Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-10-28
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
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tdJlOIl.
Following this splendid address on
physical culture, there were a num-
Der OF demonstrations given. These
consisted of general gymnastics.
games and folk dancing by the chill
dren from the different grades of this
city.
Miss Peacock of Merrill, concluded
this groups meeting with a very in
tefesting paper.
The meeting of the rural school
group was held in the gymnasium.
Miss Rosalia Bohrer of the local
Training school gave very interest
ing paper on Rural School Music"
She told how she thought the founda-
ton for music should be laid in a
child's life and how early the chill
dren should be taught rytfim and
notes in school. She spoke of var
ious methods of teaching music in a
country school and following her talk
she demonstrated the teaching of
rythm by using piano, the accor-
dian and finally an harmonica.
w. E. Larson of Madison, state in
spector of rural schools, gave a very
good talk, using as his subject
GLOW to Interest the People in
School Work y
All of the meetings of the sectional
groups were very successful. These
were endedon Friday afternoon, there
being only the one final meeting on
Saturday morning.
FINAL SESSION SATURDAY.
When the teachers gathered in the
assembly hall on Saturday morning
for the closing session of the conven-
ton, they found on each desk small
card bearing the words "Meet in
Merrill, 1914" Amigos representa-
tives were distributing ribbon badges
early in the morning. On each Anti
go badge the words, "Antigo, 1914, "
stood out plainly.
The final session was opened with
music by the high school orchestra.
After several pieces splendidly played,
chairman Tobey called for report
from the committee on elections.
The results were as follows: Super
intendent Brand of Amigo, 120 votes;
Superintendent Tobey, of this city,
80; Superintendent Milne of Merrill,
~; Superintendent Otto of Marshfield,
S. and NJ. II. Jackson of Grand
Rapids Is votes. A. H. Cole, princi-
pal of the Lincoln County Training
school, then moved that the five
securing the highest votes should con
Stitute the executive committee OF
the association. This motion was
seconded and carried thus making
the five men named above members
of the committee. r. A. Brandt
who received the highest number oil
votes, will act as chairman of the
association for the coming year The
following four members of the eXecu
tive committee will serve two, three
four and five years respectively. That
is, chairman Brandt will act as al
executive for one year, then Mr.
Tobey for the next year, and SO on
until Mr.. Jackson receives his turn
which will come in five years.
The question of the constitution
was next in order. Mr.. Hamlin
superintendent of Lincoln county, re-
quested further consideration or
articles four, five and seven. The
other articles were voted upon anc
adopted. Mr.. Hamlin read some
amendments on articles four, five anC
seven. These amendments were re-
ferred to a committee.
Mr.. Brand superintendent of the
Amigo public schools, made an adj
dress setting forth the advantages oil
Amigo as meeting place for the as
ISOLATION in 1914. Supt. Milne OF
Merrill urged the claims of his city as
a suitable place for the next conven.
tion. He read invitations from the
Woman's Alliance of Merrill, from
the Merrill Chamber of Commerce
and the Gamma Mu Club, which is a
Greater Merrill society.
After these talks the teachers voted
on their next meeting place, and as a
result Merrill was chosen for the
next convention OF the Central Wis
consin Teachers Association.
Miss Baker of Stevens Point gave a
beautiful vocal solo which was fol-
lowed by f. j. Gould's talk with the
children. He told interesting stories,
illustrating self-respect, self-control,
self-reliance, self-denial and self-un-
folding. This exercise was very sug-
gestive and helpful.
Mr.. Gould's talk was followed by
folk dancing. Some of the younger
boys and girls danced the Highland
Fling This was followed 10y the
Venetian Flower dance given by girls
of the high school. Both dances
were greatly appreciated and vigor-
ously applauded.
DIR. Herbert L. Willett of the Uni
versity of Chicago gave a most slim
ulating address on the subject, "The
Youth of the Twentieth Century"
He told of the wonderful inheri-
tance from the past-the inventions
of the past century. He told of the
rights of the child-of the rights to
be well born. of the physical rights
of the child, the aesthetic and the
ethical rights He told in helpful
way of the part the teacher may play
in securing these rights. He closed
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