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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1926
Page
6
A jury of two women and nine men is selected to hear a libel suit in which Mrs. Fricks seeks damages for alleged alienation of affection from C. W. Fricks. Court adjourned to Monday with opening statements set to decide testimony and defense claims the husband caused the affair.
Fort Dodge Iowa residents recall Judge Kenyon as a lifelong public servant and skilled horseshoe pitcher. From prosecuting attorney to county judge and district judge, he advanced through public offices while maintaining ties to his hometowns and political circles. He married Mary in Des Moines and pursued a broad legal career across Iowa.
The Northeast Iowa Teachers Association held discussions with fourteen groups from two high schools at Cent School and Contra! Christian church. Dr. Frank Shuttleworth of the University of Iowa presented findings linking home newspaper reading, parental occupation, and church ties to college performance, noting that athletics and language study correlate with higher scholastic standing. He urged teachers to guide children toward responsible behavior and social adaptability, emphasizing the need to build trust and discipline in students.
George Hess of Ocalwein delivered an address debunking common economic myths. He warned that misused terms of money and wealth mislead. He criticized beliefs like home buying benefiting the community, middlemen as parasites, and gover nment price supports guaranteeing profits.
Mass Michel Snedaker of the University of Town argues that children from third grade up should read 200 to 300 poems to foster a love of literature, not be overwhelmed by analysis. She warns against forcing stories children dislike and suggests multiple readers when needed.
Miss Frances Brophy stressed daily morning health inspection in schools and a state drive to examine all entering fall pupils to correct defects and give each child a full chance to succeed. The roundtable, tied to Gust High gymnasium events, featured educators discussing educational obligations to superior and backward pupils.
Readable excerpts describe a West High piano class demo by Alissa Virginia Gale and a music contest at Grundy Center. A physical training program at East High includes rhythmic movement, games, folk dancing, and monastic lessons by city students. Northeastern Iowa teachers discuss grading systems led by Ray Ell and Dr Thomas J Kirby refutes uniform grading claims with an experiment showing inconsistent results.
J HR Grant of Bettle Rock Ark urged superintendents to focus on core knowledge to keep schools busy for the next century. He said the need is not more inventions but better understanding of man’s adjustment to living conditions. He asked how to teach children this knowledge as reading writing and arithmetic are taught.
Miss Bra Sherwoon of Monticello outlines a year's biology course focusing on oral work, writing tasks, and lab sessions with preserved and living materials. The science roundtable discussion drew 16 percent male attendance.
The article discusses the value of manual training in public schools and the push to convince the public its department is worthwhile. W W White notes night school in the manual training den drew many men seeking work, while a history by Prof Bailey frames the movement within the era.
Mrs Nellie Brooks reports progress of Turkish women emerging from centuries of superstition. She describes veiled women becoming visible in public, notes the edict against veils, and recounts her travels from Constantinople to Beirut, Egypt, India, and beyond with visits to schools and religious shifts.
Cedar Halls April 2 Special Work of Maeve Connabeil promotes efficiency of rural schools as inducement for a rural initiative. Neal, head user of Stanley school Wakefield England, visited yesterday and today at Teachers College to observe and report on progress.
In Philadelphia on April 3 Thomas Rice age 9 son of Rev and Mrs Raymond Ties recovered after a 122000 mile journey to a Jefferson hospital surgeon. Tony Wis operated using a bronchoscope invented by Dr Chevalier Jackson to remove a glass bead from his rings. Roy Stirling funeral set for Sunday in Lie Associated church New Hartford with burial in Oak.
Mrs. Brooks, maintained by the Methodist Episcopal board, does not expect to return to Constantinople. She will pursue other lines of work either in missionary efforts or related fields.
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