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Show DR. GOWANS RETURNS FROM CONVENTION Cr E. G Go wans, state superintendent of public Instruction Is back from at tendance at the con entlon of the de partment of superintendence of the N tlonal hA cation association held at Cin olnnati Ohio February ' to Super Intffident Cowans said jesterdav that a strong scntin ent was noticeable at the convention in favor of eliminating small districts b consolidation Alo he found that the question of moving the dividing line between high school work and the grammar grades down two years, malt Ing six years the schedule for completion of the w-ork In each was mu h in favor According to Dr Gowans, Dr r P Claxton t.nlted Mates commissioner of education is strongl In favor of the consolidation of districts a question that Is up for consideration by the state legis lature at the present time |