Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-03
MEET OF TEACHERS
Northern Illinois Association in
Rock Island.
BIG CONVENTION FOB THIS MOTH.
City - Entestain Hundreds u EdUoAtoEa
Who Come From Al 0eotioas Of the
STATE Exesasivs Ansugemssts BEING
Msds By the 5Loesl Conm,stess.

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Teachers association the
latter part of the month. Not only
those connected with the association,
but other educators from this and
other states will be here, aside from
the large mum Der OF visitors usually
q .tracted on occasions of this kind.
The convention will be Of three
days. duration, opening April %.
Headquarters have been established
at the Harper house. where such OF
the visitors who have not made prev
ious arrangements, will be met by
the local entertainment committee
al d provided with accommodations.
A program Of the proceedings, with
tine outline Of Rock Island and the
government arsenal drawn by w. A
Darling. and showing the points OF
interest to visitors, attached, has
been gotten up. The general tes-
sions will be held at the First Metho.
dist church and at Harper's theatre.
the latter place having been secured
for the closing day OF the conven-
ton. when 1.-The Function OF the
Kindergarten" q paper by Miss
Helen A. Lloyd. will be read and dis.
cussed. Mrs. j. N. Grouse, Of
the Chicago kindergarten col.
lege, will also deliver an ad.
dress on the "Influence Of
the kindergarten on the Home
Then there will be a paper on
THE Influence OF the Reading
Habit" by Charles w. Farr;
THE Function Of the High School, u
by B. +. Buck; 1.-The School as So
cial Center" Miss Katharine Beebe
All papers will be discussed. In the
afternoon beginning at 1:30 there
will be papers by S. T. Dutton on
The Correlation OF Educational
Forces in the Community" Louis H.
Galbraith, OF the Northern Illinois
Normal university, on 1.-THE Detroit
educational Union" A general dis
cussion aud 5-minute speaches will
| fellow, after which there will be re.
ports from committees and general
business transacted. Thursday even.
ing at the Methodist church H.
NJ. Slausoa, superintendent of
the Moline schools, and pres
ident Of the association, will deliver
the annual address, while there will
be an address by Prof. c. r. Heuder-
son, OF the University of Chicago, on
The Teachers Duty to the Home
Friday evening at the church Rev.
Washington GLADDEN., Of Columbus,
Ohio, will deliver an address or
The True Socialism," which will be
followed by q reception to the mem.
bers of the association by the Roch
Island teachers. The supervision
section will hold its session q,
the opera house Friday, beginning
at 9 O'Clock in the morning. c. NJ
Bardwell, Of Aurora, will be chair
man, aud those who will take par
in the discussion are: II. P. Caver
ly, Galena; A. d. Curran. Bristol; w
S. Johnston, Morrison; A. v. Green
man, Aurora; William jenkins
Dixon; w. w. Writ. Peru; NJ. A
Whitney, Elgin; S. E. Beede, Men
dota; w. J. Sutherland, Oregon; MAI
cellus Madison, West Chicago; I. M
Bridgman, Polo.
The first and second grade section
will meet in the High school assem-
bly, room Friday at 1850 in the after
noon. Supt. r. F. Hendricks
of Savanna, will be chair
man, and subjects have beer
assigned to SuPt. E. s. Hady, La
mark; Mrs. Il. G. Young, Rock Isl
and; Miss Flora WILDER, Moline; Mis-
Bertha M. Todd, Dixon, and Mis-
Anna Durr. Sterling.
Third and Fourth Grades.
| The third and fourth grade sec
ton will meet at room 8, buildin,
Ia. at 1:S9 Friday afternoon. wit
Mrs. G. B. Harrington. Princeton