The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-05-07
School Officers Meeting

The School Officers and Teach
ers' Meeting held at the Milbank
High School on Saturday, April
the 18th, was very we'll attended
Not as many of the school officers
were present as We had expected
although considering the busy
season of the year it is, perhaps
we should have anticipated a fall
ing off in the attendance at this
time. The teachers were all pres
ent with few exceptions, and also
a number of visitors. In most in
stances, these visitors were inter.
ested friends and parents of the
children who took part in the rope
contest, and in the various demon
STATIONS in the $ of the phono-
graph with the school room work.
We appreciate very much the fine
spirit and interest taken by those
present, and hope all will endeav-
or to attend the meetings in the
future. Nothing is more encour-
aging to those engaged in the work
Of teaching, than to known that
they have the interest and good
will of the community back of
them. One of the best ways any
enc can manifest this spirit of
good will and helpfulness is by
visiting the school as often as pos
sible and attending the teachers
and school officers meetings when
ever they are held.
The program commenced at
1890 a. m. with music by the
Orchestra Of the Milbank High
School. Their selections were
well rendered and great credit is
due the members and the director,
Miss Holmgren, upon their accom-
plishment. Then followed the
conference with the school Off
GERS, and the teachers reading
circle work. The Superintendent
of the Big Stone City Schools, Miss
Snyder, had charge Of the divis-
ion discussing "Our Public
Schools" By Corson. Excellent
papers were prepared on special
assignments by Paul Millington,
Ruth Trapp, and Grace Korte. In
the other reading circle division,
which was under the direction of
Mr.. p. J. Slettedahl' the following
teachers took an active part
Alice M. Rodgers, Matilda Schell,
Mrs. Harvey Gerhardt, Mary Kosse
and Iva Ellington. W. are in.
deed greatful to Miss Snyder, and
Mr.. Slettedahl for their kind anc
able services, and we hope that in
the future, we shall have the op'
portunity to return some of the
courtesies and the consideration
to them, and the other teachers
who assisted so we'll with the worl
at this meeting.
In the afternoon, the Twir
Brooks school gave demonstra
tions in penmanship and othel
rhythm work with the monograph
while the Kilborn No. 2 School de
monstrated the use of the phono
graph with the reading lesson
Following this Mr.. Slettedahl
Superintendent of schools a
I Woodlake, Minnesota, delivered
very spirited and convincing lee
ture on the subject Child Welfar'
Problems Of Rural America. TIL
substance of the address is as fol
lows: The first problem of tn
school is the consideration of tn
child's health Statistics show
that 100000 children in the coun
try are suffering from malnutri
ton, 100000 from defectiv
teeth, 2,OOO,0 900 from adenoids an
enlarged tonsils, 100000 ar
infected with tuberculosis, and 4,
900, 900 with defective vision, 10,
OOO, 900 with defective hearing, an
1000, 900 have curvature of tn
spine, due in most cases to incor
rect seating. Illness is preventa
BILE to a great degree, and sue
breventable illness costs the Z
nited States approximately $1,000
900 annually. It is astounding t
know that the health of the cit
child surpasses in the ratio Q
four to one the health Of the coun
TRY child.
And her problem pertaining t
the child welfare Of rural Amer
lea is the teacher problem. Atten
ton was called to the fact tina
IL, 100000 of the nations childre
are attending school in our 212,OO
er problem is serious, in that tn
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