The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-23
STATE EDUCATORS
GATHER AT BOISE
SUPERINTENDENT AND TEACH
ERS OF IDAHO WILL BEGIN DE-
LIBERATIONS DECEMBER 2s
State Teachers Association Will Also
COnvene-Extended Program Has
Been Arranged

During the end of the week there
will be a general exodus of university
faculty members and public school Of
flcials from Moscow Among the
number will be Superintendent Chas
Henry of the city schools, Miss Cath
crime Dryden, superintendent of coun-
ty schools, and President Brannon OF
the university. They will journey to
Boise
The superintendents and teachers
of Idaho will meet in convention at
Boise from December 28th to 31st
December %, and 29 will be given to
the Idaho State Teachers association.
December 80 and 81 will be given to
conferences between the state de-
partment of education, and the SUI
perintendents and principals of Ida
no.
The program of the state teachers
association is in charge of an execu-
tive committee composed of Superin-
te1dent Walter R. Siders of Pocatello,
and Superintendent j. E. Turner of
Payette. Professor Clarence L. Clarke
of the Lewiston normal will be in
charge as acting president
The program of the state meeting
includes the meeting of the education
al council on Tuesday morning, sec
tion meetings Tuesday afternoon, gen
eral meetings Tuesday evening, and
all day Wednesday.
The educational council, of which
Superintendent Siders of Pocatello is
president offers the following pro-
gram: A Report on Idaho School
Survey, on Local School Surveys, up
on the improvement of School Ad-
ministration in Smaller Cities, and
upon Idaho School Conditions. Com
missioner E. O. Sisson, Superintend !
tendent Siders will be the leading
speakers.
The meetings Tuesday afternoon
will be broken up into the following
sections: Higher Education, Superin- /,
tendents and Principles, High School, /
Grammar Grade Teachers, Primary |
Teachers, Rural School Teachers, Pen
manship
The higher education section, of /
which Professor Wilkie Collins of the
University is chairman, will be ad-
dressed by Professor Herbert E. Fow
ler of Lewiston on the subject of High
School English, and by Professor Karl
G.. Maeser of Pocatello upon the So
cial Sciences in the High School.
The superintendents and principals
section of which Superintendents j. !
g. Turner of Payette is chairman, will
be addressed by Director O. D. Cen
,er on Agriculture in the Public
Schools, by Superintendent Johnson
If Coeur dAlene on Vocation Guid-
lnce, by Superintendent Simmonds of {
lewiston upon Six-Year Elementary,
md a Six-Year High School. by Su-
Shank of Idaho Falls up Ic
N Medical Inspection and by Super
ntendent Turner of Payette on Local 6
lchool Problems. ~ 81 Is
s ~
sther sections include talks on the s
3fE& School, Grammar Grades, Prin e
nv Section, Rural Section, and the D
Section. The general v
rograms of the association will be J
ddressed by leading educators of the "
northwest. Tuesday evening, DR.. 2. G
J. Sisson, the commissioner of educa- u
lon, and DR.. Joseph X. Hart, the we'll
nown Washington educator, will each 6,
oliver an address. s.
The program Wednesday morning p
ontains an address on Religious Edu- a
alton by Dr. ]. F. Shepherd of Twin Il
alls, an address by DR.. Melvin A. p
ramon, president of the state uni d
ersity, an address by State Superin- io
,ndent Bernice Mccoy, and an ad- Of
ress by DR.. Joseph K Hart upon the e.
lbject, "A Social Program for the W
uture." fo