Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-25
MOULDERS OF MIND.
The Northern Illinois Teachers
Association Assemblies.
school Building 1.-The Afternoons
Work Vino ave Present.

The Northern Illinois Teachers asso-
citation assembled in annual convention
at the High school building this after
noon at 2 O'clock. The time was first &C.
cupied with calisthenics and music by the
High school classes, and since then the
attention has been taken with infOr-
NAL meetings of the several sections, each
assigned to separate rooms, and each In
charge of chairman whose work is cons
fined to his or her respective section. At
4:30 there is to be prelimina.
ry business meeting, when Mayor Nc
Conochie delivers an address of well
come. This evening Prof. d. L. Kiehle,
superintendent of the public schools of
Minnesota. delivers an address at the
Central Presbyterian church on THE
Educational Basis of Our Civilization. q"
Tomorrow morning will be devoted to
business and discussion at the same place.
AT Z o'clock tomorrow morning the trip
will be made to Rock Island Arsenal.
The list of those in attendance so far
is appended:
Freeport-C. c. Snyder, Mrs Helm,
Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. G. A Flanagan.
Misses F. A. Rosebrough. NJ. l.. Giles.
8. A. Barnes, E. X. Briggs, Nellie Trembor,
Edith Marvin. Julia Osborn. Jennie
Sheetz, Anna Hayden
Lsnark-F. 7. Oldt, Mrs Emery
Misses Lillian Clemmer, Sarah G Carson,
Grace Crippen, Emma Ford, Hattie Nc
Lsughlin, John III. Shirk.
Chicago-E. r. Smith, F. NJ McMerry,
Cora Lewis. ". A. McAndrew, T. B.
Quinn. j. hamburger. III. Apple.
Aurors--Frank ii. Hall. Miss Mary
A. Todd. Matte Johnson, Kittie H. Rey.
nolds, w. Ii Freeman.
Mt. Morris-T. f. DeBritton, Misses
Alice Boone, Grace Mccoy. Nettie Shry-
ock, Fannie Stephens.
Englewood-J. H. Zeis. L. p. Good>
hue, o. F. Bright, F. A. Houghton, F.
3. Orsmby.
Gibbets and Ada Pratt.
Savanna-Misses Ely, Elliott, Havan.
Mrs Nicholas.
Aurora-Misses Wreymont and Mat
tee.
Sterling Mary Carson. Laura For-
syth.
Galesburg L. Steele, n. S Craw>
ford.
Hamlet-Sarah Crabs, Annie Crabs.
Harvard-J. Sooihite aad daughter
Dixon Clara Beach. Miss White.
Maquoketa. Iowa-C. c. Dudley.
Muscatine. Iowa.. NJ. Witter.
Dewitt, Iowa-C. Z Schalbach
Monmouth-James c. Burns.
Champsign-S. NJ. Forbes.
Shannon-W. Don Smith.
Oquawka-Miss Talman.
Lyndon-W. III. Bloom.
Dekalb-J. T. Bowles
Lena-Miss O Sattley,
Aledo-Mae David.
JoTs.
Hon. ID. l.. Kiehle, of st. Paul, state
superintendent of public instruction of
Minnesota, arrived at the Harper this
morning.
building in the city. the Harper house and
the ARGUS building today in honor of the
Northern Illinois Teachers association
Prof. F. 7. Oldt, of Lanark, is one OF
the most prominent members of the
Teachers association. He has state
reputation as an educator. four years ago
| having been the democratic candidate for
state superintendent of public instruc-
| ton.
Prof. G. c Snyder, who has held the re.
sponsible position of superintendent of
the Freeport public schools for the past
fifteen years, is prominent among the
teachers present. Prof. Snyder's is a ia.
miliar face at all educational gatherings in
northern Illinois, and he is an enthusias.
tic and untiring worker in the cause OF
learning.
| The visiting teachers who have attend
ed sessions of the Rock Island school.
speak very complimentary and highly OF
the discipline and department shown, a.
we'll as the proficiency in the matter Of
studies. They are agreeably surprised
they say. and allIde TO the Rock Island
schools as equal to any in the state. and
superior to many.
| The county superintendent concluded
their session last evening, having made 6
visit to Rock Island arsenal in the after
noon. The late afternoon and evening
topics for discussion we're teachers insti
tutes, the new physiology law and com
pulsory education. Most of the superin
teudents have remained over to atten,
the Northern Illinois Teachers assOcis'
ton meeting.
Among the county superintendent
now in the city. none occupy higher
plane as an educator than Prof. p o. Stiv.
err. of Stephenson. Like all successful
instructors he took thorough schoolin!
in the fundamental branches OF teaching
before assuming to a superintendency
and in the wider field of usefulness an
labor he has applied an originality an,
tact that brings his work up to the stand
ard of par excellence.