The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-29
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''Seventy-fve percent of the 35, 000,-
600 adults in this country follow gain
full occupations. Seventy-fve per cent of
these work for less than So a day. And
one in every five of them all, is grad
uate of some kind Of an institution. OF
the unframed workers, the common
laborers, not one in one hundred is a
graduate. But of the higher paid class,
IS per cent are graduates Of places of
learning. -
Principal H. s. johnson of Grove CITY
read a paper on "The Foreign Ele-
ment.' Actual tests and statistics
showed that children of German and
Scandinavian parentage were the most
ready and frequent to talk, but that the
pupils Of distinctly American parentage
best expressed themselves.
M. A. Morse of Oak Park gave
paper on reasons why boys get dissatis-
fed with school, urging for their bene-
fit interesting innovations in school
work. J. II. Seal of Melrose read a
paper on "Ethics.
The graded school section elected the
following officers: President, M. A.
Morse, Oak Park; vice president, F. A
Older of Jasper; secretary, William
Cartwright of Bingham Lake; treas.
| urer, F. B. Miller Of Lyle.
Elementary Section.
Three papers were read after the
! meeting Of the elementary section in
| Central Presbyterian church this morn
ing. F. p. Lurton of Preston spoke on
| the teaching Of civics. D. Fl. Painter
Of Minneapolis told Of practical tests
kins Of Minneapolis told Of the boy
as factor in civic life of comniu-
nifty. The last paper Of the morning
was by o. B. Gould Of the state board
Of control, descriptive of the state
training school, it's operation and aim.
The meeting of the section closed
with an address by Professor Maria
! Sanford of tho state university, in
which she urged that more time be Civ
en- to character building.
| The section elected the following Of
fcers: President, Mrs. Minnie s. Parry
Of Mankato; vice president, Miss Irene
M. Sinclair of Duluth; secretary, Miss
Adelaide S. Kibbey of Moorhead.
Investigate Reading Circles.
The county superintendent section
elected officers today as follows: Presi-
dent, George Howard, Olmsted county
vice president, George I. Goodrich, An.
Okla; secretary, Nellie M. eastman.
Swift.
A discussion Of the reading circle
question ended in the adoption Of a
resolution. under which the president
will appoint a committee of five, includ
ing G. G.. Schulz, assistant state su.
perintendent, to investigate the status
and methods Of working of the reading
! circle in this state and others, and to
outline q plan and report it next year
. A committee of three on the special
meeting to be held in st. Cloud next
May was named by President Ericsson
consisting Of George Howard of Ohm
sted, s. w. Gilpin of st. Louis, ant
Thomas Montgomery Of Ramsey.
The program this morning included
: paper by John Sander Of Nicollet
, county on instruction in agriculture il
the common schools, and one by K
Lokenegaard Of Lac qui Parle OF
"The Process of Getting Knowledg
Psychologically considered. Georg
D. Goodrich Of Anoka gave some remi
niscences.
Distinguished People Talk.
The convention came to an end thi
afternoon with general meeting, Pre-
fessor Conway Mcmillan spoke on ED
vocational Bases in Modern Life.' d.
James P. Haney, director of manus
arts in the New York schools, gave a
: address on "The Manual Arts an
Their Social Content and Jane A6
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