Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
STATE TEACHERS CONVENTION
TO GALL PEDAaoGs TO DEs
MONIES
ATTENDANCE OF 5000
ALREADY INDICATED
Patriotic Meeting at State House
Thursday With State Defense coun-
Gil and State Officials Aimed to Pro-
mote observation-disclosures Coun-
ell to Submit Important Reeommen-
datiors.
.:al 10 Times Republican

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Des Mo!nes. Oct. Sl.-Iowa teachers
and educators are coming into the city
TODAY for the three days session OF
the Iowa State Teachers Association
which starts Thursday. The early in
d;cations are that the attendance viii
exceed 5000 and break all previous
records.
Schools thruout the state are to close
Thursday and Friday to give the teach
ers an opportunity TO come TO Des
Moines. A program Of unusual merit
with DISTINGUISHED speakers from be-
yond the borders OF the state promises
to be one OF the best ever given IN al
of the sixty-three years of the asso-
cations history.
The general association program is
to be held at the Coliseum while round
tables in all OF the various branches
of public school work will be held in
various auditoriums over the city.
The first big public meeting will be
Thursday evening. DR.. William h
Kilpatrick. Of Columbia University
New York. Will he the speaker OF the
evening. His subject is to be "Educa-
ton as Activity Leading to Further
Activity" Eva May Fleming, presi-
dent of the association. will deliver hex
annual address as president. Governor
Harding will address the teachers on
the subject Our Schools and the
War"
Patriotic Meeting at State House.
4 patriotic meeting is to be held al
the state house Thursday attended by
the educators and members Of the
state defense council as we'll as state
officials when the subject of patriotism
in the public schools will be discussed
Defense council members are anxious
that the public schools shall be one OF
the Sources of inspiration Of patriotism
in Iowa.
On Friday morning at the Coliseum
President Henry Suzallo. OF the Uni
versity of Washington, Seattle, Will
speak on the subject, The American
Schools and National Character" Miss
Julia Lathrop. Of Washington, d. G.
head OF the government children's
bureau. will deliver an address on the
subject The Highest Education OF
Women" DR.. Henry H Goddard o.
! Vineland, n J., will also speak.
| Superintendent ]. J. Mcconnell. OF
| Cedar Rapids. will give ten minute
discussion Of the teachers pension bill
on Friday morning There will be nc
general association program Friday
afternoon giving all in attendance OPP
portunity to attend round table gather
!ngs and departmental programs.
College reunions will come at the
dinner hour Friday evening. A big
musical program will be given at the
Coliseum Friday evening with Madam
Homer as the star performer.
State Superintendent A. VI. Deyoe
will make his annual address Saturday
morning on the general program on
the subject Making an American"
Prof. P. ". Dykema, will give an ad-
dress and demonstration on community
singing. DR.. Franklin W. Johnson OF
the University Of Chicago will speak
on THE High School Boys Morals"
The educational council which con-
siders special educational problems and
thru committees, working from year &c
~
association for action, will meet Thurs
day morning. State Superintendent
Deyoe will preside. d. z. Cloyd. OF
! Des Moines, as chairman will repor,
on the committees findings and recon-
mendat.ons az TO the teaching Of civics
and training for citizenship. F. l.
Smart, OF Davenport, chairman Of the
| committee to study the problems o.
| the Junior high school, will report on
| that subject ". G. Clark. superin.
tendent of the Sioux City schools will
| report on the reorganization OF the
state teachers association. D. s
Wright Of Cedar Falls will report or
| the question OF bible study in the pub
| lie schools.
Other specialists from outside the
state who will appear on the various
programs are Prof Fred D. Barber
Normal University, Illinois: Dr. VIII
liam T. Bawden, specialist in manual
| training, bureau OF education. Wash
ington. D. c.; Prof. Wilbur H. Bender
college Of agriculture, University OF
Minnesota; DR.. Louis Collin. physical
| education in Chicago Normal Schoo
and lecturer in school of civics and
philanthropy: Maurice I. F1agg, d.
rector Minnesota state Art Commits
| sion, Minneapolis; Mrs. Agnes Moore
Fryberger, director Of music, Mime.
apolis: DR.. w w. Hart, University OF
Wisconsin; Miss Essie NJ. Heyle, spe.
cialist in Home Economics, Kansas
City; Prof ]. F. Hosic, Chicago Nor.
NAL College; Prof. Fl. L. Kent. Kansa.
Agricultural College, Manhattan; Mis-.
Katherine Martin, specialist in kinder.
garten and primary work school Of eti
ucation, University Of Chicago: DR.
Fred D. Merritt, Kansas Agriculture
| College; Prof. James T. Shotwell. Co
iumbia University, New York, rrofes
sor Of history, chairman OF nationa
board for historical service.
BIG MONEY FOR RED CROSS.