St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-30
pABULUM FOR PEDAGoGUEs,
Programme for the Scholastic As
semblies to Open This Even
inD

Programme for the Scholastic As
semblies to Open This Even
ing.
The fourteenth annual session of the
Minnesota Educational association will
commence this evening at the capitol
and continue until Thursday afternoon.
At there will be a declamatory contest
in the house Of representatives, in
which pupils of the high schools will
take part, the winners being awarded
certificates by the committee, composed
of j. A. Vandyke. G. 81. Condor and j.
G. Bryant. The House of Hope church
choir will render vocal selection.
Tomorrow morning President L. G.
Lord. of the state normal school, Moor
head. will deliver an address on ''What
Do the Public Schools Teach?" and will
be followed by Prof. Kiehle, state SUI
perintendent of public schools. who
will speak on 1.-The Educational Out
look" Papers will be read by Snpt.
John Moore, OF Crookston, on "Some
characteristics of Modern Society and
Some Prevalent School Methods Ad-
verse to Genuine Education" and by
Supt. L. Bliss, of Henderson, on "Nat-
ural Science in the Common Schools -
both papers being followed by a discus
sion.
The section of primary education
will meet in the afternoon in the assem-
bly, chamber, when papers will be read
by Supt A. M. Sperry, of Dodge county,
on ''Arithmetic." and Literature
for Children,'' by Prof. Maria l..
Sanford, of the state university.
The Minnesota high school council will
meet IN Room 16 at 2. when President
S. S. Parr Will read paper entitled
''Where Shall We Look for Better High
School Teaching?" A paper on Estate
Supervision of High Schools" will fol-
low by z. n. Vaughn,of Red Wing, both
readings being followed by discussion.
by the council. The association of
county superintendents will meet in the
senate chamber in the afternoon, G. d.
BeldeD, of Mower county, presiding,
when papers will be read by A. M.
Sperry, j. I. Macintosh, S. B. Wilson
and the president. In the evening a
grand concert will be given in the capi-
tol, under the direction of III. S. Baker,
of Jefferson school. st. Paul.
On Thursday the following will be
the order of the day: Assembly cham
ber, in the afternoon at 2:
what Constitutes a Teacher2, Priniei
pal S. A. Farnsworlh. Cleveland school, ST.
Paul. Discussion, opened by Supt M. A.
Stone. Anoka.
:.High school Physiology" Prof. H. l.
Osborn Hamline university. Discussion
opened by Supt. W. f. Webster, Moorhead
School Reading THE Aims, and Hint az
to the Method" Prest, Joseph Carhart, st
Cloud Normal school. Discussion, opened
by Supt r. E. Denfeld, Duluth
Reports Of committees, election OF officers
and final adjournment
In the morning the county superin
tendents will discuss
'Tnter-County Examinations, Supt A. E.
Engstrom.
Discussion of the report on examinations
and certificates Qaid over from last year,.
Free Text Books,n Supt F. B. Chaplin.
General discussion and business.
Election of officers and adjournment.
All the retiring superlntendents are mos
earnestly requested to be present at this
meeting to give counsel. All recently elect
ed superintendents should surely attend
The high school council meets in the
morning in Room 16, when the follow.
ing papers will be read:
History in the Public Schools" Dora
Wells, st. Cloud.
General discussion.
How Shall We Teach English in the High
School:'' Emily r. Harris, FaribauIt.
The section of primary instruction
will also meet in the morning and hear
a paper by Olive Adele Evers, of Min
neapolis, on ''Why Do We Teach Ian
guage?" and THE Efficient Teaching OF
Elementary Geography" will be a sub
ject of discussion.