The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-09
Teachers Close a Very Sue
cessful Meeting.
BAKER ELECTED THE PRExY
Miss Firesione Chosen Secetary and
Treasurer. Lecture Last Even.
ing Proved q Treat.
From Saturdays Daily.

from Saturdays Daily.
Minnesota Teachers association came to
Il close at noon today, after Il very busy
forenoon session. The forepart of the
forenoon was given over, to the business
meeting and program of Emusic and ad-
dresses. A union song, THE Black
berry Gatherers," by Beibel, was given;
Bluff Autumn" by Tomlins, and "A
Chill Frost Fell,' by Mendelssohn; the
pupils of the fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh grades at the normal doing the
singing in a pleasant manner.
Dir. G.. f. James, dean of the school of
Pedagogy of the university of Mime
sofa, gave an address on 1.-The Culture
Side of Teachers Daily Preparation"
Miss Maud Van Buren,, president of
the Minnesota State Library associa-
ton, read an interesting paper on Read
ing for Culture"
The sectional meetings took up the
rest of the forenoon, the sections being
the high school, the primary school, the
intermediate school, the grammar school,
rural schools, manual training and
school board. NJ. p. Forbes of Marshall
had charge of the English division of
the high school section; c. A. Patchin of
Springfield had charge of the science
divisions; Miss Louise NJ Meile of New
I'm had charge of the primary section;
Miss l.. NJ. Sherwood had charge of the
intermediate sections. Miss Alsetta May
Hubbard of GAINESVILLE had charge of the
grammar section; County Superintend-
emt Joseph Davies of st. james had
charge of the rural school section; w. II.
Kavel of st. James had charge of the
manual training section; and Mrs. b. ID.
Smith of this city had charge of the
school board section
The discussions were profitable and
- We're participated in by many of the
teachers present Most of the teachers
left the city on the afternoon trains so
as to get back to their work for Mon
day morning. ,r
Normal hall was filed last evening.
The normal glee club sang Little Boy
Blue" and The COLLINS by Riley
Parks t
Dir. George Vincent, professor of seiol
ogy of the university of Chicago gave
thoughtful and instructive address Oh
Education and Efficiency"
After the program at the normal, re-
ception was rendered the visitors at the
public library, by the library board, and
Lamms orchestra furnished the music.
This was a very enjoyable feature, The
building proved inadequate in size for
the number present, and as cOnse
quenee the rooms We're crowded. Re
freshments were served i'm the audi
forum in the basement.
At the business meeting this forenoon
the following officers were elected:
President, Superintendent C. c. Baker of
Jackson; vice president, Superintendent
II. l.. Brown of st. James; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Emma Firestone of Man
kato; executive committee: Prof F. l..
Holtz of Mankato, chairman, Superin-
tendent C. A. Patchin of Springfield, and
County Superintendent J. f. Gilman of
Faribault county.
Aside from those mentioned yester-
day, the following were among those
who attended the meeting: Misses May
Berge, Ruth Knox, Jessie w. Boyce,
Sadie Rosebrough and Marie Krogstad
of Fairmont; Lillian Parker and Bertha
Dadall of lie Sueur; Helen L. Warning
ton, Marie Seidel and Ida ID. Busse of
Shakopee; Hettie Kummerer of Mime
apolis; Emily Brown, Lola Kealley and
Ethel Weld of ST.. Peter; Myrtle
Sprague, julie Souve, Kittie c. Ward and
Cecilia Petit of Mapleton; Louise C.
HOefer and Hattie j. Johnson of st.
Peter; Alfred c. Bolstad of New Prague;
II. S. Kirk of Heron Lake; j. f. Gilman
of Winnebago; +. r. Oliver of Vernon
Center; H. w. Kavel of st. James, NJ.
p. Forbes of Marshall; T. r. Cole of
Minneota; Dana Parker of Granada;
Ida Dawson of Winnebago; A. w. John
- son of New Richland; Kittie c. Ward of
Mapleton; Ansel Void of Madelia;
Frank A. Weld of Marshall; j. l.. Tor
rens of Madelia; Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Tibbetts of Blue Earth, and c. G..
Schultz of st. Peter