The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-08
STATE TEACHERS WILL
HOLD A JUBILEE meet

st. Paul, November 1.-The pro-
gram for the fiftieth annual session
of the Minnesota Educational asso-
citation was issued Wednesday The
principal meetings will be held in
the Auditorium, December S, 6 and
Z. st. Paul schools will be dismissed
for the three days. The convention
headquarters will be at the Saint
Paul. The secretary will have an
office on the first floor, where all
the information regarding the asso-
citation may be obtained. An enroll
ing clerk and several assistants will
be in the secretary's office to issue
memberships. ..a
While the general sessions will be
held in the Auditorium the different
sections will be assigned to the old
capitol, the Central Presbyterian
church and the former Central high
school, at Minnesota and Tenth
streets. Railroads have agreed to
offer fare and one-third, with a
minimum of two cents a mile in
each direction, from all points in
Minnesota to st. Paul. ...
Some Practical Discussions.
The section meetings, conferences
and round tables will be devoted to
practical discussions of presentday
problems in Minnesota schools. A
business meeting will be held to con-
slider the constitution of the aSSocia-
ton Wednesday afternoon, Deem
Der 4. That night an informal gath
ering will meet at the Saint Paul
Superintendent r. E. Denfeld of Du-
luth, will preside, and current ques.
tons in Minnesota educational mat
tiers will be presented for impromptu
discussion.
The annual lecture will be given
Thursday night in the Auditorium by
DR.. Stephen A. Wise of New York.
Friday night the ST. Paul Symphony
orchestra will give a concert in the
Auditorium. Miss Elsie Baker of
New York will be the soloist.
Federal Commissioner on Program.
p. P ClaXton, federal commission
er of education. will speak at the
sessions on the following subjects:
Democracy in Education" "Litera-
ture in the Schools" and Some Sug-
gestions for the improvement of
Rural Schools" DR.. Luther H. Gu
lick, director of the department of
child hygiene in the Russell Sage
Foundation, will lecture on current
developments i'm the scientific hand
ling of the child in the school and
home.
DR.. William II. Allen, director of
the bureau of municipal research of
New York, will speak on "The Pos
sibilities of Efficient State Super
vision of Education" and Current
Tests of High School Efficiency" ].
Adams Puffer, director of the Beacon
vocation bureau of Boston, will speak
on Vocational Guidance and boy
leadership" Will Earhart, who has
charge of music in the Pittsburgh
schools, under Superintendent Heeter,
will tell of music in the public
schools.
Seumas MacManus to Talk.
Seumas MacManus, author and lee
turer, and leader of the Irish revival,
will give two addresses on literature
and how to teach it, President
Emeritus Cyrus Northrop of the Uni
versity of Minnesota will speak on
the worldwide campaign for interna-
tional peace. DR.. Ernest B. Hoag of
the University of California, who is
spending year in Minnesota assist
ing the state board of health in in
vestigating health conditions in the
schools, will tell of his work.
Other speakers will be President
George E. Vincent of the state uni
versity, Superintendent NJ C. Potter
of the ST. Paul schools, Superintend-
ent G.. o. Merica of the state train
ing school at Redwing, Professors
Richard Burton and A. V. Storm of
the state university.
Fine Book Exhibit Planned.
In connection with the convention
there will be an exhibit under the
direction of the department Of pub
lie instruction and the public library
commission of books for children and
teachers George F. Howard of the
state agricultural college has pre-
pared an industrial exhibit. The
schools of st. Paul, and probably
those of Minneapolis, viii! be visited
Thursday morning. December 5, be-
fore they dismiss for the session.
Reunions will be arranged for grad
yates of different state schools, and
meetings held of the German Peda-
gogical society, the Association of
Consolidated School Principals and
other organizations. DIR. Fletcher Har.
per Smith of the college of education
at the University of Minnesota will
give an address at a conference held
to study the Montessori schools in
Rome. ..-. s. I'D.
A reception in the new quarters
of the Commercial club will be given
Friday night after the Symphony or.
chestra concert. The December meet.
ing will be the semi-centennial of the
association.
The following is the complete pro-
gram for the twenty-sixth annual SEES.
sion of the Southern Minnesota
Teachers association, at the normal
school, Mankato, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. November 7. and 8:
Thursday, November 7, 7:45 p. NJ.
Meeting of superintendent at Man
kato Commercial college, Superin-
tendent F. ]. Sperry, Mankato, pre-
siding.
First. The plan of the department
of public instruction for commits
sion to revise and codify school
laws Statement and outline of plan
by a representative of the depart
ment Discussion by Mr.. J. M. Me-
Connell hMankato state normal
school. SGD
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