The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-18
Meeting OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION IS HELD
TEACHERS FROM THIS SECTION HERE


ings of the Southern Minnesota
Teachers association that has ever
been held, as special efforts we're put
forth by those in charge to make this
the most helpful and instructive of
sessions. superintendent, princi-
pals. teachers from practically every
town and, school district in the ter
ritory covered by the association are
present in the city, eager to learn and
profit by new ideas and suggestions.
Two interesting and instructive adj
dresses were given during the morn
ing session today, which opened at
the normal school assembly hall at
nine o'clock. Miss Theda Gildemeis-
ter, supervisor of training at the Wi
mona state normal school gave talk
on Discipline" and DR.. Lotus Coff-
man, who delivered the address, last
evening talked on Three Purposes of
the Public Schools" The high school
glee club opened the program with a
chorus number, and a violin solo was
rendered by Miss Hub. the piano ac-
compartment being played by Miss
Gertrude Nerbovig. The latter num-
Der was given in place of the Sc
lection by the semi chorus of the
normal school. This afternoon the
program opened in the normal school
assembly room at $50, with must
cal selection by the sixth grade of
the normal elementary school. HI. w.
Shryrock, president of the Southern
Illinois State Normal University,
Cabondale, Illinois, delivered point
ed and instructive talk on, Ear
Training in Language. Work" ~t
The Musical Program.
Some changes have been made in
the musical program to be given this
evening in connection with the reg
ular addresses: The first number
will be piano solo by ]. E. F. Chase,
and the second will be a selection
by the Orpheus club, under the direc-
ton of d. NJ. Jones, which will take
the place of the chorus which was
to, have been given by the United
German Singers. One of the inter-
esting addresses will be an illustrat-
ed talk by Maurice l. Flagg, director
of the Minnesota State Art commits
sion, on "How Teacher Can Make
Art Practical" President H. w.
Shryrock will deliver an address on
'"The Obligation the Individual Owes
to Society,"" Following the program
an informal reception will be given to
the visiting teachers in the normal
library.
The Reception of Teachers.
Miss Emma O'Donnell, assistant
principal of the Mankato high school,
is in charge of the reception which
will be given tonight, and will be as
sisted by teachers from each of the
public schools of Mankato, as follows:
Misses Grant and Phelps of the nor
NAL school faculty, Miss Hall of the
Franklin school, Miss Heglund of the
Union; Miss Holmes, Pleasant Grove;
Miss Staley, West Mankato. The
normal school library is prettily dec
Grated with palms for the occasion,
and music will be furnished by a
three piece orchestra. Punch will be
served.
Tomorrow morning, beginning at
$780,. a business session will be held
in the normal school assembly room.
At $50 the regular program will
commence with music by a trio, harp,
violin and cello, under the direction
of Harry Iverson. DR.. C. P. Cole
grove, director of the extension de-
partment of the Iowa State Teach
ers' college. Iowa Falls, Ia, will de-
liver an address on sand, Sympathy,
and Sense"
Meeting of Superintcndents.
About two hundred superinten-
dents, principals and teachers were
Mt hn Of f1,n
twenty ninth annual meeting of the
Southern Minnesota Teachers asso-
citation, now being held in this city.
The session last night was held in
the large lower assembly room at the
high school. and was presided over by
Superintendent c. A. Patchin, Of
Worthington. The program opened
with piano solo by Miss Gertrude
NerboFig and vocal solo by Miss
Eleanor Johnson, with violin obhgato
by Miss Hub, both numbers being
charmingly rendered, and enthusiasts
tically applauded In response to the
continued applause Miss Johnson
sang an encore number. accompanied
by Miss Nerbovig and Miss Hub.
DIR. Lotus D. Goffman. dean of the
College of Education, University of
Minnesota, was the speaker of the
evening, and was introduced by SUI
perintendent Patchin. Mr.. Coffman
gave very practical and comprehen-
sive talk to the educators present,
laying great stress upon the need of
scientific management Of the school
and classes. and drawing attention
to the fact that the big business en-
terprises Of the day were managed
by scientific methods. The great
problem is to smooth out the irreg-
tilarities; and to get the most good
from the least time and expenditure of
money and effort, and this can only
be accomplished by scientific man
agement. Insurance companies are
good example of this, and the tests of
applicants have been brought to the
finest scientific standard, every con-
dition of the applicant being thor
oughly studied before the company
accepts him. By this care and the
science of their methods the insur-
ance companies are enabled to carry
on their gigantic enterprises. Science
can be used everywhere, and is as
valuable on the farm as in the city,
Coming back to the subject of school
work Mr.. Coffman showed how val
liable was the scientific management