The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-11
ILLINOIS STATE TEACHERS as
ISOLATION.
To Meet in Rock Island.
Six Hundred to Thousand People Elk
pected.

Que Of the most important meetings
ever held in Rock Island will commence
here on Monday the 9th and continue FIVE
days. We. refer to the meeting of the
Illinois State Teachers Association, the
Illinois County Superintendents' meeting,
and the Illinois School Principals meeting.
1t is expected that from 600 to 1000 per.
sons, educators and those interested in the
cause of education, will be present.
Prof. Everett, principal of our high
school, has been mainly instrumental in Sc
curing this meeting for Rock Island.
The meeting of the county superinten-
dents will be held on Monday and Tues
day, the 9th and 18th. Their programe
is as follows:
MONDAY DEC. 9th.
T:3O M-How to make school visitation all il
| should be,-James FL Seaton, Putnam county.
$50 P M-Plans for village aud country school
houses,-James Donnell, Warren county.
Superintendent are requested to take plans with
| them to be discussed with those presented.
TUESDAY DEC, 2srH.
900 A M-County and Township Institutes
Should institutes he made by law necessity and
teachers be required to attend them,-Owen Scott
bingham county.
1000 A M-Best methods OF bringing directors up
| to their duty,-Mrs, Mary L Carpenter, Winnebago
county.
II 90 M-Qualifcatiors of an examiner,-Johr
| Gore, Cass county.
| 300 PM-Charactcr, its development in the pub
lie schools,-James Sade, St. Clair county.
3:O0P M-Township high schools, and township
school oTganization-Mary West, Knox county
400 P M-Answering questions Of superintendent,
upon school law and school work,-Hon S Etter
state superintendent of public instruction
Each paper of the programme will be followed
| by general discussion of the same subject.
Headquarters" will be at the Harper House.
5; / / % Es;ss $ GSs9Reign' En,eom
The principals of schools will also hold {
meeting on the 28th. but we have received
no programme.
The State Teachers Association meet.
on Wednesday, the Doth, and has issued
the following programme:
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18th.
1000 N-Address of Welcome Hon VIM Gest
City Attorney. Response by the President W
Powell, Aurora.
HOO A Presidents Annual Address.
2:0OP M-''Couutry schools, III Blodgett, Rock
ford. Discussion opened by L Wells Oregon
and G Roots, Tamaroa.
$3.50 p Misses and Abuses of the Laborator
Method OF Instructions in Natural Science
Sewall. Normal. Discussion opened by o West
colt, Chicago, and E A eastman, Decatur.
| 7;20 M-Lecture, Newton Bateman, Ii. D.
Knox College.
THURSDAY, DEC, BOTH.
College and High School section, in High Schoc
| Building A NJ Brooks, Chairman.
| 900 M-''The Work of the College as distiI
guished from that OF the Academy and Hig
School, on the one hand, and from that of tn
University on the other" David Wallace, D
Monmouth College.
leges," Henry Boltwood Princeton. Discussio
opened b, w II Russell, Kewanee,
intermediate and Primary section, in the Pres
byterian Church, B Barge Chairman.
900 M-''FOundations, - Paper and Cla- s-Mis
C NJ Briggs, Rock Island. Discussion opened by
Piper, Chicago. l.. Gregory, Moline.
1O:OO M-"Plimary Instruction" Mrs NJ NJ
l. NJ Hastings. Aurora, Leslie Lewis, Chicago.
11:00 M-"Intermediate Work. L Wilson
, Champaign.
GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
Disqualification and Crime Il Whit
Peoria. Discussion opened by Parker, DaI
, vile.
3:15 M-''How to Secure Good Teachers
SNYDER. Freeport, Discussion opened by Z Eros
John Hull. tarbondaic.
1880 Mcclure, Richard Edwards, L., No
r NAL.
FRIDAY DEC. 31sT.
900 A M-.'What is Practical for the Grade
SCHOOL, F A Haight, Alton Discussion by Me1
bers of the Association.
r 1880 A M-General business.
Arrangement have been made with all the raj
roads for tickets for the rounu trip at one and on
fifth fare.
Arrangements have also been made with the h
o tells to entertain members at the following rate
Harper House SEA day; Rock Island House S
Bellows House 81 50
The rooms of the executive committee will be
u the Harp House,
N :. a. FORBES, Normal,
Z " ANDREWS, Galesburg. Elk. Com.
G j. !. EVERETT Rock Island