Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-09-30
TEACHERS MEETING
FOR MILWAUKEE
Sixty-SeCond Annual Convention
of State Association.
SESSIONS ON NOVEMBER So
Il Is Expected That More Than Seven
Thousand instructors VIII Be in
Attendance-To Discuss
Normal Schools.

MadIson.-WhL9 plans are not en-
tirely complete, Milwaukee educators
look forward to an unusually success
full meeting when the sixty-second an
rual gathering Of the Wisconsin Teach
ers' association convenes mere on No
vember 5. More than seven thousand
teachers are expected to be present
during the three days session.
OF particular interest to the teach
ers of the elementary and secondary
schools will be the addresses of Theo-
dore KrOnshage, president of the
board Of regents of Milwaukee Nor
mai school. Mr.. Kronshage will form
his various lectures into a complete
course of instruction in the three prin-
ciples that will form the gist of the
report soon to be published by the spe-
cial committee delegated to investigate
the Wisconsin normal schools Is
months ago.
When the investigation was started
the board Of regents requested that
every possible help be afforded the
committee, with the result that their
findings and recommendations should
tend to put Wisconsin schools to the
front in educational circles.
Mr.. Krorshage, in his discussions,
will uphold the normal school as the
ideal school for the training of teach
ers for elementary and secondary
schools His lectures will embody
these points: First, the service of the
normal school in the training of teach
ers for the public schools; second, the
organization Of the normal school;
third, the character of the course of
instruction, and the adaptability for
training teachers; fourth, the charac-
ter, quality and method of instruction;
fifth, the professional supervision of
the schools by the president of the
school; sixth, the administration of
the normal schools by the board of
normal school regents.
The main sessions will be held in
the Auditorium, while the committees
and special divisions will meet in the
Majestic and Davidson theaters. Much
good outside talent has been secured
and altogether the program will be an
interesting and instructive one.
Among the speakers will be: David
\. Snedden, commissioner of educa-
ton, state of Massachusetts; Frank
McMurry, Columbia university, New
York; H. w. Foght, bureau of educa-
ton, Washington, D. c.; ]. Paul Goode,
University of Chicago; ]. E. Arm
strong, Chicago; James F. Hosic, Chi
cagO Normal school; Jane Adams,
Chicago; George Faulkner, Chicago,
and William McAndrews, New York.
During the three days of the meet
ing every school in Wisconsin, with
the possible exception of 400 rural
schools, will be closed
c. E. Patzer, president of the Teach
ers' association, will open the official
meeting Thursday, November 5, with
an address in the Auditorium. He will
be followed by William McAndrews,
principal of the Washington Irving
High school of New York city. Mr..
McAndrews will speak on the purpose
and scope of work in the elementary
school,
How Can We Make the School Meet
the Needs of Life?" will be the sub
ject of paper by Carroll G. Pearse,
president of the Milwaukee Normal
school
It is the intention Of the officials of
the organization to give considerable
attention to vocational training in con-
nection with the school work, and a
paper has been assigned to David n.
Snedden, commissioner Of education
of Massachusetts, Mr.. Snedden's sub
Ject will be Organization of the
States Instrumentalities for Vocation
al Training" He will open Saturday
evenings session.