, 1873-12-31
EDUCATIONAL,
Public Education in Illinois, lGis.
Consin, Michigan, Indiana,
and Missouri.


and Missouri.
Wisconsin stnto Tsaclaerss Apaucia
tiOils
Special Diapatth IA Tha Chicaao 7Tttnne
MADISON, Wis, Dcc. 30.-Tho stato Tcacl,en
Association iB holding an executive session III
this city. Among the notableo present are Pres
ilcnt Chapiu and Prof. Ohambarln. Of i,elol,
College; Edwnrd Soaring, stato superintentl.
ont oloct; President 3. II. Reynolds md Prof
r. L.. Cole, OF lacrosse Prof. McGreeor, III
rlattoyillo Prof. Qrallam. Of Oshkosh Prof
pnrlscr. Of Janesyillo; and Prof. Curtis, u
Wiuotla.
Inst evening wan tlovotol to tile qucatiot,, Of
""Compulaory Attendance upon School" The
dooato was exceedingly ablo and interesting.
ollctiag many factH Of tue greateat interett. It
was shown lllat, Il. Home districts, the attonl.
aneo would reacli FROM 80 to 20 per cont If thu
chtldfen OF school ago. Tho goueral Acns ,t1eHr
of tho meeting Aao1nod to ho taal H. compulsory
law YES unnecessary aud inp:actcabso Ite
the Hon. ". II. Chandler, Of Sun prairio Ii
Chairman, to report ut the July sension If the
Association.
To-day papers wore road on I" Tho snper1ision
Normal School, and Prof. Hhaw. Of Madison.
The general demand was for moro thorough Eli.
| peryiBion.
Profa: draham mud Salisbury read papers
| upon "Tho Doat Method Of SECURING Attendance
| upon TonchcrH' Institutcs." Tho ground tsleu
| In both papera was TINT such attendance should
be secured by moral suastou.
Prof. Allen, Of tile Slate University, ro1d an
admirable paper upon @Ihe Utility # C!'ssie"t
Studies ns a Means OF Montal Discipline" liz
clamed TINT classical etttdios especially prepare
the students fur dealing with questions wi.irI,
must DO determined by the predominant. weight
| OF evidence while mathematics fit men for lit u
}tnrp MI
Tho paper lod to lengthy discussion.
| Prof. Carpenter, Of tho State University, roa1
q papor On Is The Relation to Each Other pf tho
Different Educational institutions Of the !'tate."
taking the ground that tho educational "ot::,
should be Bystcmatized in q manner analogous
to graded schools that the schools should he
assigned specific work, and kept to 1t. DR..
Ohapin, Of Boloit, seconded the vlows adva.cctt.
Dr.. Joseph HobbinB, Of MadiAon presolted TIL
| able and timely PAPER upon SANITARY EcHul,;-
tioua Of tho aclool-Room, and tho Numher Ut
| School Hours"
Prof. Parker, Of GAINESVILLE, road q paper upon
s'Tlo Relations Of the Public Schools to tha
| Moral and Social Woll-Boing Of tho Community"
michigan state Tenchcrs' Association,
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Iribune.
ANN Annon, Mich, Dec. s0.-Tho first dRy't
session Of the annual meeting OF tho afichigal.
State Teachers' Association was held to-day III
the Uuiverdity Law lecture-room. President
AnEell occupied TUG CHlll& Ruu opouGA LILO ueut-
| ug with 4 briof address.
| The programme was slightly changed. and
Prof. Payne, Of Adrian, rcad paper on !" "The
Old md the New in Education" ia which he
pointed out somo dangers of reaction in edtca-
tional beliefs spoke doprecatingly OF the OBJ
ject of teachiug favored tho word-mothod OF
teaching child to rend and recommended the
analytical mode Of general instruction. The
paper was unusually thoughtful, and was we'll
received, a general discussion followed, chiefly
on tho word aud phonetic methods Of teaching,
when the meeting adjourned until 2:16 p. N.
The afternoon Hossion was taken up with two
addresses. Tho first was by Miss Kate lssearly,
in which she claimed that the best recreation
was in systematic variation Of intellectual on.
joytnent. Prof. Thomas, Of Niles, gayo ahora
and pointed review or discussion Of the essay.
The second address was by Prof. Irleadel
of Flint, on 1.-THE Normal Department
in High Schools" in which he advocated
special and thorough training for teachors
by the aboliahment Of that at Ypsilanti and the
division Of the funds among the high schools,
, normal department to be established in each
Prof. Bellows. of the Normal School. spoks
strongly againBt this, and quite spirited gem
eral discussion followed.
Tic afternoon 8ession closed with husinesi
. meetiug.
This evening, tho Hon. J. '. Campbell, Ii.
! D., of Detroit, delivered IN able address or
"I'he Results Of Teaching"
The room was densey crowded all day, teach
ers being present from all parts Of tho state IL
| great numbers, The meeting is tho largust ana
most enthusiastic that has ever been held.
Illinois Stntc I'cncllers' Associations
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune
'BLooM1Saros, ILL.,, Dec 3o.-Tho State Teach