The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-07
FIFTY
EIGHTH
ANNUAL
Rhode Island Institute Of In
struction Meets Here Octo-
ber q, % and rs.


The 5sth annual meeting OF the Rhode
Island Institute OF Instruction will be
held at Infantry Hall on the 23d. Path and
25th instants.
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared and among the speakers will be
President Charles w. Eliot, president of
Harvard. The officers OF the institute
are: President. Herbert W. Lull. New
port: secretary, Charles e. Dennis. Jr..
Providence assistant secretary. Valen-
tine Almy. Auburn; treasurer. Sidney A.
Sherman. Providence; assistant treasurer.
Reube r. Randall. Providence: presidents
Of sectionsi Higher education. Walter B.
Jacobs; high school. Frank K. Thompson:
grammar school. Wendell A. Mowry: pri-
mary and kindergarten. Mrs. Ella M
Pierce.
Following is the order Of exercises:
Thursday morning. Infantry Hall-9:3o
organ recital. Miss Emma j. Williams
9:45. devotional exercises. Rev. s. M.
Dick. Pm. D.: singing. quartet. Miss Grace
r.. Baker. soprano; Miss Elizabeth T.
Northup. contraito: Mr.. Arthur l.. Kim
ball. tenor; Mr.. Emory p. Russell bass
10. Introductory address. President Her
bert w. Lull; 1918. greeting. His Excel
lency Governor Charles Dean Kimbail;
l0:3o. Educational Progress" Professor
Walter Ballou Jacobs, Brown university;
1880. ihtermlssion; IL. Effects of To-
Biography In Commercial Development, .
jacques w. Redway. F. r. G. s.: IL
meeting OF committees.
Thursday afternoon, grammar schoo
section. Infantry Hall. Superintendent,
Wendell A. Mowry. president; 2:ao
Geography from the Child's Standpoint. .
Principal Charles r. King. Dearborn
school. Boston: Geography from the
Teachers Standpoint" Principal PHILIP
Emerson, Goblet school. Lynn. Mass.
discussion. Primary and kindergarten
section. Classical high school hall. Mrs
Ella NJ. Pierce. preeident-2:30. Indus
trial Work for the Public Schools" w. A.
Baldwin. principal Hyannis (Mass) state
Normal school; s:20. Correlation OF In
dustrial Work." with other subjects. Clara
M. Wheeler, principal primary depart
nent. Hyannis training school: Mabel M
Kimball. supervisor Of Industrial work
Hyannis training school; 1885, question
box. w. A. Baldwin. high school section
Classical high school lecture room. Prin.
cipal Frank r. Thompson. President
2:3o, greeting. Superintendent Walter III
Small. Providenoe: Doctrine of E1ec
tives." Principal Elmer S. Hosmer. Paw
tucket high school: Some High Schoo
Problems" Principal Charles 8. Chaplin
State Normal school.
Thursday evening. Infantry hall-7:45
organ recital Miss Emma J. williams; s
THE Urgent Need OF More Money fol
Public Schools" Dr. Charles w. Eliot
president Harvard University.
Friday morning. Infantry hall-s:so. or
gan recital, Miss Emma J. Williams = q :45
devotional exercises, Rev. George w
Kent: singing, quartet, Miss Grace r. Ba
ker. soprano; Miss Elisabeth T. Northup
contralto; Mr.. Arthur l.. Kimball. tenor
Mr.. Emory Russell. bass; 10. How
Grade Work Can be Made Less Theoreti
CAL" DR.. Frank M. McMury. Teachers
College, Columbia University; 1850. inter
mission: H. presentation OF Wholes-
Theory and Practice" William w. Spear
Assistant superintendent OF schools. Chi
cago; 1850. meeting OF committees.
Friday afternoon, grammar section. In
fantry hall--2. Some Present Tendencies
In the Teaching OF Arithmetic" Superin
tendent George I. Aldrfch. Brookline
Mass. discussion.
Note-The session at Infantry hall will
close early TO enable teachers 20 attent
the meeting in Manning hail. at the clos
OF which. through the courtesy OF Presi
dent Faunce, guides will be In readiness
to conduct the teachers through the col
lege buildings.
Primary and kindergarten sectioI
| Classical High School hall-2:30. "Natur
Study" H. Annie Kennedy, supervisor 0
nature study, Quincy. Mass; 3:lf
Mothers Meeting Their Value In Edu
! cation" Mrs. Ada M. Locke, supervise
OF vacation Fairgrounds. New York city
| Higher Education Section Mannin
Hall. Professor Walter Ballou Jacobs
Presidents. singing. Brown Universit.
Giee Club quartet: 3;15. "Kipling's Phil
I osophy or Tducation." Dcan-JafHes-
Russell. Teachers College. Columbia uni
versity: 3:45. singing. Brown Universit,
Glee quartet: A. The Education o
Women as Teachers" President w. II.
Faunce. ID. d.
Friday Evening Reception TO the teach
ers OF the state at tho Normal schoo
| building from sto 10 o'clock. 1nforma
| addresses will be made by Judge Williar
III. Sweetland and superintendent Waite
H. Small. Music by the wellington or
| chestra and the Estro Trio.
Saturday Morning. Infantry Hall-s:4
organ recital, Miss Emma ]. Williams;
| devotional exercises. Rev. J. Franci
| Cooper; singing. quartet, Miss Grace i
Baker. soprano: Miss Elizabeth T. North
up contralto; Mr.. Arthur l., Kimbal
tenor: Mr. Emory p. Russell, bass; 1o:i
"The Manual Arts IN the Public Schools.
| Or. James T. Haney. director OF manut
| training I'm public schools. New Yor
| city. borough OF Manhattan; 11:l5, report
| OF committees, election OF officers, otht
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