Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10
THEY WELD THE ROD
TEACHERS or WISCONSIN MEET
IN MILWAUKEE.
Session Il Attended by six Hundred
Pedagogues from All Parts of the
State-A IN Excellent Program Pre-
scented Officers Are Chosen.

The twenfy-seventh annual meeting of
the Wisconsin Teachers Association OPP
ened caS Wednesday, at the Ora, Ave
me Cong. -esational Church in Milwau
kee, with 800 teachers in attendance.
Prof. NJ. Y. O'Shea discussed art and
Its Relations to Schools and Society"
He took strong ground in favor Of hav-
ing the artistic nature of children de-
veloped in the schools. NJ. s. Frawley
Of Fan Claire delivered an address on
the value of manual training in the
schools. DR.. Fl. w. Delafield Of the Chi
cago Manual Training School read pa
per along the same lines. He pointed
out that the hand could not be trained
without educating the brain The features
Of Thursdays session were the election of
officers and the address of Prof. Grs ham
Taylor of Chicago Prof. Taylor adj
dress was somewhat sensational and
dealt with the teaching of the young in
the public schools to understand what
should be the fundamental principles of
this Government. He was particularly
severe in his arraignment of the method
of government in American cities and he
pointed out that the teaching of individ-
ualism must end il anarchy il not check
ed in time. In the course of his adj
dress Mr.. Taylor said.
Americas cities are the worst govern
ed in the world, and apparently run on
the principle to get all you can. Nothing
is done for the public. But the public
has the right that II be given returns
and this demand is rumbling through ev
cry large city in the land, and unless its
cry is heard some day there will be an
answer of which the Haymarket riots
were mere warming
Prof. Taylor urged al teachers to real
ize their responsibility in this matter and
to try to bring up their pupils with the
idea of making of them good citizens.
Charles X. Adams, president of the
University of Wisconsin, as chairman of
the committee named to investigate
whether the eight years work being done
by the grades can be accomplished in
shorter time, presented the committees
report. This advocates more study
rather than more learning; push forward
the bright pupils ahead of the dull ones;
substitute linguistic studies for the frills
Of the common school course; but do not
shorten the course" Principal Arthur
Burch of the Milwaukee South Side high
school, discussing the report, said that
English, German and either French or
Latin might be added to the grammar
course with profit. but the introduction
of other languages will dissipate the eff
fort of the grade Iupil, and will turn him
aside from the great purpose of that ed
ucation," he said 1.-THE study of Eng
lish seems to me to be decidedly the study
,<l.
the American pupil to American uses"
In other respects Principal Burch com
mended the report.
President W. H Elson of Superior de-
liyered his annual address, advocating
the necessity for stimulating and utiliz-
ing individual purpose in school work.
Papers on various subjects We're read by
George p Brown, editor Of School and
Home Education; Mrs. f. I'll. Fowler of
La Crosse, Sarah A. Haste of Superior,
NJ Il. Ruel of Baraboo, Ethel Milliman
of Racine, Anna G. Lloyd OF Racine, Al.
bert III. Sanford of Stevens Point. Arnold
Tompkins of the Illinois State normal
university addressed the convention on
''I7he Religion of Education"
The following officers were elected:
President, w. N. Parker. Madison; first
ice-president, FL. A Whipple, Baraboo;
second vice-president, Mae e. Schreitzer,
Madison; third vice-president, Nj. III.
jackson, Hudson; secretary, j. w.
Boyne, Milwaukee; treasurer, j. b. Bor--
dent, Marshfield Executive committee
w. III. Elson Superior; w I'll. Schultz,
sheboygan; w. Ii. Griffith, Wilmot.
The City Superintendent and Super
vising Principals Association began its
sessions Tuesday morning. Several pa
pers were presented during the day bear
ing on the question of the Improvement
of the grade schools, with which the
members of the association have to do.
In the evening the association had ban
quet at the Plankinton.