Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-30
WHIT SCHOOLS NEED
Teachers Hear Annual Address
OF the Superintendent OF
Public instruction Today.
Compulsory Education. Super.
vision and Better Training
For Teachers Advocated.
Rare Sunday Program OF Asso-
ciation.-.Officers Are
Elected.
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good, the papers excellent, everything is
harmonious and agreeable and we feel
that the cause of education has been
measurably advanced"
'.It is true" said President Shelton,
that we have not had as large an en-
rollment as usual, but the crowd ap-
pears to be as large as usual and the
SESSIONS have been well attended. am
sure tt / this has been a profitable and
pleasant meeting of the association"
4 am very well pleased" said PresI-
dent Stuart, who retires. "The conven-
ton has been harmonious and agreeable
and we have had spirit of helpfulness
and mutual interest
The officers elected today for the next
year are as follows:
Pres!dent-C. E. Shelton, of Indianola.
First Vice President-Adam Pickett,
OF Mount Ayr.
Second Vice President-D. A. Thorn
burg, OF Grinnell.
Third Vice President-Miss Agnes
Robertson, of Cherokee.
Secretary-W, F. Barr, of Des Moines.
Treasurer-G. w. Sampson, of Cedar
Falls.
Member of the Executive Committee
w. n, Bender, of Cedar Falls.
Members OF Council-F. e. Willard. of
Marshalitowp. and o. j. McManus, Of
Council Bluffs.
The Sunday program was in some re-
spects a remarkable one. There was the
sermon or lecture by Bishop Spaulding,
cf ss3spria. He discussed education and
its, purposes, and covered the whole
ground. He spoke of the real purpose of
education-of the primary purpose of
formation of character. His fine audi~
ence broke into irregular but most spon-
taneous applause when he referred to
the example of the Beers of South Af-
rica as so educated In character, tho not
in letters, that they have been able to
wage a successful war Of defense
against the most powerful nation on the
globe, Then there came in the after
noon the discussion Of Sunday school
education, participated in by the heads
OF the three great Iowa educational In
stitutions. President MacLean was par
t:cularly interesting In that he urged q
closer union or cooperation Of the Sum
day and secular schools. President Seer
ley was more practical in simply point
ing out the real end of the Sunday
school and that its purpose was like that
of the secular school. President Beard
shear was more abstrIse in his discus
sion of the elements of Sunday school
pedagogy, but grandly eloquent in all
that he said. Then Governor Shaw fol-
lowed with a brief discussion OF the
whole subject from the standpoint Of a
long time Sunday school teacher At the
concert in the evening A. B. Cummins
spoke. by request, and this capped the
climax OF a great day for the teachers.
The closing session of the convention
was marked by the able address of the
state superintendent. Professor Barrett
presented thoughts on three subjects he
regards as of first Importance. To train
for citizenship and life, he said, half
million children Is a task worthy the
anxiety of all thoughtful men. For the
school year ended September, 1901, there
was enrolled in the schools OF Iowa 562,-
662 pupils, they were taught by 1S,s64
teachers, and the state paid for their
maintenance $9,321, ,652.sO. In view of
this fact Professor Barrett presented
three things for which he argued,
namely
1. Children should attend school and
come regularly under the control and
influence of the teacher.
9. Schools, including both the teachers
and those taught, should be supervised
by the most efficient supervisors
8. There should be placed in charge Of
pupils only such persons as are thor
oughly qualified to give instruction.
In support of these three propositions
State Superintendent Barrett delivered
an address replete with good things of
interest not only to teachers, but to par
ents and patrons. Following are liberal
excerpts from his address:
H*s
"Iowa has no compulsory school law.
There Is no question about the attitude
of this association regarding the need
and value of such a law. In 1899 this
association said that a compulsory at
tendance law based upon the experience
Of other states and nations should be at
once enacted and rigidly enforced. AT
the same time the association committed
itself in favor of law regulating child
labor; the establishing of Industrial
schools for truants and youthful vaga-
bonds In every congressional district or
in every county If necessary; the keep
ing of idle children, loafers and truants
off the streets at all hours of the day
and night by the governments of mu-
inequalities and the providing of pris-
or reformatory for youthful criminals
Of each sex.
II recognize that he who dares to
speak except boastingly of Iowa almost
commits an objectionable sin. We are
go proud Of our state. that like the man
in the revival meeting, who when asked
If he wanted to go to heaven refused to
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