The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-20

Rev. w. A. QuayIe, D. D., pastor Grand
Avenue NJ. E. church. Kansas City,
Mo.
College and High School Department
p. M in Room No. s, 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
Rhetoric-How Should 1t Be Used? w.
w. Douglas, High school, Kansas City;
OBJ Theme Writing and Theme-Read-
ing, Herbert w. Hess, High school,
Classic-What Objects in View and
How Are They to Be Attained? Miss
Bessie BOughtOn, High school, To-
peka; Cd 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
G. Mitchell, State university, Law
renee. Discussion, George r. Crisis
man, superintendent city schools, Sa-
lima. 8. Half Day Sessions for High
Schools, J. NJ. Rhodes, State Normal
school, Emporia. Discussion, w. Karl
Miller, principal of High school, Dodge
City.
Thursday. Decemger %, o'clock
p. m, in Room No. 8. fourth floor
State house.-Warren Baker, second
vice president, Great Bend, chairman.
1. 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 Sin
clair, COffeyville- Discussion, H L.
Of ferI, Sah
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 %, ? O'Clock
p. m, in High sch DOL 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
City. Discussion, Supt. L. L. Lash
brook, Washington county; Supt. C. S.
Risdon, independence. Paper, Should
Teachers Organize Supt. w. A.
Stacey, Burlington. Discussion, Supt.
j. j.
Haney, Lebanon. Paper, Do We Elk
pect Too Much of the Children of the
Common Schools? SuDt. 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 20, ? o'clock p.
M, in High School Auditorium-W B.
Hall, first vice president, superintendent
city schools. Abilene, chairman Paper
Some Phases of the Reading Problem.
Superintendent f. D. Gorge, Paola. Dis
cussion. Lizzie Z. Wooster, author, To-
peka; Principal c. NJ. Ware, Clyde. Pa
per, Fads and Fundamentals Supt J.
Z. Edgerton, Mania ttan. Discussion,
Prof. W. H GTeider, 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 IS, o'clock p.