Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-14

ueul Skinner, prosecuting TIE leAI Spttk-
err, was the interest taken III the schools
by the women. 1t ensured a closer rela-
ton between the home and the school.
The women had made their interest eff
fective by organization, and IN a paper
on The Cooperation of Womenls Clubs
in the Public Schools" Mrs. Ellen NJ.
Henrotin, president Of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs of Chicago,
would tell the convention something of
the work being done by the women. The
announcement was greeted by loud APP
plause.
Before the next paper was read, Presi-
dent Skinner said that he had received
a note which he would read to the au-
dience. 1t was brief and to the point:
"Mr. President Will you please have
the ladies remove their hats?'
Several thousand hands went up and
word had died away, but there was Il
sprinkling Of strong minded females who
declined to remove their headgear.
The next speaker was Gilman II.
Tucker of the American Book company,
who. in a paper on Education from a
ton an idea of the work of preparing
textbooks for the use of teachers.
After Mr.. fuckers paper, Mr.. Tetzner
rendered another selection with the cor
net, after which Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell of Washington, the famous inventor
a
paper on 1.-The Education of the Deaf"
He was given an ovation.
Third Days Session.
Milwaukee, Wis, July 8, 1897
Rural schools were discussed by the
National Educational association this
morning The report of the committee of
twelve, appointed in 1895, was the basis
for the discussion, which was the most
important that has taken place during the
present session.
The delegates and spectators were
again on hand promptly at the opening
hour. and the audience was fully as
large as that Of yesterday morning.
Shortly after 8 o'clock President Skin
ner called the convention to order and as
soon as the audience became quiet Kew.
4. A. Kiehle opened the meeting with
prayer
The work of the morning was to be
the discussion of the committee on the
rural school problem, the most important
matter to be discussed by the convention,
and, in introducing the first speaker, Pres
ident Skinner dwelt at length upon the I'M
portance of the subject. The report,
which was submitted some time ago,
makes a small volume, and it is expected
that it will take rank in the educational
world with the famous report Of the COM
mittee of ten. The first speaker was
Prof. Burke A. Hinsdale, VINO is at the
head of the department of science and
art of teaching in the University of
Michigan, and who was chairman of the
committee which made the report. The
subject of his paper was ''The Need of
Enhanced Material Support" and it was
listened to attentively.
DR.. Hlnsdale was loudly applauded.
At the close of his paper President Skin
ner had a lively bout with the people
who were bound TO move about. The
hall was hot and the audience restless,
out Mr.. Skinner succeeded shortly IN Sc
curing quiet He then introduced Viii
liam T. Harris, United States commits
sioner of education. who spoke on the
subject of Grading and Classification.
Before the next paper was read Bachs
String qulntette rendered n selection.
rested itself by moving about. When 1t
came to restoring quiet President Skin
ner found some difficulty in handling his
audience. In five minutes. however, he
had it well in hand, having resorted to
the use of Tom Reed tactics to quiet
the people. Listening to his THE gentle
men in the aises will take their seats"
one could imagine himself in Washington
hearing the commands of the famous
speaker. and his use of the gavel had in
it something of the energy of the car of
the House.
The report Of the committee on rural
schools. President Skinner said when or
Ger Iitt'l Deen FtSlOEet. WAS TIE TeSuII Oh
a paper read some years ago by Henry
Sabin of Iowa, and he took great pleas
ure III introducing that gentleman to dis
c,isS one phase Of the question presented
by the committee. The announcement
was greeted by prolonged applause. Mr..
Sabin is superintendent of public in
strction of the state of Iowa.
The next paper was really the i'm
pOrtant one Of the convention. being q
resume of the report of the committee Of
twelve, presented by Henry Sabin, its
chairman. The members of the commit
tee were as follows:
Henry Sabin, Iowa; ID. i. Kiehle, Min
nOesta; A. B. Poland. c. c. Rounds, J.
H Phillips, B. A Hinsdale, Michigan;
S. T. Black, California; w. S. Sutton,
L. E. Wolfe, w. L. Harris, Washington,
D. c.; l.. b. Evans, G. r. Skinner, Al
bany.
The question is one much written
about by State Superintendent Emery,
who is probably better informed on the
needs of the rural scholars Of the state
than any man in Wisconsin. He has ar
gued strongly that for this particular
state the thing needed is district super
vision. or at least district divisions so
that the burden Of hiring teachers shall
not fall on the township which cannot
bear it. The township it has been
proved, is not capable of engaging eff
tclent teachers. because it has not the
aiAO1ISS 10 pay IOI lueH. 50 1t is urged
that the district should either be smaller
or else that means should be provided for
the transportation Of children to a few
good village or district schools, where eff
fcient teachers had been employed
Mr.. Sabin was followed by DR.. David
/. kiehle, professor of pedagogy in the
University of Minnesota, who spoke on
the subject of intellectual Needs.'
To nominate James NJ. Greenwood of
Kansas City for president of the n. T..
A., to select all the other officers and Ill
rectors with dispatch, and to have a sDIr-
tied little row over the choice OF one vice
president, whose name was finally
dropped, was the work of the nominating
COMMITTEES of forty members yesterday
afternoon. 1t also renominated Irwin
Shepard of Winona; MINI, secretary,
and |. G. Mcneil of West Superior
Wis. treasurer. The twelve vice-presi-
dents nominated, headed by the retiring
president, Charles +. Skinner of Albany,
are: g. 0. Light, Pennsylvania; George
J. Ramsey, Louisiana; James NJ. Raj
ston. New Jersey; L. D. Harvey, Mil
waukee; Miss Margaret Sutherland,
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