Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-06
WISCONSIN TEACHERS MEET.
More than LOO State Educators
Gather in Milwaukee.

More than 1,1OO State Educators
\ Gather in Milwaukee.
More than LOO teachers were in Mil
wankee to attend the fifty-fifth annual.
meeting Of the Wisconsin Teachers As
sociation. This exceeds by 100 the at
tendance at any previous convention, the
increase being partly due to the northern
Michigan contingent, fifty strong, which
came from a district usually unrepre-
scented. The convention had five general
sessions and twelve sectional meetings,
the former held at the Grand Avenue
Congregational Church and the Bijou
Theater. and the department meetings In
various halls and public buildings.
At the opening session interest centered
about the paper on the "Rural School
Problem read by Principal Albert Sails
bury of Whitewater. The subject is one
which occupied good deal of time at
the National Educational Association con-
yention held in Milwaukee in July, and it
has caused the appointment of good
many committees The last important
committee appointed to investigate the
matter submitted last July printed re-
port several hundred pages in length,
which agreed that reform was impera-
tive. Principal Salisbury in his paper
concurred in this view, and there follow
cd a very lively discussion. Prof. w. L..
Tomlins of Chicago read paper at the
afternoon session on Music; It's Nature
and influence" He discussed influence
on character and disposition, and urged
that it be given more attention. ). y.
Gillian of Milwaukee considered The In
stitute; It's Purpose, Organization and
Method" He told of the work done I'D
the ''institute belt" of this country, which
extends from the Hudson river to the
Black Hills, with some traces on the Ia
cific slope. He also discussed the local
and central modes of forming Institutes,
which Wisconsin has adopted. The work
of the Audubon Society in Wisconsin
was then reviewed by Mrs. Henry r..
Whitcomb of Milwaukee.
In connection with the Wisconsin
Teachers Association meeting there were
also in session the City Superintendent
and Principals Association and the Coun
ty superintendent Association. The
former was in session at the PlanlSinton
House. The session opened with the
transaction of considerable amount OF
routine business and the election of Off.
GERS. l.. A. Williams of Fond du Lac,
Wis, was elected president, and the sec
rotary was instructed to cast the vote OF
the convention for the other officers, to
be named by Chairman Mayne. Mr..
Mayne named Arthur Burch of Milwau-
kee as first vicc-president, A. b. West
Of Lake Mills as second yice-president,
E. G. Kraege of Green Bay as treasurer
and J. III. Derse of Black River Falls as
secretary. The two topics for discussion
were: What Is Good Order in Depart
ment?' and 1.-THE Duty of the Superin-
tendent Toward Weak Teacher"
The county superintendent meeting
was semi-official, and was the first one
held in two years, being subject to the
call of State Superintendent Emory. The
purpose of the meeting was the discussion
of matters of particular interest to the
county schools. Referring to the insti-
tute, the meeting passed Il resolution to
petition the board of normal regents of
the State to allow each normal school
conductor to go about through the State
visiting normal schools for week during
each school year, his salary to continue
the same as if he were teaching in the
school.
The following were elected as the Off
GERS of the Wisconsin Educational AS
ISOLATION for the ensuing year: President,
Miss Rose G. Swart, Oshkosh; vice-presi-
dents, Miss Anna Smith, Eau Claire,
Prof A. H. Terry, Waukesha, and Prof
J. n. Livingston, Stevens Point; secre-
tary, Myron e. Keats, Fond du Lac;
treasurer, Arthur Birch, Milwaukee; ex-
ecutive committee, G. G. Williams, West
Superior; Prof. C. p. Marsh, Ripon; Da-
vid Throne, Alton; Prof. G. G. Shuts
Whitewater; Prof. E. Brainard, Richland
Center Prof W. Krohn of Chicago read
a paper on child study. and educational
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