Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-22
TEACHERS WILL
MEET IN APRIL
STATE CONVENTION Is ScHEDUL.
ED FOR FIRST WEEK AT
OSkALOOSA.
HAVE BIG PROGRAM
Many Men and Women Who Are Prom
inent In Educational Work Of
Country VIII Address
Gatherings.

OskalOosa, Feb. q. THE program
for the meeting Of the Southeastern
Teachers association which is to be
held on April 6, and 8, in Oskaloosa
has been arranged as to the larger por
tons Of the program, but there will
probably be slight changes in the ar
rangement later. The program as 1t
stands now is full almost to overflow
ing and still people. are applying for
space 1t is almost impossible to grant
time for longer program. The inter-
est in the meeting has begun to. mani
fest itself in the various communica-
tons received from local people as
we'll as out of town people and already
several reservations have been made
at the Hotel Lacey for rooms for these
dates. The headquarters have not as
yet been announced but will be given
out on the printed programs.
The program as arranged at the
present time is as follows:
Thursday, April 6.
1000 a. m. Miss Mary B. Richard
son Of the Agricultural college at
Ames, will speak upon Domestic
Science
Frank D. Joseph, Deputy State sup
erintendent of Iowa, will follow Miss
Richardson with an address
1870 p. m-Pipe organ recital by
Miss Jennie Fry.
200 p. DIFFERENTIATION and Clas-
sifcation," by C. P. Colegrove Of the
Iowa State Teachers college.
"Directorship and the Teacher by
Frank D. Joseph, deputy state superin-
tendent.
Thursday Evening, 8 O'Clock.
Concert bv the Farmhouse orchestra.
Invocation by the Rev. Perdew.
Address of welcome by Alexander
of education
Response, by the president Of the
Southeastern Teachers association,
William Aldrich Of Keokuk, Iowa.
Music by the high school chorus.
Address, by F. @. Blair, state super
intendent of Illinois.
Friday Morning, 9 O'clock.
Penn College singers club.
Address, by Miss Anna H. Morse OF
the state normal school of Charleston,
Ill. Her subject will be, primary
Teaching"
1000 a. m.-Conferences -Superin-
tendents and principals, under the
leadership of o. T. Corson, editor OF
the Ohio Educational Monthly Of Co.
lumbus, Ohio.
Primary Teaching" by Miss Anna
H. Morse.
Rural Teachers, High School
Teachers by DR.. W. A. Jessup Of the
state university.
Teachers of agriculture" under the
leadership of F. q. Blair, state super
intendent Of Illinois.
Friday Afternoon.
"Roundtables."
County superintendent, rural
teachers, teachers Of agriculture, I'm
der the leadership of Mrs. Mary Gold
lien Of Knoxville.
Grammar and Intermediate Teach
| ing" by Superintendent G. H. Carson,
of Marengo.
Geography" by Superintendent G..
n. Hilliard Of Sfgourney
"History," by j. w. Taylor OF Bur-
lington.
Home Economics" by Miss Verna
Miksch, of Muscatine.
"Eugenics," by Miss Ethel Golden,
of Iowa City.
| Parent Teachers Associations by
Mrs. William Benson of Cedar Rapids.
German" by Miss Ada Musser OF
Centerville.
Science" by G. H. Bright, of DAY.
export.
manual Training" by G. H. Harms,
of Washington.
Mathematics" by o. F. Nixon of
Ottumwa.
Latin" Miss Mary Bryant Of Fair
field
primary Teaching" by County Su-
perintendent Carolyn Campbell of
Mt. Pleasant.
Friday evening. 8 O'clock.
Concert by the Pythian glee club.
! Address, by O. T. Corson of Column
bus, Ohio.
Saturday Morning.
Music by the double mixed quar-
tet of the high school.
| Address by Prof. J. w. Searson of
Kansas State Agricultural college.
| Music by the Oskaloosa high
school girls glee club.
Address, by DR.. Jessup, of State
University of Iowa.
Business meeting of the associa-
ton.
Adjournment.
| The hearty cooperation ol IeH'l
college, Penn school of commerce,
and the Central Holiness university
with the public schools Of the city for
the success Of the meeting Is help
ing those in charge of the work in
big way. They have contributed
all in their power toward the success
Of the undertaking, which seems as
sured.
Committees have been appointed as
follows:
Chairman of the enrolment COM
mittee, Principal P. E. Betting.
| Chairman of the entertainment
committee, Principal Edith Hoffman.
Chairman of the reception com
mittee, Principal Floy Cricket.
Chairman of the information com
mittee, Principal Flo Schneider.
Chairman of committee on Ushers,
Principal Rebecca Irwin. s
tanned the age Of 10 on August II last
It Is believed that the majority of then
have now attained 10 years of age anc
! h,ya thuc hac0me eligible for military