The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-29

ATTENDANCE At MEETING
INDICATES KEEN INTEREST
IN SCHOOL PROBLEMS.
GOOD TALKS GIVEN.


SlNE6 LIN ID.
The biggest and best school officers
meeting in the history Of Redwood
County was held last Wednesday, Oct
ober %, at Wabasso. The attendance
was very large and the interest keen.
showing the splendid spirit Of the
school men Of the county. The Off
GERS were very much awake to chang
ing standards In the education of to-
day and by their close attention from
the very beginning to the close Of
y meeting proved their willingness
4 ambition to improve their schools.
AT ten thirty the officers and super
,gatendents of the graded and high
schools met, with Chas. Knox of Lam
berton in charge. in the Presbyterian
church. State graded school Inspector,
Geo. Al. Selke, addressed this section.
talking on the desirability Of feaving
most of the time of the r.1ncipal or
superintendent free fcf administra-
tive work rather than expecting him
to do a large quantity Of regular
teaching work Mr.. Selke also made
it very plain that Boards of Educa-
ton were standing in the way of the
best development of their schools
when they withhold their confidence
from the head of a school and limit his
authority unreasonably. "A short dis
eussion of the matter suggested by
MY. Selke's talk followed.
At the same hour the rural and semi
Graded school officers met in the city
hall Supt. Adella G. Pratt talked to
the officers on practical ways and
means Of improving the schools. G.
g. Swain, state rural school commits
siorer. spoke on Economy and Eli
cheney in school work
At one o'clock the officers met IN
II 'oint session and the afternoon pro-
ram started with a song festival led
- a. Joel Childs. superintendent OF the
wanda consolidated schools.
Miss Katherine Johnson r n, Red
vwood County School nurse, gave Z
\ detailed and very interesting accouns
of the work done last year Tor pet
4er health among the school cnlldren
Af fhe county. Her report on the
4salth tournament of last year was
2sneciaIlv interesting. In this tourna
4sank the children of Redwood County
&oad The children of the nation IN tn
N,,sos,rt of work done and the faithful
s4e rifh which it was done. Minnie
Aofe stood the highest in the Unltei
kfe4ns and Redwood County held th'
.ses,osA rank in the state. Miss John
eve y talk on the practical heaiCi
/ SFans which each district should take
esnaciallv In preparing their school
- rnfort and health during the coli
weather. 49,.
DR.. Earl Jameson Of Walnut ssrov
oave a talk on tuberculosis when WI
ee found published entire elseWner
this issue. Max Treu gave snor
4,k explaining the Agricultural Snor
rEFs,ourse which may now be taken 9
either the Redwood Falls or the Lam
berton high school, and urged 1ne q
operation of the officers IN lntefeseln
the boys in this course.
The remainder of the program wa y;
taken UP by talks by Mr.. .SeIke on %
I teacher situation and by MI. swan
who discussed the school OF toda.
showing that the trend of school, Pre-
oress IS toward consolidation who
will give to the pupils of the rural dl:
fr;c+s the same opportunities as who's
which the town children have. III
Selke's talk proved concluslvely tns
= the teacher shortage is one Wnlc
must be faced thotfully and IS apt
result disastrously unless the teacl
ers are given at least as nlgn, SCI
ries as they can obtain IN the lndusIf
al work. and his thought along III
line was emphatdcally endorsed
l Mr.. Swain.