New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-11-01

Tho arst literary program Of III
Thalian and Athens Societies VA
held Wednesday, Oct. y. and the
following program VA rendered;
H., Selection by the High School
Orchestra. Z
IL. Recitation.. .........A Alice Irrgane
| 3. Originsl story, s'Willte's First Day
at High School" Erna Holxinger
4. Selection "Carmens" ........
...................G Girls Glee Club
5. Essay, ''The Liquefaction Of
Cases" Walter Durbshr
6. Recitation. ........ .Aurelis Klause
I. Original story. sour School Of
Fish" ............. Dora Edwards
The debate. Resolved: thst the
eight hour working day should be
adopted within the United States, BY
Law, was especially we'll defended BY
Herbert Dittbenner and Martha
Kunze, those Of the opposing side
being Bonnie Rolwes and Herts
Mueller. The judges were Mrs,
Mayer, Mrs. Massapust and Mrs.
Beecher and decided 6 to 0 ia favor OF
the Athena Society.
Supt. 81. G. Hess returned Saturday
evening from the cities where he At
tended the meeting Of the Minnesota
Educational Association. Mr.. Hess
reports : splendid meeting. w. ].
Bryan gave the opening address Of
the convention Thursday evening.
he spoke on 1.-THE Making Of Man"
sad was we'll liked. Friday morning
Pres. Vincent Of the University Of
Minnesots spoke ct the auditorium
and again later in the day ct On over
flow meeting ct the First Baptist
church. President vincent's address
was easily the finest number on the
program altho there we're many good
things. His theme was the "The
University and the Man" but he
extended the subject to cover public
education in the state. All who heard
him unite in feeling that the new
president of our great university has
most ably made for himself . place In
the hearts of the people who deeply
the loss of the former presi-
dent. The business matters of the
association have been somewhat
for time and an effort was
made to straighten out the tangle. L.
appears that some years ago the
association was incorporated with the
idea of being able to hold the financial
officers responsible. Itnow develops
that incorporation was unnecessary
as that end might have been secured
BY some other means and the incon-
Venience of being obliged to hold
meetings in accordance with the law
corporations might have
been avoided. The association now
plans to dissolve the corporation and
o that end q committee was appointed
% look into ways and means OF
accomplishing this. The present
officers of the association will
necessarily hold over until the next
egal meeting which will be held in
St. Paul in December, 1912. 1t is
hoped that after the present plans are
carried out it will be possible to
devote the time and attention af future
gatherings to questions of education
rather than to waste them in disputes
On parliamentary rulings. All came
away from the meetings with a feeling
hat decided step had been taken in
he right direction.
The German teachers of the State
1eld their annual banquet at Donald
sons Tea Rooms in Minneapolis
Friday evening of last week. One OF
he speakers was Miss AmaIia Nix,
formerly of this city.
All sorts of fads and fancies have
run riot thru the public schools of
America but of late years the fads and
lancies have grown more practical.
North Dakota requires agriculture ss
} part of the curriculum of recognized
,chools and now we have parts of
California introducing poultry raising
md planning to teach 1t scientifically.
The Wisconsin State Association of
Teachers meets in Milwaukee early in
One of the best investments that any
man can make, with . view to helping
his boys and girls in the future, is in
giving those boys and girls good
liberal education. that will enable
them to compete with others and hold
heir own in the future. One thousand
dollars and a good education equip
young man much better for his
struggles 10 life than will two thousand
dollars and no education.
Prof. n. G. Hess was appointed
member for the ensuing year at the
recent convention of the NJ. E. A.