Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-06
NE TEACHERS MEET
Today's Session Marks the Close
Of ! Successful Convention
At Grinnell.
Southeastern Iowa Teachers
Pleasantly Entertained by
Citizens and College.
Lecture by Rev. r. W. Gunsaulus
One Of the Treats..Offi.
GERS Elected.

Special to IimeS-Repubiican-
Grinnell, April 6.-The second and
third days session OF the Southeastern
Iowa Teachers's Association have been
busy and every hour Of the tims has
been untitled The local committee and
the faculty of Iowa College have made
every effort to properly entertain the
visiting members and the resul. has
been pleasant realization of their eff |
forts. Time has been found between the
different sessions for social diversionss
that have been, greatly appreciated. The
X. p. hall open house was kept all day
and the ladies of the city served re-
freshments to about 1000 visitors. The
library have been thrown open to vis-
itors and a constant stream of interest
ed spectators has been pouring into
these places. The second day was
rainy, but this did not interfere with
the success of the meeting.
During Friday afternoon the follow
ing departmental meetings We're held:
Primary and kindergarten SECTION. high
school assembly, high school section.
Principal Eugene Pierce, Ottumwa,
presiding. College chapel; grammar
and intermediate section, Superintend-
| emit Francis, williamsburg, presiding,
| Methodist church, county superintend-
4 ents' section, Chicago Hall rural school
section. Arthur c. Rhine. Belle Plaine,
presiding. Baptist church.
The college section was held in Chi
cago Hall and was presided over by
Professor j. II. T. Main. acting presi-
/ dent of Iowa College. Interesting pa
pers were read by Acting President A.
4 G. Piersol of Iowa Wesleyan Unlver-
sity. and Professor Harry Mckel!ey. of
Cornell. The discussion was led by
Acting President r. L. Kelley. of Penn
College. and Superintendent F. Il. Will
4 lard, of Marshalltown. Among the other
a prominent college men present are Pro-
4 fessor Charles McMurray, of Dskalb.
3 Ill.,, State Normal School; President
Seerley, of the State Normal School at
Cedar Falls; DIR. Nicholson, of Cornell,
4 Professor j. j. Mcconnell, of the State
University. and others.
i The Friday evening exercises were
held in the Stone church and included a
lecture by Rev. f. w. Gunsaulus. OF
!, Chicago. on the subject of The Next
!, Step in Education" The auditorium
and galleries of the church We're com.
!. pletely filed. Preceding the lecture
Miss Edna Needham, of Sigourney
gave vocal solo and Miss Laura Rev
of the Iowa College faculty. violir
; solo. After the lecture Professor w. B
ODDS also of the Iowa College depart
q ment of music faculty. gave violir
! solo
!, Rev. Gunsaulus spoke for the enamel
: patton of personality and made an elo-
$ lquent plea for the small college. Some
: theorists, he said, favored the repres
sion of personality and getting away
from the self This. he claimed, wa!
j, the annihilation of self. He arraignet
: social conditions for their influence II
Il depressing personality. The speake
e Ialso made an eloquent plea for the kin
dergarten. This. he claimed, was tn,
most advanced form of education ex
liant. The development of the personal
ity demanded expression and this
t finds in kindergarten work thru tn
]. work of the fingers. He advocated tn
9 adoption of the Kindergarten method
g thruout all forms of educational work
d from primary department to hlgl
e: school and college. The small college
i he believes. has it's place, and that
o large ore There should be no competi
9 ton between the small colleges and TIL
e universities. Both have their place
8 The universities should have 1t in thei
large technical departments. but it
1.-THE place of the small college to develo
character and personality.
MI The session today marks the close O
II what has been very successful meet
% ing Both in point Of attendance an
i. in enthusiasm created and In helpft
h i work accomplished the meeting seem
.r to have bean the best OF all that hav
j., gone before. The leading educator
a present from all over this part OF low
n express themselves in the highest term
y in connection with the success of tn
meeting and of the manner in whic
they have been treated.
The people of the city have exerte
of themselves IN every respect to make tn
n stay of the teachers as pleasant as pos
I'd sible. Their hospitable homes have bee
+ thrown open and nothing Left undone |
RS make the teachers welcome. In this tt
Il faculty of Iowa College have had
I'd large share. They have taken, charge
g the visitors and the facilities of the co
Id lege have been devoted to the entel
a. tainment of the teachers. The collef
ID buildings have been thrown open an
al devoted to the needs of the session. TT
RS college organizations, such as the 81,
I'D club and the classes of the gymnas;u
have all contributed to the purpose
hospitality with the result that the vi
itors leave highly pleased with Il
he treatment they have received both
~ the hands of the people OF the city ar
~ ~ Of the college.
~ This morning exercises were held
~ ~ the Stone church and the followiI
W program was given:
. Music-vocal solo, "A Dream
n. (Bartletp. Miss Emma Luse. West Lii
-. erty.
- observation-disclosures L. F. Parker.
!, Drill-High school girls.
Address Gospel OF Progress" Sta
% Superintendent r. c. Barrett
s-"Mathematic and Educ
- tlon," Miss Helen v. Jordan. Chicago
n, Music-Vocal duet Parting lNie
" linger). Miss Bray and Mr.. Brande.
Address-"The Adaptive Presentati,
n OF History" Professor Allen Johnso
T., Iowa College.
"a Address-"Which Trinity. the Bir
st Peeler, the Clodhopper and the N,
ur Driver, or the Teacher, the Farmer al