Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-31
INTEREST Is Tagging
Attendance at State Teachers
Association Meeting Not
So Large
LEADING EDUCATORS PRESENT
The Bookmen Are Also on Hand With
Their Wares and Usual Fund of Adj
vice-Educational Council Meeting
Opened Session of the General Asso-
ciation-other News.
speeial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 31.-The attendance
at THE annual meeting of the state
Teachers Association this year is not
as large as usual The task OF caring
for the visitors will not be as diIficult
aus in some former years, especially IN
view of the promised good weather.
There is the attendance OF the Leading
educators of the state, the heads OF col
leges, principals of city schools, super
intendents, and the bookmen are on
hand as usual to prefer advice and sell
what are the best books. But to all APP
nearances the session will be compar-
atively unexciting.
The educational council held meet
ing this morning, the first formal meet
ing of the association. In the AFTER
noon the various round table" meet
ings We're held, as follows:
Superintendents and principals, pr1-
mary teachers, mathematic teachers,
high school teachers, grammar ana IN
termediate, kindergarten reading ana
physical culture, county super1nteno-
ents. drawing teachers, English teach
ers science teachers, child STUDY ana
music teachers.
The opening session of the associa-
tion proper was held this evening In
the Christian church with the presl-
dent,s address and an address by N. e.
shaeffer, superintendent of public In
st1r,1ction of the state of Pennsylvania
Members of the educational council
are not alarmed by reason OF the an
|nouncenent that superintendent
Sheakley Of Des Moines would move IN
the meeting of the general association
Of teachers tomorrow that the council
he abolished. They said that they had
heard some discussion OF the propo-
sition. but had no idea that any con-
siderable number of educators would
favor the abolition of the senate OF the
body.
Superintendent Sheakley, seen last
night at the Slavery, stated that ne
still intended to make the fight on the
floor of the convention. He SAID that
a number of the members OF the as
ISOLATION had volunteered their sup
mort of the proposition Ii he should adj
vance it. He Is firmly convinced tnat
the council is Of no material value
TO the educational world and would
be better out Of the way.
President Shelton of the general as
ISOLATION said that he did not believe
there would be much support for such
a proposal. He had heard OF little az
itatfon. He said that so far as ne
could learn the only thing that would
he advanced in the meeting would be
the reorganization of the body.
The first session was devoted ex-
clusively to business. Committees
were named by Superintendent Bar
rett as follows:
To select topics for discussion next
year-H. c. Eollingsworth. OF Abba,
G. D.. Finch, Of Marion, Bruce T..
Shepperd, of Des Moines,
on excuses and nominations-F NJ.
Fulz, Of Burlington, Q. J. McMannus,
| of Council Bluffs, A. c. Newell, OF
Des Moines.
To select honorary member to act
| In the places of the absent active mem
bers-A w. Stuart, Of Ottumwa, Lib
bic Dean, of Newton, and w. I'll. Bender,
Of Sioux Falls.
The committees on topics of Discus
sion for the meeting this year held ses-
sions last night after the council adj
iourned to consider their reports to the
body today. These committees are:
On the topic, "The Sequence of Stud
lies. J. E. Williamson of Fairfield,
chairman.
On the topic, 1.-THE Teaching of Eng
lish," A. T. Hukill of Waterloo, chair
man.
About twenty-five educators also are
members of each of these committees.
The report of the former was finally
discussed at the meeting this morning
at o'clock. 1t was discussed for the
second time last year and was referred
to the committee.
It is understood that Superintendent
Williamson has included in his report
| to the council a strong recommends
| ton for manual training and industrial
departments in the grades as we'll as
the high school. This subject, 1T is the
opinion Of the members of the council,
| will lead to considerable discussion. In
Des Moines the Oak Park schools,
| alone. have industrial training in the
grades, West Des Moines has 1t in the
high school course, but not elsewhere.
East Des Moines schools figure on in
augurating the course In the grades
and the high school.
The topic "The Teaching of English :
came up for discussion for the first
time at 1890 this morning. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee. One of the
4 principal reforms which educators
agree should be wrought In school adj
nainistration in this state is the more
effective instruction in the use of the
language. Educators begin to grow
tired Of the charge that a lame sem
tence marks a youth a graduate of a
high school. The report of Professor
Hukills committee will urge the adop-
/ ton of a higher standard.
Three names were mentioned in con-
nection with the presidency of the
State Teachers Association, last night
Miss Anna Donovan of Palo Alto
county, James T. Gray of Grundy coun-
/ ty and II. t. Adams of Fayette county
HINTON A PATRIOTIC TOWN.
1t Furnishes Many Recruits for the
United States Army.