The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-04-29
Training Course at Helena
Well Represented This Year

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MISS Ethel Singleton, county sup
erlntendent of schools who returned
Monday, April % from the ninth an
nual training course of county SUPER
lntendents held at the senate room at
Helena from April 9th to April 18th
reported the courses exceedingly in
structlye and the best attended this
year. Of the Sc counties in the state
% were represented, including all the
superintendent who were elected to
office last fall. The courses were
made possible, Miss Singleton stated.
through the efforts of Miss Trumper
and her assistants, Miss Luella King.
Miss Rose Brandt, Miss Petrashek,
deputy state superintendent and
Miss Nellie Johannott, state certifi-
cate clerk, who were Instructors or
the lectures.
Several prominent speakers gave
talks at the courses: Governor Err
lckSon, Chancellor Brannon, head of
the state educational institutions.
PRESIDENT Clapp of the state univer-
Slty, DR.. Jessie Richardson, DR.. Hazel
BONES, Carl Jessend, state high
school inspector; President Davis of
Dillon normal school, Pres. Atkinson
and Mr.. Cunningham, secretary of The
M. 4. A. All of these persons touch
ed upon the necessity of obtaining
better educational facilities in the
rural schools especially, with several
OF them stressing child health, diet
and welfare to be taught to the par
ents through the children in the
schools.
Two banquets were held for the
superintendent, one their own at the
Placer hotel, and another by Mr.. Nye
former superintendent of public
schools at Billings and Mrs. Fairchild
representing an art institute of New
York. This later banquet was also
IN the Placer hotel in the Grill Room
where students from the Intermoun-
tam College entertained them.
Problems Discussed.
During our whole stay at Helena,
we certainly worked, and had plenty
OF lectures" stated Miss Singleton
when interviewed concerning the
courses. The superintendent were
allowed to ask questions from the in
structors and between sessions could
discuss their own problems between
themselves. Some of the more i'm
portant subjects discussed were the
use OF standard text by county
superlntendents as a basis for rem
edlal measures in grading, the re-
sponslbilities of superintendent in
visiting rural schools and the con-
Quoting of group teachers meetings
Miss Brandt took up the Libraries in
schools and advocated their establish
ment as soon as possible, securing at
least such books as would be of helm
to the pupil in his work This com
ing fall the basal text books, some of
them, will be changed and replaced
by newer ones selected by the
State Text Book Commission. Miss
Brandt also urged county SUPER
vlsors to make of their work a pro-
fesslon, instead of allowing themselv-
es to become mere figure heads in
the county educational system.
One of the interesting things which
was brought out by the courses and
shown by Miss King, supervisor for
this district were the experimentation
courses that were being held at the
Clasoll school in Lewis and Clark
county. Miss Morgan, superintendent
OF that district is helping Miss King
outline a plan whereby students can
be correctly graded, and special
courses given to those who have been
advanced without due regard to their
qualifications. This supervisory work
II 1t proves successful will assist the
teachers IN correct grading of chill
dren who have been advanced bv am
bilious or thoughtless teachers who
have placed pupils in grades that
would prove too difficult for them to
master.
No Summer School for Juniors.
President Davis of the Dillon Nor
NAL School made one statement.
which Miss Singleton would like pro-
spectlve normal students to take note
OF. In former years juniors have been
allowed to. take summer school work.
but from now on only seniors will be
given this privilege as the juniors
have not had their mental faculties
developed to sufficient extent to al
low them to receive the most benefit
from such work.
1t is not known where next years
courses will be held, although it IS
thought Helena will again be select
ed. According to Miss Singleton, this
years classes were by far the most
interesting the state educational de-