The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19
WORK FOR TEACHERS
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD
AT MIssoULA NEXT WEEK.
BUTTE WELL REPRESENTED
Many Interesting Addresses and
Papers Read Touching Upon All
Manner Of Educational
Topics.

Topics.
Butte will be we'll represented at the
annual meeting of the Montana Teach
ers' association, to be held at Missoula
the three days following Christmas.
AS the largest county in population in
the state Silver Boy county will con-
tribute the largest attendance Of any
section of Montana.
There are in the neighbcrhood of 1000
people engaged in school work. 1t is
expected that between 100 and 200 teach
ers will attend the convention.
A committee, consisting of President
Oscar j. Craig of the State University;
John M. Evans, Roscoe Bieghele, ]. M.
Hamilton, Miss Kate Shelley, Mrs.
Blanche Whitaker and A. l.. Stone will
look after the comfort of the delegates
and have completed all arrangements for
the meeting.
The convention will be opened Thurs
day evening, December &c, with an ad-
dress of welcome by A. M. Stevens,
mayor of Missoula, and Prof. Oscar J..
Craig will also make an address Of well
come on behalf Of the educators of Mis-
soula county.
Responses will be made by Superin-
tendent r. G. Young Of this city, and
State Superintendent w. w. WEIGH.
The balance Of the general session pro-
gram is as follows:
Presidents address, "The Practical
Side of Education" by Prof. G.. T.
Bramble, Deer Lodge.
Announcement of committees.
Reception.
Friday.
Paper, '"The State Course of Study"
by Miss Stella Walker, Big Timber.
Discussion. Miss Ida Fullerton, county
superintendent Lewis ana Clarke county;
Miss Kate Shelley, county superintend-
ent Missoula county; general discus
sion.
Paper, "a Comparative View of Higher
Education in Montana" by Prof. w. E.
Rowe Of Butte. Discussion, President
N. r. Leonard, State School of Mines,
Butte; President H. H. Swain, State
Normal school, Dillon; President James
Reid, Agricultural college, Bozeman;
President Oscar J. Craig, State Univer-
sity, Missoula; general discussion.
Friday Evening.
Lecture, Issues and 'Isms," by J. H.
Durston of the Anaconda Standard.
Music.
Saturday.
Paper "The Place Of the Textbook in
the Schoolroom," by supt. J. A. Koontz.
Anaconda. Discussion, Prof. Grant M.
Marsh, Boulder; Prof. John Kay, Red
Lodge; general discussion.
Paper "Literaturer in the High
School," by Miss Lucy H. Carson, Dillon.
Discussion, Miss Adele A. Humphrey,
Butte; Miss Adeline r. White, Hamil-
ton; general discussion.
Election of officers.
Reports Of committees.
Saturday Afternoon.
Paper by ]. Walter Norris, president
Montana Wesleyan university, Montana;
subject, ethical Culture" Discussion
by DR.. H. H. Swain, president State
Normal school, Dillon; E. A. Steere, prin-
cipal Flathead County High School, Kali
ispell.
Paper by Miss Ruth Eloise Kellogg,
University of Montana, Missoula; sub
ject, THE Arts of Expression" Discus
sion by Miss Clara Corbin, High School,
Butte; Miss F. Adelaide Slaves, Ovando.
The round table discussion will be as
follows:
Department Of Observation-Disclosures
ident W. w. WEIGH, state superintendent.
Friday Afternoon.
Presidents address.
Paper Teachers Reading Circle" by
Miss Julia Donegan, superintendent Of
schools. Madison county. Discussion by
Mrs. M. A. Kearns. superintendent Of
schools, Cascade county.
Paper County Institutes" by Prof.
niv,~c nv,n
Townsend. Discussion by Prof. w. H.
johnson, principal High School, Helena.
Primary and intermediate Departments
President. Verna Tracy Young. Butte.
General subjects, "Self-Expression."
Paper, "Self-Expression Through Lam
guage." by Miss Mary E. Berry, Ana
conda.
Paper, "Self-Expression Through
Drawings" by Miss Vonnie Owings,
Deer Lodge.
Paper. "self-Expression Through
Manual Activities" by Miss Alice Dins-
more, Butte.
General discussion.
Papers limited to IL minutes.
A collection Of pupils work illustrating
the general topic will be exhibited.
Department of Higher Education
President, Prof. William M. Aber, Mis-
soula; secretary, Prof. George B. Swan,
BOzeman.
Ten-minute address by the president
Of the department., William NJ. Aber Of
the University of Montana. Missoula.
Paper by J. G. Mckay, superintendent
of schools, Hamilton; subject, Attend
ance in Our Higher Schools" Discussion
by J. A. Koontz. superintendent of
schools. Anaconda; o. NJ. Harvey, prin
cipal Park County High School, Liv-
1ngston.
paper by L. r. Foote. Montana State
School of Mines. Butte; subject, "Physi-
ography as High School Subject" Dis
cussion by Dr. F. w. Traphagen. College
OF A. and NJ. A., Bozeman; J. p. Rowe,
University of Montana, Missoula.
Immediately after the close of this
session a meeting will be held for the