The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
MISS HOFFMAN A DELEGATE
Other oskaIoosa Teachers Chosen To
Represent the Association at the
State Meetins-Addresse by
I President Seerley and Others.

ton here on Saturday. The COM
plete list of officers and delegates
named is as follows:
President Superintendent o. p.
Flower, Oskaloosa
Vice president superintendent A.
w. Crane, Fairfield.
Secretary Principal Emma Fled.
Ter, Ottumwa.
Principal Minnie Con-
nor Washington.
Chairman executive committee -
Principal George A. Brown, Burling-
ton.
Committee chairmen-Resolution
Principal w. e. Beck, Iowa City:
leaislation, Superintendent William
lhe4 Ech, Keokuk; appropriations,
Superintendent II. NJ. Haylor, Cen.
tefyille.
Delegates Chosen.
Delegates to state convention ~
County Superintendent e. C. Linn Of
Lee county; Superintendent II. d.
Kies, Abba; Superintendent Emma
Nye, Eddyville; Principal Edith Holt
man, Oskaloosa;, Principal III. G.
tombstone, Ottumwa; County Super
intendent Caroline Campbell, Henry
county: Superintendent George A.
Hilyard, Sigourney. Four other mem
bers of this delegation will be named
by the executive committee.
Committee on teachers annuity law
Superintendent H. e. Blackmar, of
Ottumwa; Superintendent William
Aldrich, Keokuk, and Grade Superin.
tendent r. X. Corlett, Burlington.
Next Years Meeting.
The place and program for next
years meeting is left with the execu-
rive committee II be decided and out.
lined next fall
What the public schools can do
in arousing patriotism in the pupils
'StfAy Trough them in the homes" was
the 'ke!note of the entire meeting
held in the auditorium of the First
Methodist church.
Tells Of Junior Red Cross.
Il. G. Cooley of Chicago, former
superintendent of the public schools
there, and at present superintendent
of the Junior Red Cross for the Cen.
trail division, delivered a spelendid
address. He presented ten work Of
the Junior Red Cross and explained
how it makes for patriotism and also
for character building through tho
y training in service received. He
urged especially the Introduction of
JhxiliYt chapters in all public
blowing Mr.. Cooley, II. e. Black.
1911, y superintendent OF the local
the need for well formulated plan
for character building in the public
schools. 1t was Mr.. Blackmar's re-
quest that any teachers who have
worked out particular system OF
their own, send their suggetions in TO
the national committee to formulate
such plan.
Seeriey Gives Talk.
II. H. seerley. president of the Iowa
State Teachers college at Cedar Falls
who was next on the program, gave
a most worthwhile talk on THE New
School Off the New Time" He en-
phasized the fact that the problem
before all educators now is to make
true American citizens out Of the het-
erogenous collection of foreigners
who are so prevalent in the schools,
and he laid the responsibility for their
patriotism and that of their families
very largely on the schools.
Before the speeches of the evening,
an excellent musical program was
given by the Eighth grade chorus, and
by the Boys and Girls High School
Glee clubs.
Reception For Teachers.
After the round tables a most en-
joyable reception was given in the
ball room of the Hotel 0ttumwa in
honor of the visiting teachers by the
members of the Ottumwa Teachers
club. The program, which was in
charge of Miss Mary Stoddard McNett
and Mrs. Frank Hermann, began with
SeNerdi SeleCtOnS ny INC iliSh SShooi
Drchestr% Delightful solos were
given BY Miss Esther Pearson and by
Miss Olive Wheat, A group of little
girls from the Lincoln school charm-
ingly presented a folk dance. and six
dancing numbers by Miss McNett's
pupils were greatly appreciated byl
the guests, who attended in such
numbers that the room was crowded.
Russell at Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, April S--The closing
sessions OF the convention OF the
Northwestern Iowa Teachers associa-
ton were held Saturday. Round ia.
BILE discussions occupied most of the1
day. William r. Russell. dean OF ed.
ucation at the state university. was
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