The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-28
Stale Association COnvenes at
Springfield With a Large
Attendance.
PRESIDENT COOLEY PREsIDES.
Attacks system of Athletics in
Colleges aud High Schools
Which Permits of Pro
fcSSionaliSm.

REruEI. SPECIAL.
Springfield III. Dec Tie army "t
school teachers that came To- Springfield
TODAY to attend the ffty-frst annual
meeting Of tn, Illinois State Teachers As
ISOLATION fond itself in the grasp of an
icy cold way. Ieyn weather prevailed
'y"r' incoming train brought its share
"f "iEaatuIs. Edwin G. cooley of Chicago.
prrs.i"at of The association. headed the
Cook County and Northern Illinois teach
rs. arriving in the CITY shortly after :
OIL. clock IN Special train the Chicago
"HJ Alton.
Tn" general meeting Of the association
opened Tonight in the Hall Of Representa-
t'res with the address of President Cooley.
The Keynote of his addressed was public
school education IN morals. President
Cooley declared that the play ygrounI il
aud always has been one OF the important
moral as well as physical agencies of the
school. II has not always been appre-
cilied. however. that the standard OF
honor and morality among boys as shown
~ their sports is, perhaps. as mror;an; an
rIs!hvLt N making up their standards of
Il. nor and morality in the relations of civic
mt - tAe IDEAS Of the schoo!master.
ATHLETICS
Continuing. he said: There IS dan
S"!pu$ s.d". however, to this reaction in
lan"f OF sports or games. Many OF our
colleges seem to have seized upon the
game ana utilized II for commercial pur-
poses. he athletic department may be-
ana often Is. the advertising department
OF tn. university.
Some OF the college teams are quite
iafSeiy made up of persons who are not
IsaI students. Professional athletes. men
VINO never should be- admitted To- college
on account OF poor preparation or lack OF
interest III education. make up. in some
cases, part uf the team. In some cases
lhtie VIII be found men on the football
teams VINO ar" paid for their services
there Our high schools. too. are apt To
itn.S.tts iiii. these "lces. and many things that
have occurred In the last TWO or three
Years seem to show that the high school
needs TO look to its laurels''
FREDERICK AlaEley Of Cambridge. Mass,
addressed the teachers on "CaIiDan and
Education"
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Al the meeting of the County Super!n-
Iendents' Association. President Charles
Nandorn of Springfield attacked the meas
ure advocated by L. J. Hoffman OF La
sale. which provides that lnc State Shall
be divided into live sections: that the fac
uIty OF normal schools appoint board OF
examiners 81 taTe" persons TO examine the
FOR teachers certificates and TO
pass ON them. President NanGorn de-
chtred that If this measure We're passed it
would mean that all the County Superin-
tendentS Of the State should merely play
the part of office boys. The association
voted 10 oppose the proposition
The Normal School Council was in ses-
sion and discussed The Problem OF the
Normal School in Securing Good Habits in |
English in its Students
Miss Elizabeth Mavity OF the Normal
was leader, aud the discussion was partic-
ipated III by twenty others.
At the meeting of the Reading Board !
Circle Hodges Nature Study" BY CHM !
& { =, was adopted. Louis VI. Gross OF !
De l.alb WAS reelected manager of the |
board.
There Is considerable speculation as to |
who VIII be elected president OF the Teach !
ers Association. II il an unwritten rule |
not to re-eIect president and it IS un- |
derstood that slate has been prepared |
and that Doctor l.. c. Lord OF the Charles |
ton Normal will be honored with the posi- |
ton.