The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-15

City; supt. F. C. Woodbury., Dodge
county, Garrett. 2:40: Needed School
Legislation" Supt. T. ]. Perry, Wa
baunsee county, Alma 800: Discus
sion by supt; A D; TAYLOR sedg g7',1sl
Harvey county. Newton; Supt- Maggie
Martin, Meade county. Meade.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT ROUND
TABLE
Wednesday, December so, o'clock p.
NM. E. Pearson. superintendent city
schools, Kansas City, chairman l. Adj
dress. The New Truancy Law and
Compulsory Attendance" w. NJ. David
son, superintendent city school, To-
peka. General discussion. 2 Address,
Supplementary Reading; Geographical.
Literary. Scientific and Historical. Z.
S. Johnson, superintendent city schools,
Parsons. General discussion.
Thursday, December 81, o'clock p.
mn. E. Pearson, superintendent city
| dress, Teachers Reading Courses,
Frank P. Smith, superintendent city
schools, Lawrence. General discussion
2. Address, THE Salary Question-Its
tendent city schools, Emporia. General
discussion.
HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY ROUND
TABLE.
| Wednesday, December 81, 4 o'clock p.
ND. NJ. Fisk, professor of sociology
in Washburn college. Topeka, chairman
l. The public school is a barrier against
i social schism; 2. The appeal to the
beautiful as a socializing force.-tne
aesthetic in the school room; g. Is the
| fear rule" still our best ground of dis
4 cipline? f. 1.-THE history in the books,
and current history in the making -
| what proportion of attention shall be
| given to each? 5. The illiterate boy OF
1 today as a candidate for crime; 6. The
practical help derived by the teacher
| from the previous study of social SCI
ence,-free parliament of experiences or
i teachers.
The following have been asked to
i share in the discussion, and to present
short papers on the above topics: Prof.
F. w. Blackmar, University OF Kansas
Miss Mabel Henry, of Chanute; Supt
w. G. Riste, of Norton county high
school; City Superintendent w. >.
Heusner, of Junction City; Supt. r. L.
Parker. of Olathe: Supt. Roy Holtz, OF
Burlingame. These papers will be FOL
lowed by three-minute discussions open
to all.
Wednesday, December 80, o'clock p.
ND. M. Fisk, professor of socioIogy'
Washburn college, Topeka, chairman
1. The larger respect for rural scnools,
and a juster estimate of their social ana
civic importance. 2. Have social ethics
as yet had their due recognition In the
schools? 8. Some evidence that the
| educational output warrants its cost.
| l. Is there any cure for the dropping
out of pupils too early from school me,
and their failure to advance 10 hlgn
school, university and collegeL .. Inc
power of a socialized personality as a
teacher. The following have been asked
to share in the discussion, and to pre-
sent brief papers on the above topics
versity; Miss Marcia Wood of Law
renee; Prof. H. T. Hoover OF Baker
university; Principal John Lofty of Sa-
lima; Supt. w. H. Andrews of Blue
pendence; Principal w. S. Picken OF
HAYS City; Principal L. H. Wishard OF
lola The discussion is open to all.
| MUSIC DEPARTMENT.
G. A Bowie professor of music, Kan
sas State Normal school, EmDoria. act
ing chairman. Programme to be an
nounced-
SCIENCE RoUND-TABLE
! M. B. Isely. high school Wichita,
chairman. l. Address, What Train
ing in Zoology May We Reasonably
Expect of the High. School?'' s. J.
renee. 2. Discussion of laboratory
work: (a) In Physics. w. A. VanVoris
State Normal school, Emporia; b) IN
Chemistry, w. r. Coppedge, high
raphy. w L. Enfield, high school
: Wichita: I'D in Botany. Alberta Cory
, high school Kansas City; (e) in Zoology
, C. E. Houdyshel, high school Lecomp-
: lOus W III S1O4OSS, ~ IL ~ A%AA
Central high school, Kansas City, Mo.
Thursday, December 3h o'clock p. m. =
r. B. Isely, high school, Wichita, chair
man l. Address. How Shall We Teact
Physics in the Small High SCHOOL," T. M
Wood, high school. White City. ?. How
school, Beioit; Ob) Physiology, 8. F. Poole
, Paramount college, Wichita; lcl Geology
c. ]. johnson, Sumner county high school
, wellington; I'd Taxonomy, E. s. Wealth
erby, high school, Newton General dis
cussions after each subject or each grouI
of subjects. Papers limited to ten min
e ROUND TABLE OF MATHEMATICS.
Wednesday, December 80, 4 o'clock p. nj
H. B. Nelson. associate professor o.
mathematics, University of Kansas, Law
1 renee acting chairman. The purpose o
\ the formidable IN Mathematics is dis
cussfon and interchange of views on queS
: lions of curriculum and methods OF math
ematics in the grades in the high school
! The following topics will be considered:
: Concrete Geometry in the Grades, a.
recommended by the committee of ten
}. q Elementary Algebra Below the Higl
!. SCHOOL, 3. Manual Training in Mathe
> matics:'' A. college Entrance Require
!, nents in Mathematics" 5, The Labora
e tory Method of Teaching Mathematics;
z, 'sCSraphical Methods in High school Alge
:. bra" 7. why Pupils Dislike Mathemat
Toe