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\PRACTICE WHAT YOU TEACH\ If there is definite advice in the old motto, \Practice what you preach,\ why should it not be equally pertinent to say \Practice what you teach?\ Every teacher would urge the children of his school not to cheat, but very often one cannot honestly say that he, himself, has never cheated. The pattern of the teacher means more to a pupil than all the words he can speak. Should a teacher cheat in school and then try to teach his pupils to be honest and straightforward? The idea that he can do this is erron- eous, because in order to teach a thing successfully, one must believe in it himself. Can a teacher believe in absolute fairness if he has resorted to the lowest of petty crimes—cheating? Every prospective teacher should resist every inducement to cheat; in so doing he is fitting him- self to be a worthy teacher of youth. STUDENT COUNCIL MEETS The second meeting of the Stu- dent Council for the spring quarter was held Wednesday, April 13. Appropriation of funds was made for the freshman luncheon to be held April 27, and for the lecture course to be given for the summer session. Funds were also appropri- ated for a special lecture to be given soon by Mr. William Ells- worth, a noted speaker from New York, who has spoken in this school before. The Council voted to purchase 300 tickets to the play \Green Pas- tures\ from the Student Activity fund. Two matters were referred to the Faculty Committee: that of a Stu- dent Petition, and the ordering of letters for the debate team. INTERVIEW WITH CHANCELLOR \There will be no elimination of tmeritS pt–various units of the University of Montana as a result of the ten per cent budget cut ordered by the state board of educa- tion,\ said Chancellor Brannon, after a meeting of the president and deans of the various units held at Helena, April 19. \The saving will be ellected largely through salary reductions. Salaries represent 83 per cent of the expenses at the state university, 79 per cent at the state college. The smaller salaries will be trimmed 5 to 7 per cent, larger ones 10 per cent and upward. \The experiment station at Ham- ilton probably will be closed, and the bureau of mines must curtail activities. Kindergarten work at E. M. N. S. will be discontinued but no other eliminations are contem- plated except that, as faculty mem- bers leave, the vacancy will not be filled. The work will be distributed or limited.\ TEACHERS MEET IN WASHINGTON On April 6 at Spokane, Washing- ton Dr. Owen D. Speer, Deer Lodge, Montana, president of the Inland Empire Educational Association, conceded that some economies must come in educational fields as else- where. \Let us economize wherever we can,\ Dr. Speer advised, \but ever- lastingly remember and continually emphasize that our obligation in these times is to help provide more and not less educational opportu- nity.\ He took a firm stand against salary reduction for teachers, argu- ing that a 10 per cent cut would mean only two mills off the tax levy in the typical community. EDUCATION BODY ORDERS SLASH On Monday, April 11, the State Board of Education ordered a 10 per cent slash in totals for each institution and left it to the various executives to figure out the method of apportioning the reduction. The movement for economy was started at the last meeting by W. M. Johns- ton, Billings member of the board. The 10 per cent reduction finally agreed upon will approximate a saving of $110,000 for the next biennium. Revenues from the 2 1 12 -mill levy for the university, according to Mr. Johnston, will be approximately $300,000 less per year than the total appropriated by the legislature, in- dicating the necessity for registra- tion of warrants unless expendi- tures are reduced. THAT STUDENT ACTIVITY TICKET What do we get from our Student Activity ticket? We frequently hear that question. There are harder ones to answer; for in- stance, those that Mr. Shunk asks on those celebrated occasions when he favors us with a quiz in bac- teriloogy. For one thing that Student Ac- tivity ticket provides for some fine entertainment which about two- thirds fo us would miss otherwise; i. e. seeing \Green Pastures,\ to which the tickets would have cost $3.00 had we bought them individ- ually. Besides plays and musicals, we have at least two luncheons each quarter. We also have an all- school picnic. The glee club, bas- ketball, and debate trips are pro- vided for by the Student Activity fund; these are open to anyone who has the necessary ambition and ability. Our school paper, the Rim- rock Echo, is another benefit de- rived from our Activity ticket. All in all, the $15 expended by each student yields a very satis- factory return. Subscribe for a Rimrock Annual. Do it today. SCHOOLS ACCREDITED The recent accrediting of all units of the greater university by the Northwest Association of Second- ary and Higher Schols was dis- cussed by Chancellor Brannon