Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-11
THE TEACHERS MEETING
TO BE HELD HERE FEBRUARY 20.2t
Program of County Teachers Meeting.
Which Will Doubtless Attract a
Large Attendance.

A meeting for the teachers of this
county wi II be held in Decorah, Fri
day aftern BON and evening and Satur-
day forenoon, February Goth ana
21st, 1903.
A program has been arranged which
am sure will be both interesting ana
profitable. An effort has been made
to so arrange the program that alk
teachers may receive benefit from at.
tending.
The class exercise by Miss Hegner
will be a most excellent feature for
all teachers who have to deal with
primary grades. The other papers
will furnish excellent thought on the
lines they treat. An interesting even-
ing program is being arranged. We
expect to have with us some promi-
nent educator Friday evening to adj
dress the teachers and others present.
Entertainment will be provided for
visiting teachers Friday night.
The city schools will be in session
Friday forenoon, and Supt. Coffeen
and his teachers will welcome ala
who may come to visit during Friday
forenoon. A letter will be sent to-
directors requesting them to permit
you to close your schools Friday for
this meeting
A Farmers Institute will, be in ses-
sion Thursday and Friday of the same
week of this meeting and this Will
furnish you an opportunity to reach
Decorah with some of those who come
to the farmers meeting. Thursday
evening a very interesting programs
will be given under the auspices OF
the Farmers Institute. Teachers
would find it very pleasant if they
could reach Decorah Thursday even-
ing and witness these exercises and
then visit the city schools Friday
forenoon. Due credit will be given
all teachers who attend the meetings
Friday and Saturday We want IL
strong representation of county
teachers.
For further information see pro-
gram.
Very truly yours,
E. j. HOOK,
County superintendent
PROGRAM:
Friday, Feb. Goth, 1 80 p m.
Music.
2-Opening remarks by Superin-
tendent.
3-Discussion Are the schools
meeting the legitimate demands of
their supporters? Mrs. E. W. D.
Holway, G. s. Boice, Mrs. ]. HI.
Logsden, Mrs H. B. Amy.
4-why do we educate. Supt. E.
L. Coffeen, Rev. X. w. Robbins.
General discussion.
5-What is most needed to improve
the schools. Prof. H. L. Walter, Rev.
Rett E. Ulmstead.
6-Discussion of Compulsory Educa-
tion led by Supt. E. j. Hook.
Friday evening, Z 80 p. m.
Grand Opera House.
Invocation.
Address of Welcome, Mayor F. w.
Daubney.
Response, Prin. F. g. CLARK.
Calmar.
Violin solo, Miss Vera Boice.
Address. by some prominene
educator.
Announcements.
Saturday s :45 a. m.
Music, led by Miss Treat.
Attractive Schools and School
Grounds:
(a) Present conditions.
(b) Future possibilities. Prin>
d. P. Dempsey, Spillville.
Discussion. Sever Severson, Leigh
Robinson, Lille Ga den, Grace
Blodgett.
The teaching of English. Miss
Julia Breckenridge, Miss..Esther Eh
Bissell.
Discussion. Prin. @. A. Russell,
Mrs. May Livingston, Mary Lundgren-
Aims, aids and methods in teaching
primary reading. Lillian Wohlford.
Calmar.
Glass exercises in primary reading
with pupils Carrie Hegner, Decorah-
The Teaching of arithmetic:
(a) What shall we emphasize?
OBJ What shall we slight?
Co What shall we omit? Prin. j.
f. Doder, Ossian, Ia, Prin. f. O.
CLARK, Calmar.
Discussion. T. T. Clifford, H. O.
Johnson, w. A. Daskam, O. l.. Child
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