The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-29
WITH ROUND TABLE
High School and College and Primary
Sections Held Splendid Meetings
Saturday Morning.
High School Athletics Discussed and
Primary Section Gave DemonStra-
tive Work.
Yermillion Was Selected as the Next
Meeting Place OF the Association
Officers Wete Elected.
nnIlAtn -Artr ar--..,@- B.
Was Selected as the Next
ROUND TABLE MEETINGS
Two Sections Of the Educational AS.
ISOLATION Met in an Early
Morning Session.

ISOLATION Met in an Early
Morning Session.
Wearied, perhaps, by the events of
Friday evening and the late hour
when the festivities came to an end
the teachers found it a little difficult
Saturday morning in getting around
to the sessions of the Round Table
meetings, which were scheduled to
take place at s o'clock. There was a
good attendance, however, when the
high school and college and the phi.
mary sections were called to order.
The county superintendent's section
was not held, owing to the absence
OF the chairman and the superinted-
ents who were on the program.
The high school and college section
was conducted by Q. G. Lawrence, of
Canton, and some very excellent pa.
pers were read. Prof. a. A. McDon-
aid. principal of the Sioux Falls high
school, gave a paper on "Merlts of
Elective System in High School,
that was a fine exposition of the sub-
ject. Supt. f. FL. Hoff, of the
Mitchell high school, read a paper on
the Control Of High School Athlet-
les" Mr.. Hotf's paper while not a
encouragement Of athletics in the
schools sought to place this matter
on a secondary plane to the school
work. The discussion that followed
the paper was quite general and it
seemed to be the c%oncensus Of opin-
ion that high school athletics were
becoming a too strong factor for the
good and growth --of the schools.
These expressions brought out the
situation that the work of the as
pirants to athletics must be Of a high
order to make them eligible and the
principals and superintendent agreed
that athletics in the southeastern
part Of the state will be conducted
on a secondary basis and that all ap-
plications to play on teams must be
signed by the superintendent and
principal. "High School Ethicsn
was presented by Il. r. Sherwood, of
Scotland, who offered some good sug-
g%estions along this line. The high
school glee club gave two selections
before this section that were highly
appreciated.
The session of the primary section,
under the direction CT Miss Clara
CresSey, Of Sioux Falls, was one that
was appreciated by the teachers for
its very practical suggestions. Thir-
ty boys from the seventh and eighth
grades of the city schools sang a Sc
lection very nicely to illustrate the
progress made in music in the lower
grades. Miss Mary Swanton, of
Memo, presented a paper on Liam
guage in the First Grade which
showed her method of work. 1.-The
Children at Recess by Miss Lola
Campbell, of Scotland, was an inter-
esting paper because of the 9
tions brought out in handling this
sometimes difficult problem to the
teacher. Miss Lizzie Brown. of this
city, presented Glass i'm Read
ing fourth grade work. Miss
Brown had a class of her students
before the teachers and gave a very
thorough Illustration OF this work,
which was heartily appreciated by
the teachers. Miss Belle llanIin, of
Trip. read an interesting paper on
"a attracting the Beginner to His
New Environment Miss Mary
Windle, supervisor of music in the
city schools, presented a class OF sec
ono and third grade pupils in music
and went Though with one Of the
regular exercises, thus giving the
teachers a practical application Of
music in the schools. Miss Katha1.
inc Boylan. of this city, read a paper
Gu 1.-The Value of Art in the Public
Schools" which was counted one OF
the very interesting and instructive
papers Of the morning. "Litertature
in the Third and Fourth Grades'
was handled very successfully by Miss
Christine Kelley. Of Springfield and
the ideas presentd found favor with
the teachers. Everything presented
in this section was suggestive and
practical and OF a helpful character