The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Tomlinson Hall was half filled with school
teachers from central Ohio and many of
the city schools when the Rev. Thomas ].
Villers opened the first meeting of the
Central Ohio School Teachers Association
convention with a prayer. After the prayer
the Plymouth Church quartet sang the
Bridal Chorus" and was applauded.
Superintendent Kendall, of the Indianapo-
lis schools, delivered a short address of
welcome to the association. He said that
Indianapolis welcomed the visitors and the
school population appreciated the honor
paid the city and it's schools by the choos-
ing of Indianapolis this years conven-
ton city. He thanked the individuals for
the words of praise they have spoken on
the Indianapolis schools and said that COM
pliments from school teachers of schools
under his jurisdiction and management
were personally appreciated.
President William Werthner, superintend-
ent of the Dayton. o., schools, and presi-
dent of the association, delivered an ad-
dress on the school Spirit" He said that
the school spirit of the children should be
cultivated by the teachers and supervisors
The pupil. when he is taught to have
pride in his school, becomes a better STU
dent. and; after being a good student
when he attains the age of manhood The
citizenship of the country is intrusted in
the school teachers, Mr.. Werthner said
and the results of the teachers work will
be found in future generations progress
The boys and girls who attend the schools
should be helped, and not handicapped
Mr.. Werthner declared. Instead of "don'ts"
and negative answers to requests to dis
play only childish spirit the teacher should
encourage the ideas. Teachers can mingle
with the children join them in their games
n
sport without losing their dignity, Mr.
Werthner said.
Let US, have more yells. colors. class
songs and school notices." he said 81
do not mean those hideous, abominable
noisy yells, nor the vandal work of the
pupils when they try to paint everything
on the school premises in their class colors
nor the exasperating conduct of the pupils
with too much animal spirit in them which
finds an outlet in school patriotism, but
the good wholesome school pride shown i'm
good yeils and songs and the wearing of
buttons and colors when there is rivalry
between schools in contests of oratory,
mental ability and clean, healthy. manly
sports"
Following Mr.. werthner's address. the
quartet sang My Love Is Like a Red. Red
Rose President Werthner introduced
the New York city schools. Mr. Maxwell
read paper on Ethics of the Teaching
Profession" He said that teachers were
not generally admitted to society, and al
were enabled TO enter into society and
mingle with the best people of the COM
munities in which they lived. the teachers
had but the society of themselves and
people of kindred profession. This he said.
was because people did not like to talk to
school teachers because they were afraid
they would show their ignorance, and they
felt that school teachers might correct
some of their mistakes Then the teachers
themselves are in some way responsible
for the disbarment, he said. School teach
have a he-
fngS and are ready TO correct folks when
they err, Mr.. Maxwell said. These things
ers and rattan switches make grown up
people avoid them as they made them fear
them when they were younger, he said.
code of professiopa1 efbics sn0Hsn nave
professions. Mr.. Maxwell declared. Three
to be adopted were culture independence
ana gentieness. and the most cultivated
should be gentleneSS. he said. When teach
ers want any action by educational boards
and legislatures they should organize and
persist until they secured IL. But teachers
should never seek their own advancement
except on merit He recited the difficulties
in the way OF reorganizing the school
system OF Greater New York. and he was
all been overcome and New York now has
one or the best school systems of the
United States.
At the close of Mr. MaxwelIs paper.
President Werthner announced the names
OF Horace A. Stokes, OF Delaware o., j.
NJ. Schwartz. of Tippecanoe City, and
Grace A Greene, of Dayton, as members
OF committee on nominations. w Mex.
Vance. of Miamisburg. f. Martin Town
send. of Newark, and Miss Maude Carmony.
| OF Urbana, were appointed as members OF
committee on resolutions.
ON a motion of Superintendent j. A.
Shawan. of Columbus, a committee con-
sisting of himself r. b. Cox, of Xenia and
Miss Margaret Sutherland, of Columbus.
was appointed to draft a memorial to Prof
| Emerson r. White. of Columbus, who died
| two weeks ago. Professor White was a
member of the association and the author
| OF an arithmetic bearing his name which
| Is used extensively in the schools of the
| United States. He died suddenly. He was
| to have made an address at this meeting
| The morning session of the association
| to-day will be held in Tomlinson Hall. The
programme arranged includes a contralto
| solo by Mrs. Alice Fleming Whallon, an ad-
| dress by Charles Is. Gilbert. superintendent
OF the Rochester. n. Y. schools. on "A
Look Into the Educational Future" So
prano solo by Lillian Josephine Adam and
| a paper by William Hawley Smith on 1.-The
People and Their Schools" The election
| OF officers and the choosing of a time and
| place of the next yearly meeting will close
/ the days session.
/ On the invitation of Mrs. Frank Blanch-
ard. superintendent OF the Girls Industrial