Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
STATE TEACHERS
WILL MEET SOON
Association to Hold Convention
in Milwaukee.
TO DISCUSS NORMAL SCHOOLS
More Than Seven Thousand instruct
ors Are Expected 20 Attend Ses-
sions on November ;, 6
and z.

Madison.-The sixty-second annual
convention Of the Wisconsin Teachers
association viii be held in the city Of
Milwaukee on November 5, and Z.
It IS expected that more than seven
thousand instructors will attend the
three days sessions. The program for
the gathering is not completed.
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
NAL 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-
ciaI 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.. Kronshage, in his discussions,
viii 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
norm I cohoo1 In tho Training Of foo oh
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
n. 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; J. E. Arm
strong, Chicago; James F. Hosic, Chi
cage 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 a paper by Carroll G. Pearse.
president of the Milwaukee Normal
school
1t 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
iect viii be Organization of the
States Observation-Disclosures for Vocation
al Training" He viii open Saturday
evenings session.