The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-27
THE TEACHERS COMING
NUMEROUS GATHERINGS IN INDIAN
APoLIs THIS WEEK.
Pedagogical Associations to Meet by
Sections-Convention of the Bod
ies-The Programmes.

The Indiana State Teachers Association
will convene in this city Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week for the for
ty-third annual meeting. This is an associ-
alton composed Of men and women directly
interested in educational work in some way.
Besides the general association there are
suborganizations knows as the high school,
English, mathematical, classical and music
sections the Indiana College Association,
the Indiana Academy of Science.
County Superintendents' Association,
the Indiana Library Association, the Asso-
citation of Reading and Elocution, Child
study Association. Separate meetings will
be held by the subassociations, be-
sides which there will be joint conferences
of each with the general association. The
Library Association will hold a library in
stitute Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
in the assembly room of the Indianapolis
Public Library. Miss L. Cornelia Marvin,
of the department of library science of
Armour Institute, Chicago, has been en-
gagged to give a series of lectures on mod
ern library methods, including ordering and
accessioning, mechanical preparation of
books, classification, cataloguing, charging
systems and reference work. There will be
practical discussions of local library prob
lens. A V. Babine of the State University
Library will deliver an address on THE
Problems and Possibilities of a College Lii
brary." Mr.. Rutherford B. Hayes, library
commissioner of Ohio and secretary of the
American Library Association, will be pres
ent at this meeting. The officers of the In
diana Library Association are: President,
RolIin Kutz, Indianapolis; vice president,
James Hasherbranner, New Albany; secre-
tary, Miss NJ. E. Ahern, Chicago.
GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
Association headquarters, in charge Of
President James +. Scull, will be at Room
49, Denison Hotel. The officers of the asso-
citation are: President, James f. Scull. Ro-
chester; vice presidents, Robert Spear,
Evansville; w. S. Almond, Delphi; z. T.
Stultz, Jeffersonville; l.. E. McCord, Peru;
George w. Hufford, Indianapolis; w. B.
Sinclair, Knox; Obed Lawrence, Terre
Haute; recording secretary, Miss Emma
Sheally, Delphi; permanent secretary and
treasurer, j. r. Hart, Lebanon; executive
committee, c. F. Mcintosh, Spencer; Mrs.
Emma Mont McRae, Lafayette; E. L. For
syth, ConnerSville; l.. Nj. Sniff, Angola;
Roberts Greensburg; ]. A. Carnagey, Co
lumbus; w. A. Hester chairman, Evans
vile.
Meetings of the general association will
be held in the auditorium of Plymouth
Church. beginning Tuesday evening, Dec.
90 at 7:30 o'clock. The programme for the
three days session is appended:
Tuesday Evening"
Devotional Exercises-Rev. II. /. Coultas,
pastor Roberts Park Nj. f. Church, Indian
apolis.
Address of Retiring President-Howard
Sandison. vice president Indiana State Nor
NAL School
inaugural Address-President James r.
Scull. superintendent Rochester schools.
Closer Observation of County Schools
Mrs. Sarah Il. Campbell. assistant superin-
tendent Anderson schools.
Appointment of committees.
Miscellaneous business.
"Wednesday Morning.
Devotional Exercises-Rev. NJ. l.. Haines,
pastor First Presbyterian Church, Indian
apolis.
Symposium-Sub Child Study.
First Paper-The Curve of Educational
Adyaneement nn,o Of 4, School Childreen-superin-
Second Paper-Effects of Physiological
Changes Children's Abilities-John NJ.
Culver. Indianapolis Manual Training
Third Paper-Encourage gements Found in
Child Study-Mrs. A. r. Hornbrook, Evans
VILE
Made Most Useful TO the Public School
Teacher?-Dr. w. l.. Bryan, vice president
State University.
General Discussion.
Recess.
Music.
Nature Study in Elementary Schools-Su-
perintendent w. p. Shannon, Greensburg.
Discussion opened by Superintendent r.
Ellsworth Call, Lawrenceburg.
"Wednesday Evening"
Annual Address-The Cost of an Idea
DR.. Jenkin Lloyd Jones Chicago.
Reception given by the Denison Hotel to
the members OF the association.
Thursday Morning.
ID
tensen. rector st. Paufs Episcopal Church,
Indianapolis.
The Teachers Personal Influence as a
Factor I'm Education-Miss Mary Doane
Purdue University, Lafayette.
Discussion opened by r. A. Ogg, superin-
tendent Greencastle schools.
The Teachers PreparatiOn-MisS Marie
Dunlap. Lebanon High School.
Discussion by j. Nj. Scholl, superintend-
ent Milton schools.
Recess.
The New Geography-Charles r. Dryer.
State Normal, Terre Haute.
Discussion opened by Superintendent l.
V. Busby. Alexandria
All papers. excepting those constituting
the symposium, will be limited to thirty
minutes; those VINO open the discussion will
be granted ten minutes each. while those
who take part in general discussions will
consume not more than five minutes each.
The papers in the symposium will be al
lowed twenty minutes each.
THE SUBSECTIONS
Below are given the programmes of the
subsections. with names of officers and
meeting places.
High School Section
Plymouth Church Auditorium, Wednesday.
1:30 D. m.
Papers-Matter and Method in the
Teaching of Physics-Wilbur A Fisk
Richmond High School. Discussion opened
by Oscar r. Baker. superintendent Win
Language Study as Auxiliary to Eng
lsh Literature-Miss Kittie Palmer
Franklin High School
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in the High
School-Russell l.. Bedgood, principal La
fayette High School.
Psychology in the High School,. W.
Hamilton, superintendent Monticello
schools.
| How TO Make the High School Popular
| c. M. Hamilton Madison.
Relation of History to Civil Government
| Fort Wayne High School.
Miscellaneous business.
Officers of the Section-President Miss
| Martha Ridpath. Greencastle; vice presi-
| dent, b. b. Berry, Fowler; secretary, Miss
| Annette Ferris. Thorntown. Executive
| committee-D. II. Ellabarger, Richmond
| L. Il. Bryan, Indianapolis; s. w. Baer,
| Nappanee; Miss Anna @. Scott, Monticello:
Miss Mary A. Cox. Huntington.
| English Section
| Plymouth Church Auditorium Thursday
| 80 ID.
| The Two-fold Purpose in Teaching Eng
/ lish--Miss Adelaide Baylor. principal of the
| Wabash High School. Discussion by Pro-
fessor Elmer Z. Griffith, of Indiana Uni
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