Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
THE TEACHERS.
The Annual Session of the Wisconsin As
ISOLATION at Racine.

The Annual Session of the Wisconsin As
ISOLATION at Racine.
The Wisconsin State Teachers AS
ISOLATION met for it's thirty-thrd an
nual session at Racine, Tuesday even
ing, July 7. An address Of Welcome
was delivered by J. G. McMyln, to
which the president, r. W. Burton,
responded, and there followed an il
Illustrated lecture on Colorado byWill-
lam I. Marshall.
Wednesday morning the annutl adj
dress was delivered by President Bur
ton and paper on Educational
Progress was read by the stae SUI
perintendent, Robert Graham. Mr..
Graham advocated such reorg.niza-
ton of the normal school as vould
provide for giving superintendent a
systematic preparation for their 7ork.
The morning session closed with a
lecture on "The New West" by Will
lam l. Marshall, and a brief statement
from R. d. Salisbury with referepe to
the geological excursion plannel for
the afternoon. He explained tht the
purpose was to exhibit model DR. a
high school exercise and Indicate the
points which he wished observd at
the quarries. The excursion wascar.
ried out in the afternoon as arraged,
the occasion closing with q basketpic-
mic, in which large number of tech
ers participated. In the evening l..
Frisbie, of Des Moines, Ia., CAV q
lecture on his trip to Alaska, at the
close Of the meeting Of the National
Educational Association, last yeal
The session Thursday morning
opened with an exhibition and Eiei
explanation by w. III. Richardson OF
Prof. w. S. Johnson's invention or
the automatic regulation of hea in
buildings supplied with furnac or
steam system. A paper was then cad
by Mrs. Ella f. Young, Of Chicago on
american History" and one b, A.
w. Burr, of Beloit College, on the Art
of Questioning" A. r. Sprague pre-
sented the claims Of feeble-mindehnd
idiotic children to sympathy andas-
sistance. During the recess, a cdec-
ton was taken to aid in dissemiat-
ing information on the subject, nd
$9.O2 was thus secured. On moon
of w. D. Parker, there was createtan
officer Of the association to be KNEW
as official reporter, to be annuallyyp-
pointed by the president at the ben
ming Of his term of Office, and Wise
duties should be to secure widespread
report of the associations meetigs
and be responsible for it's preparatio.
On motion of A. l.. Chaplin, a resol-
ton was passed instructing the Offices
of the association to bring before tie
Legislature the subject of establishig
a state school for feeble-mindd
children. The resolution was adv
Gated by J. G. Swiler, who espresso
the opinion that the number
children in the state that ought to /
provided for in such q school was i
excess of the numbers of deaf mute
and blind combined. In Mr.. Chaplin
opinion, the number would not ia
short of 1000. J. W. Stearns, in pre-
senting the report of the advisor
committee on Teachers Reading Gin
cles," gave brief statement of til
history of this movement in othe
states where it is already in opera
ton.
The committee on distribution {
topics contained in the Presidents &C
dress, made the following report, whic
was adopted: On Increasing the Eff
cheney Of the Superintendency J. w
Stearns, Robert Graham, John Nagl1
on the Relation of the Schools t
Health, w. D. Parker, A. R. Spragu
Rose G. Stuart; on the Proper Leel
School Age, G. F. Viebahn, w. :.
Chandler, n. G. Twining; Ought tie
Relative Number of Male Teacherso
be Increased? Albert Salisbury, AT.
North, Miss M. E. Hazard, Miss SA.
Stewart; on Night Schools, Alkrt
Hardy, W. E. Anderson, J. K. 1c-
Oregon. j. W. Stearns presented re-
port on supplementary Reading, on
tanning list of books serviceabIfor
that purpose, arranged in three grups
according to the advancing capcity
of the child.
At the afternoon session the nat
ural' method of teaching laruage
was presented, with illustrativexer-
cises, by Henry Cohn and G. Notion
nier. The association then preceded
to the election of officers, with tA fol-
lowing result: President, A. J. Hut
ton; vice-presidents, J. B. Thaye N
c. Twining, Eliza J Christie; secrery,
G. FL. Leech; treasurer, S. A. Hopper;
executive committee, A. r. Sprgue,
Albert Hardy, l.. w. Briggs, n S.
Frawley, c. L. Harper. The boal of
directors recommended by the reort
of the advisory committee on teaclrs'
reading circles, was elected as follws:
For three years, J. w. Stearns, JB.
Thayer; for two years, Robert Ca
ham, w. III. Beach; for one year, CA.
Hutchins, William Jones. A paer
was then read by George S. Albee n
the "Infuence of Examination urn
Instructions" and an address in lie
evening by J. B. Angel, president,f
Michigan University, brought the s.
sion of the association to a close.