Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
TEACHERS COME IN FORCE
Largest Attendance on Opening Day in
History Of Association.
ENDORSE foWtRS NORMAL SCHOOL PlAN
ID. n. Thompson that He
VIII Leave for His Post I'm Brazil
January 24-Judges Talk
of New Laws.
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LINCOLN, Dec. 81. - Especially - From
the highways and the byways and from
All over the state we're gathered teachers
this afternoon to begin the thirty-seventf
ennual meeting Of the State Teachers as.
eociatlon. In nine different sections and
IN as many rooms at the State university
the teachers we're called to order promptly
~ 2 o'clock and there we're no "tardies. -
The first general session was held this
evening at st. Paul's church and that com
modious edince was filled to its utmost
capacity. The feature OF this meeting was
The lecture. illustrated, on Imperial In
dia," by Frank r, Robertson. The speaker
lad spent years in the Orient and his lee
thre was interesting in every detail. At
4he close OF the lecture the teachers OF the
pdncoln schools gave a reception in the
parlors OF the church to the visiting teach
ers.
In addition to the lecture musical selec-
Hons we're rendered by Willard Kimball,
Wilbur Starr and Mrs. VIII owen Jones.
fDr. Fletcher Wharton conducted. the devo-
t%tionsl exercises.
Down to Practical Work.
The work Of the afternoon session was as
Follows:
Teachers Of mathematics were assembled
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versity, where papers were scheduled from
". r. snodgrass OF Wayne, r. e. Beckwith
Of Neigh and r. e. Moritz OF University
Place.
Teachers Of science met at room 206 uni
verstty hall to hear a lecture from Prof.
Wilbur s. Jackman Of the University Of
Chicago, to witness laboratory demonstra-
tions by A. T. Bell OF Wesleyan univer-
sity and a lantern lecture on the geography
Of Nebraska by G. z. Condra OF Nebraska
university.
Teachers Of German are in session at
room 10, university hall, with papers
scheduled from Alice lands OF Omaha,
May Chamberlain of the University of Ne
braska and Sue Pillsbury OF the Lincoln
High school.
Teachers Of Latin met at room 1O6, uni
versity hall, where papers were announced
from Mary Scherzer Of Lexington, Grace
Bridge Of the Lincoln High school. Esther
A.. Clark OF the Peru normal. W. N. Filson
Of Hastings college and Prof. G. e. Barber
Of the University OF Nebraska.
Teachers OF history met in room 109,
library building. where papers were prom
Used from olivia Pound OF the Lincoln High
school and Ellen Rooney of the Omaha High
school on Greek and Latin literature.
The child study section assembled in
Union hall, where discussions Of topics had
been assigned to Mrs. Jeanette Marfend-
ing of Lincoln. w. A. Clark OF Peru, A. H.
staIey of Friend, H. X. Wolfe Of Lincoln.
w. H. Rhodes Of Minden, Frank w. Smith
CT the State university and C. w. Taylor OF
Geneva.
Teachers Of physical science met in the
physics lecture room OF Nebraska hall. Pa
pers were listed from Prof. Moore OF the
State university, Percy Purviance of Lin
coin. Prof. Jackman Of Chicago, ]. f. Almy
of the State university and others, with
demonstration and exhibits Of apparatus.
Teachers Of literature met at room $40.
library building, to hear discussions by Prof.
Sherman OF the state university, Bertha
Bloomingdale OF Grand Island, Bertha Tru-
man of Blair, f. NJ. Gregg Of Wayne, Sadie
B. Smith OF Holdrege, Gertrude Gardner of
Fairbury, Harriet Towne Of Lincoln, Celia
Gorby OF McCook, Sarah T. Dakin of Lincoln
and r. NJ. Campbell Of Humphrey.
Those interested chiefly in kindergarten.
primary and child study work met in the
new university chapel, with a promised pros
gram. comprising discussions by Clara
Weaver OF Lincoln, Miss Kolls OF Grand
Island, w. H.. Clemens of Fremont and T.
l.. Bolton of the university.
Teachers Act on NOrmaIs.
The committee on normal schools last
night adopted these resolutions
resolved, That we 1cvor two state nor
mai sChoOlc for Nebraska, located on each
sido OF the sixth principal meridian.
Resolved, that we favor the establish
nSnt OF junior normals at from three TO
five points In the state where public school
buildings may be secured for the purpose
without expense to the state.
The FIRST resolution means that the state
teachers favor the removal of the Normal
school from Peru. 1t means also that
either Omaha or Lincoln are favored for
the school TO be established in the eastern
part OF the state. Much speculation is be-
ing INDUCED in, providing the Legislature
acts on the suggestion OF the teachers, as
to which of the two cities will try for the
school. Practically all OF the recommended
tions OF State superintendent Fowler were
accepted by the teachers committee and
ratified by the educational committee in a
meeting held this morning. The attendance
this evening had reached over the 1900
mark and Treasurer Cavincss said It would
reach 1000 before the close OF the session.
superintendent Pearse OF the Omaha
schools said the program this year was the
best that had ever been presented to the
teachers OF the association. Late this aft
ornoon each Of the various sessions of the
association elected officers.
Miss Laura Gregg. of woman suffrage
fame. has taken a dig at the Normal school