The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-18
Patchin Is Elected;
Heads The Teachers

From Saturday, Dairy.
Election of officers of the Southern
Minnesota Teachers association was
held during the business session at
1.-The normal school assembly room this
morning, and resulted as follows:
Superintendent c. A. Patchin,
of Worlhington, president.
County Superintendent Mabel
S. Madison OF st. James, vice pres
ident.
Miss Kate Sparrow. of Mankato,
secretary.
Superintendent w. B. Thorn
burg of Owatonna, treasurer.
Executive Committee: Super
intendent F. j. Sperry of Man
kato; County Superintendent
Margaret E. Bieri of Blue Earth;
Superintendent d. A. Grussendorf
of Montgomery.
Superintendent c. A. Patchin served
as vice president last year, and now
takes the presidency in place of SUI
perintendept ID. S. Brainard of Red
wood Falls. Miss Kate Sparrow OF
this city was retained in her position
as secretary, County superintendent
Mabel S. Madison of st. James takes
the position of vice president, for
merly held by superintendent Patch
in, and Superintendent w. B. Thorn
burg Of Owatonna who was elected
treasurer, takes the Office formerly
held by superintendent j. B. Wright
of Westbrook. On the executive COM
mittee superintendent F. j. Sperry
was retained, and the two new mem
hers, County Superintendent Margaret
e. Bieri of Blue Earth and Superin-
tendent ID. A. Grussendorf, take the
places of Superintendent B. NJ. Co.'S
grove of st. Peter, and Superintend-
ent H. Fl. Magee Of Lake Crystal.
Yearly sessions of the association
will be- held during the fall here
after, instead of in early spring as
heretofore, this having been decided
by vote OF the business session this
The place of the next meet
ing will be Mankato.
The following resolutions were Of
fered by the committee on resolu-
tons, and were read and adopted:
"The committee on resolutions sub
nit the following report:
nc IiidHhS. Oi til6 dSSOCldIlOu are
due to the officers of the. Southern
Minnesota Educational association
for the excellent program arranged
and carried out.
1--WE also appreciate the assistance
of the Glee clubs, choruses and SOLO
lists who helped to make the program
SO enjoyable, and the courtesy and
shown us by the faculty,
office force, and students of the nor
NAL school, and the authorities of the
city schools.
"We extend the thanks of the as
ISOLATION to the Commercial club and
generous financial assistance.
Eve wish to go ON record as COM
mending the efficiency of the NJ E. A.
committee to- organize and regulate
high school authority. The committee
suggests that copies of these resolu-
tons be given to the local papers for
publication. Signed: B. NJ. CosgroTes
w. o. Lippert, H. H. Magee."
AT $3.50 the morning program
opened with music by a. harp, violin
and cello trio, directed by Harry
Wi ooii, thC OClcCtlOlS UelIS
enthusiastically received, and encore
numbers demanded and given.
DR.. c. P. Colegrove, director of the
extension department, Iowa State
Teachers college, Iowa Falls, Iowa,
gave an interesting address on Sand,
Sympathy, and Sense" and the SEES
sion closed at noon today. Many of
the teachers returned to their homes
on the afternoon trains.
One of the interesting exhibits at
the normal school during the meet
ing OF the Southern Minnesota Teach
ers' association was the display of
elementary handwork done by Miss
Natalie Luccock's class The young
pupils had achieved some really fine
results, and neat little rooms, nicely
furnished with cardboard furniture,
all made by the pupils attracted con-
siderable attention. The little chairs,
beds and bureaus, and other household
articles were well and neatly made.
Pretty paper hats, and books on in
dustrial art were also evidences of
the skill acquired by this class.