Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
TEACHERS AT GRAND ISLAND
Interesting Meetings of the Central
Nebraska Association.
OF EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS
Judge Ellison of Indiana Lectures on
"I<inEs and Queens" an Exaltntion
of True America nism-List of
Delegates Present.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April Especial
The annual meetings OF the Central Ne
braska Teachers association were opened al
the First Methodist church on Wednesday
| night. The house was well filled with Wis
iting teachers and citizens OF the city. MIR
Kelly of Ord presided over the meeting
After an invocation by Rev. Mr.. Martin, the
pupils of the Grand Island High school sang
THE Puritan Fathers" and in the absence
of DR.. Sutherland Of the Baptist college de-
livered an address of welcome. He invited
the delegates to visit the various educational
institutions in the city before returning to
their homes. Superintendent A. o. Thomas
of the Minden schools responded in a very
pleasant way to the words of welcome. The
program was then interspersed with a song
by Mrs. A. L.. Sheetz, entitled winter" !"
during the rendition OF which Mayor Thomp-
son entered. After the solo the mayor was
called upon for a second address of welcome.
The principal number OF the evenings pro
gram was then announced-an address by
Prof. Bessey OF the State university on
Science in the Common Schools" He ex-
panded upon the development Of science in
the last fifty years; of its uses-lower and
higher; the lower, the money; the higher, the
culture use; he also dwelt upon the manner
of obtaining science in the common schools
and the best methods Of teaching it. The ad-
dress was listened to attentively.
Yesterday morning the following program
was carried out:
Messrs. Davis. Sanders. McGiasson Glass y tand and
Fish burn.
Paper. Nature Study in the Rural Schools
Superintendent j. X. Stableton, Lexington.
General discussion, opened by Principal
w. Il. Wilson,. Hampton.
Superintendent r. A. Hyde Aurora .i'''
General discussion, opened by Prof. B.
III. Paine, Grand Island.
Yesterday afternoons session, after q vo-
cal solo by Mr.. John Gawley, was devoted
to discussion on the study of history
Prof. II. w. Caldwell of the State university
giving an elaborate address. In the even
ing the visitors and citizens listened to
lecture by Judge Ellison of Indiana, the
lecture being upon kings and Queens or
the Earth's True Royalty" 1t was an ora
tion Of rare style and beauty. His audience
was lifted to the highest pitch of enthusi-
asm by his exaltation Of the American home.
A feature of the lecture was the speakers
manner of interspersing humor into the
address.
This morning the following program was
taken up and fully carried out:
''O' ~ Mrs. G. q. Rayan. iait;iii.''' ''''' '''NN
Paper-Reading and Literature in Ele-
..superintendent J. Il Morey, Kearney
General discussion. opened by Supern-
English in Public Schools
(a) Paper.English in High Schools.
General discussion, opened by Superin-
tendent Ira Lamb Central City.
CO. Paper-English in the Elementary
l.. S. Wilson, Red Cloud.
d. M. Ball, Hastings.
Music-A lesson in (a) primary; b) in
termediate ........... Mrs. S. A. Clark |
Business meeting.
Music-Selected .........................
........... Pupils from the High School |
Study ...................... !
Prof. g. w. A. Luckey, University of Ne |
braSka.
Report Of child study in central Ne
oraska, Miss Amanda Wolfe. Kearney.
The following teachers have registered: B. ]
H. Upton, I. N. Clark, A. o. Thomas of
S. P. Arnot. Harvard; G. I. Kel-
y Robert Gray, ]. p. Jensen. Cora Thomp-
son, Carrie Collins. Sadie and Libbie Oils,
Alta Jones, Ord; w. A. Julian Juniata; e. B.
Sherman, Alice Artrup, Winnie Bortis Fair
ield; J. D. Reed, Mrs. Gledden, e. N. Brown,