Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1915 — SUPERINTENDENT DEAN ATTENDED MEETING [ARTICLE]

SUPERINTENDENT DEAN ATTENDED MEETING

Of the Northeastern Indiana Superintendents’ Club—Meets Next at Huntington.

Superintendent Roes Dean returned home this Saturday morning from Peru, where he attended the semi-an-nual session of the Northeastern Indiana Superintendent’s Club. The following topics were discussed: The basis of granting credits in such subjects as music, art, cooking, sewing, manual traning, etc. To what extent should old teachers be required to attend summer school ? How much and what current literature should be accessible to the pupils of the high school? What use should 'be made of current - literature ? City teachers’ institutes. Use of play in education. The value of parent-teacher organization and work. Polk dances and games. The Peru schools were visited Friday and a 6 o’clock dinner was served that evening by the sophomore girls who are domestic Science pupils. The visiting superintendents, the local superintendent and pmcipal, and the school board were the guests. Supemtendent Dean reports a very pleasant and profitable time. The next meeting will be, held in the spring at Huntington.