as an expression of approval of the entire group of schools. This action puts all the units in Class A rating for their respective groups. Only three of the units, the state univer- sity, state college and state normal, previously were on the accredited list. 2 THE RIMROCK ECHO THE RIMROCK ECHO Published by EASTERN MONTANA NORMAL SCHOOL AT BILLINGS, MONT. Student Editor Wm. Calder Faculty Adviser Mary J. Meek Staff Members of Advanced Composition Class Marion Brandon, DeLorman Burk, Marie Danielson, Marguerite Evans, Alice Folkins, Flavia Hansen, Rita Howley, Mrs. Dorothy McNally, Mott Miller, Mildred Moyer, Cora Quanbeck, Carol Rose, Louise Ryan, Rachel Seitz, Anita Williams. EDITORIALS EASTERN MONTANA NORMAL SCHOOL TRAINS TEACHERS FOR THEIR JOB A teacher going out from Eastern Montana Normal School is better equipped to handle the problems of a rural school than is the average college graduate. He has had six months of actual participation and practical experience in the Billings school system and is familiar with the latest and best teaching methods. Montana's schools are pre- dominantly rural. Her teachers should be trained with this in mind, yet Eastern Montana Normal School is the only school in the state that specializes in the training of the rural school teacher. Let us make an inventory of his euipment. He goes to his new position able to understand child psychology; he has history notebooks that are made not only for himself but for the pupils he is to teach; he has a wider view of the social and political interests of our nation and has graphs and diagrams to use when the subject is taught in his school; he has a definite knowledge of the literature a child is able to rem:A and enjoy. Along with this, he has a poetry anethology, which he has com- piled of help him in teaching the enjoyment and appreciation of poetry. He has a collection of rocks and a portfolio of flowers which can be used to arouse interest in Montana's out-of-door life and to make the children aware of the interesting things in their own environment. His knowledge in music and art makes it possible for him to teach these subjects in such a way as to relieve the dreadful routine of daily lessons. The training he has had in dramatics and physical education brings other interests into the program ~n brief. the teacher from Eastern Montana Normal School is trained for his job—that of teaching in the rural schools of Montana. APPRECIATION The news of the discontinuance of the kindergarten comes as a sad blow to the students who have been privileged to receive enjoyment and inspiration from their association with Miss Wagner in her skillful and sympathetic guidance of the all-absorbing activities of the little chil- dren under her care. In no other school situation are the educational theories which we hear about in our classes so perfectly exemplified. The methods employed by Miss Wagner are rich in suggestions for the observing student teacher who is ambitious to conduct an \activities school\ when she secures that coveted appointment—her first teaching position. Perhaps it is human nature to appreciate a thing when it is about to be lost. At any rate, o nevery hand during this past week have been heard expressions of sincere regret that next year we shall not have Miss Wagner with us to carry on this phase of our training. We hope that improved financial conditions in another year will restore her to the teaching staff and offer again to Billings patrons the opportunity to send their children to a very modern kindergarten. STUDENT PETITION As a means of expressing student opinion the petition is sometimes effective and necessary. Used with forthought and discretion it is a fine thing; but it is frequently abused. Students are inclined to sign almost anything that is presented to them, without any special con- sideration of it. The right of petition is a valuable instrument; but if it is to keep its effectiveness, students must use sound judgment in its exercise. ON YOUR HONOR Cheating has long been a serious problem in educational institutions, but instructors have apparently found no solution for it. After all, why should an instructor have the entire responsibility for checking the honesty of students' work? This is especially true in institutions of higher learning, such as E. M. N. S. The honor system is the logical alternative, and if properly instituted it will practically do away with this abominable situation. The plan has been successfully used in the Law School at Missoula. The instruc- tors are relieved of the necessity of supervising all quizzes, and the students, when left upon their honor, do not cheat. There is no other way possible to prevent irregularities in quizzes and class work. The system is based upon the axiom \A man is only as good as his word.\ But his word is unimpeachable when the pressure of public opinion is all in favor of honesty, as it is when students are put upon their honor.
