Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-13
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
souTH DAKOTA EVENTS IN A
CONDENSED FORM.
Winter Meeting Of State Educa.
tional Association at Redfield-
Hot Springs Secured the Next
Mceting-Ncw Officers.
Educators Meet.

The South Dakota Educational Ass0cia-
ton held its winter meeting at Redfield,
December q, % and %. The first meeting
of the association passed pleasantly. Ex-
erciscs were carried out as outlined in the
program, and were of the highest order.
A naddress of welcome by Thomas STERLING
was favOrably received. Charles E. Holmes
of the Sioux Falls high schools responded
III an exceedingly happy vein. President
II. +. French of Elk Point gave an address
full of ripe thoughts and timely SUCCESS
tiOns. State Superintendent Frank Crane
spoke of the kindly relations existing be-
tween himself and the teachers of the
state.
The association is divided into three de-
partments, department of school supervise
ion, department Of colleges and high
schools, department of common and graded
schools. All the sessions of the general
association were held in the opera house,
and the other departments were held in
different halls in the city.
The second day of the association found
400 teachers and Visitors OH the ground. The
department of graded and common schools
held an interesting session where papers
were read by NJ. NJ. Ramer of Big Stone
City, Miss Mamie Perkins of Sioux Falls.
y u AANllCilUlOCNs To AkdIIOu anu EIuIIk
+. Dryden of Bookings. The department
ard chose Frank McNulty of Roberts
County, president, and b. Marion of Dead
wood, secretary. The department of high
schools and colleges held its first session ut
the Congregational Church. Papers were
read by President Cook of the Speartish
Normal. III. w. Magoun of Reifield Col
lege and A. Harding of Bro0kings. f. j.
Armstrong of Faulkton. S. w. Harntraft of
GrOtOn and President Warren of YanktOn
College, led the session on different
branches of educational work. Committee
on revision of the constitution of the asso-
citation made a report as Il special order of
business. Radical changes were recon-
mendcd and a lively session resulted. \
committee on revision of state course of
study was appointed and will report at the
next annual meeting. Hot Springs and
lanktOn had a worm contest over the loca-
ton for place of meeting next year. Hot
Springs won the location by a majority of
twelve votes. AT the election of officers.
I. \. Crisman of Rediield. Frank Crane of
WatertOwn and $. l.. Brown of Centerville
were placed in nomination for president.
Brown was elected on the third ballot.
Bertha II. Thornby of Rapid City. was
elected corresponding secretary: Mrs. May
COwan of lroquis. recording secretary:
Mrs. NJ. l. Turner of Plankinton. treasurer.
AT the evening session Clark NJ. Young
of NermilliOn gave an exhaustive paper on
psychology and education. +. NJ. Stevens
of Rapid City. John w. lIeston of Brook
ings College and Supt.-clert Il. T.. Collins
followed with brief but excellent addresses.
Thursday mornings session of the gen-
eral association was well attended. Papers
were read by Il. II. French. Huron College:
Mrs. Il. I. Fitch of Aberdeen. Miss Annie
b. IIerrig of Madison and Miss Belle Con-
row of Nermillion. The department of col
leges and high schools held an election Of
officers and chose ii. b. Mcclellan of Mal-
isOn, president and Kate Taubman of .A',er-
deem. secretary. Miss Anna NJ. Emerson
of Sioux Falls. r.. B. McClennan of
Madison and JAY NJ. Paddock of
Sioux Falls led a discussion on The
methods of educational work in department
of graded and common schools. bliss Nina
NJ. Nash of Elk Point. III. Ii. Mathews of
Bookings. Miss Harriet =. Grant of llu-
ron. and Z. II. Tugg of Parkston occupied
the session with papers and addresses.
The department Of education elected &. III.
1ugg president. and Julia NJ. Wheeler of
Gettysburg, secretary.
Thursday evening Prof. John w. Cook
of the Illinois State Normal School lect,,red
before the association OH The Twentieth
Century and Its Schools" The attendance
was over 800 on the last day.