The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-02

diOny Original ana S,riklnb IIllCS. MISS
Booth, teacher in music IN the Aber-
deem city schools, gave an exercise en-.
titled "Music by Grades" which well
deserves o than passing mention.
Pupils OF Miss Josephine Holmes, un-
der the musical supervision and train
ing OF Miss Booth, were very pleas
antly heard in a song and chorus,
and illustrated the superior methods
employed in these schools. This fea-
ture FINISHED a diversion that was
much enj Eyed.
Prof. Il. A. Williams, of the State
Agricultural College. Brookings. was
unable 20 he present, ana nIs pal err
on "Natural Study" was read 10y
Miss G,ne Lilley, another of the Alb
eldeen city teachers. 1t was q good
paper, well read and we'll received.
Prof. Williams has charge OF the work
in botony at BroOkiugs. Though he
could not be present in person, all
were pleased at his enterprise in pre-
pairing a paper and his forethougbt in
sending it along for the dedication
and instruction of the convention.
1t provoked 81 general discussion OF
considerable interest and profit.
The official program of the county
superintendent department, on the
third day, was carried out almost ex-
actly as prepared. Papers were read
US follows: Capitalization OF Com
mon Schools" Supt. Geo. .. Williams,
Jerauld county. ''Patriotism in Pub
lie Schools from a superintendent
Standpoint" Supt. Julia NJ. Wheeler,
Potter county; The Teacher and the
Il, aiding Circle" Supt. | ID. Aldrich,
Grant county; what Should be the
Data for School Officers and Teachers
Reports" Supt. X. +. Kerr, Brook
ings county. Discussions We're led by
Supts. Levi Morton OF Hand county.
j. V. Murphy OF Kingsbury county,
Edward Burgi OF Nankton county,
Martha !. Turney OF Aurora cou0tY,
and Oliver p. Myers of Beadle
county. All the efforts were Of al eX
celIent order and thai OF Supt. Vince
Ter was particularly remarked with
favor. Just before ~adlOurning the
superintendent returned n vote Of
thanks to their Legislative committee,
20 State superintendent Crane and to
Mr.. Wa sOn the retiring president.
The following officers We're elected
for the ensuing year: ". W. Shatler,
Brown county, president, Miss Kate
Kemper, Of DeadwoOd, secretary; and
oupt. Collins Of Clay county, member
o the Reading Circle board. State
Superintendent Crane and Mr.. Shatler
We're appointed as q committee toex-
anime and classify the school laws OF
the state for the advantage and use
of the teachers.
At the session Of the high school and
oil eye department. "The Teaching OF
grammar in the Public Schools" an
able plea for simple rules In grammar,
by Miss Anna NJ, Emerson, o. Sioux
Fa Is, brought on q spirited discus.
sion in which Profs. dukes, Ross,
Avery and Burke took part. Moral
Training in the High School," by M.
A Robinson OF Parker, was q paper
in W ich the author took stro G
grounds against the i'ea that public
sCho Is are tor the purpose of train
ing the intellect only. n G. Wark, of
WATERFOWL, read 81 paper on ethical
Elements in Education" The discus
sion OIL tn" last two papers was very
ably lead by Pres. w. | Graham, OF
Mitchell, followed by Pres. Mauk. OF
Vermillion. Profs. Gar EFT, Ros~, Phil
lips and French, Prof. Larkin, OF
Wolsey, favored the assembly with q
vocal solo and was heartily encored.
This department elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, III. f, French OF ri RE; secre
tary, A. II. Ay ~, OF Woonsocket;
member OF reading circle board, j
Jones, Jr., OF Chamberlain. A vote
OF thanks was gwen the president. sec
rotary and those that furnished the
music, after which the meeting adj
iourned with the singing OF "Ameiica.'
At the session of the common school
department., Miss Mildred Thompson,
OF Waubay, read the first paper on
"N~rtical Writing and provoked
q discussion lasting an hour and ter
mlnating with the passage OF a reso-
luton declaring that system OF pen
mans ip the most proper and advan-
tageous. Prof. Hartranft, OF Groton
then gave what a namber pronounced
the best paper OF the convention TO
this time, and asing for hl- subject,
Science Studies in the Common
Schools" Quite an earnest and even
heated discussion was preclpit-ted.
Miss Walsh. 0 Bryant. read an ex-
cellent production on Correlation i'll
the Prim .ry." j. Jones, Jr., OF Cham
berlain, read a paper on the Relative
Val e of Studies in the Common
Schools" and a followed by Prof.
Rowe, o. Sioux Falls, who discussed
the duries OF city superintendent.
Prof. Edwin Dukes, OF Huron, read
the final paper OF the C INVENTION.