Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-10-28
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Over 500 Attend First Annual Meetings of Central Wis
consin Teachers Sessions Friday
and Saturday.-Many Excellent Addresses and Papers
Are Rendered

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tlon was held i'm this city last Friday
and Saturday. Over 500 teachers
gathered in this city on those days
from all over Central Wisconsin to
attend the sessions of the new associa-
ton. Last Thursday evening up to
Friday noon, teachers poured into |
this city, all gathering at the high |
school at 9:l5 Friday morning to open
the first gathering of the Wisconsin
valley teachers. Everything indicated
that the convention would be one of
great success at the very beginning. |
With the wonderful program of
speakers it would have been an i'm
possibility that the two days of ad-
dresses and papers could have been
anything but great success.
Fridays program was opened at
nine-tifteen when Supt. S. B. Tobey
of our public schools, chairman of the
executive committee of the associa-
tion, called the meeting to order. The
first number on the program was
rendition of the Barcarolle from the
opera "The Tales of Hoffman," by
the Girls High School Glee club As
an enchore, mighty as Rose," was
sung in a very pleasing manner. The
glee club has thirty-fve members and
has been practicing for some time for
this occasion. Miss Crane, who has
been coaching them, certainly de-
serves praise for the splendid manner
in which the numbers were rendered.
Following the songs, Mr.. Tobey as
chairman introduced G. d. Jones,
President of the city Board of Educa-
tion, who gave most cordial address
Of welcome. Mr.. Jones said that the
teachers were not only given the keys
to the city but that they were also
given the keys to our homes. In
closing, Mr.. Jones said that he hoped
to see the teachers here again some
time in the near future.
President John K. Sims of the
Stevens Point normal, responded in
behalf of the visiting instructors, ex- (
pressing the qualification of those
present. He said that if there was
any place in the Wisconsin valley j
which was fit for this teachers gath {
ering Wausau certainly was. Mr.. II
Sims said that Karl Mathie had once /
told him that Wausau meant 'far
off, - but said Mr.. Sims, 'when it [
comes to anything worth while l is
think of Wausau as ''quite near" i
This speech was one of the most in 3
teresting of the day. In closing, the {
normal president said that all APP I
preciated the welcome extended to +,
the visiting teachers by G. d. Jones. [
A demonstration by +. j. Gould t
with class of ten eighth grade /
children now took place. Chairs were q
put on the assembly hall rostrum I,
with the backs facing the audience. t
Mr.. Gould is demonstrators for the |
English Moral Education League and ]
has been travelling throughout the /
world to help advance morals. The q
children were obivious of the fact t
that they were in the presence of an
aSsemblage of 500 teachers Mr.. c
Gould's lesson was brought out to the
eighth graders very forcibly by means
of various stories illustrating his I
object. After the dismissal of this
class he gave short talk on morals
to the teachers. {
Two very beautiful piano solos, {
Nocturne by Chopin and "To Wild s
Rose by MacDowell, were now rem /
dered by j. r. Small of Chicago. Mr. {
Small has been an accompanist of
Nine. Schuman Heink and of several
other noted singers. S
DR.. Vincents inspiring address on 6
Education and Efficiency followed s
and this was one of the best addresses {
at any of the conventions meetings.
DIR. Vincent dealt with the education I
of children, of efficiency in their /
training, and in closing he spoke of {
the fight that must be made in ma |
tional efficiency, of relationship in {
the home and of spiritual efficiency.
This was an address which was re- +,
ceiyed with great pleasure on the part
of all present. DR.. Vincent has a
very attractive manner of speaking
and in his talks he uses many comical
illustrations which add life to his
talks making them very interesting.
Following this talk the sectional II
gatherings were commenced, there
being four.
SECTIONAL GROUPS
On Friday afternoon four sectional
meetings were held. There were sec
tions called High School, Grade, Rural
and Training and each group dis
cussed relative questions. Papers and
addresses were also rendered.
The high school section of the con-
vention held It's meeting in the Science
lecture hall of the high school build
ing. The presiding chairman was
Supt. c. W. Otto of Marshfield, who
introduced as first speaker f. III.
Miles, Waupaca, who gave an address
on High School Credit for Outside
Work" Principal Ii. &c. Snyder of
Stevens Point followed With talk,
suggestive OF several methods for i'm
proving work in high school English.
ira c. Painter, principal of the local
high school, delivered an address on
NHClassroom Efficiency" Mr.. Painter
said in part: Efficiency has become
the slogan in ali departments of
modern, industrial and commercial
life. The principles of scientific |
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