Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-09
PEDAGoGUEs IN SESSION DISCUSS
METHODS OF WORK.
PRESIDENT UPHAM OPENS
Wisconsin and Massachusetts Com
pared-Lively Discussion on Self
Government Profs. Allen and
whipple on Literature The Par
ent's and Business Mans Views
Madison. April.


Many bright, practical papers were
4 read at the Southwestern Wisconsin
Teachers association meetings
yesterday and the discussions
which followed demonstrate the great
interest of the teachers President a.
A. Upham opened the session with all
appropriate address, outlining the
work of the association State Super
intendent j. @. Emery followed with a
lengthy and able paper on certain fea
lures of the wisconsin public school
/ system. Most educational journals
( and many educators have been crying
for a radical change in our Wisconsin
system and point to Massachusetts, as
demonstrating that their ideas are cor
I rect and feasible, Mr. emery stated
( that the conditions in Massachusetts
\ are so different from conditions in
I Wisconsin that the township system is
\ not feasible here as it is in Massa-
I chusetts. He said also that, though
\ the system has been in existence in
| Massachusetts for many years yet tho
I system there is afflicted with many Of
I the evils prevalent In our system. The
towns In our state have the privileges
OF instituting the township system II
they wish, but none have yet seen Git
to do so While Mr. o. e. Wells was
state superintendent an a1enI,t vas
made to change our school system to
\ the township system by legislative ae-
7 nh
/ radical, so the measure was killed. Mr.
=, Emery was appointed to enquire into
the system for the purpose OF making
whatever changes are required. Any
] change too radical IS not desired, The
4 aim Of education Is to evolve the bet
| ter from TIE poorer system and attain
/ by easv stages that which would be
| impossible to attain by complete revo-
4 luton. Revolution inevitably entails
destruction to a more or less extent and
\ that is undesirable. The paper was
discussed by Prof Salisbury, A. o.
4 Wright and w a. Chandler.
The paper on Self Government in
Schools. by Robert Rlenow, Of Fox
Lake. called forth lively discussion,
\ the outcome OF which seemed to indi-
I cate that though pupils may be trust
\ ed to a great extent as to department,
/ the absence of supervision in the as
i semhly rooms during study hours is
/ liable to cause falling off in class
! work
The papers on what can be done in
rural and graded schools to give pupils
taste for good literature were read by
Principal Walter Allen. of Milwaukee.
and Principal H. A. Whipple, of Black
Earth 1t was shown that children
( are given too much liberty to choose
their reading matter and thus their
tastes are often demoralized. A ehid's
reading should be directed by an old
should he taken that the reader re.
ceiyes a correct conception OF what is
read.
Prof G. G. SHUTS, OF Whitewater,
and Principal c. w. Rittenburg. OF
Delevan, advanced interesting ideas
Regarding academic work in normal
schools.
Mr. Amos p Wilder gave the bust
ness mans view of tbs public school
system. Mr.. w. J. Anderson asa Mrs.
S. y. Gillian gave the parents views.
The proper way to educate child is to
find the child's level and so get in
touch with him. 1t is only by loving
a child that one can properly under
stand and help him,
The topic How May Composition,
Rhetoric and Literature be Correlated,
was divided between Miss Annie M.
Cottrell, of Whitewater, and Prof. ].
r. Freeman, of the state university.
Miss Cottrell treated the subject theo-
retically and Prof Freeman dealt with
the methods TO be used to gain the de-
sired end. These papers were probably
the most able and interesting of the
day to the teachers When completed
motion was carried to thank the
authors for the new ideas presented.
The addresses will be published The
work of the reading circle was taken
up by County Superintendent II. +.
Fehlandt, Of ozaukee county. The ses.
sion hen adjourned till p. IN.
orville r. Bright, county superin-
tendent of Cook county, ILL.,, delivered
witty and yet profitable lecture to
the teachers when they reconvened in
the evening. His address received
close attention.
Mrs, Hlestand and Miss A. Wetherby
added to the pleasure OF the evening BY
singing several solos and duets. which
We're most fuyorably received. After
the lecture the time vas spent in social
intercourse.
Among the school teachers attending
the convention are; S. b. Todd, l. X.
Grisim, Grace Bushnell. Clara Dengler.
j. w Stearns, Emily Dettloff L. +.
Gettle, ] III Hutchinson. n Cosgroye.
w II. Chandler Anna Tarnutzer, j. @.
Emery, w. a. Scott, Elizabeth Cutler.
Anna Halligan. Mary McGovern, B. II.