Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-26
Sectional Teachers Meetings.

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terloo, Watertown and IXonia meet
on January 6; Lake Mills, johnson
Creek and Concord organize on Jan
uary 13. Plan Of Organization has
been prepared by the superintendent
and the supervising principals of the
county. A president and secretary for
each section are elected by the mem
| bers of the section. Local managers
have been appointed by the county
perintendent. They have general
supervision of the work of the sec
tions. G. FL. Dietz is local manager
at Water loo, G.. F. Viebahn at Water
town, Miss Louise Weber at Ixonia,
Miss Laura Crump at Lake Mills, w.
! K. Gleason at johnson Creek, Matthew
! Potter at Concord.
A course of study for these sections
to pursue has been prepared and fur
nished each member Of the teaching
| force. Teachers are assigned certain
sections to attend. These sections
meet monthly. If the north part of
| the county takes hold of the work in
| the same spirit that the south part
! has a great impetus for the better
ment of the teachers and schools will
soon be recognized. Very few teach
ers in the southern part of the county
/ failed to respond to the call Of their
! names when the rolls were called at
! the first meeting; in fact, two sections
! report not teacher absent. The
southern sections were organized last
mouth. The Watertown institute took
| the place Of the first sectional meeting
in the northern part of the county.
The manual that has been prepared
for the purpose of suggesting. unity
ing and systematiZing the work to be
done at these meetings. has been en-
dorsed by State superintendent Har-
vey ard large number o. other lead
ing educators of the couutry. The
Home and School Education, one Of
the best school journals published, be-
sides other remarks, says: Taken
as a whole, this manual is one of the
most carefully prepared and most val
liable we have seen" These manuals
have been furnished free of charge to
the teachers, and preparation for the
meetings are now in progress. Les
sons have been assigned for discussion
at the first meeting. SO there Is no
reason why the work cannot be made
helpful and interesting from the be
ginning. Welch's complete record is
being used by the sections. A com
plete account OF attendance. interest
and attention will be kept by the sec
! tiOnS and copies Of the same forwarded
Immediately after each meeting to the
Office Of the county uperintendent.
BY this manner of conducting the
business, due credit can be readily
and easily given to those that are dis
posed to show the proper prof, ssional
spirit.
One of the leading educators Of this
country for the past twenty five years
recently made these statements:
'Where would | be today if ten years
ago | had stopped attending progress
i've teachers meetings and Institutes?
[ feel quite sure | would not be draw
ing the salary draw" If the emf
nently successful cannot afford to leave
off these means Of advancement, how
much less can the teacher with few
years experience afford to do so?
Following is a list of the names of
the teachers belonging to the respect
i've sections:
Waterloo-Ella Hagel, Jessie May
Andrews, Da sy Converse, Leela Har-
vey, John Fitzpatrick, Julia Dutton,
Louise King, G. H. Dietz, Lo.ena Conk-
lin, Mrs. Mary Harger, Emma Janisch,
Mary Memz. Eda E. Rueckheim, Le-
ona White, Isabella Coogan, Mary
Bleecker Ella Powers.
Watertown-All the high school and
grade teachers of the city, Julia Shin
nick, Nellie Shinnick, May Kelly,
Maude Reinhard, Martha Volkmann,
Mayme Schillcox. Nellie Needham,
Eva May Mere, Ida Bargain, Leona
Steinmann, Louise Jaeger.
Ixonia-W. j. Gormley, Mary Col
Inns, Martha Graper, John Meldeen,
Louise Weber, Charlotte Hibbard,
Matte Roberts, Agnes Lewis, Nettie
Gunderson.
Lake Mills-Agnes Hebard, Allen
B. Cain, Myra Splitter, Ida E. Smith,
Lizzie Lesslg, Marie Funk, Matte
Strauss, Ella Kypke, Louise Brown,
Laura Crump, A. B. West, Anna Ra-
duege, Louise Ritsher, Elsie Fargo,
Edna Cooke, Endora Cooke, Mrs.
Nettie Williams, Mrs. Jennie Brown,
Minnie johnson, Nellie Perrigo, Maude
Perrigo.
johnson Creek-Fred j. Holt, w.
E. Gleason, Katie Hughes, Harvey
McComb, Winnie Owen, Jennie Good
row, Jennie M. Bullock, Herman
Stiehm, Jessemyn Sonn.
Concord village Dew, Nadia
Dunning Matthew Potter, Bernica
Potter Alice Hazelwood, Julia Owen,
Kittie Sorensen, Philip Roach, Bertha
Klingcr.
Some names have been unintention-
ally omitted from these lists. Those
omitted may attend the section most
convenient. Members of school boards
and friends of the schools are urgently
requested to meet with the teachers.
The cause is certainly worthy the at
tention and support Of the public.
JOHN A. HAZELwOOD,