Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
TEACHERS TO MEET
Instructors in the Country Schools
Will Exchange Views.
PUBLIC is INVITED TO ATTEND
Meetings Will Be Held at BidwelI and
ottunWa on February 20 and 2i-
Programs Have Been Issued-Will
Result in Better Understanding.

More meetings are being arranged
by County Superintendent Dimmitt for
the mutual benefit of the teachers and
patrons of the country schools, and
the two most recently announced are
to be held on February 20 and 21, at
Bidwell and Ottumwa respectively.
The Bidwell meeting will be held at
1880 p. M, in the school house at that
place, and the Ottumwa meeting will
be leld in the court house here, be-
ginning at 10:30 a. m. There will be
both morning and afternoon sessions
in Ottumwa, and one of the most in
teresting numbers will be an address
in the afternoon by Mrs. Frances
3. Clark, instructor of music in the OF
tumwa public schools, on the subject,
Music in the Grades and in Rural
Schools" Although these meetings
are primarily for the benefit of those
interested directly in the rural schools
everyone is invited to attend them,
and an exchange of ideas is what is
sought for by Superintendent Dim--e
mitt. He urges that all who feel dis
posed attend the meetings. and If they
have ideas which they think will be
of interest, they will have ample OPP
portunity for expressing them. The
programs for the Bidwell and Ottum-
wa meetings are as follows:
BidWell.
Paper. "School Libraries: How to Make
the Best Use of Them"-Miss Ethel Nj.
Upp.
Discussion-Amanda Burgason. Minnie
Johnson, Joe Heacock, Mrs. George CHS.
man.
Paper, What Can Be Done to Improve
the Country School?"-Miss Eva Garfield.
Discussion-F. Il. Perry, Geo Klinge-
meyer. NJ. #. Gavin, James Johnston c.
H. Chisman.
Paper. ''Relativc Rights and Duties of
Pupils. Parents and Teachers'-C w. Con-
we'll
Discussion-A. T. Johnson, Ella Hall,
Sven Pearson.
Some Problems and Difficulties of the
Teacher''--Katie Garvin.
General discussion.
Paper. "Beautifying School Houses and
Premises, Sanitation and Equipment
Miss Pauline Rlumenstock.
Discussion-Cora Dewey, Gertrude Pier
son, Jos. Genochio. c. T. Lewis, Joseph
Harlan
Suggestive topics Teachers Wages
What Is Good DiscipineY Absence and
Hardness. Causes and Remedy" Length
of the School Term Change of Teach
ers,' Graduation from the Country
Schools. What Should Pupil Know
When He Has Finished the Country
SCHOOL, Necessity of the Hand Book"
ottumwa.
Paper. Teachers Wages"-Niiss Nellie
ii. Farmer.
Dscusson-Nlis nuldah Cremer. VIM.
Williams, j. w. Jackson, II. w. Michael,
Jesse n. skinner.
Paper. ''rhe Teachers Relation to the
ttnifx In, iaI, Shn iS Ty,,fra
Miss Eta Whipple.
Discussion Bessie Walker. Cora Dewey,
Prin. $. ID. Wiletts, IL. II. Berry, Fred
Rupe. Jennie Robinson.
Paper. Busy Work'-Miss Dora Fisher.
Discussion Ada Burgason, Myrtle Wright
and Bertha Bachman.
80 p. M.
Paper. Capitalization and Consolidation
of Rural Schools"-C. A. Bosworth.
Discussion-C. L. Dunwiddic. w. e. Rob-
erts H. II. Davis. J. f. Knox, j. o. Muir
ply. Samuel Pedrick
Music in the Grades and Rural Schools
Mrs. Frances f.. Clark.
Questions and discussions.
.AIy Child as | See It''-AIrs. George
Newman, Mrs Emma Long and Mrs. Geo.
Cowan
LAS the Teacher Sees It'-Anna Row.
land. Florence Wickham.
LAS Others See lt'-AIrs. Neis Gephart,
Palmer Chisman.
Discussion-Pr j. C. Richter, Mrs Bert
Gillett.
Sense Training" illustrated Miss
Maude Utecht.
| Mature Study in the Country School;
| of What Shall it Consist? How Shall 1t
Be Taught ?'-Supt. c. L. Akers.
| Questions and discussion.
Paper, ..School Boards and Their Duties;
Suggestions'-Cha Schwartz.
| Discussion--Joseph Genochio, Il. L. Will
| son. Miss Clara holland, S. A. Buckner, w.
S. Yeager, NJ. C. Cory, Ira flaming.
| Paper, Number Work-First Four Years
| in School'-Lyna Hamilton.
| Discussion-Fanny Nye, Bertha Nicolas.
son, Gertie Moore, Grace Grifiits, Anna
| Warren