The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-08

teal Side of Public School Art and
showed how greater interest might be
aroused and more far reaching results
attained by placing emphasis upon art
| as useful and essential subject rather
than matter merely of individual Gull
ture. Applied design with special ref
erence to sewing was taken up by Miss
Lydia Bolmar Of this city. The use OF
many illustrations added to the effect
of Miss Bolmar's concrete and prac-
| teal talk. Professor VIM. A. Grifhth
I of the University of Kansas detailed
! the manual and mental and spiritual
| requirements of the successful art
| teacher. The progress of art in the
| schools of the far west, where much
| interest has been taken in this sub
| ject, was treated by Mrs. Ienore Dos
| ter-Cooke, formerly art instructor in
! the Central high school in Kansas City.
| Mo. Miss Ella Weeks of the State Ag-
! ricultural college gave a most helpful
and Illuminating summary of the
thoughts brought out in the several
addresses adding many interesting
! ideas of her own. There was also d
| general discussion of the various SUD-
! jects Miss McNutt of Topeka presid-
i ed at the meeting.
| City superintendent.
| Reimbursement of educational theory
! and practice due to changing mental
| and social conditions was taken up
| extensively in the city supertntendents
round table under the chairmanship OF
Superintendent John Lofty OF Sauna.
Brilliant addresses on the subject were
made by DR.. Frank M. McMurray OF
Columbia, and Edgar F. Riley of the
Kansas State Normal school. The
length and contest of the ideal course
of study for the average Kansas school
was treated effectively by Super1ntend-
ent F. G. Mueller OF Seneca; Wnlle tne
organization and presentation or sucn
matter with a view to the best teacn-
ing results was ably handled by Su-
perintendent D. c. Porter or Con-
cordia.
Commercial Teachers.
The dignity and value of CONNER
cial teaching as well as pract1cal
methods aiding therein was the gener,
al subject taken up at the commercial
teachers meeting of which professor
C. E. Birch of this city was chairman.
Professor L. A. Parker of the state
Normal school treated in an interest
ing paper the necessity of sound eou-
cational methods in handling com.
mercial subjects and the value or
pedagogical literature to this END.
The idea of giving more university ana
college entrance for business subjects
met with general approval In an ex-
tensive discussion led by Professor J.
E. Boyd of the Kansas City high
school. Professor H. T. Jett OF To-
ton, What can the commercial sec
ton of the Kansas State Teachers as
ISOLATION do further to strengthen ana
dignity the work of the commercial
teacher PracC1cal meLnOOS LOT LeSCh-
ing in high schools the use of modern
office equipment were discussed by
Professor F. N. Enruh of Mime
apolis. Professor c. E. Howell of
Effingham.
High School Principals.
The specific needs of Kansas formed
the topic for discussion at the nigh
school principals round table Wh1cn
met under the Craftsmanship of Pro-
ThnrAman- nTfnCiDal OF
the Chase County High school. the
general topic "A Curriculum for Kan
sas High Schools" was extensively
discussed under the leadership of Pro
lessor Eugene B. Smith, principal of
the Reno County High school at Nick
erson. The discussion covered the
needs of pupils preparing for various
types of higher education and also the
needs of those who would enter upon
their life work Immediately upon leaV-
ing the high school,
Education Round Table.
The duty laid upon the school of
handling fairly and effectively Win
the address by Professor A. w. Tret- !
ten of the University of kansas at
the education round table. Professor !
of the school to the pupil instead of
the adaptation of the pupil 10 the
school. DR.. George Herbert Belts OF
Cornell college, who is always IN de- !
ed the round table meeting on
Changing Ideals in Education" The /
disciplinary, the social, the individual !
Iy cultural and the vocational phase
assigned to their proper places by /
PROFESSOR Belts His address was
enthusiastically received by his audi
ence. Professor w. D. Ross or this |
city presided at the meeting.
Mathematics Teachers.
1.I,ra roboIarlv and INTERESTING adj (
dresses made up the program of the
meeting of the Kansas Association of
Mathematics Teachers, over which Prof
William A. Andrews of the State Agrt- .
cultural college presided. 1.-THE Future
of our Geometry" was the subject of
address by DR.. David Eugene Smith of
Columbia university, one of the fore /
most mathematician of America Dr.
Smiths address was one of highest in
terest. Prof. Willard H. Garrett of |
Baker university told of some of the
shortcomings Of college freshmen in
high school mathematics and made sug-
gestions as to the remedy for these
widespread conditions. In a vigorous /
address, Prof. B. l. Remick OF the
Agricultural college discussed vitiliza-
ton movement in Elementary Geom-
etry laying much stress upon the prac-
teal side of mathematics.
Teachers of German.
A highly varied program was char
acteristic of the session of the German
instructors under the craftsmanship of
Prof. H. o. Kruse of the University.
German songs rendered by Miss Mary
Harrison and Topeka high school stu
dents, with the true accent of the Faith
erIand, addresses by college and high
school instructors, ana interesting gen.
eral discussion made up the program.
The general field of the methodology of
modern language was handled by Prof.
w. H. Carruth of the University. whose
address embodied the results of years