The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-08
CITY NEWS
FOR MINI. TEACHERS
An Attractive Program Planned for
Their State Associations 4Oth
Annual Meeting. ,.~
Sessions Will Be Held in St.. Paul,
Covering Three Days From
4.....,. December 81.

Covering Three Days From
.a,...,. December 81. ..
The Minnesota Educational Association
will hold its fortieth annual meeting in ST.
Paul Dec. 3D. Jan. 1 and 2. The gather
1ngs Will be in the Central Presbyterian
church.. the Central high school, and the
state capitol The Hotel Ryan has been
chosen as headquarters.
A reception will be held at Hotel Ryan
wednesday evening, Dec. 81, and j. d.
Bond. assistant superintendent of st. Paul
schools; S. j. Race, president: J. G. Bry-
ant, corresponding secretary, are in charge
Of the affair. The program will be: Con-
cert by Globe Business college orchestra.
Orpheus quartet, ]. A. Jaeger, J. E. Nc
Caffrey, r. G.. Geddes, f. III. Wetherbee,
guests; addresses by Governor S. r. Van
SAINT, Senator Moses F. Clapp, o. E. Hol-
man, president St. Paul board of school
inspectors: vocal solo. Mrs. Harris; elocu-
zionist. Miss Margaret Lennon; imperson-
ator, Charles Fairchild.
The reception committee will include
Charles M. Jordan, Mrs. E.. H. La Peno-
there, George B. Alton, Minneapolis; Miss
Maud Clum, ST. Paul; Mrs. J. r. Tormey,
Winona; Miss Carrie Saunders, Winona;
Miss Josephine Holt, Mankato; w. A.
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Moorhead; j.. T. Millspaugh, Winona; E.
W. Bohannon, Winona; r. A. Denfield
Duluth: Irwin Shepard, Winona Lafayette
Bliss, Waseca; Darius Stewart. Saltwater;
A j. Smith, st. Paul; DR.. F.. c.. Bowman
Duluth.
The program will be as follows:
General Sessions.
Central Presbyterian Church.
Wednesday. 10 Observation-Disclosures ad-
dress. Some Pressing School Problems. -
superintendent s.. ]. Race; discussion
opened by J. w. Olsen, state superintend-
ent OF public instruction, Superintendents
X. w. Buell. and L. V. Miller: chalk talk,
Professor D. r. Augsburg. drawing super
visor, Oakland. Cal; mon Resident Uni
versity Study for Teachers" by DR.. D. L..
kiehle. Minneapolis; discussion opened by
Superintendent r. E. Denfield. Duluth; j.
j.. Torrens, Wabasha; II. c. Hess, Sleepy
Eye.
Thursday, p. m.-Address, DR.. William
F. Phelps. Duluth; 1.-The Best Methods Of
Providing for the elf-support Of Tea cheers
After the Close Of the Wage earning
Period" discussion DR.. w. A. Shoemaker,
president st. Cloud normal: Superintend-
ent William Angus. Warren; Superintend-
ent Darias Steward, Saltwater How to
Save the Teacher Superintendent j. X.
McBrown; discussion opened by j. A. Tor
mey, Superintendent K. w. Buell., Super
fntendent E. B. Uline; "Drawing in Our
Schools as a Means of Expression Pro-
lessor D. r. Augsburg, Oakland, Cal. dis
cussion opened by Bonnie E. Snow, Min
neapolis: domestic Art in Our Schools. -
round table; discussion. opened by Mrs.
Margaret I. Blair, st. Anthony Park.
Thursday. p. m.-Address. J. J. Hill,
president Great Northern railroad, sub
ject unnamed; address, "Agassiz,' by DR..
David Starr Jordan.
County superlntendents' Section.
Senate chamber, capitol.
Wednesday, 10 a. m.-President's ad-
dress, A. M. Dresbach; What the Present
Demands Of US J. H. Seal; Relation
Between Rural Schools and Graded and
High Schools r. c. Wollan:, First Grade
Teachers" Eric Ericsson; 1.-THE Classify
ing and Grading of Country Schools, "
Samuel Ristey.
Thursday, 9 a. m.-"The Relation OF
Parents to the School" George G
Borchardt; 1.-THE County superintendent
Where Is He At?" j. A. Wilson; ~"Coun
try Schooroom Decoration" c. B. Otte
son: Compulsory Education Laws: Thei
Practical Value" D. w. Kemerer: rount
table discussion of Home Study for Ru
raj School Children" conducted by S. ]
Race.
Friday. a. m.-"T'he Summer School,
A. T. Park: round table conference will
State Superintendent Olsen; 1. Extendin.
the powers. duties and salaries of coun
ty superintendent; g Inspectors Of rura
schools seeking special aid: 8. 1ntroduc
ing the study Of agriculture in rura
schools: 4. Normal instruction in our nor
NAL schools during the summer vacation
High School Council.
President, P. 3. Kennedy. Fairmont
secretary. Mary E. Higgins. Albert Lea.
Wednesday, p. M, Central Presbyter
ian Church-Joint session Of the hig
school council and associated boards; ad
dress by John Lind. member of congress
paper. "a Few Things That Ought to B
Considered by Teachers and Schot
Boards Superintendent Lafayette Bills
Waseca; paper, 1.-The Importance ofs.Hig
Schools in a System of Education W.
Nye, Minneapolis; More Of the Essenti;
Things in Our Public Schools w. 7
Lilloston, Moorhead.
Wednesday, p. m.--Scienca round tab
In room 26, Central high school, in chare
Of Superintendent E. E. Mcintyre, Gler
coe; physiology and zoology; I. The popl
lar estimate Of physiology and hygiene {
a, high school branch, c.. w. Hewitt. \
D.. former secretary of the state board
health. Red Wing; 2. Impressions Of VIII;
high schools are attempting in the biz
logical sciences. and recommendations {
to,what they might do. Professor Henry
Osborne, Hamlin: 8. What the state e,
poets of the high schools with reference
a. distinct course of instruction in phi.
siology: and hygiene, j. w. Olsen. supe
intendent Of public instruction, st Pau
4. Are we giving up branch Of great
or less Importance in substituting zoolos
for physiology? Superintendent Lafayet
Bliss, Waseca; s. What informa ton
practical value for life should a pup
obtain in a high school zoology class? 81
perintendent w. F. Kunze, Red Wing;
The best way of merging zoology and phi.
siology, George 3. Otte. science teache
Albert Lea. high school; Z. Deductions fro
the discussions of the preceding topic
Superintendent A. S. Kingsford, 1itchfiel
Photography and Physics-1. (a) All
and scope of photography in the hie
school, CO The Importance of field wor
Prof u. LANCE, supervisor nature stud
St. Paul city schools; 2, Reasons for d
plicating the high school chemist
course in the first year of the un iversit
Edward Gritsche. instructor in chemistr
University of Minnesota; 3, (a) Probler
confronting us in the equipment of O
schools for laboratory work, (b) The rel
tive Importance of quantitive and qua
itative apparatus, Supt w. j. Marqu
Two Harbors; 4, Would 1t not be wise