OO IO OO OO tO COO OP OP OD OO CO COO OO IOP IOP OO AO Oe OP OO OW OO OO OO OO OW 6 OO OO AIO OO ro LY The SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Journal N. E. STEELE, Ex. See’y S. B. NISSEN, Editor Vireinia BENSON-KNIGHT, Office Sec’y Official Organ of South Dakota Education Association Published monthly except June, July and August Editorial and Business Offices, 3 Perry Bldg., Sioux Falls, S. D. The payment of the annual The SDEA Journal is owned and published by the South Da- ze kota Education Association. Represented nationally by 189 W. Madison St., Chicago, Ill., of which it is a member. Subscription to non-members is $1.50; single copies 25 cents. Advertising rates on application. z —>— FS = PAU? — OF AMERICA Entered as second class matter August 28, 1925, at the post office at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, under Act of March 1, 1879. dues of $1.50 entitles a member to attend all meetings of the as- sociation, to vote for delegates to the General Council, to hold office and to receive the SDEA Journal and services directed by the General Council or the Ex- cents of each annual fee is for @ year’s subscription to the Journal. SDEA OFFICERS C, J. Dalthorp, President— City Superintendent, Aberdeen C. E. Werden, Vice-President— City Superintendent, Geddes N. E, Steele, Executive Secretary— 3 Perry Building, Sioux Falls W.I. Early, Treasurer— MEMBER SOUTH DAKOTA =e PRESS ASSOCIATION SDEA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL President, Treasurer, Vice-President, and the following: J. F. Hines, Pierre— Supt. of Public Instruction Harry T. Jensen, Watertown— Principal, Junior High School R. O. Dott, Pierre— Science Teacher C. W. Pugsley, Brookings— President So. Dak. State College Principal,Washington High School. Sioux Falls State Teachers’ Magazines, Inc., | j | : \ \ \ | \ j \ \ \ ecutive Council. Seventy-five \ \ \ \ \ \ { j \ \ TABLE OF CONTENTS Announcements and Notices, Convention________._ 127-8 Art Projects, Interesting (J. T. Lemos)____________ 118 Banquets 154 Book Reviews aE 114 Classroom: Service: (zoe ee a 115-123 Clubs, News of 113 Convention Programs 180-154 Convention “Speakers, SDBA :=-> =) 3003 = es 99-102 Educational Events 90 Mitchell and the SDEA (Willard Jordan)____________ 96 On7 to: Mitchell! -(C..:0. Dalthorp) 722 ea 97 PTA Department 156 Robot, Are You A? (Marie M. Crisler) ____________ 103 Ruggiero Ricci 129 SCHOOL NeGWHySOe Dale ae Meee ee a oe ee 109-113 SDEA Enrollment 95 So;- bak: 5 S:. Athletic Assn. cc. 2 ice ea 124 State: Dept: cof Public: Instruction 2 107 Teacher Personnel, Improvement of (Gessie Me Rangpur); ce eee een ed 106 Educational Meetings NOV. 24-27 —SDEA CONVENTION, Mitchell Feb. 22-27—-NEA Dept. Superintendence, St. Louis, Mo. June 28-July 2, 1936—NEA Convention, Portland, Ore. Special Days, Weeks Nov. 11-17—American Education Week Nov. 11-29—Annual Red Cross Roll Call INDEX TO ADVERTISERS An Go BACON. oe ee ey Cover No. 4 American Book Co. 91 American Crayon Co. 121 Beach: (Printing Co.F Will Aco) Cover No. 3 Becker Costume Co., E. 128 BrOWn wr SReEN gers on a ee en Cover No. 2 Eppley Hotels Co. 125 Ginn and Company 89 Heath’ -& °Co:;° D;C. 123 FLUD: (City School “Supply: Coy 26 ee 123 Huron ;Chamber: of (Commerce 33°22 .42.5 7 3 89 Mitchell SDEA Convention Advertisers’ Index_______ 92 Nat’l Ass’n of Chewing Gum Mfers._______ Cover No. 3 Nettleton: _Commefeial College: “wre 121 Rapid City Chamber of Commerce____________ 93 Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce______._____ 94 So. Dak. Engraving Co. 121 Teachers Casualty Underwriters. _______._____. 125 University<-of) South (Dakota: = soir ee ee et 126 Wetmore: Declamation Bureau 2222s ee 123 Williams Piano Co. 123 Eugene Field School, Mitchell Group Meeting Place