The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06

and rendered the overture, "The Silver
Cross, and responded to an encore. 1t is
a very efficient organization.
A ladies' quartette, composed of Miss
Hughes, Miss Gerlich, Mrs. Parry and
Miss Huff, rendered ''Serenade' in so ac-
ceptable a manner that it, also, was
obliged to respond to recall
| The principal feature of the program
! was the lecture on 'One- Sided People"
f., by Rev. j. S. Montgomery, D. D., of
Wesleyan M. E. church, Minneapolis. He
+. said that every person is more OF less
! one-sided, and that Christ stands as the
; only rounded character that the world
has ever known. Professed Christians,
business men, professional men and
teachers are all one sided.
The speaker drew some striking illus
trations of the one -sidedness of par
ents. A mother wants her child to be
good and make no noise on Sunday, so
that she will not be disturbed in reading
her magazine. Teachers work hard dur
ing the school year and then 60 to the
country to take their vacations. They
hear bad English and make note of many
errors in grammar, but they have no eye
or ear for the beauty and harmony of
natures sights and sounds.
A doctor will prepare thesis on early
rising as related to health, and scien- |
fist will discover twenty new bugs and
keep his brain busy in the study of them, !
but neither has any eye for nature.
The speaker urged that people take a ..
genuine vacation and commune with nat :
ure and broaden out and be happy. Long
drawn faces so often seen indicate a !
lack of happiness that is unnecessary.
The speaker said that high school !
course that does not equip boy to earn !
his bread and lodging is failure. The !
lecture was very fine one.
The orchestra rendered the pretty
caprice, "The Little Tease"
At the conclusion of the program IN
the hall, an informal reception was held
in the library below, which was attend
ed by the teachers and their friends. 1t
was very pleasant affair. Several mu
steal selections were rendered, and Miss
Hattie Gasaway of Lake Crystal gave
several readings.
At the conclusion of the business ses-
sion this morning, County Superintendent
Freeman of this city read paper on
Waste in Graded and Rural School
Work." that was timely and to the
point He took up the subject of common
schools first, and said that the age of
beginners among teachers is about
seventeen years, which is too young. He
said that that waste is caused by frequent
changes of teachers, improperly lighted
rooms, lack of ventilation, ignorance of
hygiene, lack of cleanliness and order in
the school room, too many small rural
schools, improper assignment of lessons,
a poorly arranged recitation program,
and inability to combine classes. He was
in favor of combining the smaller coun-
try schools. He urged that teachers
should prepare properly arranged study
program.
Referring to graded and common
schools. Mr.. Freeman said that the teach
ssrs should be qualified by nature and
education for their work, they should |
read professional books, should strive to
understand their pupils, should make /,
daily preparation of lessons, should {
have definite aim in questioning their {
classes, should not be slave to text I
books, should prepare the lesson to be re- I
cited and the advance lesson, should give |
reviews and drills, should not promote {
before the pupil is prepared, should not !
permit distractions, should have con- |
slant oversight of the play ground, 1
should teach good habits of study, and
should prevent irregularity of atten
dance. l.
This paper was well received, and was |
by Superintendent c. H.
Barnes of Lake Crystal, Race of Redwood
Falls, and W. H. Hollands of Wells.
The high school section was led by
Lee of Tracy. Superin-
tendent E. B. Uline of this city read a
paper on ''What is a Practical Course of
Study for High School?" and the dis
cussion was participated in by Geo. B.
Alton of Minneapolis, state high school
Superintendent Lafayette Bliss
of Waseca, and Superintendent Fl. E.
Hendricks of Sleepy Eye and others.
Miss Emily Brown of st. Peter read
paper on GLOW to Secure a Greater De-
gree of Literacy in the High School,"
The discussion was led by Superinten- /
dents V. G. Pickett of GAINESVILLE and |
Andrew Nelson of Austin.
The upper grade section was led by ,
Miss Carolyn M. Robbins of the normal |
faculty. The topics were algebra and !
Geometry" and General Reading of |
Children"
The lower grade section was led by |
Miss Sarah Jeanette Geer of Minneap |
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