The Greeley tribune., 1909-11-25
OFFICERS ELECTL-
AND COMMITTEE Is
NAMED RI TEACHERS

president of the Weld County Teach
ers association at the session Fri
day afternoon. The other officers
chosen are l.. r. Cowan of Fort Lup-
ton, vice president; Maude Howard
of Greeley, secretary and treasurer
(re-elected) Eleanor Faye of Wind
sor member o. the executive COM
mittee.
! Alter the committee appointed last
year to investigate the teaching OF
high school subjects in rural schools
had submitted the report (Which is
given in another column. new
committee was appointed to investi-
gate the consolidation of school dis
tricts that are introducing high
school work. the investigation to be
carried on outside of Weld county
but with special reference to the
needs of Weld county. The members
of the committee are d. d. hugh OF
the State Normal school. A. b. Cope
land, superintendent of schools at
Eaton, l.. II. Harrison, county super
intendent, and the Misses Richard
son and Harrington
Much other routine business was
transacted Some musical numbers
and n reading proved welcome ad-
Vischer Mueller of the Stauffer
school of Music gave solo, Mrs.
Grace Gray Ryan reading. and the
Girls Glee club of the Normal. un-
der the direction OF Professor j. G.
Kendel. selection.
The round table reading on teach
ing from the functional viewpoint
was a distinct success. Axel h. John
son of Windsor. who led in the dis
cussion on teaching history, had one
of the clearest and best papers read
at the association. He said in part;
ITO know thing does not make
one efficient. One must teel u
And it is very important that one
feel history. The reason school his
tory is so nearly Il failure is the way
in which it is presented. The child
Is not interested in our viewpoint
But he has a viewpoint of his own
on the history of the race and It's
development. and it is possible TO
get him to feel history.
Montello Gray of Kersey was lead
er in the discussion on geography
and Prof. ID. ID. hugh of the state
Normal school, arithmetic.
The vocational school recently es-
toblished at Fort Collins was brought
To the attention OF the Weld county
teachers Friday by C. A. Lory, pres
dent of the state Agricultural COZ
lere. and by Prol. Nettleton OF tu'
same school. who were present ~
the association. President Lory was
received with enthusiasm, as cree
lev people do not forget that ne W"7
one of them for number OF years
and among the assembled teachers
were many who knew him in ms stu-
dent DAYS at the State Normal nc
said in part; ,,,u
II wish to correct the impression
that the vocational school at foi'
Collins is a high school 1t is oh,l
high school in that we take pupllS
from the eighth grade and give them
three years practical training. we
do not compete with the regular hlEu
schools that are preparing pnPiis loi
college" ..,,ia,
He spoke briefly of the consollda,,
tion of schools in Mesa county anu
said that to all appearances INA,
county was about to lead the sta''
In advanced pedagogical methods
Professor Nettleton gave lhort
detailed description of the vocauonN,
/ school, it's purposes. melho"H' ~"
\ the success that has attended IT. ~
/ omphasiZed the fact that the No''
/ tIonal school is not run in oppoH',
tion TO the high school. lie sa,u
| that the school was organized 'u,N
40 and the enrolment has alr'aul
L reached 200.