Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
Met IN III LW AUkEE.
TEACHERS OF WISCONSIN HOLD
ANNUAL SESSION.
State PedagOgues Hear Able Addresses
by Speakers of National and Local
Proninence-List of Officers Elected
Booker Washington Talks.

The State Teachers Association open-
ed its session at the Davidson Theater in
Milwaukee Thursday morning with about
1000 instructors from all parts of the
State present
The address of President William I'll
Cheever occupied much of the time He
, recommended the formation of teachers
associations in the cities Of the State of
a similar character 10 the Teachers AS
ISOLATION Of Chicago. Other addresses
were by G.. o. AIeriea, president of the
industrial school at Waukesha: c. z.
Cary of Delavan, A. J. Dutton of White
water and Henry L. Legler, secretary of
the Milwaukee Board of Education.
Sectional meetings of much interest to
the teachers were held at the Plankinton
House. St. Charles Hotel, the State Nor
NAL School and other places. The women
teachers were given banquet in the
evening at the Milwaukee Downer Col
lege and the others reception at the
Plankinton House.
The second days session of the State
Teachers Institute was opened prompt
ly at 8 o'clock with full house." Mrs.
Jessie l.. Gaynor made a brief address
upon the subject of Music in the
Schools, in which she expressed the be-
lief that children were not receiving suf-
fieient voice training.
City Superintendent f. 0. r. Siefert,
on the program for consideration of the
question, The Sectoning of Glasses and
Half Yearly Promotions" was not pres
ent when called, and his place at that
hour was sui ~+ituted by j. w Living
ston of Steve1 'oint. the State institute
conductor. who 4eivered a most able and
instructive address, taking for his sub
feet, "A Month Among Our Rural
Schools" in which he gave many pathet-
c incidents of struggling country and
backwoods schools in Wisconsin. He
told many stories of the uphill work N
the humber districts. Mr.. Livingston
said some of these struggling back-eoun-
try school teachers do not receive as
much pay as dining room girls in the city
of Milwaukee, and that if some of them
could get their meals at the rate of 10
cents each and a room at 81 = week, they
would each have ut the close of the year
about $50 for clothes, books and other
necessaries in educational life. These
conditions should not be found existing
in State like Wisconsin, which, how
ever, is not alone in this respect. The
paper was an able review of the condi-
ton of many of our country schools. The
paper was discussed by Superintendent
A. j. Engli of Pierce County and John
Andrews, Arbor Vitae, principal of the
State graded school.
Superintendent Siefert was introduced
and read his paper, The Sectioning Of
Classes and Half Yearly Promotions
The discussion Of this paper was lead
by Frank w. Cooley, superintendent of
the Calumet (AIich.) schools. who said he
believed in sectioning of classes as well
as semi-annual promotion, but he believ-
ed the local conditions surrounding the
pupils should always govern.
Miss Margaret Haley of Chicago ad-
dressed the teachers on Public Schools
and Taxation" Miss Haley told what
the Chicago teachers had accomplished
by organization and of the rights secur-
ed by them which had previously been
given no consideration. Her address was
vigorously apphuded.
Officers were elected as follows:
President-Karl Mathie of Wausau.
First Vice resident-C. H Maxson of
Tomah.
Second Vice President Anne NJ Neil
of Madison.
Third Observation-Disclosures NJ Cole
of Plymouth
Secretary w Boyce of Mil
waukee.
Treasurer-R. c. Romsey of Ieshtigo
Member of Executive Committee-W,
H. Schulz of Merrill
In the evening Booker r. Washington
of Tuskegee Institute of Alabama spoke
on industrial Education in the South. .