Excerpt from Illinois School Survey, 1917: A Cooperative Investigation of School Conditions and School Efficiency, Initiated and Conducted by the Teachers of Illinois in the Interest of All the Children of All the People
In response to a resolution passed by the Illinois State Teachers" Association during the Christmas holidays of 1913, a conference of men and women representing every type of public education in the state was called to meet in the office of Francis G. Blair, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, January 31, 1914, to consider plans for carrying forward the work of the Survey. Those present at this conference were F. G. Blair. Springfield, David Felmley, Normal, J. W. Cook. De-Kalb, W. P. Morgan. Macomb, W. B. Owen, Chicago, L. D. Coffman, Urbana, W. C. Bagley, Urbana, D. Walter Potts, East St. Louis, G. P. Randle, Danville, G. D. Wham. Carbondale, W. R. Hatfield, Chicago, E. G. Bauman. Quincy. H. S. McGill, Jr., Springfield, G. W. Conn. Woodstock. Morgan C. Hogge, Chicago, Chester C. Dodge. Chicago, Thomas F. Holgate, Evanston, J. F. Bobbitt. Chicago, Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, Chicago.
The conference resulted in the appointment of the following executive committee: President David Felmley of Normal, Chairman, Supt. Hugh S. McGill, Jr. Springfield, County Superintendent Charles McIntosh, Monticello. Principal Morgan Hogge, Chicago. L. D. Coffman of Urbana was made ex-officio member of the committee and director of the survey.
The executive committee decided to investigate each of the following phases of public education: (1) The children; (2) The teachers; (3) The program of studies: (4) The school plant; (5) Finances; (6) Organization. administration, and supervision; (7) The school and the community; (8) Conditions affecting vocational education; (9) The rural schools.
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