Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-26
TEACHERS COME NEXT MONTH
State Association is Institution of
Greatest Value.
is OLDER THAN THE STATE
was horn Forty-seven Years Ago
ana is Largely Responsible for
small Per Cent of hitter
acy In Nebraska.


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expected to teach everyone that stepped
through the door. whether the pupil was
n kindergarten child or a ninth grade
adult. For ten minutes the little teacher
was expected to plod patiently along
with her first reader class. then for fif-
teen more she was expected 20 struggle
with the knotty problems of Rays Higher
Arithmetic when the big boys" who
attended after the corn picking was
over. found trouble in their work. The
result was that the instruction was not
the best in any one line. While this
situation still obtains to some extent in
the rural districts, there are coming 70
he more and more rural schools that have
two or more teachers and have the work
divided. Besides these there are coming
to be more and more schools where the
work is graded at least even II there IS
but one teacher to handle the work. She
knows by consulting her course of
study just what branches should be
studied by her pupil of II years and what
by her pupil of o. She knows by con-
sulting her course of study at the end of
the year whether any given pupil has
made enough progress to make II pos
sible to send him on to the next grade
or not. In other words. she is working
now by a system worked out by years OF
work of prominent educators OF the
country, and not depending wholly upon
the experience Of her own little IS years
OF life
Association Gets Credit.
~ hrin ah Ill ho -
changes the State Teachers association
has had it's hands full and is entitled to
due credit Year after year as the as
ISOLATION has met II has concluded by
passing resolutions asking for the ac-
quistion of new plan. a new system,
new method. that has been found bene-
fetal elsewhere. Each year the weight
of the body of teachers in the associa-
tion carried influence with It, and the
result was that those in authority sat up
and listened when the association made
demands for the betterment OF the schools
of the state. One by one the changes
were brought about, until Nebraskas
schools. both rural and city. stand out
as among the finest In the Union.
Some stormy Periods.
The association has had its little stormy
periods. Ever has II been safely piloted
through them to calmer water, Politics
has at times crept into the association
and has for a time disrupted the ranks
OF the leading men in the organization,
but ever has IL closed with the sentiment
with malice toward none. with charity
for all" Scarcely can blame be at
tached to any one for a little feeling in
the elections of the association, for is It
not counted an honor to be president of
such body? And so the factions have
arisen and have secretly been at each
others throats. so far as getting the Of
fees OF the association has been con-
cerned, but so far as the welfare of the
schools OF the state entered into the
affair, the hands OF the educators
snapped together. in link OF unity.
To Meet at Omaha.
This year the association is to meet
again in Omaha. November 8. 8 and I.
Perhaps never has greater array OF
talent been collected for the occasion.
President James r. Delzell. who Is also
state superintendent OF public instruc-
tion. with his staff of officers and exc
cutive committee, has bent every effort
to secure from every part OF the country
talent that is known from coast to
coast.
No, the association does not talk shop
entirely. They bring in talent that gives
them something 10 think about In a field
broader than the mere cllnching of ideas
in the heads OF pupils. Thus, for ex.
ample, among the talent this year il
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president OF ths
National Woman's Suffrage society This
does not mean that the officers OF the
association are trying to make suffragists
OF all the teachers and OF all the pupils
with whom these teachers are In daily
communication. No, the association Il
in no way bound by any idea that Il
advanced by any of the speakers thai
come before the body. 1t is at liberty
to acoepl or reject any ideas that arr
advanced during the sessions. But the
idea OF the officers is that the, teacher,
should have the great problems of tn,
country today discussed by only the bes,
authorities on the subject, that they
may know what problems are firs
hand and not get their information
fifth hand, as Is often the case.
Gadskt 90 Sing.
There shall be entertainment also, a,
well as education. SO Madame Johanns
Gadsl<i Is to give a concert at the Audi
torium for the teachers. The teacher.
are 20 be the guests Of the Board Of
Publicity Of Omaha for this occasion
The concert has been especially arranged
In honor OF the teachers OF the state
The membership. badge Of the association
viii he all that will be required for ad
| mission,
The following. taken bodily from tn,
Printed program OF the association. give,
some idea OF the array OF special taIen
secured sor this year: