The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-17

Friday Morning, April 9TH, 1o:3o.
The conferences will all be held
In the High and George Washington
schools.
EnsIk,h Conference, 1920 a. m.
High School, Room A.
Leadership. Emma Nye, Eddy
Vile.
/. Grammar Below the High school,
Elizabeth Locke, Fairfield; Bessie Blu
chanan, Washington.
g American Literature Nellie M.
Rae. Charlton
3. The Preparation and Correction
OF Themes Ada Hall, Ottumwa.
4. The Use and Abuse of English
Leaflets Dorothy Fowler, Des Moines.
German Conference, 1890 a. m.
High School, Room H.
Leader-Professor Charles Bundy
Wilson, State University of Iowa.
]. Is German Interesting Mary J.
Gampert, Keokuk.
2. The Choice of Reading Matter
Katherine c. Knoepfer, Fort Madison.
8. Teaching the Living Language
Esther Jacobs, Burlington.
A. Reference Books That Every
Teacher of German Should Have. Sug-
/ gestions welcomed. All interested
teachers are urged to take an active
part in the discussions.
4 History Conference, 1890 a. m.
i George Washington School, Room g..
Leader-Supt. E. F. Schall, Fort
Madison.
/. History Teaching and the Use OIL
the Library e. Cooke.
Fort Madison.
2. History and Civics on the Eighth
Grade-B. K. Corlett, Burlington.
3. The Place of Biography in the
Teaching of History. l.. Packer,
I Wapello.
4. Who is to Blame if High School
Pupils Are Not Interested in History
Anna W. Field, Washington.
A full discussion of each topic is
invited,
Latin Conference, 1880 a. m.
High School, Room Z.
Leader-Franklin Fl. Potter, lowe
i City.
i. The Problem of Enlarging thu
Pupils Vocabulary from Year to year
Louise E. Barker, Muscatine.
9. Aims and Methods of the Cicero
Year-Zella Byram, Fort Madison.
i s. How Shall We Cultivate the Lit
erary and Artistic Appreciation of Our
Pupils and Through the Classics ,
Mary w. Bryant, Washington.
There will be an opportunity for thu
discussion of these and other topics
which may be suggested at the con
ference.
, Mathematics Conference, 1880 a. IN
, George Washington School. Room II
leadership. o. P. Flower, Fail
field.
/. Unification of Secondary Mathe
matics-Jessie Duboc, Oskaloosa.
Q. Some Views Of Secondary Math
ematics.-Prin H. NJ. Elliott, Burlins
ton
8. Starting a Class in Geometry
Ward B. Rice, Ottumwa.
4. What Should We Expect of tn
Pupil in rithmetic?-Supt. Wilbu
York, Bloomfield.
Geography Conference, 1880 a. m.
George Washington School, Room u
Leader Supt. c. w. Cruikshani
Mt. Pleasant.
1. Nature Work Through Geograph
Ella Pearce, Keokuk.
a 9. The Use of supplementary Reae
ers in the Study of Geography Made
Young, Burlington.
s. The Essentials VS.. The Non-E'
: sentials in Geographic G. Lynn
ex-County Superintendent Of Lee c.
4. General discussion of the abov
subject
Science Conference. 1880 a. m.
!. High School. Room 9.
Leader-H. y. Case, WaShlhSt Ton
+ Subject considered: Botany In tn
High Schools From the Standpoint
= Agriculture.
1. What Plants Should be Studio
and How "A. h. Mathews, Fort Ma
ison.
.. Some Lessons on the Soil as
Source of Plant Food Nellie Flshe
Muscatine.
A general discussion will follow eac
paper.
Special Conference, 1o:so a. m.
IS George Washington School. Room
O Leader-supt. A. w. Stuart, Ottur
wa.
o The Advantage of a High Soho
Education
1. From a business Mans stan
i. poin-Dr. A. B. Hughes, Keokuk.
.. From High School Teacher
ID Standpoint supt. L. A. Wilson.
III don .s
=. g. From the College Standpoint
pres. Willis E. Parsons, from Parsol