The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-28
STATE EDUCATORS
CONVENE TODAY
General Session Will Open This
Forenoon at the Central
Presbyterian Church

Minnesota, had the effect of delaying the
arrival of delegates to the forty second
annual meeting of the Minnesota Educa-
tional association, which informally OPEN
ed with a lecture on Cart and the Days
Work. by Prof John Quincy Adams, of
Philadelphia. at the Central Presbyterian
church last night
The general session of the association
will open at 9.15 this morning at the Cen
trail Presbyterian church, when Robert A.
Smith, mayor of ST. Paul, will deliver an
address of welcome on behalf of the city
to the 1000 visitors who are expected to
be present for the various sections of the
convention. Responses will be given by
O. E. Holman, president of the st. Paul
board of education; C. G. Schulz, assistant
superintendent of public instruction, and
L. P. Harrington, of Hutchinson. The
annual address of President George A.
Franklin, of Faribault, will follow.
4 Papers as to the modes of examining
teachers will be read and the influence of
the daily newspaper on school boys and
girls will be discussed H. S. Hilleboe, of
W1llmar, will speak from the teachers
standpoint; Mrs. H. c. Theopold of Fari-
bault will speak from the parents, stand
point and Charles B. Cheney, of Mime
apolis, will present the matter from the
viewpoint of the editor. President Frank
lin will name the standing committees of
the association and there will be no aft
ernoon session OF the general association.
Reception This Evening
A reception will be rendered the visitors
In the evening by the st. Paul Commercial
club at the clubs rooms in the Germania
Life building
The programme has been amended to
Indicate some changes. James ]. Hill will
speak on Thursday afternoon instead of
Wednesday, and a number OF minor
h1x ole
Supt. j. A. Cranston, of ST. Cloud will
preside at the opening session of the high
school section, to be held this afternoon
IN the hall of representatives of the old
state capitol. The high school commercial
course will be discussed by Supt. F. J..
operry, OF Anoka. The Organizations
and Functions of High School Literary
Societies" will be considered by Prof. e.
y. McDermott, of the University of Min
nesota. Industrial and Agricultural
Training in High Schools will be the sub
Ject OF paper by Principal K C. Davis,
OF the Dunn County School of Agriculture
ana domestic Economy. Menominee, Wis,
and the Professional Training of High
Scnool Teachers will be treated in a
paper by Supt. w. F. Kunze, of Red Wing.
The graded school section will hold its
hrst meeting this afternoon in the au-
dltorium of the Central Presbyterian
cnurch. Papers will be read by Albert
Gillette, Minneapolis; Miss Helen w.
Irask, Minneapolis; c. Victor Campbell,
y. Otteo, Shakopee; D. II. Painter, Min
neapoiis; A. w. Halliday. Royalton, and
Charles E. Huff, Benson.
Ine county Superintendents' section
VIII be held in the senate chamber of
the old capitol this afternoon. d. c. Mac
kenzie, Hennepin county, will preside.
W. H. Hodges, Sleepy Eye, president of
fo<1 Oh
al the opening session of the school
boards, to be held this afternoon in room
10. Central high school building. Ses-
siQns OF the college section will meet this
afternoon in room II. Central high build
ing; the business college section, at room
"a, Central high; the elementary section
at the assembly hall, Central high school,
and the music section in the lecture room,
Central Presbyterian church.
There is very little politics apparent in
the gathering of the educational forces of
the state in one big convention
We had enough politics last year to
last for some years to come, a leading
educator said last night. 1.-The old adj
ministration was uprooted at the 1903
session and an entire new set of officers
selected to pilot the destinies of the as
sociation for the succeeding year.,
Prof. Haynes Favored for President
Prof. A. E. Haynes professor of
mathematics in the engineering depart
ment of the state university, is being IA
yorably spoken of for president of the
general association for the next year. 1t
has been customary for the different sec
tions of the general association to rotate
sin the matter of the presidency. President
Franklin is a city superintendent the
normal schools and the county superin-
tendents' section have been honored in
recent years, and it is said to be now
due to the university and college section
that it be recognized by the presidency at
this general session. Prof. Haynes a
brother of Mayor J. G. Haynes, of Min
7neapolis, is popular in educational circles
of the state, and it is considered quite
probable that he will be selected.
s The nominations of officers are made
under the plan in vogue since the organ
ization of the association. by a nominat-
ing committee appointed by the president,
who is about to retire 1t is asserted that
he can practically dictate his successor,
and ]. K. McBroom, principal of the EX-
.celsior schools, is out with proposal
to install the primary election system in
the association for the purpose of choos-
ing it's officers.
Each person who has paid the small
membership fee exactedRby the associa-
tion will be eligible to vote, Supt. Nc
Broom said yesterday, and the installa-
ton of the system will present any sus-
picion that our association is a close cor
poPation affair."
Educators last night were inclined to
look with favor on change of the sys-
tenn.
Attorney is Snow Bound