Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

sociation was a record breaker from the standpoint of attendance this year. The teachers throughout the state were anxious to get light on the educational material needed during this period of the reconstruction of practically every line of our lives. Jasper county presented a long list of naimes to the association roll. The great interest manifested proves clearly that teaching is fast gaining its own. Men and women are determined to make the profession their life work and this probably accounts for" the unusual attendance at Indianapolis last week. The dominant point to every discussion seemed to embrace the rather singular idea that our rural boys and girls are being taught by urban or city-rpinded teachers. This not only characterizes the country class of teaching but also the small towns and small cities. Heretofore such instruction has led the young away from the fanme tn. the cities. Now the big reform in the teaching staff is to get ru-ral-minded teachers who will emphasize the attractions of the farm life so as to educate our boya and girls to remaip on the', farms and start the hitherto migration the opposite direction. State Superintendent L. N. Hines has decided to present this phase of educational reconstruction to the more local units in Indiana. He will hold rural conferences in every congregational district to the state. Jasper county IS in 'the tenth district and the meeting for this district will be held at Rensselaer Thursday, Nov. 13, in the court house. State Superintendent Hines, Assistant State Superintendent B. J. Burris, State High School' Inspector E; B. Wetherow, State Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction Z. M. Smith forms the list of speakers at this conference, There are other, speakers who will present short talks by way of round table discussions. The meeting will be held in the forenoon and after. Thb first meeting will be called to order by State Superintendent Hines at 10 o’clock sharp. The meeting is open to the public, but every ‘township trustee, members of advisory boards, city and town school boards, county agricultural agents, county superintendents of schools as well as principals and superintendents of city and town schools are very solicitously urged to attend.