Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-04
OTTUMWAN CHOSEN
WAPELLo COUNTY suPERINTEND-
EMIT is VICE PRESIDENT OF
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Miss Emma Nye Chosen at Closing
Session Of Eleventh Annual Meeting
Held In OskaIoosa-Best District
Convention Ever Held.

Session OF Eleventh Annual Meetin9
Held In oskaIoosa-Best District
Convention Ever Held.
Miss Emma Nye, county superintend-
ent of schools was chosen vice presl-
dent of the Southeastern Iowa Teach
ers' association at the closing session
of the eleventh annual convention held
in Oskaloosa Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week. Ottumwa will
probably be chosen as the meeting
place for the twelfth annual meeting
next year.
Ottumwa and Wapello county was
we'll represented at the Oskaloosa
meeting. A delegation Of not less than
30 teachers from the city and country
schools headed by Miss Me and City
Superintendent A. w. Stuart was
present and participated in the meet
ing.
Eddyville and Kirkville each sent a
delegation consisting of every teacher
except one from each CITY, The Eddy
vile board proved itself the most
generous in the county allowing it's
teachers day and half each to at
tend the meeting.
ottumwans Not Present.
Neither Miss Helen Lambert nor
Miss Laura C. George, of the Ottumwa
schools who were on the program were
able to be present. Miss George,
however, sent the paper which she had
prepared and 1t was read and discus
sed. Superintendent A. w. Stuart was
a member of. the nominating commit
tee which selected the officers.
The Wapello. county teachers are
unanimous in the declaration that the
teachers Of Oskaloosa are splendid at
entertaining. The reception to the
visiting teachers given on Thursday
evening was most delightful affair.
The Best Ever.
The Ottumwa teachers and educa-
tors who were. present declared that
the convention was the best district
convention ever held in the state. The
attendance was larger than usual.
Aside from the Oskaloosa teachers en-
rolled there were 1854 teachers in at
1t is estimated that the attendance
was not less than 1000.
The speakers this year were es-
pecially able. Pref. Frederick Manley,
of Cambridge, perhaps delivered the
most entertaining and valuable ad-
dress Of the meeting. His subject
was "Caliban and Prospero," title
chosen from the two famous characters
in the Tempest The address was
devoted to educational Subjects. DR..
A. e. Winship, Of Boston, is also
spoken Of very highly for the address
he gave
Organized In ottumwa.
That the Southeastern Iowa
Teachers association was organized
twelve years ago in Ottumwa is not
we'll known. 1t was not only organized
here but 1t was the first district asso-
cation organized in the state. Fol
lowing this organization and great
success the other four corners of the
state organized district associations Of
their own.
Ottumwa has entertained the asso-
citation twice since its organization,
and 1t is very probable that next
years meeting will be held here. The
matter is always left to the choice of
the executive committee and will not
u.
Pleasant and Keokuk have both asked
for the meeting but the railway facili-
ties and the central location of Of
tumwa give 1t decided preference.
Officers Chosen.
The officers chosen at the closing
session Saturday morning were as fol-
lows:
President - S. X. Stevenson, of
Iowa City.
Vice president Miss Emma Nye,
Ottumwa.
Secretary - Prin. Josephine Burt of
Burlington.
Treasurer - John Stoke, of Oska-
loosa.
Chairman executive committee ID.
"a. Thornburg, Grinnell
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted and the convention came to
close shortly after the hour of noon
was announced.
Your committee on resolutions wish
TO congratulate the executive commit
tee upon the general excellence of the
program presented.
The addresses given and the work
OF the association throughout this SEES
sion have been full of inspiration for
the mem bership.
Eve have been made to realize more
fully than before the fact that Amer
lea means opportunity, and we shall
return to our work more fully appre.
ciating our responsibility as educators
to increase the dividends to our stock.
holders in the form Of patriotic citi.
zenship'
1--WE note with approval the position
taken on the question of athletics that
more vigorous control on the part Of
the school authorities is greatly to be
desired, and that all movements to-
this end are heartily endorsed by this
association.
I'VE endorse the emphasis placed
upon manual training and note with
pleasure that instruction in agriculture