Show CONVENTION fAVORS i OF COUNTRY I Teachers for Fixing S Standard Standard Stan Stan- I I an-I dard of Buildings Equipment Equip- Equip mem ment and Instruction ST. ST LOUIS Mo tto Feb eb 28 28 Delegates Delegates gate to the convention of the National Education Education Education Ed Ed- 8 association spent a bu busy day today the third of tho the meeting The Thc Thed d department of superintendence tie the national na na- na council of education tion the tho national committee o of agricultural education and the Educational Press Association of America were in session sion I Carroll Carron G G. I superintendent of I schools schools-at at Milwaukee Wis and president dent of ot the tho National association read reada a paper pa pcr on Tho City Cit Trade School in which he be discussed the importance Of ot trade schools as instruments for improving im ira- proving provin tho the vocational need of the city child Trade s schools he be paid aid are criticized because expensive because it costs more to school a boy for a year ear at one ot of them than at a school of the ordinary type If If by for foi two years rUTS rs' rs schooling a man man s earning power el can an be raised from to 1000 and his capitalized value from to 2 it looks like a very en good investment Thomas H. H Harris Harrie state superintendent superintend superintend- ent eat of schools of Louisiana a addressed dresse the national council of ot education on the Standardization of ot the tb Country Schools He lIe told of the unsatisfactory rc results obtained b by the efforts fT rh or of of poorly trained teachers to instruct largo large in poorly equipped buildings bunding To Improve these conditions 1 he lie added it seem wise wise to classify country schools fixing certain standards as to buildings equipment ell character of instruction length of terra term term number of grades rades and qualifications of teachers ar and aM tl to stimulate local interest and effort cf ef fort bv by each school maintaining maintain maintain- in in ing the thc required standard a 3 small special ape ape- cial dal state appropriation in a addition j to tu its ite share baro of the tho regular school funds E Early ry in th the day dav the thc executive committee com corn again w went nt into session in in an endeavor to choose a place pace for next years year's ear convention A special t ht is is- is boing waged by b delegates from Palm Boach Beach Pie live Five thousand Flor Florida ida grown oran oranges es have been distributed Ct d from tho the Palm Beach tor Grown pine apples shipped d nero bero In e. e earth th filled tub tubs to aid al 1 in jn tbs tho cam cam- pai n. n have ha bean arranged about tho room Ono One of If d them tien 1 h is in bloom |