Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-16

'ciated at various times in study and in
school work.
roDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
Addresses by Professors Patrick
O,shea and Others.
The attendance at today's sessions
was larger than on the opening day
there being more than 300 visitors en-
rolled. Probably 400 people We're in at
tendance at both the morning and after
noon meetings, and the association was
again privileged to hear addresses OF
extraordinary merit and interest Mu-
tic was again furnished by the Mar
Sshalltown high school orchestra and the
Boone Ladies' Quartet
Hon. r.. c. Barrett, state superlntend-
ent of public instruction. was the first
speaker at the morning session He
spoke for fifteen minutes on no particu-
lar topic, but emphasized the point that
in school work there ought to be less
stress placed on the text books and
sloutine and more on the courtesies OF
roliteness and the occurrences of actual
life he urged greater cooperation in
all the forces of education, using as ar
Illustration the fact of the farmers
Institute In session at the same time as
the teachers association each striving
IN its own way to attain the same end.
The parent and the teacher should be
brought into closer relationship and
greater cooperation secured.
President Beardshear. of the Iowa
State College, Aines, WAS the next
speaker, his topic being The Inspira-
ftfY1 NJ s,,,S s.
Poet and Teacher. President Beard
shears subject explains the central
Point of his address, which was a trib-
ute to Sill and an Inspiration to emulate
his work
one of the most practical lectures be
fore the convention was the address Of
Professor G. T. w. Patrick, of the State
University. His topic was practical
Child Study in Iowa Public Schools.
Ills remarks We're Illustrated with
charts and he convinced his hearers of
the necessity of studying the child on
It's entrance into school and during its
entire advancement. The pupil,s physi-
cal condition must be understood and
the studies arranged to meet the defects
~ any are found Physical measure
ments ought to be taken and recorded.
the liability to fatigue the sight hear
ing, perception of form and weight
should all be Investigated. He said II
was time and energy wasted to enforce
the study of music on child who can
not appreciate music
Library Methods in the Public
schools, was the subject of a sensible.
talk by Miss Emma j. Fordyce of
Cedar Rapids. Libraries are essential
lie the success of the schools and an i'm
l,ortant adjunct, but the teacher must
appreciate their value and know how to
use them. She said the course of rnany
lives had been changed by the reading
Of good book.
As the closing address of the morning
session the association had the pleasure
cf listeneding to one Of the brightest
men engaged IL, school work in this
country Professor NJ ". Shea. of me
University of Wisconsin. Mr.. OShea
handles in a vigorous manner some Of
the methods of school work His sub
sect was The School of the Twentieth
century He pointed out many of the
defects in the present school system and
quoted from some of the text books 10
show the utter nonsense of some of the
questions and the wrong conception OBJ
tanned by pupils thru a failure to in
struct properly. He said that progress
III education must of necessity be slow.
but slow progress is the only safeguard.
The educational test of some schools, is
the teaching of the pronouncine of
words, instead of exercising the mind:
and the body. Mind and action must be
coupled together
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was devoted to.
the consideration and discussion of
resolutions prepared by the officers of
the association. The resolutions were
largely on technical points, as follows:
Resolved. 1. That we, the teachers of
central Iowa. do hereby petition the
next general assembly to enact a law
requiring all persons who receive GER
tificates to teach in Iowa after 1906 to
be at least 81 years of age, Djscussion3
-E. D. Y. culbertson, Ames: w. A.
Doran, Eldora.
- That we express our belief in the
positive educational and culture value
q public school music, and that we
therefore approve the law passed bv the
last general assembly requiring All
teachers to whom certificates are issued
after July. 1901, to possess some knowl-
edge of music" Discussion-Mi Mat
lie Holt, Waterloo; Miss Viola n
schell. Montezuma; d. NJ. Kelly Cedar
Falls
3. That we approve the present
growing tendency TO introduce manual
raining into the schools, a. because it
appeals to the pupil thru his strong i'm
sulses toward motor activity, and slim
llates his interest in practical Industry.
shus leading to a knowledge of. a skin
n and respect for manual pursuits.
ID because thru this increase of inter-
.st, of knowledge and of, skill ii rein
'orces and strengthens the work in the
more purely mental studies.'' Discus
SONS. n. sheakley. Des Moines: Il.
Morrissey. Marshalltown.
4. That the general introduction OF
,ertical writing into the schools is TO be
heartily commended. Discussion by
\. r. Sale. Mason City: j. l.. zwickey.
If Waterloo: n. Spencer OF Algona.
5. That we believe that the systems
# grading and classifying pupils now
in use should be greatly mod
fled and some more flexible system
adopted. which will permit greater free
lom of movement from class to class in
he interests of the individual pupils.
Discussion by f. N. Coleman, of Fort
Dodge; A. w. Merrill, of lwaverlv.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Preceding the discussion of the above
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