The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-20

M, in Representative hall-A. NJ Tho
| roman, third vice president Superin-
| chairman. L kindergarten Methods il
| Primary Grades, Miss Emily Kittlaus
Ieavenworth. Discussion, Miss Flora
| Weiss, Manhattan; Miss Vida Shaw
| Junction City. General discussion. 2
| Address, The Primary Teachers Oppor-
| tunity, M'Louise Jones, department OF
English, State Normal school, Emporia
| Thursday, December 20, o'clock p
M, in Representative hall. A Combi-
nation of Methods of Reading, Miss
| Khadijah NJ. Grant, Hutchinson. Dis
Miss F. May Dow. Salina. General dis
| cuSsiOn. 2. The Imagination a Factor in
Number Work, Miss Kitty NJ. Peck,
| Council Grove. Discussion, Mrs. Maria
| Stevenson, Paola; Miss Laura Rankin,
Burlington. General discussion. 3. Pri-
mary Writing: Material, Miss Maude
Young, Emporia; Which is More I'm
portant = Movement, or Form? Miss
| Orpha Martin, Abilene; Can a Little
Child be Taught Movement Better in
| Slant Writing than in Vertical Writ
ing? Miss Mae WOODBURY., Hoisington;
Which is Better for the Eyes-Slant
4 Writing, or Vertical Writing? Miss
Minnie Young, Beloit. General discus
sion.
Department of County Supervision.
| Wednesday, December %, 2 o'clock p.
/ l.
state superintendent of public instruc-
| ton, chairman. 200: The First Year OF
the Truancy Law. 2:20: Discussion
2:4O: What a County Superintendent
may Reasonably Require from his
Teachers. 800: Discussion. 1920: Draw
ing in the Country Schools.
Thursday, December 20, 2 o'clock p.
M, in Senate chamber. L. Dayhoff,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, chairman. 200: How Best to
Secure Prompt and Accurate Reports
from District School Officers? 2:2O:
| Discussion. 2:4O: How Best to Pro-
mote Reading Circle Work in Your
County. 800: Discussion 500: The
Authority of the County Superintend-
ent.
Music Department.
| Wednesday, December 2S, to 4
O'Clock p. M, in room 8, fourth floor
state house-Miss Jessie L. Clark, SUI
pervisor of music, Wichita schools,
chairman. 1. Music in Rural Schools,
Miss Henrietta V. Race, Winfield, SUI
perintendent Cowley county schools.
! General discussion. Music, by fourth
grade pupils, Clay school, Topeka, di-
rected by Miss Mildred Hazelrigg, SUI
schools. 2. Music in a County High
/ School, Mrs. Clara H. Scott, yelling
ton, teacher of music, Sumner county
high school. Discussion, (a) Miss B.
Alice Francisco, AItamont, teacher of
music, Labette county high school;
| OBJ Miss Dora B. Pierce. Chapman,
teacher of music. Dickinson county
high school. General discussion
Thursday, December %, 2 to
| O'Clock D. nj. Music in the Lower
Grades. Miss Achsah Harris, Emporia,
State Normal school. General discus
sion. Music, by girls high school
chorus, directed by Miss Mildred Ha-
zelrigg, supervisor of music, Topeka
public schools. 2. The High School
Music Course. Discussion, (a) Mrs.
Lottie E. Montrose, supervisor of mu-
Inn
Miss Mildred Hazelrigg, Topeka. Gen
eral discussion.
Round-TabIe of Mathematics.
Wednesday, December Is, 4 O'Clock
p. m, room 6, fourth floor state house
Prof. H. B. NewSon, Lawrence, kaS-.
president of the Kansas Association of
Mathematics Teachers, chairman. l.
! Opening address, by the chairman,
High School Mathematics from the
Standpoint of the College. 2. On the
Statement of Problems, A. NJ. Boyle,
Kansas City, Kas. 81 What Shall we
do for the Mathematical Genius in
Our Classes? A. How much History
of Mathematics shall we Introduce
into our High School Glasses in Alge-
bra and Geometry?
Thursday, December 90. 4 o'clock
p. M, in room 6, fourth floor state
house,. Reviews of significant new
+ books: (a) -'S Arithmetic; OBJ
Smiths Grammar School Algebra; Co
| Bakers Elementary Geometry. 2
WHY do so many 1upllS dislike Matte
matics? Is there a Remedy? 8. The
/ Chicago Idea: What it stands for. 4.
A business meeting of the Kansas As
Isociation of Mathematics Teachers
and the election of officers for next
year.
County High School Round Table.
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. %
90, 4 o'clock p. m, in Representative
Hall-Prin. John w. Wilson. of the
Atchison county high school, chair
man. The programme will consist OF
| a general discussion of topics sug-
gested by the county high school prin-
| cipals. Among the topics to be dis
| cussed are: l. Needed county high
school legislation. The county high
schools and the State manual train
ing fund. How to increase the num-
Der of county high schools in the state
| Arguments for and against county
high schools. 2. A plan to increase
| the popularity of your county high
school and keep its advantages before
the pupils and patrons in every school
house in the county. Annual ''District
School Day" and annual District
School Commencement as factors ir
promoting an interest in secondary
education. 8. Articulation with the
State educational institutions. County
high-school entrance requirements 4
| Manual training. The business course
Spelling for every student every day
What control should the school ex-
ercise over athletics? Religious, so.
cial. and moral life of the students
There will be an exhibit of photo
graphs, blanks, daily programmes