Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1919, Page 6

NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS RISE IN WYOMING TQ KEEP. PAGE WITH RAPID GROWTH OF STATE'S POPULATION Casper Leads in Program and Leaders Take Steps te Deal Scientifically with the Problem of Abnormal and Subnormal School Pupils YN A. MORTON By MRS. KATHR (State Superintendent This article is not af attempt at a comprehensive oming, but is merely an account of the school situation in W late efforts and plans which m subjects discussed are the building outlook, American of Public Instruction.) urvey of The tion, ay be found interesting. the care of defective children, the land income fund, the school nurse, vocational education, feachers and the state teachers’ em-| ployment bureau. Wyoming communities do not per- mit the high cost of materials to prevent the construction of new and substantial school buildings. This summer an unusual number of hand- some buildings will be constructed in varius towns. Casper will lead with a beautiful $125,000 high school. Lander has a new vocational hign school costing $80,000. Douglas will spend $60,000 for a new school build- ing; Basin, $40,000; Hillsdale, $2 000; Laramie $25,000, and Wheat- land and Parkinson $20,000 each. Doubtless this is only a partial list of the new and proposed buildings and if full data were available the total would be astonishing. The present war stimulated won-| derfully the interest taken in Amer-) icanization. Before that time of test, we fondly believed that somehow the | fabled “melting pot’ would cause all} foreigners to become good Ameri- cans. But the war taught us the er- ror of our reasoning, and we have made haste to see to the stirring of the contents of the pot to make sure that the jngredients were being prop- erly mingled. The past twelve months have witnessed good work done in this state in helping foreign- ers to become familiar with our lan- guage and laws. The fundamental, salaries and qualifications of of children suffering from physical or mental defects. The sum of $10, 000 was set aside to be used under the direction of the State Board of Education “to provide for the edu cation and training, and, when neces sary, for the support and mainten ance of children resident in this state who are afflicted with stuttering. nmering, defects of the organs of sppeech, arrested physica) develop: ment or other physical defects (caus- ed by infantile paralysis or other- wise) or who are defective in mental development.” A preliminary survey is being made in this state to determine conditions and the State Board of Education the meeting July 26, 1919, will for-; mulate definite plans for the fulfill- ment of the law. The land income fund distributed the first of April, 1919, amounted to a fraction over $7 per school child. | That was a smaller sum than that dis- tributed a year ago, when the schoo) districts received $10 per capita. The difference in the amounts was caus- ed by a change of policy on the part of the State Board of School Land Commissioners. Until the first of January, 1918, the income from oil royalties was distributed each year. After that date, the royalty moneys were placed in the permanent school thi taught were United States his- ly srd gad vonloathemantarest) 1 aaed tory and government and the En levence athe idecrel Reva ait lish language. Employers in all cases i Viit ble for distribution. were very anxious to co-operate in|" me ~and Board has recently plans for this wo The persons teaching these c were generally| teachers of the public schools. Some- times they were paid for doing so and sometimes not. In the classes every nationality was} that of all thejraces represented, the| Japanese were the most eager for the| courses and they always made fine progress. Next to the Japanese the Slavs! proved to be the most interested and apt pupils. One Jugo-Slav who lives in| Kemmerer, told his Americanization teacher that he felt blue because he}, was now a citizen of no country at}? all. He had been a citizen of Aus-|° tria and had taken out his first pa-|? pers in this country. He said: “There |} is no Austria any more and so I do| not belong to country. I am so anxious to be an American.” Classes were held last winter in|! Americanization work in Sheridan, | ° Acme, Sunrise, Casper, Wheatland, Cheyenne, Laramie, Hanna, Rock} Springs, largest classes, in order named, were in Hanna, Sheridan and Acme. | from the fund. ef the board is continued for a num- |ber of years the state will be in a | position to a very substantial way. first in the state to empl nurse. and girls during the coming sc j term in Powell and Lander also. Cas- |per has made an arrangement with a emmerer and Gillette. The| Child in the st | before the ope fall unless he can show that such ac- granted new leases to various oil companies which call for a very high