The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-27

< 81 4 xS1tno1 - SPEAK o.
~ Continue Four Days.
...s.rday morning teachers from
3 II .g ~. "a IA state have been coming
..sss a attend the thirteenth annual
\ !..s ~ ma washington State Teach
:. b. " lssion. which convenes today
e. 81 TssSf Methodist Episcopal church.
~ s. 1r,r6 avenue and Marion street.
"a "a s " Sercs expected Il much larger
SSs u first anticipated. Ine
~ zs ~ Kine county, numbering
Il -. = M 50 out In fun force. Be
gs - ~ IL number Of teachers from
4 ~. s.,,rties viii be much larger than
"a n m thought would be present.
\ n k.,ssscA ia attendance win reach
n q Z common remark am0ng
" ~ Authorities that In no other
"a! ~ Ssvs inch strides toward q perfect
80 "a echool work been made In the
.2z ~ N seattle, Outside teachers
s}l:E 4 ~scns Is meet and consult with the
Z! d ssss "a superintendent In this city
s. ~ bsst methods OF conducting and
49, seAools The students of the
80 sornal schools In the state will
Z T.! 1879 - they, being prospective
N ;;1s,s ~ interested IN the development
4 N 33S Srk The Ellensburg, Whatcom
~ cheney schools will be we'll repre-
.snts Tor College Entrance.
\ ~ n the subjects which will be fplly
"a at the convention II the require
III college entrance. This SUBJ
r III dli4sfent phases. has been be-
~ ia association for number of
ne National Educational Assoc
! 13l1a thie year has made a number Of
lionp which will be laid before the
si6tjon. II q advocated that the public
I. {xsl system should be reduced to six
3i11n instead Of eight, and that the high
7l.el should be increased to six grades
6A 81 four. This will be practicable
% = the larger cities Of the state.
- III new text books are to be used
= yeat this subject will necessarily be
e vide Importance to the associa-
- Tie text books will be chosen only
I ~ % earnest study of all OF them by
~ Ut educational authorities of the
6uta The decision of the association
Il ne report made by the teachers will
NM the selection materially. Some
5 l6Dogtant changes will probably be made
\ = almost all the studies except mathe-
Free Text Books.
NJ text books win also be freely dig
- The superintendents Of the dtf-
TINT counties IN the state have been pay
h9strict attention to this branch Of school
M b the last year. 1t has been found
) tb}uvrk fairly successfully in some Of the
G1llsr aistricts but Is said to be In dis
- b the larger cities and towns. In
! ~ county and especially in this city,
1eussf. 4 II claimed to have worked
II m ". +. Babcock. who is In charge
" N local matters in connection with the
$6htion. was interviewed yesterday.
j - MD: "A number of papers will be
entsd today and the two following
tYs!il6 speakers have been informed for.
e time Is 70 the nature Of the papers
~ WI deal with the various matters
~ huly. The report of the Puget Sound
h6olmasterss Club upon the report OF the
BMatIonal Educational Association In re-
UN to college requirements. is not certain
hing read. It ID in the hands Of Prof.
IA q joiner. He II Ill at present. and viii
% ~ sD usn q v RPf ne me ss
Mould constitute the work of the high
e1hools Of the state, preparatory to the
9adents entering college. The report will
neiuds the advisahility Of making SIX
(!adea n the public schools and six IN the
~ schools. A department system will
9ns b organized, whereby two years Of
- public school work will 60 to the high
oa06l.. What we want to advocate is a
mural and educational advance through
" We stages OF education from the kin
taIarten to the state university.
3ne subject OF free text books, and
~ the system will work throughout the
80 Will BE- discussed by the different
selnu euperintendents. OF course SO far as
s1ealsie y concerned, we know by this time
~ Is successful. There is a smaller
setcentage Of school books used now than
NAM was under the old system, 80 1t Is
moro economical In the end.
- Regrade City Schools.
~ ~ probability the high school and
seneee sections of the association will meet
the state university Thursday after
s 1 instead Of at the First Metho-
y ~ cnurch This Is to give an opportunity
outside teachers to thoroughly inspect
@e aoyantages offered In our state uni
seislty. Definite announcement OF this
Hll g made tomorrow.
20 not exactly know who will preside
@e meetings in the place of President
\ Y w Jones Probably Prof. A. B. Coffey
Y ~ preside. We expect a large atten-
100. number of Eastern Washingtcn
= and county superintendent are
s s.sscy IN the city to take part In the
ne time Of the meeting today will bs
s raen Up with the subject of college en-
s~ s.S requirements. In the evening the
.s.m = opening will take place at the Raj
1891 ~asusand hotel. The programme will
sS'sls1 =, q addresses of welcome by Mayor
+ na. .n's 2 response by Superintendent
~ Sayiol OF Spokane, and other num-
~ M y literary or. musical order. I do
sSs. Aaow Who will deliver the presidents
49, nut probably 1t will be Prof. A.
PSogramme for Thursday.
Anulsoay morning at 9 o'clock the
scm N ot washington" will be discussed,
49,. .ne voyages Of discovery on this
u X =. ~ tne present educational standard
- -, state. Among the speakers will
~. g 3 COZ, OF Tacoma; Miss Yule, Of Ev.-
INA n non. 4. W. Scott, editor OF the port,
Sest,,.. eEonian; Judge G. II. Hanford, OF
cnss non. James Wickersham, Of Ia
An \ s .I Hon. z. s. Meany. of Seattle.
di1.ss,sA ese are well informed upon the
4 nunbss !. ,opics assigned to them, and q
I itf. 4, =, ~ interesting addresses are looked
1uh,sct - thursday afternoon the general
ssssM s q normal schools will be dis
ncr,.sws nole session OF the association
qusstscra. y De one which will deal with
Sncrs1s q vital Importance to the edu~
'nal interests of the state.
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