The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-06
FINAL SESSIONS
OF CONVENTION
GENERAL AND SECTIONAL MEET
INos AND SOCIAL FEATURES
CONSTITUTE DAYS PRO-
GRAM OF U. p. e. A.

The Amphidrome hall was crowded
this afternoon by teachers attending
the second days sessions Of the con-
vention ~ the upper Peninsula Edu-
cationaI association. The afternoon
program comprised addresses by DR..
n. Il. Goddard on what Can the
Public DO for the Suhnormal ChildT'
by Prof. Claxton, on Recent Educa-
tional Development i'm the South" and
Library story and its Relation to
Scho-' v.rk." by Mrs. Thorne-Thom-
MOI.
by Prof. ClaNton an the
49,. asst evening on Ejuca-
ton tmocracy. was one Of the
big mes Of the convention ana
was tri by an audience which was
most appreciative and intellectual.
The iron country is we'll represented
at the convention. Marquette teachers
in attendance are. Miss Butler, Miss
Jessie Van Cleve, Miss Mary Wall0'.
Miss Edna q stafson, Miss FdiH
Wright. Miss Irene Council, J. II. ....
Neel. principal Of the high school
Copper Miss Wentzinger. Miss Sher-
man. Miss Shade. Miss Lawson. Miss
InEham and Mr.. Roller The lshpem-
ing teachers i'm attendance are, super
intendent Scribner, r. Clarke. Miss 1s-
teue Rhinehart. W. G. Plummer and
Miss Helen Addudell, J. =. YutZey
Misses Anna Lacey. Elizabeth Carlyon
Olive Trevilcock. Cora Richards, Marie
Olson. Mrs. Joseph Bargh, Misses Win
fired Lacey. Beatrice Scd- wick, Chris
sic Treblcock, Olga Girl Mildred
I.undahl. Flora Lemire al. ia Burke.
Mrs. Rosa '. Martin, SUI rvisor OF
music a . ing, and William STRAIT
ton Of t.. ,tunee schools are pres
ent Escanaba is represented by Sup
erintendent +. +. kim md Misses Ry-
an. Nourse, Ella Bacon, Adele Hessel
ard Elizabeth Girard.
The sectional meetings We're the fea-
lures Of the convention OF the Educa-
tional Association this morning, ses-
sions Of the kindergarten manual
training, music, athletics, high school
drawing, and grammar sections being
held at the high school and the am
phidrome end the library section at the
Uoughton Ne library. The latter
was Of crest by reason of the
presence Mrs. Mary &. Spen-
Ger. safe liJ-..Ian. and r. ID. Bailey
stat field agent of the state library,
the latter demonstrating the state IL
every -zhlhH OF travelling Libraries.
gel session was held this af-
moon. H---. addresses by Profs. ClaX-
and Goddard and Mrs. Gudrud
Thorne Thommen, and music by the
Painesdale high school chorus which
sang most effectively the new "Michi-
gan My Michigan" TO new music The
new version made a big hit and is
considered a great Improvement upon
the old wording which has heretofore
been sung to the air of Maryland of
Maryland"
The rally Of Michigan University
alumni held at the Douglass House at
five o'clock was well att Hod, and
great enthusiasm was man.ued. H.
j. Pattengill, editor Of M....a or Top
les, led the session.
TIL evening there will be public
reception at the Amphidrome and a.
banquet Normal school alumni at the
Presbyterian church. Tomorrow will
De devoted to sight seeing and enter
tainment OF the teachers remaining
over after the conclusion of the con-
vention, and arrangements have been
made for trips 10 the Michigan smeIt-
ing works and other nearby places of
interest A special train will Doe run
TO the shelters leaving the copper
Range depot at II o'clock. returning at.
1870. The trip VIII Dee free to ain
teachers.
Would Abolish Long Vacations.
" rintendeut Of Pub Inc
81 Their L. Wright of IRON
W.. uli have teachers work
twel Ionths in the year; would.
hay .Hildren go to school twelve
mon in the year. At yesterday ar
ternoon's session he advocated IN
abolition Of long vacation because he
believes teachers should work as long
hours and as continuously for "a liyfr
as other worn rs at trades oud bee
he also believes That the 1874,
is a Getrimcnt 60 the education ..
child because il spoIls the continuity
OF it's efforts.
Mr.. Wright said In part:
"A generation ago a big family of
boys was an asset, because Of the work.
they could and did do. They WORKED.
for their father till they were twenty
one year old and n a boy went out
for himself before that time ne bought
his time OF his father and paid or
agreed to pay an cquiytl lent for his