St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-26
THEsTATE TEACHERS,
St. Paul to TEEN With Great
Gray Matter This
Week.
Programmes Of Interest to
All Minnesota Edu-
Gators.
Youthful Cicepos to Hold
Forth Tomorrow Even
ing.
Social Amenities at the Wind
sop to Open Pro-
eeedings.

Beginning with tomorrow, the city
will wear hazy blue atmosphere as the
result of the presence of the representa-
tive brains of the Minnesota Educa-
tiOnal association. The session will
continue through three days, and prom
lSeS to be the most interesting and in
structive in the history of the body.
The programmes have been prepared
with unusual care, and the declamatOry
contest will be prominent feature.
The sessions will open tomorrow with
general reception at the Windsor hotel,
and the event of that day will be the
state declamatory contest. in which rep
resentatives of the seven congressional
districts will compete. The affair will
occur at the assembly room at the state
house, and the programme is as fol-
lows:
First Congressional Distrct-"How Tommy
Whltewashed the Fence Miss Margaret Nc
Me, Winona; alternate, Miss Clare Johnson,
Wabasha; Second Congressional District
"Briar Rose" Miss Marjorie Patterson. Man
kato; alternate. Miss Alice Bighaln, Redwood
Falls; also chorus, Land OF Liberty, and
recitals by Miss May Usher GriffiA. professor
of elocutlon. Mankato Third Congressional
District-'The Maniac" Miss Grace Keyser
lie Sueur: alternate, Miss Margaret hanne.
man, Mortified; also music consisting of a
selected chorus and songs by Miss Agnes
zimmerman and j. l.. Haitian. Fourth Con,
gressional District-''The Circus Rider, and
THE Recital" by Basil Burwell, st. Paul;
alternate, Miss Ella DIitenhoefer st. Paul:
Fifth Congressional District-"Antony
Grafton Over the Dead Body OF Caesar" AlYa
P. Hand. Minneapolis. Sixth Congressional
District-"Address of Regulus to the Cartha-
genians." Herbert Manghan, Brainerd; al
ternate, Miss Grace Leddy, Little Falls.
The judges will be Prof. Maria l.. Sanford.
of the State university; Philip Burgon and
Prof. Horace GOodhue, NOrthfeld. The
referee will be Prof. j. L. Ingraham, Owa-
tonna.
At the meeting, the same day. of the
county superintendent, routine busi-
ness for the most part will occupy the
evening, the interesting feature being
an address by Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Chiids on The Authority and
Duties of County Superintendent I'm
der the Statutes"
Wednesday morning there will be
meeting OF the general association in
the assembly chamber, when commit
tees will be appointed and arrange
ments for the worlds fair discussed,
Following the presidents annual adj
dress papers will be read as follows:
practical Methods of Teaching Vocal
Music" by o. E. McFadon, supervisor
OF music in Minneapolis, and Mrs. A. S.
Beede, principal of Rockford Schools;
''The New Ulm Schoo! SYSTEM" by
Robert Nix, superintendent. All the
departments will hold meetings in the
afternoon.
In room 16 the high school depart
ment will meet and listen to the pres
ident's address, appoint committees and
hold conference with the state high
school board. President NOrthrOp will
read paper on "High School Super
vision" and State Superintendent Kiehlc
will talk on school matters in general.
interesting, and these subjects will be
discussed.
"Minnesota's Educational Exhibit at
Chicago, Supt. A. Z. Engstrom; "EX-
aminations and Certificates, by Supt.
Gertrude G. Ellis, discussion opened by
Supt. Fannie Lapham; Text Books
and Supply. Supt E. A. Taylor. dis
cussion opened by SUpt. f. B. Chaplin.
The department of elementary educa-
tiOn has a long programme, opening
with business session and the pres
idents annual address. These papers
and subjects will be read and discussed:
TO What Extent May Kindergarteq Meth
DDS and Principles Be Profitab!y Used in Phi
mary Grades?" Mrs. Mary f. Shepard, Va
SEGA public school: discussion opened by
Miss Sarah T: Arnold, primary supervisor,
minneapolis. Paper. Science Teaching in
Elementary Grades" Miss Ella c. Sackett,
Mankato normal. Paper, "Reading" Miss
Mary F. Hall, state institute conductor.
At night general reception Will be
held at the Windsor hotel, with mus ic
and addresses by prominent persons of
the state and city.
For Thursday morning another large
programme is presented. Various re-
ports will he Submitted by committees
and boards of managers, and papers
will be read as follows:
''Cioser supervision of Rural Schools"
Supt E. W. Buell.: discussion opened by
Institutes, Supt. ". A. Mcdonald; discus
sion opened by Supt. A. D. Gaines.
Then the closing business, such as the
election of officers, etc, will be trans
acted. and the high school departments
will discuss various subjects, as follows:
"Educations of Adults" Principal George
n Carman, st. Paul high school; discussion
by Supt. Edgar George, st. Peter; Assistant
Supt 7. II. Kirk, department OF public in
structon; President l.. G. Lord, Moorhead
nor NAL; Prof. W. NJ. West university of
Minnesota: round table conferences at H. 80;
supervision of Teachers" President Irwin
Shepard, Winona normal; High School
Mathematics" leader, Supt L. a. Man
chester, Alexandria; High school Eng
lish," leader, Prof Maria L. Sanford uni
versity of Minnesota; Laboratory Work.
leader. Principal John r. Greer, central high
school, Minnesota.
In the afternoon, in general session,
officers will be elected. and the follow
ing programme will wind up the con-
ventiOn:
Symposium on History and Civics;'' "Cur-
rent History in Grammar Grades, G. W. q.
illustrative Material for History" Miss
Elizabeth F. Reid. Washington school, Min
neapolis 1.-The Teachers Relation to Poll
tics" E. E. Lockberby principal of schools,