Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1914 — TEACHERS REPORT OF VISITS MADE [ARTICLE]

TEACHERS REPORT OF VISITS MADE

Met with School Board and Told of Schools in Other Place*— Rensselaer in Front Rank. The public school teachers and city school board held a general meeting last evening in the high school auditorium. Most of the time was taken up with reports by each teacher of their visits the Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving. These reports were very interesting as the teachers had visited a great number of different schools, such as Chicago, Indianapolis, Delphi, Hammond, Logansport, Lafayette, Terre Haute, Wabash, Peru, Pendleton, etc. Brief talks were made by the members of the board and suggestions offered for the improvement of our own schools. It was the general opinion of the teachers that of the schools visited the Rensselaer schools are keeping pace with the new movements in education better than many of them. There is an excellent relation between teachers and school board and it was the feeling of all that we need a closer relation with the patrons. More people should come and visit the schools and get better acquainted with the teachers. On Feb. 12th and 19th there will be literary work to which the public is invited and then on Thura day, Feb. 26th, the public is earnestly requested to visit the schools and see the regular work. They are not asked to stay all day but only a part of the time. The Idea is to get the ipeople to come and see for themselves.