The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-24
:, s.ries to be Given In Lee
county was Held Today IN
Keokuk High
School.
lettings ANNOUNCED
.,d,ted schools Conference VIII
| u.,a in Cedar Falls in Febru-
airy and other Events
Follow.

,o,rth study center Of the
nc cat. to teachers college for Lee
~ was held today at the keokak
~ .ohool with teachers from all
~, s county attending. The fifth
last one will be neld az Tcrt
bison, February %.
TORE the program proper IRIS
on several announcements
made in regard to meetings
:, viii be held iii the near future
- mh;cb are of special Importance
Iva teachers. At Cedar Falls
MARY II, 10, and -. the hrss
;ausI conference on the consolida.
If schools within the United
80 il 70 be held. 1t will be one
.ha biggest educational meetings
held in Iowa with prominent
rsrnors and educational leaders
\ tbe Atlantic to the PACING
ana accepting positions to SPEAK
the various programs. Macy
nnbell. Of Cedar Falls, is the chair
nj The committee on. arrange
pts for this affair and he spoke
81 in behalf of that committee
n he announced that all delegates
This conference who will send IN
II names ahead OF time will be
at the station and assigned to
cling places in Cedar Falls for the
eting Everyone interested in the
bsoldation for schools is invited
attend the conference. The rail.
administration of the United
lies has granted fare OF one and
|third cents from all parts of the
kntry to persons desiring to attend
meeting.
I'm Campbell in speaking of this
Inference said that the national
reau OF education reports that
IA snow taking the lead in the or
ni1atiaon OF consolidated schools,
4 that is the reason for locating
new national conference in this
lie.
Campbell at Montrose.
Mr. Campbell is the head of the
partnent of rural education at
dar Falls, and last night before he
he to Keokuk to attend the meet
today spoke at Montrose, Civ
there, an illustrated lecture on the
oscillation OF schools which was
ii received and served to enthuse
! people there over the possible
s Of such plan for their city. He
Psed his lecture by showing his
dience, three maps Of the state OF
pa which illustrated the growth OF
Z consolidated schools in this
BE. In 1912. there were eighteen
Eh schools in this state. In 1916,
ffe were l78 and January 20, 1920,
ERE were 304 consolidated schools
Iowa. Mr.. Campbell said if the
Oscillation continues as rapidly as
mas during the past six months,
ERE VIII be 1,0ee of them in the
Rte within the next FIVE years. and
Will mean that nearly all country
POOLS will be closed.
PROFESSOR b. Z. Watson, head of
department of the study center
'fk for teachers state college at
gar Falls and regularly in the EN-.
Y OF Parsons college, was another
eaSer who had part on the program
lay at the high school and who will
interested in the other teachers
herences in Iowa for this year.
= lhird speaker was Professor A.
pWier, director of the extension
Nm IN the state. He appeared on
program several times.
;, Other Future Meetings.
ae other announcements made to.
lof future meetings included the
Wal meeting Of the Iowa Teachers
Of the southeastern dis
= s ., the state which will be held
nu'llng'on April i. 2 and 3. The
: Tor this meeting will be
Wy lor distribution February 15,
!. :. Lynn, the county superinten.
y SAID this afternoon. The execu.
= colnmlttee for this affair will be
=, y, Lynn. Donnellson, City Super.
In n OF Burlington Il. M. Supple
Davenport.
;op. next regular teachers exami.
' bais Aor Lee county teachers will
neid at Fort Madison at the
10y y court house January 2S, %
aiahs, iiuas county examinations
,r,,s, m.h grade pupils will be given
'fuafy Is, 26 and q.
,,,oa nsouction Of Estimate.