The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-27
Teachers of the Bemidji Public
..' Schools Gather to Dis
cuss Conditions
TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT
AT Bemidji Assn. Quarters;
Parents and All Inter-
ested Are Welcome

and salary increases to meet the in
crease in the cost Of living, were the
main points brought up at the meet
ing of the public school teachers OF
Bemidji, held at the High school
building at 4:3O o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
r. o. Bagby, superintendent of city
schools, presided at the session and
first of all called the teachers atten-
ton to the open-house meeting Thurs
day evening at the rooms OF the Be-
midi Civic and Commerce associa-
ton. The object of the open 'use
is to give Bemidji folks an oppol un-
ity to become better acquainted with
the men and women who comprise
the public school faculty.
Parents Are Invited.
Parents and all those interested in
school affairs are cordially invited to
be present. A short program of en-
tertainment is being arranged for the
occasion and it is believed that it
will be an evening of much enjoy
ment.
r. O. Bagby, superintendent of
schools, will give a brief talk, during
which he will touch upon the pro-
posed establishment of parents
teachers association in Bemidji. AS
sociations of this nature are being
operated in many cities with great
success and it is generally admitted
that the formation Of one in Bemidji
will result IN much good.
Patriotic League Meeting.
On Saturday afternoon there will
be a meeting of the Teachers Patri-
otic league at the High school at 1
O'Clock. Miss Annie Shetland, as
sistant state Inspector of rural
schools, will be present to address the
teachers, and County Superintendent
of Schools J. C. McGhee will talk on
the wage situation for the teachers.
Superintendent Bagby extended the
invitation to all the public school
teachers to attend.
An opportunity for the teachers of
Bemidji and the surrounding district
to take course of instruction at
the state normal has been offered
by NJ W. Deputy, president Of the
normal at Bemidji. Instruction will
: be given in the teachers own line of
work, the classes to be held on Sat-
urdays. Credit will be given for
the work accomplished.
Questionaires Given Out.
Questionaires to be filled in by the
teachers were handed out by Supt.
Bagby, who requested that each
teacher give the desired information
Il; hor Exyi,, nd
ing conditions. A bigger and better
future" is predicted for the teachers
in Minnesota, since it is believed that
a minimum wage will be set by the
state board of education in the near
future.
A twelve-month salary schedule
was also discussed as we'll as the
good and bad points of teaching
bonus.
The rooming situation is at pres
ent one of the greatest problems con-
fronting the school board and to pre-
pare for the coming year, Superin-
tendent Bagby states that careful
survey of the city will be made soon
to find the needed number of rooms.
1t may be necessary for the school
board to erect special buildings for
the purpose of housing the teaching
force. The cooperation Of the teach
ers is asked to aid in the prepara
tions for the coming term.
Hardness Discussed.
Several means of correcting tardi-
ness were discussed by various
teachers, who, from personal expert
ences, have found remedy which
has aided to, correct the children's
fault of arriving behind scheduled
time. School exercises by the pupils
are being urged in an endeavor to
have the parents visit the schools
and become acquainted with the
teachers work.