Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-17
TEACHERS CONVENTION
CONTINUED from first page.)

zenship, home economics for girls, and
hand work for boys.
The next number on the program
was folk dancing by Wausau school
children under the able direction of
Miss M. Zellhoefer. The children dis
played splendid work in this line.
Silas Evans, president of Ripon col
lege, had for his subject, "Home as an
Educational Institution" The follow
ing is taken from his address:
Every man is some kind of phil
osopher AS man thinketh, so he
is; and as a man is, so he thinketh.'
In the preface of every life is the one
word, Mother The great function
of mother is her capacity as teach
err"
He stated that there are many things
the school cannot teach, among such
are sense, impression, patience, hero
ism, individuality and love. These
must be taught in the home.
In the afternoon on Saturday many
OF the teachers attended the football
game between Wausau and Grand
Rapids.
Sectional Meetings
The above report of the Central Wis
consin Teachers association is on the
genera! sessions. This is on the sec
tional meetings. The sectional meet
ings were held in the rooms of the
High school and the following pro-
Cd NJ fn11nxuc.
High School Section
Science Lecture Room (Third Floor
Chairman Mr.. G. w. Schwede,
Grand Rapids.
"The characteristics of an Effective
High School"--H. Simmons, Amigo,
! Wis.
Training for Leadership in the
High School, Rev. r. j. Locke,
Grand Rapids, Wis.
''The Evolution of Scholarship in
the High School P. Colburn,
Rhinelander, Wis.
"Justifying the teaching of 'Chaucer'
and King Henry v to we patron
who knows nothing of either, but
who wants appreciate results"
+ Miss Grace Andrews, Marshfield, Wis
Grade School Section
Assembly Hall
Chairman-Mr. H. c.. Snyder, Ste
vens Point.
''The Teaching of Language" ------
Mr.. S. B. Tobey, Superintendent OF
Schools, Wausau.
History in the Grammer Grades" =
Mr.. M. M. Ames, Stevens Point Nor
NAL School.
Music Children of Public Schools
Picture Study----Mr o. W. Neale,
Stevens Point Normal School.
Organized Play and Games -------
DR.. Carl B. Sputh, La Crosse Normal
School.
Rural and Training School Section
Room F. First Floor-North Wing
| Chairman-Mr. w. E. SwitZer, Prin-
cipal Training School, Amigo, Wis.
, Language Work in Rural Schools"
Miss Matte Mcmillan, Training
School, Amigo, Wis.
'The Rural School Program" $780,
Mr.. A. A. Thompson, Rural School
Inspector, Madison, Wis.
Music--Pupils of Training School
Wausau, Miss Hamacher, Director
what Should be Given in Ten
Weeks Course in Theory and Art
in a Training SCHOOL, ---------
Miss Annie Reynolds of State De-
partment of Education.
Agriculture and Nature Study Section
Room B First Floor
Chairman-Mr. E. H. Miles, Wau
paca.
Available Material in the Teaching
of Agriculture" Mr.. E. d. Holden
L Agriculture Department, Merrill
High School.
Nature Study Miss Judith Wadleigh
Supervisor of Drawing, Wausau.
"The Home Project in Rural School
Agriculture" Mr. Alfred j. Herrick
Stevens Point Normal School.
These lectures by able speaker
were received with much interest AM
benefit.
C. w. Otto, superintendent of tn
Marshfield schools, whose term on tn
executive committee had expired, wa
elected president of the association
AS stated above, Miss Frances Ben
mach, county superintendent of Por
tage county, was elected member o
the executive committee.
As to the place of meeting, thi
Question has not been fully decide
upon, but many are in favor of max
ing Wausau the permanent meetin
place.
The attendance numbered about COZ
and the convention this year was
L very successful one in every Darticu
| lar, and much good was derived froI
| it. Excellent exhibits of manua
training, drawing, cooking and sew
ing were on display in the Hig
school building during the conyentio
] days