Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-03

dance the Fl1teenln Annual Sessloh
of the oregon State Teachers Asso-
ciation was opened in the auditorium
of the high school Monday The ped
ooopues began arriving from all over
tbe state Sunday night and by Mon
dov the hotels of the city were filled
10 overflowing.
In addition to teachers and super
,rtendents there were in attendance
representatives from the University
of oregon, the o. A. c., and the State
Normal schools.
Monday was spent in the adoption
of new constitution, the selection
of Portland as the permanent meet
inc place Of the association, by
which II is hoped to gain a much
larger attendance of members, and
IN hearing the lecture of Thomas NJ.
Ballist, dean of New York university
m the subject of Educational Prob
Ions in the Light of Evolution"
Dean Ballist appealed to the teach
ers to use psychological principles Of
evolution in the teaching especially
fvoung children. He traced the de-
yelopment of the nerve centers of the
body and showed by describing the
actions OF young children how GER
tain large muscles controlled by fun
damental nerve centers are first de-
yeloped. Typical Of these are the
nerve centers which control the
grasping power OF the hands. Even
tiny babies are able to perform this
function. His plea throughout the
lecture was for the recognition of
this fact, that in children some func-
tions are developed earlier than 9th
ers, in teaching and to make educa-
ton instruction follow these lines
OF development, allowing nature
and time to aid in the development
of complicated nerve processes.
The opening program was as fol-
lows:
Piano solo, Miss Venita Hamilton.
Address of Welcome, Attorney Gus
Newbury.
Response, H. H. Heardman, of
Portland.
Male quartet, Noel Lindley, Herb
ert Afford, Clarence Mseker and
Lewis Bennett.
Violin solo, Miss Bess Bryan.
Violin duet, w. c. Jaynes, and Mrs.
Paley, accompanied on the piano by
Miss Venita Hamilton. First. Sym
phony by Beethoven; encore, Schu-
bert's "Serenade."
Vocal solo, Miss Laurin Hinman.
Vocal solo, F. l.. Edmeads.
There have been two sections in
the state organization. The eastern
division which met a short time ago
sent representatives who in coopera-
ton with the officers of the western
division perfected an organization by
which all of the teachers of the
state will be bound closer together
and all will have the benefit of closer
cooperation and sympathy.
The officers of the western divi-
sion are H. H. Heardman; e. F.
Carleton, Salem, and George Bris-
coe, Ashland, vice-presidents; w. R.
Rutherford, Eugene, treasurer, and
W. NJ. Smith of Marion county, secre-
tary.
The executive committee is COM
posed of j. A. Churchill, superinten-
dent of public instruction; ]. H. Ac-
herman, president Oregon Normal at
Monmouth Emma c. Warren. AS
toria; G. w. Hug, McMinnville, and
U. S. Collins of Medford.
The committee of reorganization
is: H. D. Sheldon, chairman, Eu-
gene; ]. H. Ackerman, Monmouth;
George A. Briscoe, Ashland; E. D.
Seymour, Dallas; ]. A. Churchill, Sa-
lem; o. NJ. Brown, Roseburg; Will
liam T. Foster, Portland; Mrs. Ma
ME Fulkerson, Salem; o. M. Ell
lott, Salem; e. R. Peterson, Med
ford; Frances Barnes, Portland; L.
r. Alderman, Portland; H. NJ. Sher-
wood, Portland; DR.. A. P. Mckinley,
Portland
Monday night a reception was ten
dered the delegates at the Hotel Med
ford followed by a dance at the
Seventh Company armory.
Tuesday the convention was ad
dressed hv Prasident Carl O. Dem l.