The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-07
The ROUND TABLE
Many Meetings Held Today BY
Specialists.
Placing the Accent and En-
fhasis Of School Work.

Thomas Of Kaneas City. showed the
need Of the practical teaching of Eng .
lish in all grades She insisted that |
good reading, good spelling and correct .
use Of language should be matters OF
daily practice on the part Of pupils |
"Schoolboy Morality and its Develop !
ment." was discussed by Principal I
Grace G. Redneld Of Fort Scott An !
interesting address on Sex Hygiene"
was given by Prof. W. b. Trusedell. OF .
Friends university Of wichita After /
number Of other very profitable discus
sions. superintendent John Kennedy OF
Batavia. N. Y. explained to the ward /
principals the system by which he has /
instructed the children in the grades |
Of Batavia
Teachers Of Kansas History.
The principal speaker at the meeting /
Of the Kansas State History associa- |
ton was Prof. James A. James OF
Northwestern university. who discussed |
the proper teaching OF history and gov |
eminent in the elementary schools He /
insisted that the simple interesting !
fact Of history be brought the children /
and that government as it's being !
carried out in practice should be un- |
derstood by the child. The address
was followed by discussions by Miss
Mary A. Whitney. Kansas State Nor
NAL school, Emporia; Prof. Will French. !
Winfield: Prof. E q. Foster. Topeka
Primary Department.
The primary department met this at
ternoon In the Auditorium with Dean
Lillian Scott Of Baldwin, chairman.
The program opened with a song by
school. Topeka, Miss Gail Moody. teach
er. Disqualification in Primary
Grades'' was illustrated by Miss Ruth
b. Scott, principal OF Pinckney school
lawrence. Miss Esther Perry of the
Smyth school, Chicago, gave a very
practical address on The Value Of
Seat Work" Miss T. c. Gechs, pri-
mary supervisor, St. Louis. urged az
to the needs OF the primary teacher
better equipped school rooms, better
furnishings and supplies with which
to work
High School Principals Round Table.
A main speaker at the high school
principals round table this afternoon
was Prof. K. L. Hatch Of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin, who outlined
definite plan for teaching agriculture
in secondary schools. After a general
discussion of this topic led by Prof.
]. r.. Thierstein, principal Atchison
county high school, some recent expert
ments in high school administration
were discussed. Principal I. N. Allen
discussed the needs Of recognising the
individual characteristics Of pupils, and
Of knowing pupils as individuals in or
der to give them the best training Su-
perfntendent 81. p Study. OF Neodesha,
told Of his work In Neodesha in es-
tablishing the Junior high school which
is a plan by which the seventh, eighth
and ninth grades are organized ON the
department plan corresponding to that
of the high school.
Physics and Chemistry Round Table.
Discussions Of this association
tended wholly in the direction of the
practical in the application of these
studies Prof John A Devlfn of Fl.
Scott discussed the teaching of chem
istry and physics and its application
to everyday life. He fnsfster that
anything that is profitable leads to
mental, moral and spiritual growth.
Prof ]. G. Robinson Of Argentine dis
cussed the teaching of science as a
means of mental discipline. Prof. L.
B. Mangun of Kansas City discussed
the teaching Of natural science as a
foundation for the study Of other
sciences. The discussions of this as
ISOLATION were intensely interesting
and practical, and in the main showed
that the teachers Of this subject are
looking toward the practical appli-
cation OF these subjects in the life of
the child
Botany and Zoology Round Table.
The Botany and Zoology Round Ia
BILE. under the guidance of Dr. O. p.
Dellinger of Pittsburg, chairman. was
the scene Of very interesting discus
sion. Prof o. W. Caldwell of the
University OF Chicago set a high
standard for teachers Of these SUBJ
jects in his address on the prepara-
ton. training and qualifications OF the
teacher Of biology. The address was
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University OF Kansas and DR. L. c.
Wooster Of the State Normal School.
The keenest interest Of the Round
Table was attached to the report OF
the special Committee on the Teach
ing Of Plant Life and Animal Life in
the High School Report was made
by Prof. H. F. Roberts Of the State
| Agricultural College. A definite plan
was outlined in the report where
by unified course in biology should be
substituted for the present courses in
, botany and zoology.
! Association OF Teachers OF Enelish
| The feature OF the program of this
association was the address by DIR.
c. Alphonso Smith OF the University
he discussed The Keynote Method
Of Teaching Literature" He insisted
that literature 10 the expression Of
life, and that to appreciate it wholly
one must be able to read it aloud and
understand its real music, as well az
its significance DIR. +. II. Hopkins
of Lawrence presented a plan for the
I organization Of elementary teachers.
/ Superintendent John F. Bender Of Ar
kansas City gave a report on '-Ele-
mentAry School English" Miss Min
ME Porter Of the State Normal School
spoke Of THE Social Motive in the
Teaching OF English Composition"
Miss LEILA F. Douthart Of Kansas City
gave a report on Oral English Conn
position: Some Methods and Results"
+ After the inspiring address OF Dr.