percentage of royalty. a tremendous increase in the perma- nent school fund during the next five represented. It is interesting to note|%¢@rs and school districts ma |dently expect This insures confi- greater financial aid If the present policy ist the local districts in The Cheyenne schools were the y a school Two years ago Miss Kather- ne Wilson was secured for this po- |sition and has been most successful n her work. School nurses will pe looking after the health of the be ool jocal ph: an for the care of the children of that ci As a further pre aution the state board of health has ordered every ate to be vaccinated ing of the school this One of the most serious problems] tion has been recently taken. in the administration of schools is} presented by mentally or physically | Vocational education under th The presence of | Hughes act for these phas these children in the regular classes|Work—trades and industry, agricul-| suffered from consti takes a disproportionate share of the|ture and home economic time and attention of the teacher,|in the first named are established in| nervous all the time prevents normal progress and puts, Sheridan, abnormal children. Wyoming receives Federal aid in Smith- s of the ch ses Laramie, Cheyenne and ch Mr. R. L. Davies a graduate of Wis- -onsin University, has very recently issumed his duties as director of the vork in agriculture. ries of teachers have been in- i generally over the state. In four counties the district trustees ave agreed upon a minimum of a month for rural teachers Mar dositior n that sum. The city teachers range from $90 to $125. chool boards in “very section have realized that the nerease in the cost of living necessi- tates a corresponding incre in sal- iry for the teacher if they wish to maintain a high standard in their schools. Business opportui s come too frequently and the wages y are too generous for ambitious g to remain in the profession unle: adequate remuneration is given them of education tate Teachers’ Employ- Phe state departme maintains ment Bureau in which men 1 wo- men from all over the U State and even from the Hav 1 Island. are enrolle The service is entirely free of charge. Th on of the r is the busiest for bureau and \'teachers are now being placed in many schools. The extensive manner in which the district boards r the \ I e bureau} is ver rtmer Du nore than 1i ate are making use of t in their search for teachers gratifying to the dey ing the last few weeks th e Casper Dailp Tribune SCENE FROM “BABBLING TON FIFTEEN SERVED MESS AT CLUB THIS MORNING First mess served in the Army and Navy club rooms was ready this fee cake, bread and butter formed |those awful cramping spells any more, break have such a fine appetite that I can hardly get enough to eat, and every-| the high cost of living here. | agrees Ohh Ss with me all right. I med all my lost weight and iP have been received Strength, and am now getting rea ly to go back to work. Now, that is id well q andidates were |) Mon tae han done fi and t piggested (by Sanaa what Tanlac has done for me, anc In this way the dey becomes of real service to t and it is considerec uable oppor- stance. tunity to raise the standard of teach- ¢ ers by refusing to recommend those without adequate qualifications or,|! for other reasons, not proper person to whom to entrust the training of children a HE DID NOT WORK IN OVER A YEAR Munson Gains Eighteen Pounds Taking Tanlac—Is Well and Strong Again “TI have gained eighteen pounds since I commenced taking Tanlac, and }never felt better in my life than 1 do now.” said Alek Munson, who, before his health failed, was a valued employe of the Foundation Ship Building Co., and lives at 1134] Michigan avenue, Portland, Ore., the | other day. . “When I began taking lac, he cOntinued, “I hadn’t been able to hit a lick of work for over year, | land I had been suffering terribly from stomach trouble for about four years. It seemed to me that I had made every possible effort to over- come this trouble, but my condition gradually grew worse, and about year ago I reached the point where I had to give up my work altogether. Everything I ate disagreed with me, and for two or three hours after meals I would be all bloated up with | nd would have the worst cramp- ains in the pit of my stomach Then, thi would ing aman ever had often get up into my chest and make my heart palpitate something awful, und it would be almost impossible |for me to get a good breath. I also ation and often had splitting he I was very and never ot a good night’s sleep. These troubles the community to considerable ex-| Lander. Agriculture is taught in Lan-) just continued to pull me down until pense for the extra teaching neces-| der, Lo sary in their cas On the other vell, Sheridan, Torrington und Wheatland. Home economies is in- I got so weak and run down that when I went to walk my legs would