF the pr!ncipa! studies one
teacher teaches all OF the classes in the
sixth, seventh and eighth grade in the