St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
OUR STATE EDUCATORS
Three Sessions OF une Minnesota State Ed
vocational Association Held
Yesterday.
Papers on Educational Topics and a Visit
to the Panorama Take Up
the Day.
Dr.Hewitt's Paper on Teaching Tenn
perance in Schools--A An IN
teresting Document.
The w. c. t. q. Sends in Resolution
That Proves Something OF a
Bombshen.

About forty of the 125 teachers who at
tended the second session Of the Minnesota
Educational association in representatives
hall, yesterday morning, were LADIES, ano
the presence of so many, some OF whom had
more the appearance of coming fresh IRON
a ladies' seminary" made the appearance
of the legislative hall more attractive than
it usually is when state gatherings are held
there. The exercises of the day consisted
of listening to papers on educational topics
and free for all discussions OF the ideas con
tanned in them.
THE TEACHERS.
Among the number of educators In at
tendance were:
S. C. Page, Anoka; j. A. Will, Owatonna;
Mrs. j. C. Bryant. st. Paul; j. A. wilson,
Brainerd: w. ]. Brown, Monticello; Helena
c. Smith, Mary L. 4. Smith, ST. Paul; Lizzie
/. Hanke Minneapolis: Kate NJ. Jones, Dora
Wells, Annie Stephens, Lavina johnson,
Mary Alden, Laura Kennedy, St Peter; j. ii.
Cummings, Auoka: Miss Matte Huntsman,
Miss Bertha HemStrom. St. Peter; John Is.
GalarneauIt, Grand Rapids; Ada Warner, st.
Cloud; A. M.Mills. Redwood Falls; H. ID. Brink
erhotf. Brooklyn Centre; HI. c. Hess. St-Peter;
James Ruanes. Currie; George o. Brokough,
Red Wing; Hattie Needs. Saltwater; ID. NJ
Henderson, Saltwater; Mr.. and Mrs. L. M.
Niles, Minneapolis; E. o. Silver, Boston;
Miss C. W. A. Blackman, st. Paul; Anna H.
Carter, st. Paul; D. Steward, Rochester;
George F. Cowing. Fergus Falls; Henry o.
Blake, Lake OwasSo; E. b. wilson. Nerndale;
Ruth LOOMS, Willmar; W.. Robertson, Will
mar; Nellie NJ. Oonovon, st. Paul; Mrs. M.
II. Smith, st. Paul; Mrs. X. c. Pier, Litchheld;
Sarah L. Dunning, Malone. n. Y; c. H.Cong-
don. St. Paul; a. NJ. Sperry, Mantorviile; b.
Gilmore. Granite Falls; E. p Frost,
Glencoe: G. c. Smith, st, Paul; Is.
n. Lawrence, Owatonna; Z. Scholes,
Chicago; C. r. Mckinney. Lake City;
Mrs E. NJ Bemeut. St. Paul; Miss Mary E.
Blanchard, st. Cloud; E. a. Elliot, Crookston;
]. w. Farnsworth, Red Wing; William A.
Locy, St. Paul; S. A. Farnsworth, St. Paul;
L. Peterson. Ada: A. Braley, Winona; Lillian
P. Forde Mankato; L. A. Gregg, Marshall;
Il. E. Denfeld. Duluth; 7. Russell, st. Paul;
Albert Campbell, Adrian; w. N. West, Fari-
bault; Emma F. Allen, Spring Valley; Jennie
Miller, St. Paul; c. S. Rhodes Win
lis; H. D. MacConnell, Excelsior;
H. NJ. Wilcox, Richfeld; Mary A. Doyle, St.
Paul; o. G. Dale, Madison: F. Crane, Mime
apolis; E. J. Babcock, Minneapolis; II. A.
Davis. Walnut Grove; H. Thurston, Albert
Lea; Charles MCGEE, st. Paul; L. E. A1eley,
T. H. Kirk, winona; V. G. Curtiss,
Winona; Ada a. Noble, Austin; Anna
Graham, Austin: E. T. Fitch, Austin;
John F. Giles, Chatfeld; Irwin Shepard,
Winona; ]. S. Crombie, H. P. Judson, Min
neapolis.
PAPERS READ.
The first paper was by Prof. j. T. Nc
Cleary, of the MankatO normal school. on
''CivicS. or the Science of the Relations of
men in Organized Society,"" The paper
was absorbed by the listeners with appar-
ent interest. Following this was paper
by Prof. Pearson, of Manchester college, on
1.-The School and the Citizen" 1.-The Re-
lation of the Study of History to Good Citi-
Zenship" was discussed by Prof. Charles IL.
Cooper, of Carleton college. The speaker
laid q good deal of emphasis on the neces-
sity of study of history in preparing the
minds of men to decide the questions that
come before every citizen, and he said that
American history should come first and
English second. The papers were discussed
by Prof Gray. of the st. Cloud normal
school, Prof. Bechdolt, of MankatO, Prof.
Fitch, of Austin, Prof. Deafeld, of Duluth
Prof. Lord, of st. Peter, Prof. Shepard, of
Worthington. Prof Gray, Prof. Judson, of
the state university, and Prof. Curtis, of
Winona. Miss Sarah Z. Sprague was
elected treasurer pro TEN. During the re-
cess. which lasted until p. m, many of
the teachers visited the cyclorama of the
Battle of Gettysburg.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On coming together in the afternoon
Miss Pleins, of st. Paul, rendered piano
solo, after which Prof. Folwell read a
message of greeting from the Illinois State
Teachers association, in session at Spring
field, assuring the Minnesota association of
a warm welcome at the national teachers
meeting in Chicago next summer. A suit
able response was sent. Mr.. Whitman, of
Red Wing, chairman of the committee to
audit the last treaSurer'S statement, re-
ported that it had been found correct. The
secretary then read extracts from paper
by Edward Thring, of England, author of
Theory and Practice of Teaching" The
secretary explained that Mr.. Thring had
offered to contribute paper for the benefit
of the teachers OF Minnesota, and had
mailed lengthy manuscript from his home
in England. The manuscript had been
mailed on the Inflated steamer
Oregon, which had gone to the
bottom of the sea, and had lain
there about four months before its recovery.
1t was, however, in pretty good condition
after its long bath. In the paper Mr..
Thring held that, in spite of scOffers on
the point. it was an undlSDuted fact that
the English-speaking people were at the
head of all others as educators, and he paid
a flattering tribute to the system of teach
ing in America and thought that the teach
eTs' institutes, or the state associations,
which did not exist in England. were of
great advantage. The paper then went
into rather elaborate and somewhat philo-
sophical discussion of methods of teaching.
Among other things he held that teaching
by pictures. illustration to the eye, would
soon take prominent place in teaching,
and the plunging of pupil up to his neck
III rules that he does not understand, and
dropping fragments into his mind which
were not understood, would soon be found
to be not the proper method of teaching.
AT the conclusion OF the reading MesSrs.
Hyde, West and Brokaw were made COM
mittee to express to Mr.. Thring the thanks
of the Minnesota teachers fol his paper.
Supt. Wilson, of Saltwater, then gave
talk Oh the use of the stereopticon in school
work, which he advocated as being very
valuable After recess of fifteen minutes
the topic was discussed at some length as to
its practical workings. Messrs. Lord.
Sperry and Shoemaker were appointed
committee on nominations, and the conVen-
ton adjourned until evening.
A TEMPERANCE BREEZE