The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-09


glete report. Professor J: Watson
Cooper Of Hamline university is the
chairman of this committee, and the
other members. are prominent Mime
sofa teachers Of English. A conference
is being arranged to be held at the
Tention W tt Gs sessions between n tEe gn members 6e
of this committee and leading teachers
Of English in the state. One point to
be discussed at this conference will be
the proper time to begin the teaching
of grammar in the schools, some. edu:.
not be begun before the eighth grade
or in the high school.
The Subject Important.
; The subject Of, English has assumed
Irene, Mead Of the Winona n normal
school is in use in many schools and
Principal w. r. Webster of. the East
high school Of Minneapolis, in associa-
tion with Mrs. Cooley, for years super
| apolis, has recently completed series
mar. Mrs. A. W. Rankin is also the
author of a series of textbooks on Eng
| lish, and Miss Jean Gowdy,yis the author
of an excellent textbook on English
The general convention sessions will
all be. held at the Central Presbyterian
church. At the opening session on
dresses win be- be made mad by s. STATE State Super. M
intendent J. W. Olsen, Governor John
A. Johnson and Frank A. Weld, presi-
dent Of the association.
| Wednesday evening DR.. Frank w.
Gunsaulsus, the celebrated Chicago lee
turer, will give his address on "Glad.
stone' and Miss Harriet Rumball will
give readings. ~
Thursday Afternoon.
Thursday afternoon the theme for dis
cussion will be Efficiency in Public.
School Ehort,N and the speakers on the:
Subdivisions of this topic will be as fol. :.
lows: nThe City Superintendent, = !,
THRea;snaSFb Winona; County apesi superinte@ 81
dent" Christine Goetzinger of Fergus
Falls; 'sThe Common School, John W.
Cook of Illinois. Thursday !. evening
Miss Sara Cone Bryant Of Simmons coll
lege, Boston, will speak Oh q The Art of
StorHT Telling," with interpretive illus
trations, and will be followed by Miss
Jane Addams of Hull House, Chicago,
cation" Following this address there
! will be a reception at the Ryan hotel.
/ The concluding general session will be
held on Friday afternoon, when the
general theme will be 'tThe Relation Of
Education to Success and Happiness. !,
The speakers will be-. Educational
Bases in Modern Life" J. Conway Me-
MILAN, University of Minnesota; ;" The
Manual Arts and Their Social Content, =
manual arts in the public schools Of
New York city; "The Wit and Wis
dom of the Crayon,' W. R. NJ French,
director Of the Art institute, Chicago.
Department. Meetings.
7 In addition to the general convention
sessions there will be department meet
as not to conflict with the other ses-
sions.
/ The county superintendents section
4 will meet in, the house chamber Of the
3 old capitol building, with Eric Ericsson
of Olivia presiding. The speakers in
this section will be Minnesota educators
4 directly associated with the work OF
county superintendency. State Super.
intendent J. w. Olsen will speak on
tions Of the county superintendent. tc
tpupils, teachers, patrons, school officers
and the department Of public sinstruc
I tion.
4 The high school section will meet il
the auditorium of the Presbyterian
s church, with Professor G. A. Smith o1
I Duluth presiding. Two Of the princi
given on Wednesday afternoon OF
! ''Training for Citizenship in the Sec
| ondary Schools by Governor John A
Johnson and President Cyrus NoYthrol
of the state university. There will b.
a roundtable on science, and the rela
tions between the college and the higl
school will be discussed.
{. Graded School Section.
The graded school section will 4mee1
in room t16 Of the old capitol, will
Principal A. Newman Withstand Of
4 Grove City presiding. The much-dis
cussed question Of the merits and de
merits Of vertical penmanship will b
discussed here, and a number Of papers
sented. Frank Mildly Of sauK Gen
ter will address the members s@of ssthi.
section on Thursday morning.
Z A meeting Of associated schoolsboard
will be held in the banquet room o.
:. the Ryan hotel with James H shar1
I Of Sleepy Eye will report on the meet
ing Of the National association. On
Of the principal papers here. will b.
On aThe n Me- Merit RI S System Of Grading Sal
The college section will meet in th,
senate Chamber. Of the old capitol build
ing with A. p. Haynes Of the gniver
sity Of Minnesota presiding. Severa
college presidents will present papers
s The Relation Of the College Course t,
the Prof Course 4 will be pre-
sented by President W. II. Salmon o:
Carleton college, and Environment a!
"a Factor in Education will be pre-
scented by President E., w. Van Akel
of Parker college, The discussion OF
this will be led by "a. w. Gutredge, sec
retary of the state board Of correction
and charities. 81
Elementary Section.
The elementary section (child stud,
and kindergarten) will meet in the as
sembly room of the high school build
ing. with Louise e. Snyder of ST. Loui
Park presiding. The Juvenile Court
and the. School City as Factors in til
American Boys evelopment,' will b
discussed by Mrs. j. A. Crosby Of Min
neapois, and Judge o. B. Gould of tn
board of control will speak on 6 Th
|sI.Eraining School Of Minnesota. Ther
Will be other papers. &c ss 3s
The music section will meet in tn
Sunday schoolroom of the Central Pres