Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-22
VALLEY SCHOOL
TEACHERS TO MEET
SUPT. AT THE RAPIDS ASKS
MORE INTEREST IN
LEGISLATION

The Central Wisconsin Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold its annual con-
vention in this city on Friday and
Saturday, October 14th and 18th, when
it is expected that over 500 school
teachers from villages and cities
througout the valley will be present.
According to Supt. S. b. Tobey a very
fine program has been completed.
Crucial Year
In an interview with the Wisconsin
Rapids Tribune, r. G.. G. Doudna, SUI
perintendent of the Wisconsin Rapids
schools, says: eve shall attempt to
interest teachers in Wisconsin to in
fiuence legislation in the future. The
situation in Wisconsin makes this a
crucial year for the teaching profess
sion due to the influence of politi-
clans in school affairs. The trouble is
that everyone except the school au-
thorties and those who know some
thing about school conditions gets
hearing before the legislature and the
result is that everything Is muddled
pp"
Mr. Tobey, while not taking the
same attitude as Mr.. Doudna, express
es the opinion that teachers sometimes
see much more clearly than others
the necessity for certain school laws
and he believes that il legislators were
wise, they would seek and accept their
advice.
There were some splendid measures
designed to improve schools, that were
vetoed by the governor after being
passed by the legislature" Supt. Tobey
told the editor of The Pilot.
Bills Vetoed
Among them was the Mathison bill,
compulsory attendance measure
This bill would have made ii necessa-
ry for children to enroll and attend
school. Today we are hampered by
the lack of such q law. Many
child fails to enroll that should After
a months absence they may begin to
attend but they are so far behind that
they quickly become discouraged and
become drags. Yet the governor We
toed this bill. There was also the
Junior college bill, vetoed by the gov
ernor." Mr.. Tobey holds that there
are many young people who could bet
ter have their first two years of col
lege at home, and then, he adds, this
would relieve the university tremend-
ously.
Among the speakers at the Central
Wisconsin convention will be State
of Schools Callahan, !
DR.. William S. Sadler of Chicago, sur
geon and authO' who will talk on
Faith and Fear" and Prof Gordon,
or the University of Wisconsin, who |
will lead community singing. The ses-
sion that is approaching, is felt to be |
the most important that has been held |
since pre-war times.
Other Matters
1t is not unlikely that other mat
ters besides the encouragement of the |
teachers TO take more interest in state I
legislation. will come up
for discussion. OF interest to many
local leaders is the action of the city /
of Stanley in throwing out the manual I
training department of the public I
schools. Likewise the action in Gary,
Indiana, supposed to be a/model CEN
ter, where the same thing occurred.
Some cities feel such course Is un-
necessary and that the work of chill
dren should be confined to more strict
ly academic subjects.
Supt. Tobey is confident that this /
10 a great hlStdke. lie declares tnat l
examples In the Vocational school of /
this city prove conclusively that many I
children who were uninterested in /
school work, have become thoroughly I
to their studies and all be- |
cause they have worked ON material I
things. For those who lack magma
ticn and vision, manual training and /
kindred school work. he feels, is es-
sential,