The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-24
NORTHNEBRASkA SCHOOLS
WILL ASSEMBLE IN NORFOLK
THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK.
THE PROGRAM OF THE MEETING
Many Towns viii Come With Strong
Delegations for the Deelsmatory
Contest on Wednesday Evening.
Seniors to Entertain Contestants.

Next week the school ma'ams and
masters of North Nebraska will as.
semble in Norfolk for their annual
convention, and the prospects are that
there will be an unusually large at
tendance and interesting program.
Especially does there promise to be
large attendance of friends support
ing the candidates for honors at the
high school declamatory contest,
which Is to be held in the Auditorium
on Wednesday night, the Goth. The
Senior class of the high school is plan
ming entertainment for the contest
ants and will endeavor to make their
visit agreeable, while other social
functions are planning for the enter
tainment of the visiting teachers and
delegates.
Inquiries for room and board are
already coming in and Superintendent
OConnor desires that people who will
entertain teachers from the 29th to
the 31st should let him know at once.
He desires to know the number each
wishes to entertain, together with the
price, and whether ladies or gentle
men are preferred.
Following is the program for the
meeting:
Wednesday, March %, 2 p. m. Gen
eral session, High School room:
Music-vocal solo - Miss Hender-
son.
Invocation. Rev. Poucher.
Music-Tnstrument solo.
Subject, "How Get the Most Out Of
Teachers Associations" Leader, j.
A. Stahl West Point; discussion, Ira
Lamb, Hooper.
Subject, Law Making and Law
Breaking in the School Room" Lead
er, e. M. Oden, Wausa discussion,
NJ I. Ellis, Osmond.
Subject, Student Government, Is
it Attainable?" Leader, G. H. Kindig,
Wakefield; discussion, ]. e. Shut,
Pender.
Wednesday, s p. m Auditorium:
Music-Vocal solo-Miss H. Allbery.
Annual contest Nebraska Declama-
tory association.
Music-Two oselections-High School
orchestra.
Thursday, Q a. m. General session,
Auditorium.
Music.
Subject. "The Training for Citizen
ship is Our Schools" Leader, G. H.
Barr, Neigh.
SubjectI,"The Relation of the Public
School to Manual Labor" Leader, C.
A. Manville, Butte.
Subject, "Discipline an Element in
Character Building" Leader, e. p.
Wilson. Ponca.
Music-Vocal solo - Nell Dingman
Thursday, 1870 p. m. Department
Meetings. County superintendent's
section, room l, high school build
ing
Subject. "The County Superintend-
ent's Most Useful Work" Leader, c..
w. Crum, Madison; discussion,
Charles Arnot, Fremont.
Subject, The Special Advantages
OF the Rural School" Leader. A. E.
Ward, Harrington; discussion, Wood
Smith, Fullerton.
Subject, "How Best Assist the Ru-
raj Teacher" Leader, Frank Pilger
Pierce; discussion, F. C. Marshall
Center.
High school section, room 2, high
school building:
Subject, How Early Should Pupils
Specialze?" Leader, f. B. Sherman,
Schuyler; discussion, ]. A. Cutlery,
Nickerson.
Subject, "An Ideal School" Leader,
w. NJ. Kern, Columbus; discussion, H.
F.. Mason, Stanton.
Subject, THE Mental Value of Lat
in" Leader, w. ]. Seeley, Emerson /:
discussion, Maggie Mclean, Randolph.
Grade section, high school building:
Music by Fifth and Sixth grades.
Subject, English Teaching Made
Interesting" Leader, F. j. Kelly, Ce.
dar Rapids; discussion. VIM. ]. Shall
cross, Bloomfield
Subject, Geography in the First
Five Grades" Leader Idelle Taylor
Pierce; discussion, Minnie Sears
Plainview.
Subject What Daily Preparation is
Necessary" Leader, Emma Scott
Ponca; discussion. Pearl Sewall
Wakefield.
Thursday, p. m. General session
Auditorium.
Music-La Favorite - Piano duet
Observation-Disclosures Rennick and Stew
art.
Invocation, Rev. Turner.
Music-YocaI soIo-AIiss Stewart.
Lecture, Montaville Flowers.
Music - Second Rhapsodie Hong
raise, piano uartette-Liszt-Mi
Stewart, Rennick, Broulette and Sni
der.
Friday, a. m. General Session, Au
ditorium: