The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-17


 ent value to physical development?- Luther Halsey Gulick, director of Phys ical training, public schools, New York city. @ The mission of the play ground-G E. Johnson, supervisor of play-grounds and vacation schools. Pittsburg, Pa (S) Medical inspection in public schools as contributing to health and efficiency-Thpmas F. liar rington, director of physical training and athletics, public schools, Boston, Mass. General discussion.
 Annual business meeting.
 2:3O p. m.
 The president will receive the mem oers of the department in body at the White House at 2:30 o'clock.
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 Address-(Speaker and subject to be supplied)
 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27.
 9:30 a. m.
 Round Table sessions Round Table, state and county superintend- ents; leader, J. B. Aswell, state super intendent of Public Education, Baton Rouge, IL d) County superintend- ents-What should they know? How can they be selected and provided? :? When inspecting schools, what should they see and do? What should be their relation to teachers? By whom should teachers be selected? @ The State c,,,,...i,. .-a1aa+ II;e xrorly, apd l,;s rala : tions to the certiflcation of teachers. Several papers will be pres sented, none of them to exceed twelve minutes. The remainder of the time will be devoted to general discussion of the above top ics. (B) Round Table of superintend- ents of large cities; leader, Ben Blew cit. assistant superintendent of instruc> tion, public school, St Louis, Mo.
 Topic-Teachers Supply, Normal Training. Placing, Subsequent Train ing.
 l. Suppy (a) Sources of-D train ing schools maintained by the ely; @ training schools not maintained by the city; (S) colleges and universities; (D without normal school or college training. (b) Evident of prep aration-O diplomas; @ testimonials; (S) examination.
 II. Normal Tralning-(D In the training schools; CD its length; @ it's character, (b) In cadet or apprentice study and practice in class rooms; tD its length; @ it's character,
 III Placing--O assignment to tenn porary substitute work; @ to pelman- ent teachers work
 ". Subsequent Training.-( Criti- cism, suggestion, and instruction by the principal (b) Criticism. suggestion and instruction by supervisors. Co EN' tension reading and study; CD suggest l ed but voluntary: @ required for promotional examinations. Two brief \ papers will be presented and the re- mainder of the time given to genera, discussion. co Round Table of sup erintendents of medium and smaller cities: leader, J. H. Phillips, super.n. I tendent of schools, Birmingham, Ala
 Topics-D To what extent should state uniformity laws apply to cities in respect to courses of study, text books and methods in: (a) Elementary schools: (b) High schools. @ Princi' ples and methods in pupil government (D) Round Table on school attend ance; leader, Miss s. Belle Chamber lain, state superintendent of public in struction, Boise, Idaho. Topics-(l, Industrial education-an incentive tt school attendance; @ Compulsory at tendance; (S) Child labor legislation (4) Relation between topics No. ant No. 3. (E) Round Table on asricul tural education, leader, Ernest E. Bal comb, department of agriculture, Stat Normal school, Weatherford, Okla.
 Topic: Preparation of Teachers fol Agricultural Education. tD The neces sity of preparing teachers, Hon Jame Wilson, secretary of Agriculture Washington. D. c. @ Some notes ol the training of teachers. Elmer Els worth Brown. commissioner of educa ton of the United States, Washington | D. c. (s) Plans of the youngest state E. D. Cameron. state superintendent O Public Instruction, Guthrie, Okla (4 The training of teachers: ta) By stat agricultural colleges Liberty H. Bailey dean of the College of Agriculture. Cor nell University. Ithaca. N. Y. (b) B state Normal schools. John R. Kirk president of State Normal schoo Kirksvile, Mo Co Cooperation 0 state agriculture colleges and stat normal schools. Kenyon l.. ButterfielG president of Agricultural college, Am herst, Mass: Alfred Bayliss, president State Normal school Macomb, III. Dis cussion led by H. c. White, presiden state Agricultural college, Athens, Ga. William stewart, president, State Nor nal school, Salt Lake City, Utah. (5 Cooperation of the National govern ment and the states m maintainin specialists in agricultural education fo field work, Dick J. Crosby, specialis in agricultural education, Departmen of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. Dis cussion, E. C. Bishop. deputy state su perintendent of Public Instruction. Lir coin. Neb.
 Orsanization of the Department ( Rural and Agricultural Education. : Note-Authority to organize this de pertinent was given by the board of d rectors of the National Education a: socia ton, July s, l9o1
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 Topic:-"The School as an 1nstrr I ment of Character Building. d) IT : function of the school in training f, y right conduct, Miss Margaret : schallenberger. State Normal sehoc san Jose, Cal. (2) The school and u : development of the social conscienc e Mrs. John NJ Glenn. Baltimore, M i (S) An experiment in moral trainin l. Miss Jane Brownlee. principal, Toled Y o. General discussion led by Re, - E. Tsetrick. deputy state superintende :. of Public Instruction, Harrisburg, Pa