Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-05
PROGRAM COMPLETE
Arrangements Made for the State
Teachers Convention.
SEVERAL OITUMWAN ans TO TAKE PART
Superintendent A. W.. Stuart, the Pres
ident, Will Have Charge and Papers
Will Be Read by Several Local In
structors-The Program.

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After weeks of hard work and con-
scientious search, the officers of the
Iowa State Teachers association have
the program for their annual
meeting to be held in Des Moines this
year from December rs to 80 inclusive.
This years program is considered one
of the very best that has been arrang-
ed for several years. Many of the
members of the association have not
appeared on previous programs at
least for long while, are down this
year for papers. A big attendance is
anticipated and from Ottumwa a
large number will go.
A. w. Stuart, the well known super
intendent of Ottumwa's public schools,
is president of the association. He
ing Of the convention. E. C. PIERCE, |
principal of the Ottumwa high school,
is also on the program. On Friday,
December 81, before the high school
teachers department, he is to read a
paper on the subject, Elective versus
Required Courses OF Study" On Sat
urday, December %, at o'clock "A.
F. Stolebarger, instructor in penman-
ship in the Ottumwa schools, will be
read paper on the topic, why Yer
teal Writing is Not Taught in the
Ottumwa Schools Miss Margaret
Taggart, who has charge of the Froe-
bel school in this city, will read pa
per at the same hour before the pri-
mary teachers on cart in the School
Room" On Saturday, December rs,
at o'clock, Mrs. Frances E, Clark,in-
structor in music in the local schools,
will read before the music teachers
paper entitled "The Relation of the
Supervisor of Music to the Other
Teachers" There will be matters to
interest Ottumwans in almost every
department of the convention, and the
event will, no doubt. attract many of
the local instructors to Des Moines
during the holiday week.
Sunday Program.
The feature of this years program,
aside frim it's completeness, is the
Sunday program, and the officers of
the association are of the opinion that
it will prove a welcome innovation.
Among those who have been secured
are the following: Max O'Reill, John
P. D. John, former president of De-
paw university; Gabriel hamburger,
w. l.. Tomlins, and j. l.. Hughes.
The first meeting will be that of the
educational council Thursday evening,
Dec. 26. 1t will be the annual bust
ness meeting of the association and
there will be no program. State SUI
perintendent Barrett is president of the
council by virtue of his office and Pro-
fessor M. F. Arey, of Cedar Falls, Is
secretary. The council meets the next
day, when the following questions will
be discussed:
Friday, Dec. 81.
9 a. m.-Topic: 1.-THE Sequence of
Studies" Second discussion. Chair.
man, J. E. Williamson, city superin,
tendent, Fairfield.
10:30 a. m.-Topic: Examinations
School, College Entrance and Teach
ers." Final consideration. Chairman
o. H. Marsh, county superintendent
Glenwood.
General Association, Friday Evening
7:30-Invocation Rev. w. M. Walk
er, D. D. Music.
8:00-President's address, A. w.
Stuart, Ottumwa- Music.
S:45-Address, ex-President John P
2 D. John, tIreencastle, Ind. Subject t.
be announced. Appointment of com
mittees. Reception at the Slavery, un
der the erection Of the Des Moines
Principals Club.
Saturday Morning, Dec. 20.
Invocation, Rev. j. c. Keep
hart, D. u.
s:1O-Report of the legislative com
mittee. Report Of the committee o
twelve.
9:aO-Paper: Music, Our Presen
Law, Matter and Method" c. A. Ful
lerton, Cedar Falls, twenty minutes
Discussion. Jay A. Lapham, Usage
ten minutes.
1O:15-Paper: THE Place of tn
Three RS in Education" w. N. CHI
ford, Council Bluffs, twenty minutes
Discussion, H. e. Wheeler, Clarinde
ten minutes.
Symposium: "The Teache
Problem" Present" w. B. Craig
Des Moines, twenty minutes. ST,
ture,' j. F. Riggs, Sigourney. ten mil
utes; F.. F. Faville, Storm Lake, tie
minutes.
11:50-Business
Saturday Evening, Dec. 20.
7:45.-Invocation, Rev. A. B. Ma
6udll. MUSIC.
s:3O-Lecture, Max o'Rell, Pari
France. Subject: Her Royal Higl
ness, Woman
1O:0O-Reunions of the colleges {
the Iowa State Teachers Association
Sunday Morning, Dec. 20.
10:3O-Hymn, Coronation" Pra.
er, Rev. Guy P. Benton, d. D. Scri
ture, A. B. Warner Music, selecte
Sermon, Bishop J. l.. Spalding, Peori
ILL.,; subject: Moral Education" Do
ology. BenedicLlon.
Sunday Afternoon, Dec. 90.
S:30-Invocation, Rev. A. B. Storm
Program of sacred music. Surplict
choir of st. Paul's Episcopal churc
under the direction Of Mrs. Fl. r. Re
nolds.
Symposium: "The Sunday Soho
as an Educational Factor" "The Re
End Sought in the Sunday school,
n. Seerley, Cedar Falls. PERSONAL
in the Pedagogy of the Sund'
School," w. M. Beardshear, Anne