The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-01
TEACHERS TALK "SHOP."
Annual Conventions Are Hold
I'm Several States.
Educators OF Illinois. Wisconsin,
Michigan and Iowa Discuss
Matters Pertaining To the
Profession.

Milwaukee, Dec. 20.-The forty-fifth
annual convention of the Wisconsin
Teachers association opened in this
city Tuesday afternoon at the Grand
Avenue Methodist church. About 1000
delegates were in attendance.
w. l.. Tomlins. OF Chicago, opened the
meeting with a paper on "Music-lts
Nature and influence"
Prof. Albert Salisbury, OF White
water, presented paper on The Rural
School Problem" which was discussed
by j. III. Nattrass. Of Shullsburg, and
Edwin r. Smith. of Manitowoc.
The first part OF the evening session
was taken up with concert given by
the Midland Ladies' quartette OF Wau-
kesha. Nicholas Murray Butler. Of
New York. followed the concert, deliv-
ering lecture on The Scientific Study
OF Education"
Springfield, H., Dec. 20.-The 44th
annual meeting Of the State Teachers
Association Of Illinois opened Tuesday
night in representatives. hall with an ex-
ceedingly large attendance. President
j. w Hayes, Of Urbana, presided. Pres.
ident Hayes delivered his address.
Other addresses were delivered as fol
lows: "School Legislation Of 1897 =
Prof S, NJ. Inglis, state superintend-
ent OF public instruction; what we ac.
complished and why we failed" j. w
Errant, Chicago, and "What we are
going 20 do about it," President John
w Cook OF Normal. The subjects were
all relative to free text books in the
public schools. The committee of 81
was continued. j. w Errant 10 remain
chairman. The committee was in
structed TO 60 before the revenue com
mittee Of the legislature now In ses-
zion and use all influence available 10
have the matter taken up now.
Des Mones, Ia, Dec. 20.-The attend
ance at the State Teachers association
Tuesday afternoon reached 1900 be-
fore the main meeting was called TO or
der. The principal meeting was held
at night. at which David Starr Jordan.
president Of Leland Stanford univer
sity, delivered the address on the evo-
luton Of the coming man. In the after
noon the educational council. composed
OF representatives from the various
sections of the state society, met and
resolved on a number Of changes in be-
half Of the rural schools especially. One
of the changes is TO take county super
intendents out Of politics and to length
en- their term TO four years. The CEN
trail schoolhouse plan, with conyeyances
10 carry the children 10 school, was also
favored, as stimulating the country
children by bringing them in more
contact with each other.
Lansing. Mich, Dec. 29.-Thc Michi-
gan State Teachers association is n
mammoth body OF representative edu-
Gators, and the present session, which
commenced Tuesday afternoon. is at
tended by the largest number OF teach
ers in the history OF the association.
which is now nearing it's fftieth year.
President Delos Fall i'm his address
traced the origin OF the Michigan edu-
cational system back TO Prussia. and in
recognition Of the utiltarianism Of the
present day he argued for a more prac-
teal business training which the pub
lie schools must hereafter furnish. Ad-
dresses were made by Charles McKen-
ny, who declared that pcrmanency In
the term of Office OF the teacher could
never be secured. and by j. r. Miller
who asserted that teachers pensions
were not only practicable but desirable