The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-29
TEACHERS OF INDIANA
TAKE CITY BY STORM
Many Prominent Educators of the
State Here to Attend the An
nual Gathering.


Pardon me, but are you young women
school teachers?" timidly inquired the
chief clerk of the ClaypoOl yesterday even
ing. and Mr. Maurice Cahill blushed furi-
ously as he put the question. The three
stylishly dressed girls who stood at the
desk giggled, and one of them frowned
severely and with freezing dignity re-
marked: How dare you accuse us?''
The young women were teachers, how
ever, and it was necessary for the clerk TO
know it. The members of the big associa-
tion that begins it's sessions tonight have
begun to fill up the different hotels and
boarding houses of the city. In Room 422,
Claypool Hotel, Milo H. Stewart, chairman
of the executive committee of the Teachers
Association, was a very busy man last
night answering the hundred and one ques-
tions that were fired at him. His chief as
sistant is C. n. Peak, professor of history
al Franklin College.
Some of the most prominent educators Of
the State have already arrived. Among
them are Superintendents Mott. of Rich
mond, and Mills, of Crawfordsville. The
latter has recently been appointed to assist
superintendent Cotton, of the department
of public instruction, in arranging for In
diana's educational exhibit at the world s
fair. Frank L. Jones, the picture of good
health, well groomed and happy, is among
the early arrivals. He is not in school work
now, but is here To renew old acquaint-
ances. Miss Emma Mon McRae, of Purdue
University, and one of the best known edu-
Gators in Indiana, is here. Superintendents
Hart, of Huntington, and Prosser, of New
Albany, the latter the retiring president of
the association, have both arrived, and DR..
Davidson, a bright young assistant in the
department of mathematics at the State
University, is on hand with his wife. A
number of the teachers have already come
in, and by this evening the bulk of the
membership will be here: Among the first
of the teachers to come in yesterday even
ing were Miss Mary Taylor, Miss Louise
Severin and Miss Hathaway of the Aurora
schools, who are at the Claypool.
INDIANA TALENT.
A distinctive feature of this years meet
ing of the association is the fact that Indi-
ana talent couples the prominent places on
the programme. In fact, there is but one
outside feature this year. George +. Vim
cent, of the University of Chicago. will de-
liver lecture on Wednesday afternoon. He
is said to be a ''spellbinder," and will dis
cuss Education and Efficiency" Mrs. Nc
Rae has a prominent place on the pro-
gramme. To-morrow afternoon she will
talk on 1.-The Value of County Institute
To-day she will appear twice before sec
tional meetings. Prof. +. B. Bryan, former
superintendent of education in the Philip
pines, is down for talk, and his will be the
closing one at Thursdays session. Professor
Bryan's remarks will close a half century
of the associations work, and his subject,
"The Fifteth Annual Session" is apprOpri-
ate. Another of prominent educators who
will appear is DR.. ID. w. Dennis, of Earl
ham. who will lecture tomorrow afternoon
''It can truthfully be said of DIR. Dennis, -
said Mr.. Stuart last night, that he never
fails to interest an audience. The people
who hear him may differ with his ideas.
but the presentation of his views will COM
mand the attention or every man In the au-
dience" To-morrOw's programme also con-
tains the name of President l.. NJ. Snff, of
the Tri-State Normal at Angola. He is
very popular among teachers, and his talk
on county institute work Is being looked for
ward to.
Some topics of great Importance to teach
ers are TO be discussed during the week.
Thursday morning the question of adopting
manual training for the graded schools of
the State will be brought up. There is a
sentiment in favor of this among the edu-
Gators. No one doubts that manual train
ing is the thing for the high school pupil,
and many are of the opinion that ii should
be introduced in the grades. indianapolis,
Richmond, East Chicago and Evansville
have manual training i'm connection with
graded schools. and consider the plan a
success. In Thursdays discussion President
Parsons of the State Normal will have the
closing talk. The last Legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 10 be used in establishing de-
partment of manual training in connection
with the normal. and the president has some
views he will express after others have
talked. Louis A. Bacon. superintendent Of
manual training in the indianapolis graded
schools, and w. 5. Hiser, who fills the same
place in the Richmond schools. will give
practical talks along this line.