Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-04
500 ATTEND OPENING
SESSION AT NORMAL
FoIowing the Annual Address of President
@. J. Craig, the Several Sectional
Meetings Convened

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This is the greatest meeting ever
hsld by the Inland Empire Teachers
association; greatest in point of en-
,husiasm, greatest in numbers, is the
,Oroonsus of opinion expressed by
those in attendance at the opening
sessions this morning.
Fully 500 teachers gathered in the
Normal auditorium at o'clock for the
orening session, and to listen to the
annual address of the president, Oscar
Craig of the University of Mon
tana, at Missoula.
He touched a popular topic in his
annual address, and was followed with
interest and enthusiasm In the discus
.,on Of his theme: "The Teacher in
the Community" his idea of the i'm
nortance of the teacher in the COM
mupity, and the growing demand for
service pensions being warmly ap-
plauded.
State Superintendents Talk.
Following the annual address the
state school superintendents present
discussed the topic, Our schools de-
mand strong academic and profession
Al preparation on the part of the
teachers; How do the states represent
ed in this association meet this de-
mand?"
Superintendent ]. II. Alderman, OF
Oregon. In outlining the work done IN
that state, dwelt upon the good re-
suits arising from the regulation that
state institutions in Oregon are no
longer allowed to grant certificates,
but that all teachers have now to take
examinations, and the result was rals-
ing the standards of scholarship.
Superintendent w. E. Harmon, OF
Montana, spoke at length on the high
standards of the secondary schools IN
his state, and the results it wa MAX
ing on the scholarship of those enter
ing the state Institutions, and conse-
quently on those entering the teacn-
ers profession
H. NJ. Dewey, deputy state superin-
tendent discussed the topic from the
standpoint of progress in Washington,
and Miss Belle Chamberlain, state
superintendent for Idaho, gave the
status of development here where the
professional side is now receiving
marked attention in the work done by
the Normal schools and demanded by
the state department.
Many Citizens in Attendance.
Many citizens were in attendance al
the afternoon session. They packed
auditorium to it's utmost capacity.
DR.. E. T. Mathes, of the washington
State Normal of Bellingham, ad'
dressed the association on the subject
The Educational Progress in th'
Northwest"
Dr.. Mathes spoke first on the ma
terial development, showing tn
growth of institutions in the Pacih'
Northwestern states, and the progress
there were making in the way OF bet
terments and equipment. The progres
was further shown in the content o
the work. The institutions were grow
ing yearly in the matter of broadeninl
the subject matter of the curriculum
This is especially true in the de
Velopment of the industrial an
scientific courses of study where a
nrst attention was given almost Who'll
F to the classical.
Comment was made too on tn
growth in what the speaker called tn
spiritual life of the school, toward tn
ehd that there is marked tendenc
VI sparing the rod without any ser
GUS danger Of spelling the child. Sell
government is being emphasized wit
corresponding gain in discipline an
culture.
Lecture Tonight at Theater.
IN addition to the general sessic
me program consists of work in II
nish school and college section, woI
n the Normal school section, Il
srammar school section and the pr
mary section.
h&eh teacher IN attendance is eI
Soled to find kind of work in dire
- e with his or her own interest, al
me work of the several sessions is 10