Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-04
SCHOOL OFFICERS
HOLD CONVENTION
Instructive Addresses and Talks BY DR..
II. w. Hill, G. G. Swain, Miss Eliza
beth Hanson, r. N, Supt. Hol,nquist
and County Supt. David johnson.

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About $50 school officers from the
various rural school districts in the
county attended the School Officers
convention held at Warren on Friday
last. Instructive az lesses and talks
We're delivered by men and women inter
ested in promoting the welfare Of the
boys and girls in the rural schools.
DR.. H. w. Hill, executive secretary
of the Minnesota Public Health Asso-
citation and editor Of the Minnesota
Health Journal, gave an excellent adj
dress on health problems in the public
schools and emphasized the Importance
of caring for the health and physical
development of the children Many
practical suggestions and recommends
lions were given by the doctor in re-
gard to safe guarding the health of the
pupils. Children's clinics should be
conducted at regular intervals in all
schools to determine the physical con-
dition Of the pupils as regards teeth,
3 tonsils, adenoids, contagious and in
fectious diseases, tuberculosis, etc. He
praised very highly the work of the
public health nurse in counties employ
ing such person, and showed how she
may be of very great assistance in pro-
noting child welfare. !.
c. c. Swain, Rural School Commits
sioner of the State Department of Ed
ucGtion, delivered most excellent adj
dress on rural school topics. Many
suggestions were given by him that
should prove valuable and helpful to
school officers in the discharge Of their
duties School officers have to do with
the business side Of education-and they
are responsible to the taxpayers for the
wise expenditure Of public funds. Some
school officers, while riding in four and
six cylinder cars themselves, are never
theless content in running one cylin-
der school, Teachers will have to be
paid better wages in the future, if good
teachers are to be retained in the pro-
fession The state is constantly raising
the educational standards Of teachers
and that In connection with the high
cost OF living, make the payingsp high
er teachers wages imperatiye Many
problems pertaining to the successful
management of schools were discussed
by Mr.. Swain in practical and help
full manner As.
Supt. G. Holmquist, of the Warren
city schools, and County Supt. David
johnson also made a short and instruc-
tive talks.
Miss Elizabeth Hanson, r. n, county
public health nurse, told about her
work in the county and the result OF
the various children's clinics that have
been conducted by her since she came
to the county The large number OF
physical defects found among school col
children proves conclusiyely that the
work Of the county nurse is very neces-
sary. 81.
The following school officers attended
the convention
Christ Eskildsen, Radium.
o. A. Flom, NeWfolden.
G. E. Williams, ROLLS.
James Jackson, Middle River.
Geo. w. Curtiss, Middle River.
Albin Anderson, Middle River.
G. "A. Anderson, Middle River.
z. B. Folden, Holt. :
Nels johnson, Stephen.
Frank Benson, Stephen.
Ole Olson, Stephen.
Ernest G. Johnson, ROLLS.
Isaac Ostlund, Golden Valley
Jacob Sjogren, NeWfolden.
Gust Nakken, Newfolden.
a m ThOresOn Rosewood.