Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-13

nj. Round-taDle conferenceS:-Irl-
mary teachers, grammar teachers, col
lege section, normal section, manual
training section, city superintendent
and principals sections, county super
intendents' section, Greek section.
Wednesday evening dec. 2G will
be devoted to the subject of reading
and libraries. Papers will be read by
Miss Mae Il. Schneider OF the Milwau-
kee normal school and Miss Stearns
of the Milwaukee public library, and
short addresses will be made by others
directly interested in this work. I'm
der the general direction of Frank
Hutchins sample libraries. samples OF
periodical literature, and lists OF mis-
cellaneous books will be placed OH
exhibition during the meetings of
the association. Misses Stearns, West
and Schneider, with their assistants,
VIII have charge of this exhibit and
will gladly meet all interested in the
reading and library work, and offer
suggestions and hints in regard TO the
methods and means of reaching de-
sired results This will doubtless
prove one of the valuable features of
the meeting.
Under the direction of Miss Alice
Shultes as chairman, section will be
organized for primary teachers, which
viii meet on Thursday afternoon, Dec.
20, and a halliday will be devoted to
the discussion of topics of special in-
terest to primary teachers. AT this
meeting Miss Sarah l.. Arnold will
present two topics, Reading and Ma
ture Study. and Language AID Nature
Study.
Under the direction of Principal
Arthur Burch, a section will be or
ganized for grammar teachers. Mr..
Burch will call to his aid some Of the
strongest grammar grade teachers of
the state and no pains will be spared
to make the exercises of this section
interesting and profitable to all teach
ers of these grades
An important aud interesting feat
ure of the meeting will be an exhibit
of manual training school work under
the management of Supt. ], Z. Hoyt, of
Menomonie. This exhibit will be very
complete and will illustrate a course
Of industrial training, covering the
whole public school period from the
kindergarten to the end Of the high
school.
Thursday evening, Dec. %, Rev. Jud-
son Ellsworth of Milwaukee will adj
dress the association on Some New
Phases OF Educational Work Prof.
w. II. Cheeyer, Of the Milwaukee nor
NAL, and President Chalmers, of the
Platteville normal, will also give short
addresses.
Music will be furnished during the
meetings under the direction Of Supt.
j. Il. NeCollins, OF Baraboo.
r. Il. Dudgeon, Of Madison, Is pres
ident Of the association and ]. III.
Derse secretary.
The Madison board has endorsed
the action of the officers Of the Wis
consin Teachers association in organ
lzing a section for school boards. In
connection with the next meeting of
the Wisconsin Teachers association 1t
has been decided to organize Il Sec
ton or conference for members Of
boards Of education. At their last
meeting our board Of education passed
a resolution heartily endorsing this
movement. This new departure prom
ises to attract general attention. and
IL successfully carried out must have
an important bearing on school mat.
tiers In the state. The management In
all school matters rests largely with
the boards of education. Every inoya-
ton or departure from old lines must
receive the sanction and support of
those In authority or It must fail.