Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
IOWA TEACHERSMEET
LARGEATTENDANcEAT ANNUAL
SESSION..
Des Moines Entertains Two Thousand
Members of the State Association
Important Business Transacted-Move
to Cut Down Number of Papers.

The annual convention Of the Iowa
State Teachers Association opened At
Des Moines with meeting Of the edu-
cational council Tuesday evening and
other preliminary committee work. The
council recommends all the work that Ii
done by the association, and practically
dictates the agitation for legislation In
the form of petitions to the General As
sembly. The council adopted a. final re-
| port on the subject of reformation Of
county normal institutes. Three add
| tional normal schools are recommended,
| also four-year course of study in county
| Institutes which are to be schools Of
| method and review. No student to be
| allowed to take more than four studies
| at n time.
| The convention proper opened on We'd
nesday with an attendance of 1000 The
association favors the curfew law and
the compulsory education of children.
President Beardshear of Ames lectured
in the afternoon. In the evening Pres
ident Charles Il. living of Western Re
serve University and Adelbert College,
Cleveland, spoke ON '.'Hhe Teacher as a
Force in Civilization saying among 9TH
err things:
"The church fills in the minds of the
better classes Il less conspicuous place
than score of years ago; the school and
tn, college occupy Il more conspicuous
place. The attendance OH the services
of the church relating to the whole pop
ulation diminishes, the attendance at the
school and the college increases. The
superintendent or director of schools in
many communities has come to fill q place
not unlike that which the pastor of a
former generation occupied. He Is the
guide, philosopher and friend. His office
has increased in Importance and its en-
larged value brings 10 itself men of great
er power or wider intelligence and Of
nobler character.
1.-THE causes of this change of leader
ship lie, on the side of the church, in the
increasing commercialsm of the age and
in the current unsettlement of religious
doctrines; and ON the side of the school
and the college in the S,c,t educational
revival, manifest in better school houses,
better courses of study. better systems Of
education and richer and finer personali-
ties in the teaching force"
On Thursday the association took ac-
ton fayoring additional normal schools,
liberal support of the present State in
situations, compulsory education and
mandatory provision for library in ev-
cry school. 1t is generally agreed among
educational people that the first effort
shall be to support the university, agri-
cultural college and State normal school
and then to secure another normal school.
The outside colleges We're victorious
over the State normal and State univer-
sity in the college section, securing the
appointment Of committee to confer
with the State Board of Educational ex-
aminers to learn why the graduates of
the other colleges should not be granted
State certificates and diplomas, the same
as the graduates of the State normal
school. Some of the sections have de-
cided to reduce the number of papers
another year and leave more time for
social intercourse. The complaint is
made that there are too many papers.
Rural School Problems" were discuss
ed by Prof. Colgrove and A. II. Sale of
Mason City. Henry Sabin spoke on Iii
brary Movement" Murat Halstead
spoke at the Auditorium in the evening
on dewey, Manila and the Philippines"
Addresses We're delivered on Friday by
Paul Shorey, Chicago; w. S. Mack, Au-
rora, H.; Mrs. Jessie L. Gaynor and
MIS-. Alice L utHaIu, SulcuSO, unu Stute
Superintendent Barritt, Des Moines. A.
resolution was adopted fayoring -resffict-
ed education laws. Mileage prizes were
awarded to Linn and Blackhawk Goun-
ties. The convention closed In the after
noon with bitter fight, lasting an liors>.
and half. The nominating committee
had reported list Of nominations, which
it was moved to adopt. Superintendent
Chandler, OF Usage, moved to amend by
dropping the name of G. 1. Miller. of
Boone, reported for Vice President.
Chandler charged that Miller, while act
ing as teller, had manipulated the bal
lots for members of the nominating COM
mittee. Miller was not present. The
fight ended in the election of Miller. The
officers are: President, w. o. Riddell,
.Des Moines; Vice Presidents, George l.
Miller lBoone), A. r. Sale mason City,,
William Bull tCreston); Executive Com
mittee at Large, Inez Kelso, Corydon;
Educational Council, II. b. Hayden
Council Bluffs, A. V. Noble (Ames), A.
r. Blakesley Mount pleasantly, q. II.
Carson (Marengo), w. w. Gist Cedar
Rapids, O. +. Schnell (Garner).