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7 Auditorium facilities — 



a. Proper space. 



b. Ease of access. 



c. Remote from noise of passing crowds and vehicles. 



d. Conference rooms. 



e. Facilities for projection work. 

 8. Location of building — 



a. Removed from undue noise and counter attractions, but 

 somewhat near kindred exhibits. 



Mr. Welch also presented the following resolution adopted by the 

 County Superintendents' Section of the Iowa State Teachers' Association: 



WHEREAS: The Iowa State Fair and Exposition has recently placed 

 upon the schools of the State and the State Department of Public Instruc- 

 tion the responsibility of preparing- and exhibiting- the various educational 

 work of Iowa at the Annual State Fair sessions, and 



WHEREAS, the present facilities on the Iowa State Fair grounds for 

 properly displaying educational exhibits are both unsuited to and inade- 

 quate for a proper display, 



THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we request the Governing Board 

 of the Iowa State Fair and Exposition and the General Assembly of Iowa 

 to take immediate steps to provide a separate and a suitable building on 

 the Iowa State Fair grounds to properly display and demonstrate the work 

 of our educational institutions, elementary, secondary and collegiate, in- 

 cluding all forms of vocational and other special lines of work; and 



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Iowa State Teachers' Association 

 hereby pledges its undivided support to such a constructive program, to 

 demonstrate the worth of the education of our boys and girls as at least 

 equal to any other line of work being done in Iowa, and that we also 

 pledge our best effort in preparing, exhibiting and demonstrating annually 

 the work of our schools in such building provided for educational purposes. 



Edith M. Anderson, 

 June Chidester, 

 R. E, Newcomb, 

 F. A. Welch. 

 Committee appointed from County Superintendents' Section of Iowa State 

 Teachers' Association. 



Dean Curtiss moved that the State Board of Agriculture express its 

 sympathy with the plans outlined by the State Department of Public 

 Instruction for an adequate building to house all educational exhibits. 

 Also that the board provide additional space in the exposition building 

 and under the grandstand for the school exhibits at the 1921 fair and that 

 the Department of Public Instruction and other educational interests of 

 the state be requested to have plans prepared for an educational building 

 on the state fair grounds for consideration and presentation to some 

 future legislature. Seconded by Mr. Weaver. Motion carried. 



The Secretary indicated to the board that it would be necessary to 

 announce plans for the state spelling contest and to have the premium 

 list of the educational department printed at an early date. The pre- 

 mium list, as outlined by Mr, Welch, Superintendent of the department, 

 called for $965 and the secretary recommended that the prizes in the 

 spelling contest be increased to $200. Mr. McHenry moved that the rec- 

 ommendation of the Superintendent of the Educational Department and 

 the Secretary be approved and that the Secretary be authorized to have 



