The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-28
SCHOOL TEACHERS
ANNUAL MEETING
S. L. IOWA ASSOCIATION AT OF
TuMWA NEXT WEEK.
PROGRAM is THE BEsf'fVER
Many Prominent Educators Take Part
Several oskaloosa Teachers Will
Help. Many important Cues
tions to BE Aired.

The annual meeting of the South,
eastern Division of the Iowa State
Teachers Association will be held in
the city of Ottumwa Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, April 4, 3 and 6, the
week OF the annual spring vacation
and it will be an important gathering
with ,Supt e. d. Bradley of Muscatine,
presiding.
Stpt. o. p. Flowers of the Oskaloosa
schools is in the position of chairman
Of the executive committee. While
his name issnot much in evidence on
i the program he will be a much oc-
cupied person.
HEADQUARTERS of the convention will
be at the Hotel 0ltumwa where the
enrolment committee will be in ses-
sion. Meeting will be held at the
High school building and in Dthe First
Methodist church. f'H
The sessions of the convention viii
open Thursday morning and the meet
ling will close Saturday noon.
| The program is SO big and compre-
hensive that numbers Of meetings,
conferences and Round Tables have
been arranged to care for all interests.
The conferences will include, Superin-
tendents and Principals, High School
teachers, Elementary School teachers
and Rural School teachers and County
Superintendents and some special in
terests.
Oskaloosa Has Part.
| Oskaloosa teachers are prominent on
the program.
Mrs. Elizabeth Washburn will talk
about Opening Exercises"
/ Mrs. Maude Perry. Interest in STEM
ography."
Miss Jessie Coleman, "The Mission
of the English Teacher as Patriot"
/ Miss Ida. WEIGH, Geographical Ap-
paratus and Its Use"
Miss Mary Dobyns, Indirect Dis
course in Caesar"
! Miss Furnass of Penn College,
French and It's Claims as Substi-
tute for German"
| Well Known Educators.
Many educators of country wide
reputation will be on hand for the
program which is one that would do
icredit to a state convention.
Some of the special conferences will
be of the utmost value to teachers and
upon the decisions reached may de-
pend future action in numerous
schools
! Boys and Girls Clubs is big sub
! ject, handled by F. P. Reed of the
state club leader. Every phase of the
work from organization to prizes will
I be up for consideration and study.
I f. w. Welch, the Iowa Superintend-
ent of the Junior Red Cross will talk
about the Red Cross in the schools.
This conference will consider the or
ganization, administration and service
of the Junior Red Cross in public
schools.
Visual Education" is another topic
for another topic for conference, to
consider the use of motion pictures,
lantern slides, ETC. in education
Notable Addresses.
President HomertH Seenlcy. of the
| Iowa State Teachers College will de-
1 liver general address Friday evening.
1.-THE New School for the New Times"
Among the other features Of the
big program will be an address by DIR.
Charles w. Flint, president of Corn
| ell College.
Address by John W. Withers, Super
lintendent of the Schools of st. Louis.
Address by Frank d. Joseph, Deputy
State Superintendent.
| Address by A. ~ Farmer, Superin-
tendent of Schools of Evanston, I'll.
Address by Dr. William Russell,
Dean of the College of Education
State University of Iowa
Scope Of Program.
The scope of the program includes
jail educational departments from the
rural school to the High school,
kindergarten grades and higher work
Commercial and other special work
will be considered and all of the
branches English, Geography, History,
Latin, Home Economics, Manual Train
ing, Mathematics. Modern Languages.
Normal Training and Science.