Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-18
NATIONAL CONFERENCE At CO.
OAR FALLS OWES DEATH
BLOWS TO OLD SYSTEM.
LITTLE IN EVERY WAY
IS GENERAL DEFINITION
Texas Man Tells Conference How
Education Has Been Advanced by
Consolidation In HE Stats-epsak.
ers Estoi Iowa's Advancement
Influenza Cuts Attendance.
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Cedar Falls. Feb. ia little
building on q little bit OF ground
where q little teacher for q little
while at little salary teaches little
children little things" That was the
definition of the one-room rural
school given by l.. b. Borden. super
visor of rural schools In Texas. In
opening the discussion at the first ma
! tional conference on rural console
dated schools at Iowa State Teachers
| college. The one room school was
| given the death blow from the start,
every speaker extolling the advan-
tages of consolidation. Borden told
how consolidation had played big
part in bringing Texas schools, once
the poorest in the union, well up
towards the top.
Governor Harding, Of Iowa, well
| coming the delegates. advocated
! better pay for teachers-"Not only a
! living wage but an adequate wage.
| The governor also recommended
education of returned soldiers at
government expense instead of pay
ing bonuses 10 them.
Influenza throut the country cut
the attendance and many notables
on the speaking programs, including
J. L. McBrien, director Of rural
school extention. United states
bureau of education. the man who
directed the conference plans. and
Miss Josephine Corlish Preston, OF
Olympia. Wash, head Of the y. 4. A
were unable to come. McBrien is III
in Washington. A. c, Neal. rural
school specialist under McBrien, took
charge of the conference. George ;.
Dick. state inspector of Iowa schools
called the conference TO order and
turned the gavel over to Neal.
President Seerley, Of Teachers Col
Iege. and P. c. McClenehan, state
SUPERINTENDENT of public instruction
made addresses of welcome, and an
official reception with college presi-
dents. governor and county supertn-
tendents in line, was held last even
ing. Two hundred fifty delegates
were here yesterday. Four hundred
are expected today.
Praise for Consolidated Schools.
High praise was given to lowas
system of consolidated schools by X
P. Crawford. a Nebraska editor, who
talked before the National Rural
School Conference here today. Mr..
| Crawford said that Iowa people had
! learned TO take their school system
so much as a matter of course that
| they did not catch the fill signih-
canoe Of what they had accomplish
! ed.
He gave a prophecy that as the
last thirty years have seen the de-
velopment of some Of the greatest
schools Of the world In our American
cities. the next thirty years will see
these schools even surpassed by
those for our country boys and girls.
The farmer is prosperous said
Mr.. Crawford, more SO than at any
other time in the history of the
country His prosperity will con-
tinue, with perhaps only intervening
periods Of depression, which will at
! feet other lines Of business as well.
Only a comparatively few thousand
acres of government land lie here
and there in our country for settlers.
The next twenty years will show
better farming than ever before, the
| larger ranches will in many cases
show a tendency to be broken up
! into small farms, and the open coun-
try will grow more popu1ous. Better
roads will bring the city closer TO
the country, and perhaps even the
airplane in years to come will play