Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
ANNUAL MEET OF
STATE TEACHERS
Will be Held at Springfield
Dec. ~ to
20.
Mr.. BROWN ON PROGRAM
Local Instructor Will Discuss Hiqh
School Course From Bus
mess Point.

meeting Of the Illinois Teachers as
sociation. which is 10 be held at
Springfield. Dec. ~ TO -. have been
received by the teachers OF the CITY.
Principal IL. r. Brown. of the Rock
Island high school. is on. the program
OF the high school section. and will
speak on the high school course from
business standpoint. IL is expected
that large number of the local
teachers Will attend the sessions OF
the association. The program is as
follows:
Tuesday. Dec. -. 1:30 p. NJ
Opening exercises. Presidents adj
dress. Supt. Edwin q. Cooley. Chicago.
Address, "CGliban and Education"
Frederick Manley. Cambridge. Mass.
appointment of committees on presi-
dents address; on resolutions. audit
| ing.
Wednesday. Dec. IS. 900 a. M
Opening exercises. Symposium-Play
Physiology of Play DR.. Bayard
| Holmes. Chicago. Sociology of Play"
Jane Adams. Chicago. Philosophy OF
Play" Prof. Oscar l.. Trigs. Chicago.
Appointment of committees on nomi-
nations.
Wednesday. Dec IS. 7:30 p. M
Music. Address-"The Status of the
High School in Illinois" State Superin-
tendent Bayliss. Adress. Universal
Method in Teaching" Arnold Temp
kins. Chicago Normal school.
Thursday. Dec. 30. a. NJ
Opening exercises. professional
Improvement of Teachers r. n.
Roark. Lexington. Ky. Opportunities
| for same in Our Leading Cities"
Frank Darling. Chicago: Our Small
er Cities" J. \. Long. Streator. AN
| Illinois County" L. J. Hoffman. OF
| tawa. Reports of committees. Mis-
cellaneous business.
Principally Section.
Wednesday, Dec. IS. 200 p. M
Appointment of Committees. Presi-
dents address. 1.-The Making of Teach
ers." by the superintendent, w. II.
Hatfield. St. Charles. The Adjustment
of the course of Study to meet the
Needs of Modern Society" j. Stanley
Brown. Joliet. Ill. General discussion.
Reports of committees. Election of
officers.
| County Superintendent Section.
| Wednesday. Dec. 2S. eco p. NJ
1.-The County Superintendent's Annual
Report" Claude Brown. Princeton.
County Uniformity in Text Books. -
Emery |. Neff. Oregon. Examination
of township trustees books. General
| discussion.
High school Section.
Wednesday, Dec. Is. 200 p. NJ
Appointment of committees. The High
School Course: Its Content and Extent.
ID From the University Standpoint,
II. a. HOLSTER, Champaign. CD
From a business Standpoint" II. e.
Brown. Rock Island. 90 From the
Rural Standpoint" w. L. Andrews,
Tayiorville. Discussion led by S. T.
Robinson, Hillsboro; c. II. Elliott, Cen
tralia. Report of committees. Elec-
ton of officers.
Thursdy, Dec. %. 200 p. NJ
Joint meeting with college section.
College section.
Wednesday, Dec. IS, 200 p. NJ
Business meeting. Religious Educa-
ton in College, George a. Coe. North
western university. The formal meet
! ing of the college section will be
followed by a round table talk at
6 p. m, on the relation between the
college and the professional school.
Thursday. Dec 30, 200 p. M
Joint meeting with high school sec
ton.
Primary Section.
! Wednesday. Dec. IS, 200 p. NJ
The Motor Element in Primary Edu-
cation. The Psychological Bearing
of Motor Activity F. G. Blair.
Charleston. Opportunities for Motor
Activity in the Work of the Primary
School" Lora NJ Dexheimer, Normal.
/ Discussion.
Child study Section.
Wednesday. Dec. %, 200 p NJ
Social Development and Education
OF Children" Mrs. Clara Kern Bay
liss, Springfield. Some Common
/ Faults of Children and How to Cor
rect them" Mary S. Mack, Blooming
ton. Each topic will be open to a
general discussion.
Music Section.
Wednesday. Dec. IS, 200 p. NJ
Short concert. Presidents address,
Harvey Z. Bruce, Chicago. Paper,
Inc ACdueLilS anu itSHiiiSal EuuCd-
ton of Supervisor" Harold B.
Maryott. Chicago. General discussion
Paper. "A High Standard for all Music
in Public Schools" General discus
sion.
Thursday. Dec. 90. 300 p. M
First topic. THE Proper Development
of Rhythm" Ten minutes talk. b. S. |
Wilson. Ottawa. General discussion. |
How Much Time Shall Be Given TO
Tone Test" Written music Ten min !
Utes talk. General discussion. One
more topic TO be chosen later Bust /
ness meeting.
State Normal school Council.
Tuesday. Dec. 81. 200 D. m.-"The [,
Problem of the Normal School in Sc !