hand, these children are just as much| cluded in the course of study in Lan-| just give right down under me. entitled to attention and care as their| more fortunate companions. thermore, the results of their neglect/ will be much greater in consequence | Classes for those who must work dur} than neglect of the brilliant ones. — | It is the duty of society to discov-} er these children, handicapped in va-| rious ways thru no fault of their own, und to give them the training which they need for their journey in life. | der, Lovell and Kemmerer. A spe- Fur-| cial effort will be made during the|cines and tre: coming year to provide evening ing the day time. Mr. James R. Coxen is state dir tor for vocational education in W oming. Writing on this subject re- cently, he used these words: “Many people have a mistaken idea | “The money I had spent for medi- ments might just as well have been thrown in the Colum- river so far as the good I got from it, but 1 thought I would keep and that is why trial when it came 2 Well, sir, before I had finished my first bottle of Tanlac, I could see \that I had struck it right at We cannot deny that there is hu-|as to the meaning of vocational edu-|] was right, too, for Tanlac certainly | man inequality. perience caus Our everyday ex- us to recognize it in eur relations. We like to believe that | in a democracy there are no classes. But such a belief is a fallacy, for while we have no caste based upon the single accident of birth, we do have caste caused by a multitude of varying bodily and mental character- i In education, we are begin-| to recognize the necessity of of treatment to capacities and needs Within the last few years, the move- ment for intelligent recognition of in- dividual differences or inequalities has spread among educators and the outlook for an intelligent solution of the difficulty is in sight. Wyoming is not lagging other states in the endeavor to ful-! fill her duty in this regard. The| recent legislature enacted a law which} provides for the care and educations NN cation, To some it means trade prep- aration; to others it means any sort of training given with tools, while still others think that it is work for backward or retarded children. Few people realize the broad meaning of the term as it is now commonly ac- cepted. Vocational education is any form of education given as direct preparation for work in some occu- pation. The training of a lawyer or surgeon is just as truly vocational as is the training of a farmer or a mechanic, and the engineering col- lege is just as much a vocational school as is the school of trades. No one will attempt to deny that the person who is to be successful in any line of work must be trained for his behind{job whether he is to be a soldier, a minister or a truck driver. To, fur- nish definite instruction for some oc- cupation is the purpose of vocational education.” STOCKMEN No need to ship out your stock. We can sell you hay in any quantity for deferred shipments very reasonable. Phone, write or wire us for particulars. RIVERTON HIDE, Riverton, WOOL & FUR CO. Wyoming |did just what they said it would d and I am now a well, strong man again. My stomach troubles have all! | disappeared, and I am never bothered with ges forming, and I don’t have 1% 6% o%eo% Poste te te ete te Co eo ee de ae ec Me ote 6% Me te Me est Me-aho eho he do oho she ao ale she ale she ee ao ahe ale slo he ae she fe ste ate stot 0-45 she eSe 45 So eho ete-a%e “ee & m3 think that is sa this wonderful medicine. ing a whole lot for ac is sold in Casper by the Pharmacy and in Alcova by the Aleova Mercantile Co.—Adv. Phone 601 Outing Equipment If you are spending the week-end or vacation in the mountains we have many articles you'll find it hard to get along without and articles that will ad@ much to your pleasure and c¢ prices. buy or not. Camp Mattress— Made of rubber. cover- ed with good grade kha- ki. Rolls. up in sinall s inflate at night to regular size. Price $39.00 Camp Stools— Small stools that make good extra s s for cars. Have carpet cr khaki top. 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Thermos bottles and \WARPAYOFENLISTED | MENREMIINS IN FORCE RECRUITS ARE NUMEROUS Recent repor hat the pay of en- | listed men will revert after the pres- ent emergency to pre-war scale are |incorrect, according to Sergeant C ter Hanks of the army recruiting sta- {tion here, who calls tention to the the fiscal year, 1920, insofar as it a. & | VOYFAN 1 a © —— ¢ cme @ ame |GUES” AT THE IRIS SATURDAY morning at 7 o'clock for some members of the new club organized for eating purposes only. Only mem- bers of the Army and Navy club are members of the new club which promises to be a complete success. This morning, fruit, oatmeal and cream, bacon and eggs, coffee, cof- the principal items on the initial menu. 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