Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
Miss Gertrude A. Myers, williams

Miss Gertrude A. Myers, Williams
port.
mercial-Chairman A. c. Lewis,
Allentown; vice chairman, E. A. Crut-
tenden, Scranton; secretary, Miss Bea-
trice Herman, Millersburg; treasurer,
James Butterworth, Bradford.
History and civics-Chairman L. J.
Reese, Lansford; vice-chairman, Il. b.
Smith, Connellsville; secretary, Miss
Mary McArdle, Latimer high school,
Pittsburgh.
Modern anguage-Chairman Miss
Mary C. Burchinai, West Philadelphia
high school for girls; vice-chairman,
Miss Anna Froehlich, Lock Haven;
secretary, William ID. Meikle, Harris
burg. The officers were authorized to
appoint committee of seven from the
section to arrange for tho organization
OF state association of teachers of
modern languages.
Classical anguage-Chairman DR..
Norman Henry, Peabody high school,
Pittsburgh; vice-chairman, Miss Edna
*. Fearl, Johnstown; secretary, Miss
Jessie Bowers, Harrisburg.
English - Chairman, Roscoe Bow
man. Technical high school, Harris
burg; Vice-chairman, Louise ID. Baggs,
Bristol; secretary, Miss Pauline Cope
Easton.
Praises River Front
Comparing Iarrisburg's improved
river front as a model of simplicity
and beauty when contrasted with the
usual pile of tin cans found in river
fronts in other cities, Mrs. Mary T.
Stocker, supervisor of drawing at
Bethlehem, at the manual arts branch
session pointed out the opportunities
for civic service in instructing pupils
in art work
other speakers were c. C. Reed, of
Philadelphia; John Broderick, War
ren; G. V. Kirby, director of art in
struction, Pittsburgh. and Mrs. Mary
E. Marshall, of the William Penn high
school, Philadelphia.
Other Sectional Work
The music section meeting of the
manual arts department was held in
the Y. w. c. A. auditorium this morn
ing. Professor Bly,, of Carbondale.
spoke on The High School Orches-
ira, It's Effect Upon the Pupil" Music
was furnished by the Steelton High
school orchestra under the direction
of Professor William NJ. Harclerode.
Grade school work was discussed at
a meeting of that department in the
study hall on the fourth floor at Tech
high. Speakers were Mrs Lucy L. w
Wilson, principal of the South Phila-
delphia high school; Miss Ada Van
Stone Harris, supervisor of elementary
schools, Pittsburgh; Miss Ida 3. Ear
mart, supervising principal, New York
city.
Other section meetings that were
held this morning follow: CONNER
cial-Speakers, c. Elwood Powell.
Easton high school; William Essig,
this city, and Ashton +. Smith, super
visor of penmanship. Scranton. Eng
Prof. John ID. Ma
honey. head of English department,
Boys high school, West Philadelphia;
Marion Sturdevant, Wilkes Barre high
school; John c. Evans, Schenley high
school, Pittsburgh; Carl w. Ziegler,
head of English department, Scranton
Central high school, and Prof. j. f.
1osic, head of department of English.
Chicago normal college.
History and Civics-Speaker Sam
uel II. Ziegler. West Philadelphia
high school for boys; Prof. IL. II.
shenk. Lebanon Valley college, and
A. ID. Thomas, Hazleton.
Classical Language-Speakers Prof.
Charles III. Gordinier, Millersville Nor
NAL school; Miss Edna X Fearl.
Johnstown high school; Prof. C. f.
Ross, Allegheny college, Meadville,
and Prof. G. II. Teel, Bloomsbury Nor
NAL school.
Discuss Rural School
Rural school work, reaching rural
communities through the schools ar
ranging the work of the superinten-
dents and assistants formed the prin
cipal points for addresses and discus
sions at the county superihtendents
session. The following county super
intendents and assistants spoke: N. F.
Heeter, Clarion county; Thomas A.
Book, Chester county; Robert c. Shaw.
Westmoreland county; M. S. Bentz'
Cambria county; w. s. Bryan, assist
ant. Allegheny county; Livingstone
Seltzer, Schuylkill county; Albert S.
Cook. superintendent of Baltimore
county, Md. A general conference
followed the discussions.
The need for better college prepar-
alton in studying modern languages
the importance of teaching Give" Ian
guages used in foreign countries, and
The importance of Spanish in the
school curriculum were the features