The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-08


Friday, November 8, 1880 A. N. +.
NORMAL HALL.
Music:
(a) Legend of the Chimes" from
Robin Hood. .DeKoven
(b) Quartet from 'Rigoletto"
..................... Verdi
Boys and Girls Glee Clubs, Man
kato High School
Address, "The Soul Growth Of
Abraham Lincoln" President John
| Talmage Bergen, Albert Lea college,
Albert Lea.
Address, DR.. Ernest B. Hoag, Uni.
versity of California.
Friday, "a p. M. Ia.
| Meeting of sections. Rural and
| high school normal section. County
Superintendent c. J. Timms, Fair
mont, presiding. Reading room.
/. The closing of the small school
and the transportation of the pu-
pills. Superintendent J. E. Gilman,
| Sherburn.
2. Some methods used in making
the high school normal departments
more practical. Mrs. Z. L. Dills, nor
NAL department, Jackson.
| d. ~
(a) Teaching Agriculture, Miss
Gladys Poole, district No. 122, Mar
tin county. (b) Teaching Domestic
Science, Miss Bessie Watson. district
No. 3, Martin county. (c) The Trou-
BILE with Reading, Miss Marion Turn
err, Pipestone county. I'D What is
| Needed in a Course of Study, Assist
ant County Superintendent Amelia
Sanberg, Albert Lea. (e} The Coun-
! ty Superintendent's Visit from the
Teachers Standpoint, Miss Hattie
Madison, Cottonwood county. (f) The
County Superintendent's visit from
the superintendent Viewpoint. Coun.
| ty Superintendent Margaret f. Bieri,
Blue Earth. (g) Vitalizing the Rural
! School Library, Miss Martha Wilson,
supervisor of rural school libraries,
ST. Paul. ... -.. ...
| All topics will be open to general
discussion but not more than five
minutes will be allowed any person.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL SECTION.
! Superintendent J. c.. Davies, ST.
1 James. presiding. Algebra room.
| /. How to Inspire Grammar Grade
! Children for a High School Educa-
S
Lovelace, New Ulm. .,.s.-..,
! 2. The Problem Of the Abnormal
Child, Miss Elsie Polzin. St. James.
! 3. Overcoming the Self-Conscious
Element. Superintendent c. A. Patch
in, Springfield. s. .. --.. .u... .
| 4. Departmental Work in the
Grammar Grades-is it Feasible? SUI
perintendent S. B. Davis, Madelia.
| HIGH SCHOOL SECTION.
| Superintendent George A. Franklin,
Austin, presiding. History room.
| General theme: To what extent, do
the criticisms in the Ladies' Home
Journal and other periodicals apply
/ to the Minnesota high schools? (See
the Journal for August, September,
October and November.)
| /. Are We Living B. c. or A. D?
! august -Journal) Discussion of ar
ticle, J. A. Krall, st. James. General
discussion. =
| 2. "The Danger of Running a Fool
Factory" september Journal) Dis
cussion of article, Mrs. F. B. Hant-
ley, Waseca; Superintendent f. L.
Bauer, Henderson. General discus
sion. a>.~
3. 1.-THE Black Beast of Every
Child's School Life" October Jour-
tendent e. l.. Dills, Jackson. General
discussion. ".....
4. Conclusion-What should the
academic teacher do to aid in mod
ernizing our high school? Superin-
tendent M. p. Fobes, Marshall; SUI
perintendent w. B. Thornburgh, Owa-
tonna. ...-- -. .- ...-.. ..e
S. undermining the High School
Library to Meet the Needs of A. d.,
Miss Martha Wilson, supervisor of
rural school libraries, ST. Paul.
GRADED SCHOOL SECTION.
Principal J. B. Wright, Westbrook,
presiding. Grammar ROOM ",
]. Industrial Education. (a) What
to teach. (b} What to omit, to
make room for industrial work. (c)
Methods. Professor A. v. Storm, de-
partment of agriculture education,
University of Minnesota. Discussion
Principal r. e. Scott, LETTERS. "
2. Essential Factors in Training
Pupils to Study, S. A. Challman,
graded school inspector.
3. Non-Essentials in Arithmetic
and Other Subjects in the Upper
Grades, Principal Matt Garding. Min
nesota Lake. Discussion.
4. Primary Reading: What to En-
phasize, Miss Thea M. Gilbertson,
letters. Discussion. i.
5. Compositions. Their Nature and
Purpose, Principal Helen NJ. Lydon,
Monterey.
INDUSTRIAL SECTION.
Superintendent ]. A. Cederstrom,
Sleepy Eye, presiding. English room.
l. To What Extent Should High
School Agricultural Departments Fur.
Their Agricultural Interests in Their
Respective Localities? Professor A.
V. Storm. high school inspector and
chief of the Division of Agricultural
education, University of Minnesota.
2. Association of school districts.
(a It's success. (b) Difficulties in
the way, Superintendent G.. w. Wis
man, Hector.
3. Scope and extent of the work
that should be done in the so-called
short courses" (a) In agriculture,
Superintendent John Monroe, Fari.
bault (b) In shop work. George
M. Brace, Central High School, st.
Paul. (c) In cooking and sewing,
Miss Ella G. Freeland, department, of
domestic science Putnam school,
Westbrook. I'd In other, subjects
taught, Superintendent D. A. aGrus-
sendorf, Jordan.
4. Is the manufacturing idea eclips-.
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