The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-19
PROGRAM OUT FOR. .
SOAK. TEACHERS
ANNUAL: MEETING IN DECEMBER
AT SIOUX FALLS. rss,.a
Committee to Revise the Association
Constitution Is Ready to Report and
Proposes Several Interesting Features
and Changes Of Those who
Have Convention Parts. -.
Special to The Journal,

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Sioux Falls, s. D.. Nov. 19.--The committee
fourth annual convention Of the South Dakota
educational association, to be held in Sioux
rams on Dec. 20, q and 49, has just given
out Tor publication the preliminary program
when has been prepared for the occasion.
On Wednesday evening, Dec 20, the sopeninp
session VIII be held at the Grand :operahouse.
Dr. Frank Fox, pastor Of the First Congrega-
tlonal church In this city, Will deliver the
Falls, will mike the address Of welcome, while
response in behalf Of the members OF the
association will be made by DR.. II. X. Warren
OF 4ankton. One Of the features of the open
1 1ng session VIII be the annual address of
associat ion. -. 49,
The nomination of officers of the association
ior the coming year will be among other bust.
ness TO be transacted at session to be held
Thursday afternoon, Dec. q. -!
silver loving cup, now held by Hyde
county, will be awarded to the county that
has the largest enrolment of active school
roa p'ieIsuperlntendents principals, grade and
rural teachers. Instructors in private and pub
nc institutions and librarlans--in proportion
to the entire number needed In the county. The
state sugertntendent's annual report for the
year l9oo Will be used in determining the
number OF school people needed in each county.
Minnehaha county is barred from the competi-
ton. - -. =.
Constitution Revision. -
At prior convention Of the association q
committee was appointed to revise the consti.
tuition OF the state association. This commit.
zee now has completed Its work, and the con.
stitution as revised will be submitted to the
coming convention for adoption. The commit.
tee Is composed of the following: Professor
w. L. Cochran, Professor G. NJ. Smith, DR..
Thomas Nicholson, DR.. ]. W. Heston, Profes.
sor A. A. Mcdonald, Professor G. G. Lawrence
and Professor F. H. Hoff
Among other things the constitution as re.
Vised by the committee provides that the an.
nu,l conventions of the association shall be
at Aberdeen. In 1900 at Sioux Falls. and in
each Of these cities every third. year in the
order named until the year 1915: when the con.
stltut1on shall. again be submitted for revision
me term of office of the president; treasurer
and recording secretary are fixed at one yea,
each, and the corresponding secretary at three
years from April next after his election. The
membership fee is fixed at ST. and the member
snip may De continued by the payment of 81
each year thereafter. The payment of S1O all
any one time will entitle the person paying this
sum to life membership and an appropriate
badge without the payment Of any annual fee. &
, Who Will Participate.
The following prominent educators have beer
given places on the program for addresses OF
lectures during the convention: -" 50,
PROFESSOR o. j. Kern, county Superintendent
or schools of 5Wlnnebago county, IN Professor
W. H. Powers, Brookings;s Thomas Sterling
dean, college Of law, University of South Da
kota; Superintendent G. T. King p Professor s
G. Hartranft, department Of history and Htera
ture~ Northern Normal and industrial school
Aberdeen; Elizabeth H. Avery, Redfeld college
President B. F.. ~Gault, state. university atrVer
million; DR.. Samuel Weir; Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity. Mitchell; President E. F. Jordan, Sioux
Fails college; Professor c. P. Lommen, state uni
yersity at Vermillion; Superintendent: r. C
Schelienbarger,& Yankton; Superintendent Alex
ander strachan. Deadwood; Superintendent J. NJ
Matheny, F1andreau; Professor George H. Du
rand. Ysnkton college; Miss Myrtle B. Farmer
superintendent Brule county; NJ. A. Lange
deputy state superintendent of. public instruc
tion; r. Il. Ransom, superintendent = spinl
county; NJ. NJ. Kramer, state superintendent O.
public instruction; J. E. Johnson, Bowdle; Miss
Matilda Haven, Mellette; V. N. valgren, :Groton
Miss Anna B., Herrig, Madison; A. A. Gaylord
Aberdeen; W. s. Given, .Britton I. c. Meadow
croft. Brandt; Superintendent E. j. Quigley
Mitchell; Miss Wilfred Lawrence Centerville
Jennie p. Johnson, Crooks; President G.: "
Nosh, AberdeeR E. E. Collins, Vermillion
Flora A.. Spieer, Groton; Anna Faust Parkston
a. J. Smalley, Egan; Mrs. Grey, Sioux Falls
Catherine NJ French, Elk Point; Mrs. Lindsay
Gary; Miss Swezy, Vermillion; Mrs. A. E: Beau
mont. Sioux Falls; Miss Cressey, Cedar Falls
Iowa: Miss De Wolf, Mitchell; Miss Olive
Knowles, Deadwood; Miss Marvey. Woonsocket