Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-23
Annual Meeting of Association
to Be Held at Des Moines
December 1881
GOOD ROUND TABLE PROGRAMS
Many Subjects of Interest and Value
Will Be Discussed-Prosrams of De-
partment and Section Meetings Pre-
pared With Great Care by Presidents
of the Various Divisions.
pecial to Times-Republican.

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Des Moines, Dec. 23.-The Iowa State
Teachers Association will be held al
Des Moiires on Dec. 1881. The Edu-
/ cational Council viii hold it's business
meeting Monday evening and will car
ry out its annual program Tuesday
morning at Plymouth church.
A series of exceptionally strong
round table programs has been pre-
/ pared for Tuesday afternoon. Some OF
the subjects which Will be discussed
at the Tuesday afternoon meetings
are:
The Compulsory School Law.
How Can Superintendents Best Help
F. the Teachers?
| First Year Latin.
The Purpose of English Teaching.
The Practical Value of Manual
| Training in the Grades.
The Purpose of the Kindergarten.
May No, the Choice Of Mathemati-
cal Subjects Required of the Genera.
Student in College BE Improved?
leCN1SSb ANSPtC VI LIZ ooiil N@Oli-
mlttee on the Uniform High School,
Course of Study in English
Sanitation and Ventilation.
Bees; Methods in Laboratory Work in
Physics.
Qualifications and Duties of the SUI
pervisor of Music In the blic.Schools
Songs for Primary Grades.
The Daily Music Lesson.
The Rural School as a Social Gem
ter.
The County Superintendent and the
Rural School Library.
Some Results of the Child Study
Movement.
Some Experiments in Elementary
Latin.
These topics, with many others of
equal interest and value, will occupy
the time of the teachers in the vari-
Gus round tables Tuesday afternoon.
The first meeting OF the general as
ISOLATION will occur ON Tuesday even
Ing, at which time the presidents ad-
dress will he given, to be followed by
a lecture by Professor Benjamin Terry.
OF the University OF Chicago, on the
"Christian Element in Modern Civil !
cation"
The musical part of the Tuesday ev
ening program viii be OF special inter- |
est. Two numbers Will be presented. |
First a piano solo will be rendered by
Professor Henri Ruifrok, of Des Moines /
College. Second. a soprano
solo will be given by Mrs. Frank r.
Watson, of Cedar Rapids
The chief feature of the Wednesday I
programs will be addresses at the I
meeting by State Superinten
dent Barrett. DR.. Storms and Professor
Nathaniel Butler of the University of |
In the evening concert will |
be given by the following artists:
Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson, So
prano.,
Mr.. Charles Sindlinger. tenor.
Mr.. Jan Van Oordt, violinist.
Mr.. Arthur Durham, ORGANISE.
Mr. e. NJ. C. Ezerman, accompan-
ist.
Each enrolled member will receive
A ticket>to this concert.
Two subjects of the greatest impor-
lance appear on the Thursday morn
ing program. First, The Study of
Agriculture In the Public
second, a symposium on the
subject: The Curriculum Of
the Public School" The former If
.hese subjects will be treated by Pro-
lessor Holden. OF Ames, and the SYM
postum will be participated in by Su-
eerintendent III. l.. Adams. Principal
w. o. Riddell, Superintendent F. Y.
0ldt, President H. II. Seerley and DR..
?. e. Bolton.
The department and section meetings
will all be held on Wednesday after
noon. The programs of these meetings
nave been prepared with great care by
he presidents of the various divisions.
Among others OF equal Importance the
subjects will be discussed:
The Elective Privilege" Professional
Courses and College Ordinations The
Development of Self Government in
High School Students" THE Normal
institute" The Bible in the Literature
If the Schools. "The Public Schools,
Hint From Business Man by Hon.
Lafayette Young" Peculiar Children"
Requisites of a Good Orator and Sug-
,estions for his Training" "Basketry in
he Schools Music in the Public
Schools of Germany THE Compul-
sorry Law" The Duties of a Schoo,
Director
Special attention Is called to the
school directors section which is to
meet in the rooms of the board of ed
lcation, Good Block.
The executive committee is expecting
| large enrolment at this session.
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