Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-02

unable 10 he present. ana MS paper
on "Natural Study" was read ny
Miss Gene Lilley, another OF the Ab.
| erdeen city teachers. 1t WAS a good
naper.. we'll read and well received.
prof. Williams has charge OF the work
in botony at Brookings. Though he
could not be present in person, all
were pleased at his enterprise in pre-
parinr q paper and his forethougbt in
sending it along for the dedication
and instruction OF the convention.
IC provoked a 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
as follows: Capitalization OF Com
mon Schools" Supt. Geo. 0. Williams,
Jerauld county, Patriotism in Pub
lie Schools from a Superintendent
Standpoint" Supt. Julia M. Wheeler,
Potter county; THE Teacher and the
| Reading Circle" SUPP. l. ID. Aldflch,
| Grant county; "What Should be the
Data for School Officers and Teachers
Reports" Supt. r. +. Kerr, Brook
Jugs county. Discussions were led by
| S,Ints. Levi Morton Of Hand county,
!. Y. Murphy Of K~inGsbury county,
Edward Burgi OF Iankton county,
! Martha 7. T'urney of Aurora county,
and Oliver p. Myers of BeadIe
county. All the efforts were OF an eX'
| cellent order and that OF Supt. Vince
Ter was particularly remarked with
favor. just before adiourning the
superintendents returned q vote OF
thanks to their legislative committee,
to State superintendent Crane and to
Mr.. WATSON the retiring president.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: ". w. Shatfer,
Brown county, presidents Miss Kate
Kemper, OF Deadwood, secretary; ana
| Supt. Collins OF Clay county, member
| OF the Reading Circle board. state
Superintendent Crane and Mr.. Shafer
were 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 scboola and
col eye department, "Fhe Teaching
grammar in the Public Schools" an
| able plea for simple rules III grammar,
by Miss Anna NJ. Emerson, OF Sioux
Fa Is, brought on q spirited discus
| sion in which Profs, Dukes, Ross.
| Avery and Burke took art. Moral
| Training in the High School" by NJ.
A Robinson OF Parker, was a paper
in W ich the author took stro G
grounds against the iiea that public
scho Is are Tor the purpose OF tram
ing the intellect only. \ q. Wark, OF
WATERFOWL, read a. paper on ethical
Elements in Education" The discus
sion on 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 Fren'h, Prof. Larkin, OF
| Wolsey, favored the assembly with a
vocal solo and was heartily encored.
This department elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presl.
dent, H. f. French OF Pi RE; secre
tary, A. H. Az. ry, 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 ad'
iourned with the singing OF America"
At the session OF the common school
department, Miss Mildred Thompson,
OF Waubay. read the first paper on
"V+rtical Writing" and provoked
q discussion lasting an hour and ter
minating with the passage OF a reso-
luton declaring that system OF pen
mans1ip the most proper and advan-
taeeous. Prof. Hartranft, OF Groton
then gave what a number pronounced
the best paper OF the convention TO
this time, and using for hIs subject,
Science Studies in the Common
Schools" Quite an earnest and even
heated discussion was precipitated.
Miss Walsh. o. Bryant, read an ex-
cellent production on Correlation i'll
the Prim 4ry." j. Jones, Jr., OF Cham
berlain, read q paper on the Relative
Value of Studies in the Common
Schools" and was followed by Prof.
Rowe, OF Sioux Falls, who discussed
the duties OF city superintendents.
Prof. Edwin Dukes, OF Huron, read
the final paper OF the convention.
Vermillion was chosen for the place
OF next meeting, and the following Of
ticers were cleo ed for the ensuing year:
President. w. w. Girton, Howard; Re
cording Secretary, Miss Jennie Ru-
dolph, Canton; Corresponding Secre.
tary, G. M. Young, Vermillion; Treas
urer, Miss Jennie c. West, Mitchell;
Member of Reading Circle Board, w.
Ii. Dempster, Madison.
The exercises came to an end on
Saturday evening, a highly creditable
literary program being presented.
Resolutions OF thanks were extended
the retiring officers; the city OF Aber-
deem; the railroads, ETC., for cour.
| tesies extended.