The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-15
Annual Session Will Be Held in
Minneapolis Later In
This Month
From Mondays Daily.

care of the different meetings of the
departmental sessions the fifty-third
annual convention of the Minnesota
Educational association will meet In
Minneapolis, October q. ...s
The convention will be held for
three days, with headquarters at the
Radisson hotel, but with meeting
places scattered over the entire
downtown district practically. The
principal sessions will be held In the
auditorium. Churches and other
buildings viii be used TO house the
other sessions of the various depart
ments and divisions of the conven-
ton.
From All Over the State.
Hundreds of teachers from all over
the state will come to the conven-
ton and the public schools OF Min
neapolis will be closed on Friday, De-
tober 29. to allow Minneapolis teach
ers to attend the sessions. The con-
vention will open October q. II will
close October 80.
Many OF the most prominent edu-
Gators In the country have promised
to appear before the convention and
officers OF the association predict the
most successful and largest gather
ing of men and women prominent ~
school and college work that has ever
been held I'm Minnesota.
Governor to Make Address.
Probably the most picturesque fig
ure to appear before the convention
will be Woodbridge y. Ferris. gov
ernor Of Michigan, known as the
schoolmaster- statesman. Govern r
Ferris has been identified with school
work all his life until he ran for gov
ernor in 1912 and was elected at the
same election that put another
schoolmaster In the presidents chair.
He will speak on Sanity in Educa-
ton"
DR.. William Lowe Bryan, president
Of the Indiana state university will
be another prominent speaker. He
will talk on THE Trap" He is rec
ognized as one OF the leading educa-
tors of the country and one OF the
most interesting orators on the lee
ture platform today.
Address by Congressman.
DR.. Simeon ID. Fess. president Of
Antioch college at Yellow Springs,
Ohio, and congressman from the sew
enth Ohio district, will repeat his
wonderful address on The Human
ity of Abraham Lincoln" originally
delivered before congress at the COM
memoration of the centennial of Lin
coins birth.
One of the most brilliant men in
the classical field of education today,
DR.. Paul Shorey. head of the Greek
department of the University of Chi
cago. will speak on THE Things That
Are More Excellent" Although one
of the most brilliant in his field he
views the problems of today through
the eyes Of a modern scholar and his
wit and satire make him an attrac-
tive speaker" said e. ID. Pennell,
secretary OF the association yester-
day.
School Journal Editor TO Speak.
Henry Turner Bailey, editor of The
School Arts magazine. Is another
speaker scheduled on Education of
the Heart" DR.. John II. Finley,
commissioner OF education in New
York state. and president of the Uni
versity of New York. will speak on
Educational Ancestors" DR.. George
T.. Vincent. president OF the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota and an old friend
OF Doctor Finley's, will preside at
this lecture.
William A. McAndrew. formerly
principal of the famous Washington
Irving school I'm New York, will de-
liver a lecture OH "Will Those in the
Rear Please Move Forward" He is
assistant superintendent of schools in
New York city.
Number Of Other Speakers.
DR.. f. E. Denfeld. superintendent
OF schools at Duluth, will speak on
THE Balance Wheel" Professor
Marie Sanford will speak on Moral
Power in the School Room" Miss
Elizabeth Hall, assistant superintend-
ent OF the Minneapolis schools, will
also speak. Her subject will be New
Values in Education"
THE Status of the American
Teacher" Is the subject of DR.. l.. ID.
Soffman. the new dean of education
at the University Of Minnesota. He
will address the members of the de-
partment of professional education OF
teachers, October In the Baptist
church.
Many luncheons.
Many luncheons will be given dur
ing the convention. one Of which is
the luncheon to be given by the
Schoolmasters' club at the Radisson.
October %. Governor Ferris and
Dean Hoffman will speak at this
luncheon. The Grade Teachers as
ISOLATION of Minneapolis will give
for the grade teachers on
October 20.
The officers and directors of the
state association are:
II. l.. Merrill, Hutchinson. presi-
dent: e. A. Freeman, Grand Rapids.
vice president; +. ID. Pennell, secre-
tary. Minneapolis: G. @. Selvig.
treasurer; members of
the board of directors are: II. L.
Merrill, +. A. Freeman, Minnie NJ
Swanstrom. st. Paul: F. X. Gregg,
South Saltwater: Frances Smith, WI
mona: Frances Bishop. Mortified, and
Elizabeth Hall. Minneapolis.
From Mondays Daily.
NJ. j. Schermcrhorn OF Minneapo-
lis, connected with the Merritt De-
velopment company, and a close stu