The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
Characterized By a Large AT.
tendance and Interesting
Papers Were Read
PROF. LUEHR IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
A. 0. Thompson of Two Rivers Named As
First Vice-.President Prof. P. G. W.
Keller, Prof. F. S. Hyer and Mrs.
Arnold Alexander Among the
Speakers

The largest and most enthusiastic
meeting in the history OF the North
eastern Teachers Association was held
at Sheboygan last week Friday and
Saturday. Between 500 and 900 persons
were enrolled over one hundred OF
whom We're from Manitowoc County.
The teachers at the opening session
were welcomed by Charles A. Born,
the socialist mayor of Sheboygan, who
devoted portion of his address to q
vigorous attack on imperialism.
Among the papers presented was one
by Prof. P. G. w. Keller. of this city,
on THE Treatment of Written Work
He said that less systematic work was
being done in English than in any other
branch of study in the high schools,
and called attention to the plans OF TIE
Manitowoc library board. which offers
prize for the best literary production
by high school student, the topic this
year being history of Manitowoc from
1850 to 1860. There is a concerted
movement among leading educators and
institutions to adopt measures that will
secures more satisfactory work in the
writing and speaking of the English
language.
Prof F. S. Hyer, of the Manitowoc
County Teachers Training School, and
Mrs. Arnold Alexander, of the Luling
School, also addressed the meeting.
Prof. c. E. Patzer our former county
superintendent of schools, now in
charge of the training department of
the Milwaukee Normal School. was to
present paper on Language Training
in Connection with The Study of
Mathematics, but found it impossible
to be present His topic was taken up
by A. N. Olson, superintendent of the
Kaukauna Schools.
B. H. Meyer, professor of the school
of commerce of the state university.
who is we'll known here to those who
attended his course of lectures on eco
nomic subjects a few years ago, took up
the cudgels in behalf of tlc state in
spectors of high schools. Friday eve
ming Prof. Clark of Chicago University,
gave a popular lecture on THE Spirit
of Literature.
Saturdays general session was 'devot-
ed to discussions Of Manual Training
Domestic Economy, Commercial Work
and the present system of state inspec-
tion of High Schools.
The election of officers took place
Saturday morning, and the opening
ballot for president developed four
candidates, with Professors Luehr and
Hyer of this city in the lead. The con-
test proved quite spirited, Prof. W. H.
Luehr, principal of the First Ward
School of this city. being elected on the
fourth ballot with SO votes. Prof. f. S.
Hyer was his closest competitor with rs
Prof. Hyer was named rs chairman of
the executive committee, and it Is
thought his influence will help to secure
the next meeting of the association for
Manitowoc. This is the more likely
Stree it has been the general custom
that the city winning the presidency
has been chosen as the next place of
meeting
A. O. Thompson of Two Rivers was
then chosen first vice president.
The meeting closed Saturday after
noon and all the teachers expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
convention and the results attained.