Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-03

Milwaukee. Dec. 29.-The forty
fifth annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Teachers association began it's ses-
siops at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
IN the Grand Avenue M. E. church
with nearly 1000 pedagogues in at
tendance. Papers were presented on
Music-lts Nature and Influence, by
Prof. w. L. Tomlins; The Rural
School Problem, by Prof. Albert Sal
isbufy of Whitewater; The Institute;
It's Purpose, Organization and
Method, by S. Y. Gillian of Milwau-
kee, and The Work of the Audubon
Society, by Mrs H. f. Whitcomb of
Milwaukee. Each paper was fully
discussed. In the evening there was
a half-hour concert by the Midland
Ladies quartette of Waukesha, and a
lecture on The Scientific Study Of Ed
ucation by Nicholas Murray Butler
of New York.
The city superintendent and
principals of the state elected the fol-
lowing officers at their session at the
Plankinton house: President, L. A.
Williams, Fond du Lac; vice presi-
dents, Arthur Burch, Milwaukee,; A.
B. West, Lake Mills; treasurer, F.
G.. Kraege, Green Bay; secretary, j.
H. Derse, Black River Falls.
There was vigorous and spirited
discussion Of the first number on the
list of subjects, What Is Good Order
in Department? participated in by
J. e. Riordan, Sheboygan; H. A.
Whipple, Whitewater; D. D. Mayne,
Evansville; Prof. O'Shea of the state
university and others, Prof. O'Shea's
remarks attracted much attention and
elected applause. He said that
psychological study of child nature
was necessary for the teacher, and
that it is useless to try to suppress
the child when enthusiasm stirs the
childish depths. The motor and met
al organizations are as closely allied,
as are the physical and spiritual ma
lures. The teacher must not sup
press the physical side or he will fail
in results. 1t does not do to require
self-control ON the part of the pupil.
Rather must they be taught to turn
their energy and. enthusiasm into the
right channels and then let them
flow free and unrestrained.
3 activities of children and the strife
to be foremost in answering questions
were touched upon by some of the
speakers and one drew a parallel be-
tween the American child in his bodily
activity and the German child in his
mental activity, showing that in the
one case there is perhaps too much ac-
ton and in the other too much appli-
cation. Another had tried the plan Of
having the pupils govern themselves
in his absence; it worked very beauti-
full in theory, "but," said the speaker,
81 know just what they do when l am
out of the room. -
Prof. Jackson of Columbus sail that
all the discussions that could be had
on the subject of discipline did not aid
the teacher, and Mr.. Jones of Wash
burn insisted that such discussions
were productive of good results and
that the ideas furnished teachers could
utilize to good advantage.
There was a wide interest taken in
the subject of discipline and many
were ready to speak upon it, but the
president had to shut off the talk and
proceed to the next subject for con-
sideration, The Duty of the Sqperin-
tendent to the Weak Teacher. This
subject was presented by j. B. Bor-
don of Marshfield, who was followed
by B. B. Jackson Of Ashland and
others.
The line taken by the speakers was