Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-27
srATE TEAchERs' ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM HAS MANY SPLENDID
FEATURES.
EXPERTS IN VARIOUS LINES
or ENpEAvoR TO SPEAK
Robert Judsen AIsy, Of Maine; Henry
q. Morrison. Of New Hampshire;
Congressman Fsss, Of Ohio, and
othsr Noted Educators Secured Do.
partmsntaI Meetings.
to rimes-Republican.

for Friday Nov. 8. has great things in
store for every progressive teacher.
The first speaker on the program Is
President Robert Judson Alley Of the
University Of Maine. Mr.. Alley Is pub
lie school man, however. and was once
country school teacher. He has
served as village principal, high school
principal. university instructor and has
been president Of two universities. HIS
work as state superintendent Of public
instruction Of Indiana was remarkable.
He is now president Of the national
educative council. He IL a big man
who lives simple, but helpful, forcefuI
life. He is stanch. strong, stalwart, and
eloquent.
Henry q. Morrison the second speak
er Of the morning comes to Iowa be-
cause he has message for US. He
was state superintendent for New
Hampshire Teachers Association past
president Of the American Institute OF
Instruction.; lecturer on administration.
Dartmouth summer school; lecturer on
administration Of secondary and ele-
mentary schools, school Of education,
University Of Chicago. At the last
session of the New Hampshire legis-
lature he was ma6e superintendent Of
public instruction on permanent tenure
and in addition was given three strong
deputies to assist In departmental
work.
Congressman Tess to Speak.
On Friday evening. Hon. 8. d. Fess.
congressman from the Sixth district OF
Ohio. will address the association on
a. % = - ~
Horace Mann" He has won the single
honor Of being the only republican con-
gresham who secured any change In
teacher congressman. and 10 now serv-
ing his NTH year as president Of Anti
ock College. For four years DR.. Tess
was associated with the Univers1ty Of
Chicago. He il the author Of . United
States History. Civics Of Ohio. and q
History Of Political Theory ana Party
Organization in the United States. He
has lectured in almost every northern
state in the union. He was vice pres
ident Of the recent constitutional con-
yention in Ohio, and ono Of tho most
prominent and active members Of this
convention. He IL versatile and clio.
Quent. He has had q varied and sac
cessful experience. One writer speak
Ing Of DR.. Fess classiAes him with
Giddings. Garfield. and oGoKinley.
Other Features.
Tho Saturday morning session Of the
Iowa State Teachers Association
promises to be q meeting Of unusual
merit.
The superintendent Of public instruc-
ton. A. NJ. Deyoe. will give his annual
address. He Is so well known to the
teaching fraternity Of Iowa that he
needs no introduction. Just read the
new school legislation secured thru the
last legislature.
DR.. Edward g. Elliott. professor Of
education University Of Wisconsin ana
director Of the course for the training
Of teachers in the same institution, Ia
ono Of the most scholarly. keen, and
practical educators in the country. He
Is full of vlgor, energy and enthusiasm.
He Is probably the greatest worker Of
the middle west. He is an author Of
note,
Henry s. Curtis is the playground
man. The physical welfare Of the child
has not yet secured the important con-
sideration to which it Is entitled. Mr.
Curtis will show US the way. Wherever.
Mr.. Curtis has been people are enthus-
lastlc about him.
Oscar Taylor Corson Is a practical
school man having served as q coun-
try school teacher. principal and SUI
peffntendent Of school. He served as
state commissioner Of common schools
in Ohio. He is editor Of the Ohio Edu-
cational Monthly, the oldest education
al journal in the United States. He has
served as president Of the Ohio State
Teachers Association. He is past
president Of the National Educational
Association.
Thursday afternoon the following
departments will hold their meetings:
City supsrintendents. college, county
superintendent, elementary, and Sec
ondary. The section meetings for the
same afternoon will be as follows:
Commercial, intermediate. manual arts,
primary and kindergarten. rural teach
ers. These meetings are the life and
vitality ~ fho