The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-30
BUTTE GETS THE MEETING
State Teachers Association Will
Assemble There Next Year.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
d. Il. Sanders Chosen Presidential Legs-
lative Committee Selected-Many In
teresting Papers Read and Reso-
lutions Adopted.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Helena, Dec. 29.-The next meeting
of the State Teachers association will
be held in Butte in 1900. The consti-
tuition was amended this afternoon so
that the association can, if it sees fit,
meet at some other point than Helena,
as at present provided. A motion to
amend the constitution was carried by
vote of 80 to IS.
After the amendment had been car
ried DR.. Craig, president Of the State
university, moved that the next meet
ing be held at Helena. Professor Gar
rett amended the motion by making 1t
Butte. Some one asked whether Butte
wanted the meeting. Professors Hast
ings and Newill Of the Butte public
schools, who were present, assured the
association that Butte will give the
teachers of Montana warm welcome
and make proper provision for the en-
tertainment Of those in attendance
upon the next meeting of the associa-
tion. Butte was then selected by
large majority. The executive COM
mittee will fix the time, which will
probably be about one year hence.
The session of the association which
ended to-day was the most largely at
tended. with one exception, that of
1897, since the organization first met.
There were 147 members enrolled. The
interest in the proceedings has been
keen and it Is believed that many mat
ters have been considered that will re-
dound to the future credit of the
schools of the state.
The following officers were elected:
President, D. f. Sanders, president of
the State Normal school, Dillon, vice
president, Mrs. N. v. Eddy, Helena;
treasurer, M. A. Dunn, Helena; secre-
tary, Miss Eliouse Knowles, Missoula.
Miss Drake of Butte was unanimously
elected a member of the executive
committee.
In accordance with the resolutions
adopted, 1t was decided to appoint
legislative committee to wait upon the
next legislature and suggest changes
in the present school laws where de-
fects exist, and to that end o. J. Craig
Of Missoula, James Reid Of Bozeman
D. E. Sanders of Dillcn e. A. Carleton
of Helena and Professor Swan of
Bozeman We're elected members of the
legislative committee. 1t was neces-
sary to ballot only in the election of
president and members of the legisla-
tive committee, the balance of the Of
fees being filled by acclamation.
For president there We're nominated
E. o. Busenberg, Glendive; Professor
Swan, BoZeman; D. E. Sanders, Dill
Ion; A. c. Newill, Butte. The vote re-
suited: Sanders, "a; Busenberg, 10;
Swan 10; Newill, 10. Professor San
ders was then elected by acclamation.
For members of the legislative commit
tee there were nominated James Reid,
Bozeman; e. A. Carleton, Helena D.
e. Sanders, Dillon; Professor Swan,
Bozeman; J. M. Hamilton, Missoula;
Katherine Johnston, Helena; o. j.
Craig, Missoula, and A. c. Newill. The
five named above were selected on the
first ballot
kilograms of greeting We're received
from the state associations of Kansas
and Washington, now in session at
Topeka and Seattle. The former wired
Greetings from 1900 Kansas school
teachers. From the Washington as
sociation came this: "Six hundred
teachers greet you from the evergreen
state" To these the secretary replied
for the association as follows: Con
gratulatory greetings from the teach
ers Of the mountain state"
The departments of higher educa-
tion, of superintendents and of kinder
garten concluded their business during
the day and elected officers. The meet
ing of the department of superintend-
ents was presided over by President
Harriet Hord of Missoula county. Miss
Evans read a paper upon the subject of
school visitation. She maintained that
frequent visits from the superintend-
ents aided the teacher. She said the
superintendents should place them
selves on the same plane with the
teachers SO that there would be no feel
ing disparity of positions. Miss Smith,
county superintendent of Granite coun-
ty, indorsed what Miss Davis said. A
general discussion followed, after which
the president, Miss Hord, spoke upon
the advisability of having uniform eX-
animation papers for the common
schools, especially with reference to the
eighth grade so that pupils passing
such an examination would be eligible
to admission in any accredited high
of Madison county also read a paper
along the same lines After a free dis
cussion of the proposition it was de-
cided that the system would be adopt
ed. The uniform examination papers
are to be furnished by committee
consisting of the state superintendent,
the presidents of the state normal col
lege and the agricultural college, two
high school principals and two coun-
'ty Superintendents. The examinations
are to be held twice year, in May and
November. The county superintend-
ent will examine and mark the papers.
Any pupils receiving a diploma after
this examination will be eligible to ad
mission in any accredited high school
without further examination. The SUI
pertendents' department elected E. A.
Carleton president and County Super
lntendent II. ,. FeSDleS OIL feTSuS
county secretary.
At the meeting of the department of
higher education papers were read by
E. A Hayden and L. A. Yountz of
Helena. Professor Hayden spoke upon
the subject of Correlation of High
School Studies" His paper was warm
ly received and generally discussed
Methods in Higher Institutions of
Learning" was the subject of Mr..
Yountz's paper 1t, too, was credit
able document and was provocative of
an interesting discussion.
The election of officers of the depart
ment of higher education resulted in
the selection of the following: Presi- |
dent, w. A. Turner of Wesleyan uni |
versity, Helena; vice president, Profess |
sor ]. E. Monroe of the state normal |
school. Dillon; secretary, Miss Virginia
Corbett of the faculty of the state ag-
ricultural college, Bozeman.
The concluding session of the child |
study and kindergarten department |