Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
HILLYER HEADS THE
HIGH SCHOOLBRANCH
Hundreds of Principals and Superin-
tendents in Attendance and
Listen to Discussion.
WHAT BOY FARMERS CAN DO

A. P. Hillyer. Beatrice, was elected
president Of the high school section
Of the Teachers association Friday
afternoon, and Miss Hemple. princi-
pal Of the Crete schools, secretary.
The session was attended by several
hundred principals, superintendents
and high school teachers. DR..
Thomas H. Briggs OF Columbia uni
versity spoke on the Need OF spe-
cifio Purposes in High School Bdu-
cation" He asserted that the child
had a right to know Just why he
was studying a given lesson in Latin,
or in any other subject, adding:
The pupil has a right to know, and
should be taught Just why It is as
signed to make a given experiment
in physics or chemistry"
Superintendent r. N. Campbell Of Co
lumbus presided. and Miss May Beck
Of Bancroft acted as secretary. Wilson
Tout, North Platte. spoke on the "Elec-
tive System in High Schools." w. b.
Johns. York. led the discussion; A. r.
HiIiysr. Beatrice. spoke on How 10
Make the High school More Valuable "a
the Community" and NJ E. crosler
Norfolk. told how the Junior high school
works In Norfolk.
VoglstnnE Heads supertntendents
y. J. Vogletanz. county superintendent
Of Colfax county. was elected president
of the county superintendent section Of
the association. Miss Mabel Kirk. super
intendent OF Clay county. was elected
secretary, and Miss Aleta Neff, county
superintendent OF Phelps county, wa
made q member of the Reading Circle
board.
President Fred 8. Lecron Of Colunnbui
presided At the meeting. and supernten
dent Emma r. Miller Of Cunning county
was secretary. A. v. Teed OF lAncolr
talked on Standardization and Consoii
dalton In Nebraska"
Before the literature session Of the as
ISOLATION Alice lowell Lincoln. relegate,
the declamntory contest 20 the scrap
heap. with this statement: THE decla
matory contest Ia more for show than
natural expression. Usuaily the decla
nation is beyond the appreciation Of tn
child and It has brought anathema upo
elocution."
Awakens Poetic side.
Miss Howell read a paper on 18Th
Place OF Dramatics in the secondiar
School" She said the high school pla
has Justified itself and that II awaken
the poetic side OF the youthful ina gina
ton.
Sarah Wore Taylor Of the Central IIig
school. Omaha. advocated interchang
OF opinion between members OF Shal,
speare classes. She said that this intei
change results In constantly improve
standards of Judgment. She urged n
understanding of the text and adde
that the Bible and Shakespeare hay
suffered the penalties of greatness b
having everything read into them"
Prof. Edwin M. Hopkins OF the Kanss
state university spoke on 'Presel
Activities in the Teaching Of English
He said there Is a growing tendency
reconcile the cultural and utiiitaria
He maintained that utility without Gu
tnre IL not sufficient, and vice versa.
Boys Made Farming Pay.
decided sentiment against the e
ficiency Of five-acre school garden pio
and a sentiment in favor OF the Cover
ment Thanking privilege for all agr
cultural teachers were features OF Il
meeting Of the agriculture section.
John Boehr. Red Cloud. speaking
Indoor and Outdoor Laboratory Worl
gave some Instances OF remarkable Gro
raised On Nebraska soil. one boy raisil
popcorn of the value OF t2t on one-eigh
acre Of land. Another raised potato
worth SIS on one-eighth acre. Mentl,
was made Of a boy who raised io4 bush,
OF corn on one Nebraska acre.
Judd p. Stack. Pawnee City, advocat
the government frank for teachers
agriculture who necessarily must get
a. cloae ard continuous touch with 1
farmers - possible.
Prof. C. w. Pugsley Of the state u
vorsfty asserted that one man IN I
state now has the frank for one YET
merely as . test 70 see whether Il "
be abused. II not. It Is likely that I
privilege viii be extended further
coming years
State superintendent Thomas olucldat
the working OF the state department
office IN its cooperation with the az
cultural Instructor and urged all I
instructors 20 make diiigent use OF I
department and all its facilities.
There were lively discussions on
addresses and papers read.
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