The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-08
Schools in keokuk and Throughout
Leo County viii Join Rest Of
Nation in Observing
school Week."
GOVERNORS TO ASSIST
State Officials are Asked to Help In.
terest People in Cause Of Edu-
cation-MinisterS Will
Have Part Also.

Schools of Keokulr and throughout
Lee county are expected to observe
School Week" early in December,
which will be observed throughout
| the United States, according to an
| announcement received from the
commissioner of education. Cover
nors OF several states and territories
will be requested to bring the mat
ter before the people of their states
| In such way as to acquaint them
with the conditions and needs of the
schools, enhance appreciation of edu-
cation, and create such interest as
will result in better opportunities
for education, and larger appropria-
| tons for all kinds of schools.
The commissioner of education
suggests that during this week the
public press should give more atten-
ton, and larger amount of space
to educational topics than usual and
that on Sunday, December 5, minis
tiers should use one or more of their
church services for emphasizing the
importance of education.
1t is further suggested that during
the week chambers Of commerce,
boards of trade, women's clubs, labor
unions, farmers unions, patriotic
and civic societies, Rotary clubs, and
Kiwants clubs, and other important
organizations and associations should
devote one meeting to a discussion
of the needs of education in their
states and local communities, hold
ing special meetings if necessary,
and that motion picture houses should
put on their screens during School
Week" facts and figures in regard to
the Importance of education, and the
condition and needs of the schools.
Universities, colleges, and normal
schools will be requested to devote
the convection hours of the week to
Ia discussion of education in general,
and of their own particular needs,
and it is further suggested that all
elementary and high school teachers
should devote one period each day
Of School Week to this subject,
telling the children about education
in their local communities, and in
state and nation, how the schools
are supported and how much money
is spent for them, their economic,
social and civic value, and that dur
ing this week themes of essays and
compositions in elementary and high
schools relate to education.
Friday afternoon and evening Of
'SchOOl week mas Deen designated
as the date on which community
meetings in the interest of education
should be held at all schoolhouses,
both in city and country, for the
purpose of discussing the needs of
the schools of the several commune !
ties, the means of meeting these |
needs, and of remedying conditions. |
State departments of education
have been invited to provide infor- |
nation through the public press and
otherwise in regard to the conditions !
and needs of the schools and in the |
several states, and city and county !
superintendent have been invited to
take similar action and it is further !
suggested that city and county super |
intendents of schools hold meetings I
on Friday or Saturday Of the week |
preceding School Week. for the pur
pose of discussing these problems
among themselves and making def
mite plans for the proper observance
of the week in school and for Fri /
day afternoon and evening meetings. |