Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
.osrnRnScn MEETINGS TODAY,
rhirteDu Sections Of the Convention
VIII Ne In session.

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VIII Ne In scsaion.
There will be thirteen conference meet
lngs Of teachers and instructors in as many
different branches of teaching in session at
downtown halls this afternoon, all
Ing IT 30 O'Clock. They are as follows:
Boards Of Education-Asscmbly room, on
the nfth floor Of the city hall, Hon. j. II.
iTrawin of Lansing. Ia, presiding. Addresses
and papers by william George Bruce, EDITOR
Of the American School Board Journal; J..
VI. Chittprson of Louisville, Halleclt w
Seaman of Clinton, la. and J. w. Garside of
! Atchiaon. Kan. Discussions led by Luther
~. Luddcn of Lincoln and l.. NJ. Pembcrton
OF Beatrice.
Rural schools-Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION auditorium, sixteenth and Douglas
streets. Hon. John X. Kirk of Missouri pre-
siding. Hon. William STRIKER o. Topeka,
Kan. will talk on the consolidation of school
districts and transportation of pupils. Papers
and addresses by Major j. B. Merwin of st.
Louis. Hon. K. c. Barrett Of Des Moines and
others. Discussions led by county super
iutendents OF Kansas, Nebraska. Wisconsin
and Iowa.
Secondary Schools and Colleges-Metro-
politan hall, on Harvey street, between
Twentieth and Twenty fourth streets, Presi-
dent William F.. Slocum of Colorado college
presiding. General subject, The Student in
His Relation to Schedule Requirements
Four fifteen minute papers. Discussion led
by Chancellor George e. acLea of the
University Of Nebraska.
Science Memberships Methodist Epis-
copal church lecture room. Twentieth and
Davenport streets, Prof. Charles E. Bessey,
University of Nebraska. presiding. Papers
by Prof. Charles S. Palmer of the University
Of Nebraska. Prof. f. L. Nipher OF Washing
ton university. st. Louis, and Prof. Herbert
A. Howe Of the University of Denver
Teachers of English-First Unitarian
church, Seventeenth and Cass streets, DR.
Edwin NJ. Hopkins of the University o
Kansas presiding. General topic, "Englisl
Literature Prof. Albert E. Jack of LAX
Forest college will read a paper on Eng
lish in the Graduate Schools"
Teachers OF History-Lecture room of tn
Omaha Public library, Nineteenth and Har
. ney streets. Prof. +. NJ. Fling of the Uni
a versity of Nebraska presiding. a paper
THE Importance of the Study of History,
n by Prof. Frank w. Blackmar of the Univer
sity Of Kansas. Appointment of a commit
If tee TO present a plan OF organization for tn
ia Transmississippi Association Of Histor
IT Teachers.
4 Teachers in Agricultural Colleges and Elk
n, pertinent Station Work-Commercial clu
he rooms, fifth floor Of the Board of Trad
at building, sixteenth and Farnam streets
re President W. VI. Beardshear of the Stat
p Agricultural college, Ames, Ia, presiding
N An address on Ten Years OF Experimer
Station Work by Hon. A. C.. True, Unite
e States director of experiment station
he Washington, d. C. Discussions and five
p minute talks.
s. Teachers Of Manual and Industrial Trair
nj | i'm IJtnI gnIanI h,,,lJfnu ggAn,I1. r,,r
We second floor, Principal Gilbert b. Morrison
Manual Training High school of Kansa
s. City, presiding. Papers on the topic, "A
ly Ideal Curriculum with Manual Training"
ed Kindergarten Teachers-FiTst COngregi
ar tional church lecture room, Nineteenth ar
of Davenport streets, Mrs. Orietta Shiel,
zee Chittenden OF Omaha, presiding. Address
welcome by Judge Clinton n. Powell al
as paper by +. Louis Sedan, superintendent
zee instruction, st, Louis, on The New Nov
re- ment in Education
He Teachers of Drawing-First Presbyterii
ley church lecture room. Seventeenth and bod
on streets, Mrs. Matilda Evans Riley OF S
all Louis, presiding, art Industries of Anne
ng lea, by Louis II. Gibson of Indianapolis a
ed. round table discussion.
Ill Music ENTHUSIASTICALLY room, thi
OF floor Omaha High school. c. II. Congdon
are st. Paul, presiding. Addresses by Pr
Thomas Taper of Boston and W, A. Hold
a don Of st. Louis and discussions.
OF Instructors in Child Study-Auditoril
md First Congregational church, Nineteen
She and Davenport streets, Mrs, Grace Ri
by Scarborough. Omaha High school. presidil
Papers and discussion led by Prof. Louis
OF Galbreath, OF Buffalo, n. Y.
Iity Teachers of the Deaf and BIind-Fi
ac- Christian church, Twentieth street and CT
itOl avenue, Prof. ]. A. Gillespie of Oma
presiding. Addresses and school eXerci
,ge. illustrating the practical effects of new S
an tens OF training.