The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-18

LINK tHdt III the near future,
said Mr.. Coffman, there will be a
new generation of school teachers,
who will be more professional, more
scientific" He stated that in the vo-
cation of teaching it was very easy to
fall to a routine level, but everything
ought to be done to push aside ig-
norance and not be guided wholly bv
precedent. what is needed now"
he said, 'is to stimulate the next
generation so they can do better than
T the present generation of teachers,
and work upon more scientific
level
Among Those in Attendance.
Among the city superintendents
and principals and county superin-
tendents present at the meetings yes
terday were Principal Jesse Huston,
Bingham Lake; Superintendent K O.
Snortum, Arlington; Superintendent
Robert e. Scott, Gilmore; Superinten-
dent E. Swift Tracy; superintendent
B. NJ. Cosgrove, st. Peter; Superin-
tendent Hugh Nixon, Marshall; SUI
perintendent H. HI. McGee, Lake
| Crystal; Principal F. Peckholt, San
born; Superintendent M. L. Jacob
son, Waseca; Superintendent and
Mrs. F. S. Morse, Slayton; Superin-
| tendent Anton Fisher, Lamberton;
Superintendent James Meagher, lie
Sueur Center: Superintendent G.. A.
| Patchin, Worthington; Superinten-
/ dent d. A. Grussendorf, Montgomery;
Superintendent Bernard Osterbrook,
Candy: Superintendent and MTs. e.
T. Walker, Lakefield; Superinten-
tendent F. T. Hanson, Ellsworth;
Superintendent F.. T. Woolverton,
Waterville; Superintendent F. E..
Trafzer, Mapleton; Superintendent of
Manual Training w. r. Bosworth,
Mapleton; Superintendent w. H..
Detamore, city; Superintendent d. s..
Brainerd, Redwood Falls; Superin-
tendent J. C. Straley, Madelia; Prin-
cipal A. M. Brobeck, Comfrey; SUI
perintendent w. B. Thornburgh,
Owatonna; Principal Paul Paulson,
Elysian; Superintendent A. F. Nell
son, Alden; Superintendent H. E..
Wheeler, Austin; Principal Fanny E.
Richardson, Ballaton; Superinten-
dent A. Glover, Sherburn; Superin-
tendent H. Bell, Luverne; Principal
of consolidated school, R. Molenaar,
Jackson; Superintendent C.. G. Bak
err, Albert Lea: State Inspector C.
H. Barnes, st. Paul; and the follow
ing county superintendent, R. B.
Kennedy, New ,Ulm; Mabel Madson
ST. James; q. B. Arp, Jackson: z. K
Sampson, Worthington; H. G.. Van
Lob, Waseca; E. A. Headley, Luz
verne; Mrs. A. Pratt, Redwood Falls;
A. J. Holmstead, St. Peter: c. J..
Timms, Fairmont; Alfred R. Iverson,
Window; Margaret E. Bieri, Blue
Earth; A. J. Kittleson, Madison.
Charles Redeem of Willmar, agent for
CHM & Co., books; and P. H. Vernon,
agent for Allyn Bacon books, were
also present.
Round Table Discussion.
Round table discussions began this
Eafternoon at 1 p. M, and were con-
Quoted in the different rooms at the
normal school as follows: High
School Organization and Manage
ment," in the Latin room, Principal
w. G. Bate, Mankato, presiding. SUI
perintendent F. ]. Sperry, of this city
gave a paper on Motivation of High
School Courses by Organizing Courses
OH the Basis of Concrete Examples
and general discussion was held
High school English l and II, was
discussed in the grammar room, SUI
perintendent Frank S. Morse, Stay
ton, presiding. Papers were read by
Miss Della Thompson, Rochester;
Miss Bessie Whittier, Jackson; Miss
Mabel Seymour, Austin; and Miss
Marie Sterling, Mankato. High
school mathematics we're discussed in
the arithmetic room, Superintendent
H. e. Wheeler, Austin, presiding. Pa
pers were read by Superintendent H.
A. Johnson, Rochester; Superintend-
ent w. A. Thornburg, Owatonna; Su-
perintendent w. o. Lippitt, Jackson
History was discussed in the his
tory room, Superintendent Fl. e.
Wolfe presiding. Papers were read
by Miss Lettie Kjorlaug, st. Peter;
Principal Ross N. Young, st. James;
Miss Mary James, Blue Earth; Pro-
lessor. o. M. Dickerson, state normal
school, Winona. Rural school dis
cussions were held in the intermedi-.
ate assembly room, County Superin-
tendent Adelia G. Pratt, Redwood
Falls, presiding. Papers were given
by Miss Avis Wescott,. Minneapolis;
C. c. Swain, rural school commits
sioner, ST. Paul; County Superintend-
ent Edia Headley, Lu Verne, Edna S.
Fischer, Mankato normal physical in
structor. intermediate grades were
discussed in the kindergarten room,
Mrs. Minnie S. Parry, Mankato, pre-
siding. Papers were given by Super
intendent B. M. Cosgrove, st. Peter;
Miss Lima Miller, Mankato; Miss
Caroline Robbins, Mankato; Miss
Theda Gildemeister, Winona Man.
ual training was discussed in the lit
erature room, Professor C. w. Coon,
Wankato, presiding. Talks We're given
by Messrs. Robbins, Albert Lea; M.
McEllhiney, Wells; V. A.. Cooper,
Mankato, E. G. Chambers, Owatonna, !,
e. X. Schweikhard, Blue Earth. Ag-
riculture, discussed in agriculture
rooms Mankato high school, r. F.. i
Grim, Slayton, presiding
Talks on the Program.
Talks by Bernard Ostrolenk, Cam
by; A. j. .Secor, Pipestone; A. G.. Me-
Cormic, Window; E. G. Gibbs, Albert
Lea. Foreign language, biology room,
Miss Louise C. Boethin, GAINESVILLE,
Talks by Misses Louise
Kuehn, Mankato; Fern Schwartz,
Fairmont; Mary Golf, Luverne. Gram
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