The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26

Thursday, December 20, o'clock a.
M, in Representative Hall-9:00: Paper,
| The Duties of a Member of a School
Board and the Scope and Function of
| the State Organization of School
Boards, Capt E. A Rosser, Coffeyville-
Discussion. John p. Curran, Pittsburg.
Teacher, Hon. Henderson Martin, Mar
ion. 1880: Address, Americas Great
est Educator G. Stanley Hall. 11:30:
Reports of committees.
Thursday, December 20, 1880 O'Clock
D. M, in High school auditorium
Music, a thirty minute musical pro-
gramme, given by the department OF
music of Baker university. Lecture,
Shakespeare's Tragedy of Greatness
Rev. w. A. Quayle, d. D., pastor Grand
Avenue NJ. E. church, Kansas City,
Mo.
College and High School Department
Wednesday, December %, 2 O'Clock
p. m. in Room No. 8, fourth floor State
house.-Warren Baker, second vice
president, Great Bend, chairman. 1.
A Conference for Teachers of English
(a) Function of the Textbook in
Ri etoric-How Should 1t Be Used ? w.
OBJ Theme-Writing and Theme-Read-
ing, Herbert w. Hess, High school,
Fort Scott; (c) The Reading of a
Classic-What Objects in View and
How Are They to Be Attained? Miss
Bessie Boughton, High school, To-
peka; (d) What Kind of Exercises
Should Be Required in Composition
Work? Miss Lulu Gardner, assistant
instructor of rhetoric. State university,
Lawrence; (e) What Order Should Be
Followed in the Study of the Required
Classics? Miss Lizzie Kilgore, High
school. Great Bend. 2. American
History Work in the High School, U.
G. Mitchell, State university, Law
renee Discussion, George r. Crisis
man, superintendent city schools, Sa-
lima. 8. Half Day Sessions for High
Schools, ]. M. Rhodes, State Normal
school, Emporia. Discussion; w. Karl
Miller, principal of High school, Dodge
City.
Thursday, Decemger 20, o'clock
p. m, in Room No. 8. fourth floor
State house.-Warren Baker, second
vice president, Great Bend, chairman.
I. A Course of Study for the High
Schools of Kansas. w. N. Johnson,
high school visitor, Kansas university.
Discussion, B. f. Dunkin, principal of
high school, Wichita; L. H. Wishard,
principal of high school, lola. 2.
English Pronunciation of Latin in
High Schools, Supt. William M Sim
clair, Coffeyville. Discussion, H. L.
peka; E. F. Ewing. principal of
schools, Syracuse. 8. Manual Train
ing in the High Schools, A. NJ. Blu
mann, instructor in manual training,
Normal school, Pittsburg. Discussion.
E. B. Smith, principal of Reno County
High school,, Nickerson; Miss Frances
Cole, instructor manual training, High
school, Fort Scott.
Common and Graded School Depart
ment.
Wednesday, December 2S, o'clock
p. M, in High school auditOrium.-W.
B. Hall. first vice president, superin-
tendent city schools, Abilene, chair
man. Paper, The Superintendent Au-
thority and the Teachers Independ-
ence, Supt. L. w. Mayberry, Arkansas
Discussion T, T., h
brook, Washington county; Supt. C. S.
Risdon, Independence. Paper, Should
Teachers Organize? Supt. w. A.
Stacey, Burlington. Discussion, Supt
]. E. Boyer, Kingman; Principal J. J.
Haney, Lebanon. Paper, Do We Ex-
pect Too Much of the Children of the
Common Schools? Supt. c. A. Shiveley,
Beloit- Discussion, Supt. A. F. Senter,
Minneapolis; Principal NJ. NJ. Schmidt,
Oketo. Address, The Making of a
Kansan, Charles Moreau Harger.
Thursday, December %, 2 o'clock p.
M, in High School Auditorium.-W. B.
Hail. first vice president, superintendent
city schools, Abilene, chairman. Paper,
Some Phases of the Reading Problem,
Superintendent E. d. Gorge, Paola. Dis
cussion, Lizzie E. Wooster, author, To-
peka; Principal G. M. Ware, Clyde. Pa
per, Fads and Fundamentals, Supt. J.
E. Edgerton, Manhattan. Discussion
Prof. w. H. Greider, high school, Tope-
ka; Superintendent w. S. Heusner
Junction City, Kan. Address. The Myth
Hunters of Quivera, John Madden, EN-
poria-
Primary Department.
Wednesday, December %, o'clock p.
M, in Representative halI.-A. NJ. Tho
tendent city schools, Council Grove,
chairman. /. kindergarten Methods in
Primary Grades, Miss Emily Kittlaus,
Leavenworth. Discussion, Miss Flora
Weiss, Manhattan; Miss Vida Shaw
junction
Address, The Primary Teachers Oppor-
tunity, M'Louise Jones, department of
English, State Normal school, Emporia.
Thursday, December 90, 2 o'clock p.
m, in Representative hall. A Combi-
nation of Methods of Reading, Miss
Khadijah NJ. Grant, Hutchinson. Dis
cussion, Miss Iva Tatam, Kansas City;
Miss F. May Dow. Salina General dis
cussion. 2. The imagination Factor in
Number Work, Miss Kitty NJ. Peck,
Council Grove. Discussion, Mrs. Maria
Stevenson, Paola; Miss Laura Rankin,
Burlington. General discussion. 8. 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
ing? Miss Mae WOODBURY., Hoisington;
Which is Better for the Eyes-Slant
Writing, or Vertical Writing? Miss
Minnie Young, Beloit. General discus
sion.
Department of County Supervision.
Wednesday, December %, 2 o'clock D..
M, in Senate Chamber. L Dayhoff,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, chairman. 200: The First Year of
the Truancy Law. 2:20: Discussion.
$40: 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? 2:20:
Discussion. 2:4O: How Best to Pro-
mote Reading Circle Work in Your
County. $500: Discussion 1920: The
Authority of the County Superintend-