Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-15
MANY TEACHERS HERE
Large Attendance 1t 1.-THE Meeting
Of the Central Iowa Az.
ISOLATION.
Preliminary Me- citing Of Superin-
tendents..Afterno Round
Tables.
Tonifht's and Tomorrow's Pro.
frams..P rominent Educators
Present.

pleasant smile for every one alike, is
the honored guest of Marshalltown to-
day. The teachers, as members ;,f the
Central Iowa Teachers Association, be-
gan arriving on the evening trains
Thursday. altho they We're bus the
van of the larger delegations that
arrived this morning. Delegations from
all directions. more particularly the
north, east and west, are present, and
altho the convention proper does not
begin until this evening, there are in
the neighborhood OF 200 central Iowa
teachers already in the city.
"A reception committee composed of
young men from the high school well
coined the delegates this morning, as
sisted by Superintendent j. c. Norris
sey, of the county schools. The teach.
ers were directed to the Odeon, which is
headquarters for the convention, and
where they registered and turned over
their credentials and certificates TO Mr.
j. #. Reed, railway secretary, who with
a representative of the Western Pas
senger Association, is looking after that
important detail of the convention
Mr. j. S. MCGOWAN, principal OF the
high school, is chairman of the enter
tainment committee, being assisted by
some of the ward principals and high
school students.
The forenoon was spent by the teach
ers In visiting the various school build
ings in the city, where many of them
had friends as teachers. The schools
this afternoon were closed in order that
the Marshalltown teachers might take
part in the round table talks in the diff
ferent rooms OF the high school.
President II. G. Lamson, of the asso-
citation, arrived in the city from Nevada
Thursday evening, and Mrs. e. W. Will
son, of Jefferson. the secretary, is also
here. Allo the members of the execu-
tive superintendent VIII
lard, r. v. Veneman, of Boone, and
Miss Maude A. Claiborne, Of Des
Moines, are all present.
Professor NJ. v. O'Shea, of Madison
Wis, of the chair of pedagogy Ct the
University of Wisconsin, arrived in the
city on the Colorado special Thursday
evening. Professor O'Shea's address,
The School of the Twentieth Century,:
is considered one of the treats OF the
convention. and will be given AZ the
morning session Saturday at the Cdeon.
Professor George e. Vincent, Of Chi,
cago, of the department of sociology Of
the Chicago University. will arrive on
the Colorado special this evening. His
address will be an important feature of
the evening program, when he will
speak on Studies and Life. Hon
Henry Sabin, of Des Moines, ex-super-
intsndent of public instruction, arrived
today and will be here for his address
on IA Lesson From the Negro, which
precedes MIR. Nincent's address this
evening.
President w. NJ Beardshear. of the
Iowa State College. Ames. arrived at
1903 this afternoon. Iis address will
proceeds that of Professor O'Shea Sat,
urday morning. President Beardshear's
subject will be The Inspiration of
Edward Roland sill-a Major minor
American Poet and Teacher.
Another address that will be of great
interest to the teachers of the associa-
ton will be that of Professor G. I. w.
Patrick. OF the department of philo-
sophy OF the State University of Iowa
on Practical Child Study in Iowa Pub
lie Schools which Will be given Satur-
day forenoon.
State Superintendent Barrett, who
opens the Saturday morning session,
nsho was here this afternoon before the
farmers institute, goes to Hampton
this evening for an address and will re-
turn in the morning.
One OF the larger delegations from
Iowa towns in attendance at the con-
.yention is that OF Belle PLANE COM
rosed of twenty teachers, headed by
Superintendent Lawrence. President
Lamson's corps of twelve teachers Ii
here, while the Ackley delegation, head
ed by superintendent Maxwell, arrived
this morning Superintendent Fleming.
OF the Tama schools. is present with
q number of his teachers. as is also
Superintendent e. ID. y. Culbertson. of
Ames; Superintendent "A. r. Sale, of
Mason City: Superintendent d. r..
1'iornburg. OF Grinnell; Superintendent
Findlay. OF Oskaloosa: Superintendent
w. A. Doran, OF Eldora; Superintendent
l3ateman, of Hampton; Superintendent
Stout. of Grundy Center: Superintend-
ent Hukill, of West Waterloo SuperiI-
tendents Bloodgood, of East Waterloo;
Superintendent w. II. Fort, of Rhodes
Superintendent ]. F.. Clayton. of State
Cetner; superintendent N. Spencer. of
Algona; superintendent e. n. Coleman,
OF Fort Dodge; Superintendent George
Il ~. 01IllcTs Vi koOOUes 4SoupeE1IFleNueNL
Overmyer. OF Parkersburg: Superin-
tendent sogard, of Vinton, accompanied
by Miss Carrie Goodell. who for three
years was president Of the association
and superintendent sheakley. of Dies
Moines.
Other smaller delegations are present
from the smaller towns more nearly adj
1acent to Marshalltown. The points
eouth are not go we'll represented, ow-
ing to the fact that the convention of
the Southeastern Iowa Association is
to meet in April at Grinnell.
The members OF the young ladies'
quartet. of Boone. which is to appear in
the musical program, arrived in the city
this afternoon on the Colorado special.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first meetings of the convention
were held this afternoon in the rooms in
the high school building, where four
round tables were largely attended
These were IN charge OF prominent edu-
Gators. Professor O'Shea having charge
of the high school section. The subjects
discussed by these round tables were
purely technical. and were a follows:
High schoolA-"E Elective Studies in the
High School," The High School Boy
and Girl Outside the Recitation Room.
Are We, as Teachers. Responsible For
the Scarcity of Boys in the High
School 2" do We Put Too Much Stress