The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
STATE ASSOCIATION rs TO
8. MEET IN ST. PAUL
British Ambassador Geddes viii
Address the Teachers of
Minnesota "


Topics OF interest to teachers will
be headlined at the. fifty seventh an
nual convention OF the Minnesota
Educational association, which will
open in st. Paul November and con-
tinue until November 6. Both the
general association and the state nor
NAL schools WIN have headquarters in
the st. Paul hotel. All the general
sessions will be Conducted in the
Auditorium, with the exception OF
the hrst, which win. be in the. Palm
hotel. e .-a
Associate departments hate ar
ranged to meet in other places, SO as
not to interfere with the general SEES
sion. The department OF administra-
ton has selected the Ryan hotel
for one division, while other divisions
VIII meet In the Wilder Charity hall
ALDERMAN Hall, Y. w. CA. auditorium
and various churches and high
schools. .2A
New Features Program.
Music for the general sessions 10 in
charge OF Elsie M. Shave. supervisor
OF music in, the st. Paul public
schools. Short progxams by ST. Paul
high school orcnestfas will be pre-
scented at the opening session. The
opeietta, "a Day in Garden" will
be given Thursday night. On Fri
day night boys chorus OF 40l
voices from the grade schools will
sing. and the University OF Mime
tsota string quartet will be on the
program Saturday. Opportunity viii
be offered the association members
! 10 join. IN community sing Thursday
Nine schools from vayious, parts Of
the state will use the opportunity by
having reunions during the four con
been arranged so as not to interfere
with the regular sessions.
Interesting to many will be the ex
shibit Of art and handicraft from many
nations, which will be the most .ex-
atensive ever shown in the twin. cities
the committee in charge announced
last night Representatives from
more than 20 different nationalities
IN the twin cities will be at the ex
b9bit CARRIED in their native gala cos
Fumes. The exhibition room will be
on the third floor OF the public library
building. which is being decorated
Many Exhibits Are Planned.
All commercial exhibits viii be In
the corridors and rooms adjoining the
Palm room in the St. Paul hotel
while the educational exhibits are tC
be located in the Auditorium, oach
Of the stage. Among these will be
special exhibits Of re- education under
the direction Of Oscar Sullivan, state
department Of education; displays OF
special school work directed by Miss
Ella Rusch Of the Minneapolis public
orhp<,lo nrA tho pnyc' nd n lc' n,
work, presented by T.. A. Erickson
state club leader, University farm
Other exhibits will be provided by
the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp
Fire Girls.
At the opening session in the Palm
room the address Of welcome will bs
delivered by L. r. s. Ferguson, com
missioner Of education. ST. Paul;
Hester N. Pollock, director OF schoo
work for the savings division. treasury
department, ninth federal district
Educational Legislation" will be tn.
subject OF Henry C. Morrison, profes
sor OF school administration, Univer.
pity Of Chicago.
British Ambassador Geddes To spe al
Thursday will be devoted to a bus
tneDs session and to an address by L
@. Lord, president state normal schoo
Charleston, Ill. Thursday night ST
Auckland Geddes, British ambassador
TO the United States. will speak, ant
the operetta, "A Day in q Garden,
viii be presented. 80
Or. Henry Suzzalo, pres identS of tn,
University of Washington, has an
nounced that he will speak on RE
constructed American Education
Friday night, when DR.. John Finley
commits sloner OF education, state o
New York, also will address the edu
Gators. A chorus Of 400 grade schoo
boys VIII sing.
Saturday the University of Mime
sofa string quartet will make its ap
pearancs, after which an illustrate,
tons In the Education, OF Young Chill
: dren," viii be delivered by Patti,
Smith Hin, director of lower primar.
education, teachers college, Column
university. Following him, Arthu
w. Dunn, specialist in civic educa
tfon, Washington, D, c., will talk OF
Significant Features in the Progress
OF Civic Education" and w. A. Jes
sup. president OF the University O
Iowa, will deliver an address. Tn
convention viii end with bushes
i meeting.
4 =. Speakers To Take Part.
Among the speakers who will TAX
part In discussions at the sessions O
the admtnistration department are G
A BjornSon, Minneota; c. l.. Wood
Deleyan; Charles, Hall Granite Falls
DR.. o. q, Koenig. Minneapolis; s. I
Alien, Winnebago; Thomas e. Cas-
man Of Owatonna and others.
The department OF elementary ed
uoation Will have separate session II
the Auditorium, the Central Par
M6th6dist church and the Centrs
Presbyterian church during the con
yentfon. Many speakers Of note hav
been arranged for The department
OF secondary education will meet Il
the Mechanics Arts hih school, tn
Central high school auditorium an
( the Central high school library.
Separate meetings also will be con
Quoted by the department OF the pro
z feesional education OF teachers, tn
department Of industrial and house
hold arts, and the department q
parent teachers organizations Their
also Will be conference Of hig
school principals and Boy Scout
conference
Friday the old state capitol build
ing will be the scene Of the second an
nual conference of vocational edu
cation, which will finish. Its sessio
- the palm room OF the st. Par