Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-19
TEACHERS ELECT
Northeast Iowa Association Headed by
Sawyer, of Usage = kindersartners
for State Association.

! for State Association.
| Spec:a. to Times-R Republican
| Cedar Rapids, Oct 19.-The North
east Iowa Teachers Association in ses-
sion here. elected the following Off
GERS:
President = Superintendent George
H. Sawyer. Usage.
| Vice president Miss Emma J. For
dyce, Cedar Rapids.
Secretary--Miss Lura Phillips, Ce-
dar Falls.
Chairman executive committee =
County Superintendent c. j. Adams
Elkader.
reasurer-Principa Thomas Irish
Dubuque.
The city superintendents' and prln-
cipals' round table met. The president
of the section being absent Superin-
tendent Edwin Dukes, of independence,
the secretary of the section, was chos-
| en- as acting president. and Superln-
tendent T. j. Cowan of Olin, was chos-
en- as secretary to fill vacancy.
| Superintendent T. +. Johnson, OF
Reinbeck. was elected president OF the
| section for the ensuing year by accia-
| nation and Superintendent Charles A.
| Kent, of Charles City, was elected sec
retary.
| Professor Starbuck. of the state un-
iyersity. took the place of DR.. +. II.
Bolton. of the S. U. l.. who was unable
| to be present, and addressed the Sec
| ton upon the subject of what Shaii
We Take as the Basis for Promotlo1
| and Graduation" Upon request OF the
section. Superintendent O. P. BostWlcR,
of Clinton, presented the topic, The
| Advantages of the Free Text BOOK
system" which was to have been CIV
on before the school board round ta-
hle. but which section for certain rea-
sons, did not hold its meeting.
kinderqartners Organize.
| One of the most interesting OF yes
terday afternoons conferences was the
round table on kindergarten Meth
DDS" held in the auditorium OF the
Free Public Library. Nearly three
hundred teachers from the schools OF
Iowa were present and the teachers
grew enthusiastic as the program Tor
the afternoon was taken up in detail.
The kindergartners say that there is
no more fascinating work in the teacn-
ing profession than teaching the mule
tot the first elements of knowledge,
and every teacher present drank IN
every suggestion or idea advanced py
the speakers.
The section was led by Miss Flor
ence Ward. of Iowa State Normal, and
Miss Alice Shuts, of the West Water
loo high school acted as secretary.
The general topic for discussion was
mrhe kindergarten Situation in Iowa
and IFS Future Short talks We're given
by Miss Hoover, of Waverly; MISS
Rates of Decorah, Miss Vaughn, of
Mason City Miss Lawford, Waterloo;
Miss Klause, of Charles City, and MISS
Anderson, of Marshalltown.
At a short business session folloW-
ing the program for the afternoon, the
kindergarten teachers present banded
themselves into State kindergarten
association. A large number other
than those belonging to the North
eastern Iowa Teachers association
were present, so that the state associa-
ton was formed by representatives
from all over the state.
The following officers were chosen:
Miss Florence Ward, Of Cedar Falls,
president.
Miss Louise Huntington, of Cedar
Falls, vice president.
Miss Alice Turner, of oskaloosa, Sec
retary- treasurer
After the election Of officers the Ce-
dar Rapids teachers served refresh-
ments to the visiting teachers.