Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-08
FUSS OVER FOOTBALL
PROF. WHITE or WATERFOWL
ATTACKS The SPORT.
Interesting Session of City superiu-
tendents Precedes Assembling of
Wisconsin Teachers Association for
Its Annual Convention.

Milwaukee correspondence:
Prior to the annual convention of the
Wisconsin Teachers Association, which
opened at Milwaukee on Thursday, there
were meetings of the city and county
superintendent and of tie various com
! mittees which have the government Of
the major organization
AT the meeting of the city superintend-
ents A. j. Whiting of Watertown made
an attack on football and interschoastic
contests. He described in glowing terms
how such contests tended to cultivate
vices like swearing and incompetence,
and said that corruption was liable to
occur on account of the large sums of
money handled as gate receipts Prof.
J. j. Wayne of Janesville. chairmaa of
the committee on elective studies in his
schools, gave paper showing the re
suit of the investigations made by the
COMMITTEES as to the course pursued in
other States, the committee concluding
that the Wisconsin plan, where several
courses Of study We're open TO the selee-
ton of the student, was The best. The
superintendents concluded their session
with the election of the following officers:
President-G. H. Langran Of Berlin
Vice Presidents Ii. Frawley of Eau
Claire 7. w, Pringle of Appleton.
SecietAry-C. G. Wiswei CT Kenosha.
rreasurer-A. q. Hough Of Port Washing
ton.
The county superintendent spent their
time discussing the form of reports which
should be made to the State University.
At the meeting the county superintend-
ents heard the annual address of Pres-
dent Stiles. He called attention to the
defects in some of the present laws rela-
tive to school management.
In the evening the city and county sur
perintendents held banquets, the former
at the Plankinton and the latter at the
| st. Charles.
Over 1900 teachers attended the first
| general session of the association conven-
| ton, which opened at the Davidson The
alter on Thursday The feature Of the
meeting was the annual address of Presi~
! dent w y. Parker of Madison, Presi-
| dent Parker recommended the association
to urge the coming Legislature TO provide
for a larger number Of county training
schools and school of commerce at the
State University. He asked that the as
ISOLATION take some definite action to CONF
| pei city superintendent to possess legal
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high school principals
The session Of Friday was taken up
with hearing and adopting important re-
| ports having to do with the government
and regulation of the State schools. w.
! G. Hewitt, chairman Of the committee on
the presidents address. read a report
which was an unqualified approval of the
| presidents address and attention was
| called TO the following points in the adj
dress: The difference IN the education re-
ceived by country and city boy. and the
place that manual training is taking in
the latter. That each normal school, so
far as its local surroundings permit, give
every graduate some Acquaintance with
| the work of the manual aud domestic
arts. TO approve the efforts Of the State
! department to concentrate and improve
the teaching force of the rural schools
and to recommend that consolidation OF
districts be discussed this summer in the
/ institutes.
Prof. G.. Il. Patzer Of the Milwaukee
! normal school was chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the president TO in
vestigate the graded school matter. Prof.
Patzer made an eloquent appeal for the
AAhBOi tAANt VI SAdhSA 9NAypt' stih
these recommendations On tho part Of the
committee:
l. That the committee on legislation give
due attention to the recommendations con
tataad in the report on country schools sub
mitted to this body two years ago.
2 That county training schools should
be fostered by the State,
g. That the system of direct aid to high
schools be extended 30 graded schools not
connected with high schools,
4. That one or more State inspectors be
| provided for TO supervise these graded
| schools and perfect their organizations to
! the end that they may become In every
! sense Of the word higher rural schools, and
! thus bring 10 rural districts realization Of
| higher ideals,
| The annual election Of officers resulted
| as follows:
! President-W. RI. Cheeyer. Milwaukee,
| Vice Presldent-J II. Sims, River Falls.
| Second Vice-President-E. l.. Cookley,
Ocont0.
/ Third vlee-P Presidential Frances Kip
| penberger. Milwaukee.
Secretary-C. H. Maxson, Tomah.
Treasurer. f. Lamont Wausau.
| Member Of Executive Committee-Wiliia
Griffith, Wilmot.
The committee on proposed modifica-
ton Of State laws relating 70 certificates
of teachers in Wisconsin made a lengthy
report, which contained many proposed
changes. The remainder Of the day was
devoted to section meetings