The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-24
IDAHO NOTES FROM FRISCO
Fifteen thousand Teachers Attend An
nual Session.
San Francisco, Aug. II, 1915

$50 Odu FRANCISCO, Aug. -, 1910.
The National Educators Associa
ton had the center of the boards dur
ing the past week. The meetings were
held in the Oakland auditorium. This
auditorium will seat approximately
$4,000 to $4,000 people. 1t was built
at cost of million dollars includ-
Ing the grounds and decorations, yet
1T is a failure as an auditorium for the
reason that the acoustics are bad Over
$4,000 teachers were in attendance at
this association Some Of the most
noted educators of the world delivered
addresses and read papers. David
Starr Jordan Of Stanford University
fame presided and delivered the open
ing address making anti-war notes
quite prominent. Mark Cohen, editor
of the Evening Star, Dunedin, New
Zealand, threw much light on the vast
~ improved modern system OF edu
cation now prevailing in that country.
He said that they are laying great en-
phasis on vocational education over
there as well as we are here, and that
they are spending some $5,OOO,O 00 a
lyear to educate their comparatively
sparsely populated country. Madam
Montessori, of Rome, Italy gave an.
outline of her educational system in
Italian. It is probable that not more
than twenty people understood what.
she said. However, she had printed
what she terms my System of Educa-
ton" In pamphlet form, which was
distributed In the audience and which
Fcontained full outline of which her
brief address In Italian was hut
summary. Madam Montessori Is at
tracing much attention at the expo
sition and had organized a number OF
lclasses that are largely attended. Her
system is certain to revolutionize the
methods of educating small children
and will no doubt be#tn corporated to
a greater or less extent in our kinder.
garten and primary schools. 1t is suf-
fortunate that she does not understand.
or speak English. For the most part
her lectures are given in Italian but
they are interpreted by paragraph as
she delivers them She is the Pesta-
lozzi of our modern age and is per-
haps the greatest creative woman
genius that the world has ever seen.
One of the interesting occasions of
the Idaho building was the nuptials
Iof Captain George Steunenberg and
Miss Florence Alexander, Monday eve
ming of last week. The ceremony was
performed by Chaplain Ossewards Of
the 21st Infantry, U. S. A. Among the
Idaho people present were Lieutenant
Marks, of Boise: the hostess, Mrs. Rid
Ienbaugh Miss Permeal French, and
the Misses Noble Captain Steunen-
berg is we'll known as the brother OF
Ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg and
g. +. Steunenberg, now in the United
States marshaRs Office in Boise Cap
tain Steunenberg has attracted no lit
tie attention as a writer for different
periodicals. The happy couple will
sail for Honolulu on the 7th of Sep
TENDER, where they will be stationed
at Schofield barracks.
Among the recent Idaho visitors to
the exposition were Mr.. A. r. Cruzen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington, Mr.. Herring
ton being member OF the city council. &
of Boise; Mr.. Jess B. Hawley. Mrs.
Startling and son. Mrs. Noble and her
daughters Gertrude and May, left the
Idaho building today and are spending
some time In the city before returning
to Boise the latter part OF this month
Miss Ethel Sheridan, daughter OK r.
5. Sheridan, proprietor of the Evening
Capital News, arrived in the city re-
Gently and is one of the assistant hos
tesses OF the Idaho building
j. D. FLENNER