Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-31
TEACHERS IN SESSION
Annual Meeting Of the South
western Iowa Association
at Council Bluffs
MANY NOTABLE SPEAKERS
ANY NOTABLE SPEAKERS
Superintendent Cooley Of the Chicago
School. Delivers an Address on Man.
uaI Training in the schools-Profes-
sor Vincent and Others to Lecture
Attendance 10 Very Large.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Oct. 31.-The South
western Iowa Teachers Association be-
gan its annual convention here last
evening and today the meeting is in full
swing. ut will be the largest meeting
in the history Of the association, said
Superintendent Clifford last evening.
The formal opening occurred last
night when superintendent Cooley, OF
the Chicago public schools. will address
the guests of the association upon the
opportune subject, THE Significance OF
Some Recent Additions to School Pro-
grams" The discussion of manual
training, child study and other recent
departments of the school world will be
discussed by q man who has made q
wonderful advancement in these lines;
by q man who has more teachers under
his immediate control than there are In
the state Of Iowa. His presence upon
the program adds much to the strength
of the session.
This mornings session was given
ever to the conference sessions after
an address delivered by President Dan
+. Bradley, the recently elected head
of Iowa College, at Gr1nnell. In the
afternoon the principal addresses viii
be scholastic In character. the program
calling for Professor Frank Darling. of
Chicago, upon Methods in Teaching
Geography and Miss Florence Hol-
brook, Of Chicago, for Methods in
Teaching English in the Grades" This
evening a reception will be given for
the visiting teachers and their friends.
educated for Life" will be the lecture
given by DR.. NJ. ". O'Shea, of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. this evening.
The closing session of the association
will be Saturday morning when DR..
George Vincent. OF the University of
Chicago. the noted ChautauQua lee
turer will deliver his famous address
upon knowledge vs.. Wisdom"
The didactic features of the conven-
ton are divided in departmental con-
ferences and the leaders for these as
have been announced by the chairman
of the committee on arrangements is
under the different heads and under
the Jurisdiction and instruction Of the
following well known educators:
MISUNDERSTANDING II. II. Seerley.
State Normal school.
Child Study-Dr. NJ. v. O'Shea, Mad
ison, Wis.
County superintendent and Rural
School Teachers-State superintendent
r. G. Barrett.
Latin-Prof. Thomas Nicholson, Cor
nell College.
English superintendent w. !. Crane,
science-Prof. Thomas MacBride.
University of Iowa.
Commercial Department-Prof Clay
Slinker. West high school, Des Moines.
Principals Of Graded Schools-Miss
Florence Holbrook. Chicago.
Geography-Prof. Frank Darling,
Chicago Normal school.
United States History-Dr. John
Gordon, Tabor College. Tabor.
Primary Teachers-Miss Clara Nit
chell, primary supervisor Of construc-
tive work, school Of eduaction, Chica-
go University. 1880.
Kindergartens-Miss Hattie A. Phil
lips. Supervisor Of kinderlgartens. Des
MOines.
Drawtng-Mrs. Emma Ingalls,. super
visor Of drawing, Council BLUFFS.
Music-Miss NJ. Lucille Porterfeld. |
supervisor of music, Council Bluffs.