The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-08-22
TEACHERSOF
COUNTY MEET
HERE FRIDAY
Annual Two-Day Session 10 Be
Held in Auditorium of
the Columbia High
School.
TO PLAN WORK OF YEAR
Members of District School
Boards Will Also Hold
Convention Here
This Week.

Charles f. Northcutt, county superin-
iendcnt Of schools. today made public
the program for the meeting Of the
school teachers Of the city and county.
which will be held in the high school
auditorium here next Friday and Satur-
day. The annual school conventisn will
be held in conjunction with the meet.
inC of The teachers.
All ilie teachers in the county are re-
quired by Law 10 attend the meeting here
next Friday and Saturday. Al that
time. teaching certificates will be re-
ncwed and ncw certificates will be grant
ed. Plans for the school work of the
wear will be- discussed at the meeting
and various methods of instruction in
rity and rural schools will be considered.
4 number Of teachers have been as
signed definite subjects on the program.
and all the teachers are expected to take
part in the discussions. The state course
Of study will be considered in detail.
and plans for reading circle work will
be made public.
The president and clerk Of each school
district in the county are also required
by law 10 attend the annual school board
convention which will be held jointly
with the meeting Of the teachers. Ques-
iions Of school administration will be
discussed by the members Of the school
boards Each school officer attending
the convention will receive $50 day
and mileage al the rate of five cents
mile for the number Of miles necessary
TO travel in going from his schoolhouse
10 the place Of the convention.
According 10 the program Of the meet
ing made public today by Mr.. Northcutt,
the enrolment Of the teachers will take
place between $3.50 and $50 o'clock Fri
day morning The convention will then
be formally opened with an address by
Mr.. Nortbcuit.
The course of study. as revised this
year. will then be discussed. Mrs. Opal
Blythe speaking on geography and ]. Il.
Anthony on agriculture. Miss Ella V.
Dobbs is also scheduled for an address
on ''Thc New Teaching" in the morning.
Before the adjournment Of the morning
session, the teachers will be urged TO
male use Of the question box, from
which the topics for open discussion will
be taken.
In the afternoon. other new phases
Of the course Of study will be consid-
ared. lanes Daugherty will speak on
'Play and Physical Education Miss
Phyllis Turner on Thrift as a Good
Factor Of Good Citizenship and Murry
Reed on ~Civics and Good Citizenship"
Other addresses for the afternoon ses-
sion include the following: Health
Plans for 1921 and 1929" by Miss Dor.
othy Broeffle: New Ideas in Teaching
Penmanship' by Miss Rose Rosenthal,
and Course of Study Alienation" by
Miss Holivy Waters.
The principal address of the conven.
lion will be given Friday afternoon by
Sam NJ. Jordan. lecturer of the State
Board of Agriculture. Mr.. Northcutt
will also announce the plans for the
school year at the Friday afternoon ses-
sion.
The program for Saturday morning
will include an address by the Rev. p.
II. Roberts, president of the ST. Louis
County Parent-Teacher Association, and
a talk on health as factor in education
by Mrs. Mabel WiIhiic Baldwin. A
course Of study and neglected subjects
will also be discussed in the morning by
Miss Allie Crews, and the revised COM
pulsory school law will be considered.
The first part Of the afternoon session
on Saturday will be devoted 10 begin.
ners' round table discussion, which will
be followed by an address on New
School Legislation" by 7. J. Walker,
editor Of the School and Community
Other talks Of the afternoon will be by
Mrs. Alpha Lewis. who will speak on
Holidays and Special Days Provided
by Law and by Mrs. ]. Z. Campbell
who will speak on Practical Drawing.