The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-26
EDUCATORS TO
MEET TOMORROW
STATE TEACHERS OPEN THREE.
DAY SESSION I'm ST. PAUL.
Problem Of English Teaching to Be
Taken Up at Preliminary Meeting
Tonight, and in Opening Session To-
morrow-Prominent Educators and
Speakers Are On the Program.

The Minnesota Educational associa-
tion will meet for it's forty third an
nual convention tomorrow at am, at
the Central Presbyterian church, St.
Paul. The association will meet Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, and the ses-
sion promises to be memorable one.
Some able educators and speakers have
been ;eeur led from outside the stmate
Jane Adams Of Hull House and W.
NJ: R. French, director of the art in
stitute, Chicago; DR.. John w. Cook,
president Of the Illinois State normal
at De Kalb, Ill; Dr.. James F. Haney,
director of manual arts in the New
York city schools and Sara Gone Bry-
college, Boston. Governor Johnson,
President Cyrus Northrop Of the state
university and State Superintendent j.
w. Olsen are also on the program.
A preliminary meeting will be held
at the Ryan hotel. St. Paul, at s 'clock
this evening. It is called by Professor
make a report on the teaching Of
English in the Minnesota schools. All
teachers of English in the schools, and
all principals and superintendent are
invited to join in the discussion to-
night. This committee will report at
the opening session tomorrow, after
the addresses of Governor johnson,
A. Weld Of the Moorhead normal,
president of the association. Papers
on the subject will be read after the
report is given, as follows: -,
"The Present Attachments of the
Average Freshman in the Matter OF
English by Ada Comstock, instructor
in English in the University Of Mime
sofa. ~. .
"The Grammar and Composition
Problems Lafayette Bliss, superin
tendent Of schools, Virginia.
"The Teacher of English" w. r
Webster, principal East Side high
"The Future. Of the English Prob
le% 9 ;, Professor R. Watson Co 81
day afternoon, and Wednesday evening
will come the address by DR.. Gun
| saulus.
Thursdays Activities.
| Efficiency in Public School Eff
forts" will be the topic Of the genera
sion to be led %on f. fa Tazie ers'u q
Winona. Thursday evening the program
will include discussion of the prob
lem Of rural teachers by Julius Borass
superintendent for Goodhue county
|
intendent. tEThe Art Of Story Telling
will be the subject Of talk by Sara
| Gone Bryant Of Boston, and W. M. r
French Of the Chicago Art institute
will speak on 'The Wit and Wisdom
of the Crayon.' Following this pro
gram reception will be held in tn
parlors Of the Ryan, from 10 t
1880 pm.
! Section meetings will be held Fri
day morning, and the closing sessio,
Of the association will be held in tn
cussion Of "The Relation Of Education
to Success and Happiness.
The meetings Of the various section
are announced to take place as follows
Section Meetings. i. {. =.
County superintendents, house cham
| Der old capitol, Wednesday Afternoon
and Thursday and Friday mornings.
!, High school section, Central Presby
terrain church, Wednesday afternoo
and Thursday and Friday mornings.
u Graded school section, Central Pres
. byterian church, Wednesday afternoo
, and Thursday and Friday mornings:
, Thursday and Friday mornings.
College section. senate chamber, OF
:. Thursday and Friday mornings :
| Business college section, room 2:
high school building, Thursday and FIR
J day mornings. -
Rural school section, assembly room
, high school, Wednesday afternoon an
l Thursday and Friday mornings.
, Elementary section, Central PresbJ
terrain church Child study and kinder
!, garten), Wednesday afternoon an
| Thursday and Friday mornings.
Music section, at Ryan hotel, Thurs
1 day morning.
{ The normal schools will give a
: informal reception in the banque
rooms Of the Ryan hotel at o'cloc.
4 Wednesday afternoon to be followe
bY g. banquet at 6 o'clock.