St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-13
LOVE FOR THE FLAG
TEACHERS IN THE DENVER CON-
VENTI0N ADOPT PATRIOTIC
RESOLUTIONS.
ADVANCE IN EDUCATION.
TEACHING THE YOUNG TO BE
PATRIOTS AND GOOD CITI-
ZENS.
PROGRESS THE wATCHwoRD.
Physical and Mental DEVELOPMENT
of the Children Must Be
Studied.

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session of the National Educational
association convention the instruction
and mnproveme of teachers now at
work in schools was the general sub
ject of discussion. Prof. Arvin A.
Olin, Of the state university, Law
renee, read a paper on teachers insti-
tute. The institute, he said, is to the
teacher what the newspaper is 10 the
ordinary scholar. 1t has been a means
Of greatly improving the teachers in
stitute work. overcomes a sense of
isolation, develops interest, dissem-
mates the benefit of personal expert
ence and gives proper emphasis to the
ethical and spiritual in education.
Prof. Earl Barnes, of Stanford uni
versity, Cal. followed with paper
On Teachers Classes" Difficulties in
class work, he said, are different de-
grees of ability and training of teach
ers, and scarcity of good leaders, and
the results are often overwork, dis
satisfaction and petty jealousies. If
properly conducted, teachers classes
enable the superin ntendents to detect
genius; introduce the student spirit to
teachers work; give opportunities for
free discussion; develop the giye-and-
take spirit, and give unity and pur-
pose to the work of the school depart
ment. The work of the Reading Cir
cle' was treated by L. H Jones. of
Cleveland, o. The reading circle. he
said, selects the best books and ar
ranges them in the best order for
teachers; furnishes the key and gives
suggestion as to its application, and
furnishes an immediate and forceful
motive for reading. The fact that a
large number of persons are reading
on the same subject is a great mo-
tive for diligent reading. The circles
should not be confined to teachers. but
should include all who will take I'D
the work, as the enlargement of the
circle increases the interest. The pa
pers were discussed by Messrs. a. J.
Peavey, state superintendent of Col
erado; James A. Green, Trenton. n.
j; n. G. Shafer, state superintendent
Of Pennsylvania, and John r. Kirk.
state superintendent Of Missouri
TRAINING OF TEACHERS.
Col. Francis W. Parker, of Chicago.
closed the discussion on the training
of teachers by paying an eloquent
tribute TO Supt. ". H. Maxwell, of
the bill recently signed by Gov. Nor
ton, Of New York, after being three
times rejected by the assembly of that
state. This bill provides that after
1897 every teacher in the public schools
Of the Empire state must have at
least one years professional training.
The enactment also endows the state
superintendent with power to desig-
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teachers shall be drawn. The cleo
tions Of officers for the various sec
tions resulted as follows: Higher ed
ucation, James H. Baker, president
Colorado state university, president:
DR.. A. A Liscomb, University of Mis-
sissippi, vice president; Joseph Swain.
president University Of Indiana, secre-
tary. business, Frank Goodman.
Nashville, Tenn, president; D. ".
Springer, Ann Arbor. Mich. first vice
president; W. A. Woodworth, Den
yer, second vice president: c. H.
Pryor, Evansville, Ind, third vice
president; ]. W War;. Moline. Ill.
secretary. Kindergarten, Miss Amelie
Hofer, Chicago, president: Mrs. Susan
H. Hartman, Providence, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. c. t Caldwell. Denver.
secretary. Secondary education, E. L.
Harris, Cincinnati, president; f L.
Bliss, Detroit, vice president; c. H.
Thurber, Hamilton, n. Y, secretary.
Music, c. H Congdon, St Paul, presi-
dent; D. c. Hayden, Quincy, Ill, vice
president: Miss Linn NJ. Hawn, East
Saginaw, Mich, secretary. Manual
and industrial, c. H. Keyes, Pasadena.
Cal, president; ". H. Magruder, Mis-
sissippi Agricultural college, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Abby L. Marriott, Provi-
dence, secretary. Natural science.
Charles z. Bessey, University of Ne
braska, president; W. s. Jackman.
Chicago, vice president; Charles S.
Palmer, Boulder, Col, secretary and
treasurer. Art department, president.
Walter S. Goodneugh, Brooklyn; vice
president, Matilda Riley, St. Louis.
Normal education, John w Cook, Nor
NAL, Ill, president; George r. Klee-
bsrger, California, vice president; A
G. Boyden, Massachusetts, secretary
PHYSICAL TRAINING.
A new department of physical train
ing was added to the association and
the following officers elected: Presi-
dent, Miss Anna Morris, supervisor
physical training Of public schools,
Cleveland, O.; vice president, E. A
Hermans, principal high school, West
Denver; secretary, Miss n. D. KIM
berly, supervisor physical training of
public schools, Detroit, Mich. The fol-
lowing were elected to the National
Council Of Education TO serve for
terms Of six years: James N. Green.
Of New Jersey, reelected; a. r. Tay-
lor, Of Kansas, and J. R. Preston, of
Mississippi, also reelected; Augustus
S. Downing, New York, vice Henry
NJ Leipziger; ". II. Payne, Tennessee.
vice ". R. Garrett; j. F AIillspaush.
Utah, vice H. z. Wolfe, Nebraska; R.
G. Schurman, New York, vice Charles
". Elliott; Thomas G. Harris, Texas.
vice Oscar H Cooper. Committee of
directors, Skinner, of New York.
chairman; Malone, of Utah; Rounds.
OF New Hampshire; Carlisle. of Texas:
Eaton, of Louisiana Departments of
naural science. physical training and
school officers were added to the as
sociation work. The vote on place of
next meeting was as follows: Los An
geles, L; Duluth, 9; Asbury Park.
The matter was finally left to the ex-
ecutive committee.
MAKING GOOD CITIZENS.
At the opening of the evening ses-
sion the resolutions committee made
its report, which was as follows:
That. recognizing the growing great
ness OF our country, conscious of a
closer union among all our people, the
association heartily indorse the gem
eral movement throughout the coun-
try in the direction Of education for