Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-05

oItumWa teachers are looking for.
Ward With much interest to the meet.
ihs Oh 1he State Teachers association
70 ne held In Des Moines December
90 10 ~. Many of the teachers from
,ils CITY who planned to attend the
nleetlng last year were snow bound
Tor several hours on account of the
severe storms and returned home
when railroad traffic was resumed in
preference to risking a iourney to the
capital city. A. w. Stuart s,lperin.
tendent of the Ottumwa public schools
is member OF the legislative commit
zee OF tne state association. Miss Alice
lnskeep, supervisor of music in the
puplic schools of Cedar Rapids, whose
nome is IN Ottumwa, is member of
the educational council being president
or the music teachers section.
1t is expected that if the weather.is
favorable the attendance this year will
be larger than at any previous meet
ing.
An excellent program has been pre-.
pared, consisting of addresses by some
OF the principal educational leaders of
the country, besides round tables and
general discussions in which all will
nave chance to express their views.
the session will be opened with an
educational council Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday evening there will be
an address by DR.. Smaller Mathews of
Chicago. One of the interesting fea.
lures will be an address by Miss Sarah
Louise Arnold, dean of Simmons col.
lege, Boston, on "The Essentials of a
Liberal Education" Other addresses
Of note are those of State Superintend.
ent w. w. Stetson of Augusta. Me-.
r. G. Moulton of the University of
Chicago, State Superintendent j. F.
Riggs OF Des Moines, and on the last
day will be an address by Prof. M. G..
Brumbaugh of the University of Penn
sylvania on "Americanism in Porto
Rico"
Program Of Meeting.
Tuesday evening, December 26.-Ed-
ucational council.
Wednesday morning, December ~.
Educational council.
Wednesday afternoon, December ~,
Round tables.
Wednesday evening, December 81
General session. Presidents address
Supt. j. j. Mcconnell. Address, DR..
Smaller Mathews, University of Chi.
cago.
Thursday morning, December 2s.-
General session, Address, 1.-THE Essen.
sials of Liberal Education" Miss
Sarah Louise Arnold. dean of Sim.
mons college, Boston. Address, State
Supt. W. w. Stetson, Augusta, Me.
Thursday afternoon, December 28.-
Section meetings.
Thursday evening, December 2s.--
General session. Address. Romeo
and Juliet; or the Moral Significance
of Accident" Prof r. G. Moulton,
University of Chicago.
Friday morning, December pad.
dress, Supt.. J. F. Riggs, state super
intendent public instruction. Address,
"Americanism in Porto Rico" Prof. M
G. Brumbaugh, University of Pennsyl-
vania.
Officers of Association.
Officers Of the Iowa State Teachers
association for 1905 are as follows:
President. j. Mcconnell, Cedar
Rapids
secretary-Adam Pickett, Mount
Ayr.
Treasurer-G. W. Samson, Cedar
Falls.
Vice presidents-F. E. Palmer, JEFF
ferson; Ella G.. Chantry, Greenfield;
o. P. Bostwick. Clinton
Executive committee-W. N. Cliff
ford, Council Bluffs; q. c. Thornburg,
Des Moines; f. e. Bolton, Iowa City.
Legislative committee-W. O.. Rid
dell, Des Moines; L. B. Carlisle, Neva-
dat term expires 1906; q. C. Thorn.
burg, Des Moines; A. w. Stewart, OF
tumwa (term expires 19O6); J. J. Nc
Cornell, Cedar Rapids; r. e. Lark
Obawa (term expires 1000.
Teachers positions-W. F. Barr,
Des Moines; Agnes ]. Robertson,
Cherokee; j. F. Overmeyer, Algona.
Manager of Iowa delegation at N. E.
A V. Storm, Cherokee.
Educational Council.
President-Hon. John f. Riggs, Des
Moines.
secretary-Prof. M. F. Arey Cedar