The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-29
STATE EDUCATORS
BEGIN CONVENTION
szsssss ~zsesss
Many Papers Are Read and
New Election System
Adopted


supplements upon, the grammar, the taste
and the morals of children was entertain
ingly discussed yesterday at the Central
Presbyterian church, Cedar and Exchange
streets, during the first general sessions
OF the forty-Second annual convention of
the Minnesota Educational convention.
The interference of the storm prevented
also an adequate consideration of "The
influence of the Daily, Newspaper Upon
School Boys and Especially the
Funny Pages" H. S. Hilleboe did not
arrive from Willmar, to review this inf1u-
ence from "The Teachers Standpoint y
And ..sThe Parents Standpoint" which
was to have been heard in the morning
before 1.-THE Editors Standpoint" follow
ed the editorial dicta some hours later.
Mrs. H. c.. Theopold, of Faribault, ex-
Parents Standpoint She said in part:
That the influence of the comic sup
plement is both widespread and ncreasing
is not to be denied That the Sunday pa
line with their Haunting, cheap and silly
funny pages shows how general is the
demand. That the best and most digni-
ned among them have deemed it neces-
sary to follow in the false trail shows
now persistent the demand is.
Literary Drop
I'm my character as a personal parent
1t is disheartening to have my little lad
who all the week has apparently enjoyed
with understanding my efforts at culti-
waiting his literary taste. who has reveled:
seemingly, in StevenSon'S Garden of
Verse and the Jungle Stories-break on
Sunday night from the enchantment of
the most thrilling of the 'Tanglewood
TaleS to rush for the comic supplement
and insist upon an immediate reading Of
Billy BraSh, the Boy Hero! "
The Editors Standpoint was taken
by Charles B. Cheney, a Minneapolis
a in a lTNkav WOO q
Martha. Scott Anderson, of Minneapolis
Mr.. Cheney said: 1.-THE usual double
page of quarreling colors that makes its
weekly visits to American homes displays
many faults and few virtues. 1t is
coarse or suggestive in some of it's fea-
lures. It's so-called humor is on the same
pane as the seltzer- siphon school of
stage comedy. The supplement teaches
law
"A revolutionary change in the method
adopted yesterday afternoon on motion of
j.. T.. McBroom, superintendent of the
schools at Excelsior. In place of accept
ing or rejecting the nominees of a nom
mating committee appointed by the pres
ident, the association will hereafter nomi-
nate and elect its officers by vote of all
the members.
Reading a letter that he had addressed
to President George A. Franklin, of the
association. Mr.. McBroom said, among
other things:
have now ne voice whatever in the cleo
ton OF officers, and, therefore, no part
Whatever In the management of their as
sociation, unless We consider as such the
acceptance, by acclamation of a commit
tee report
New Election System
The resolution adopted in accordance
with the foregoing argument provides for
a system of nominating and eecting Of
flcers by general ballot much in the same
the State Federation of Women's Clubs.
President Franklin announced that all
of the regular nominating committee
{o9a6 W9nd arrange arr 1g for the primary election
berS to the committee-V. G. Pickett Of
WaSeca: George F. Howard of Rochester.
and Miss Hattie S. Fuller, of Albert Lea.
More stringent laws for securing the
education of all Minnesota children were
advocated in the report, which was adopt
ed, of the committee on child labor.
.eeE Ihe present laws, the report declared,
afford Inadequate protection to the child
under fourteen. Permits allowing the
child to leave school and go to work are
too easily obtained. Parents are required
parentage of the child, but not as to the
true reason for putting the child to work.
The law should be changed 50 as to safe
guard the child and hold the parents to a
strict accountability.
1T is also recommended that all chill
dren be Kept at school until they are four
teen years old, and that permits granted
for children between fourteen and sixteen
be carefully guarded, and that none be
issued for more than six months
The committee was J. w. Olsen, John
w. Greer, j. d. Bond and w. F. Kunze.
Make Recommendations
Approval was also given to the report of
the committee on legislation, which sug-
gested that:
Some county authority should be en-
powered to condemn unhygienic school
buildmgs the county superintendent
should be paid not less than $3.50 for
each public school in the county, ex-
elusive of high schools and graded
schools; the superintendent should be
elected for term not exceeding three
years; the superintendent should be al
lowed reasonable sum for travelling ex-
penses, not to exceed $3.50 year, and
also the expense of keeping one team;
aminee for each state teachers certifi-
cate; special aid should be granted to the
so-calied rural schools, even if in an in
corporated city or village; no teacher
should get third grade certificate more
than once in the same county; appro-
priations should be made for special
Six-Weeks' session of the normal school in
the interest of the common schools; five
thousand dollars should be appropriated
for establishing manual training in public
schools and providing teacher therefor;
twenty five hundred dollars should be ap-
propriated for furthering the work OF the
Minnesota Educational association; coun-
ty superintendents should be authorized
to examine applicants for first and second
grade state certificates in reading" This
report was signed by Andrew Nelson, A
G. Long w. A. Shoemaker, G.. M. Ce-
sander and George G. Borenardt.
Agricultural Education
At the county superintendents' session
in the senate chamber of the old capitol
Prof. s. B. Green, of the agricultural col
lege, read a paper upon Agriculture in
Educa ation. -
After Miss Charlotte Knudson, of ST.
Cloud, had read paper upon Express
sion'' in the elementary section, Prof. John
Q. Adams of Philadelphia, addressed the
section briefly.
c. Victor Campbell of Chicago, associate
editor of the Little Chronicle, spoke in
the graded school section upon The
Newspaper in the Public Schools
A. w. Newman, of Grove City, was
elected president of the graded schools
section; NJ. ellis, of Byron, vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. p. Bliss, of Albert Lea,
secretary.
Several hundred teachers attended last
night the reception given to the delegates.
by the Commercial club at the club rooms.
Gov Van SAINT then delivered the welcome
that he had intended to extend at the
morning session of the educational aSso-
ciation D. E. Holman, president of the
city school hoard, proffered the hospitality
of the city on behalf of Mayor Smith, who
could not be present. Other speakers were
President S. G. Hoffman, of the CONNER
ciai club; L. P. Harrington. j, Harry
Lewis and Judge John w. Willis. Re
freshmentS were served. A musical pro
clx 0f Miss NoI1is1