Evening times-Republican., 1903-12-01
Arrangements Perfected For
Coming Session of Iowa
Teachers Association
WILL BE FOUR DAYS SESSION
The Dates Of the Meeting to Be Held
In Des Moines Are From Decem
Der 2s-a1 Observation-Disclosures
Council Will Hold Annual Business
Meeting Dec. %.

Des Moines, Nov. 21.-Plans for the
coming session of the Iowa State
Teachers Association, which will be
held IN this city on Monday, Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 2S, 20,
80 and 81, are already we'll advanced.
The program for the meeting has been
completed, and the first copy was re-
ceived in the city yesterday. Complete
arrangements have been perfected for
the meetings of the many different de-
partments and round tables which go
to make up the association, and topics
of vital interest to the hundreds OF
teachers who Will attend the meeting
of the association have been chosen.
The educational council, of which
State Superintendent r. c. Barrett Is
chairman and Professor NJ. +. Arey of
Cedar Rapids secretary, will hold its
annual business meeting at the Savery
House ordinary on Monday evening.
At It's meeting on Tuesday morning,
in the auditorium of Plymouth Congre-
os Teachers: Social Status-Salaries
-Pensions-Infuence, etc." will be
considered. This is question which
has been before the council before,
and which 1t is hoped will be disposed
of this year.
THE Teaching OF English" will be
discussed at this meeting, with A. 7.
Hukill, of West Waterloo as chairman
OF the discussion.
The main meetings OF the associa-
ton will be held in Plymouth Congre-
gational church. in this city. The gen.
eral program. which has been arranged.
is in brief as follows:
TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 20.
Presidents address, F. NJ. Witter. Of
Muscatine.
Lecture, Professor Benjamin Terry.
of Chicago University THE Christian
Element in Modern Civilization"
Appointment of committees.
Reception at Savery.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. DEC. 30.
9:15-State superintendent's annual
address, Hon. R. c. Barrett, Des
Moines.
1o:oo-Address. President A. B..
Storms. OF Iowa State College. at
Ames.
1o:45-Address. Professor Nathaniel
Butler. University Of Chicago, Some
Present Day Ideals in Education"
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
A concert will be given at Plymouth
church by Mrs. Gene
We've Clark Wilson. sopranos; Charles
Sindllnger, tenor; Jan Van Ordt. violia,
and Arthur Durham, organ; following
which reunions OF the various colleges
of the Iowa State Teachers associa-
ton will be held at places later to be
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 81.
s.so-Paper, "The Study of Elemen-
tary Agriculture in Public Schools" p.
g. Holden Of Ames.
1O-Symposium, The Curriculum OF
the Public School," discussion which
is designed to cover such points as the
sufficiency or insufficiency of the pres
ent curriculum as body of matter TO
be taught to children, pointing out de-
fects and suggesting remedies, ana
paying some attention to the range OF
work which the child should be expect
ed to cover in his public school course.
This will be participated in by H. L.
Adams OF West Union, W. o. Ridde1l Of
Des Moines F. T. Oldt Of Dubuque,
and President H. H. Seerley of Cedar
Falls. The general discussion will be
led by Frederick e. Bolton OF Iowa
City.
An examination for primary state
certificates will be held in the house
of representatives, at the capitol build
ing, on Tuesday and Wednesday,, De-
cember 30 and 80. beginning at s p. m.
All applications should be filed at least
ten days prior to the dates mentioned.
A complete circular Of information will
be sent upon application to State Su-
perintendent r. c. Barrett, who is pres
ident Of the board Of examiners