The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-14
ELECTED ". T. PICK
Was Selected At Session
Late Yesterday
ADDRESS BYDR.BURTON
Very Successful Meeting Held
In Mankato; Speakers Were
Pleasing

Election Of officers for the south
western division of the Minnesota Ed
ucation association was held yester-
day afternoon at four o'clock In the
reading room Of the Teachers college.
superintendent w. e. Peik OF Fari-
bault Was honored with the presidency
Of the association, County Superinten-
dent Fern kennt dy Of Redwood Falls
was elected vice president: Mrs. Ruth
Tuttie of Ma.kato was elected secre-
tary. The treasurer elected was Su-
perintendenl H. A. Folk Of Mountain
Lake.
The executive committee elected is
A. B. Morris of Mankato. Superinten.
dent r. A. FIJI of Blue Earth, and
Miss Theo Smith of Owatonna. The
legislative committee Is now Super
intendent L. E. McCarty of Marshall.
The appropl lation committee is Su-
perintendent Arnold Gloor Of New
Ulm, and the resolutions committee Is
Superintendent G. M. Levig of Lam
berton.
The last session of the convention
was honored with interesting Rem
iniscences of Mark Twain" by DR..
Richard Burton. professor OF English
literature at the university. DR.. Bur
ton was a life long friend of Mark
Twain, and told many interesting and
fascinating stories about the great
author.
DR.. Burton said that Americas fore
most authors were Hawthorne, Emer-
son, Allan Poe, and to him the next
greatest one was Mark Twain. Some
might differ and put Whittier first, but
DR.. Burton pointed out that only last
year, Mark Twain's name entered the
stately walls Of the hall of fame, while
Whittier Is not there yet, and he is
a much older authOr.
Mark Twain has superbly stood for
America and its ideals. He was q
great humorist, thinker, humanitarian
and poet. He had the art of being
screamingly funny. but at the same
time retaining that intensity Of feel
heartily one moment, and the next one
they would be wiping tears Of pity or
compassion from their eyes.
DR.. Burton told many amusing incl
dents of the life of Mark Twain. He
also read different portions OF Mark
Twain's works to show what deep
mixture Of fun and real genius min
of Arc" which was possibly his great
est work. brought out the serious gen
ms which burned in him while tom
Sawyer" and "Huck Finn" show the
everlasting youth In the great man.
Dr. Burton closed his "reminiscences
with a beautiful tribute to the mem
nry of this man who has left such q
deep feeling of affection for him and
his works in the hearts OF the Ameri-
ran people.
Miss GinaIes In Selections.
One of Mankato's foremost artists,
Miss Ruth Gingles. opened the meet
ing with several selections on the pi-
bound. so skillfully and harmoniously
were they played. Mr.. Glenn Shoe
maFer. who never fails to enthuse his
audience with praise, was the recipi-
ent Of much applause.
Preceding Dr. Burton's lecture, Mrs.
E. Murphy of Madelia on behalf OF the
American Legion auxiliary, asked for
program which has been prepared by
the American Legion and the auxiliary
for the school pupils and the public.
This program includes a phrase stat
ing that all colleges VIII give credit
for work in American history and
civil government. 1t also asks that
these subjects be required in all high
that the nag be put In all public plac-
es where it is right that 1t should be,
and that 1t should not be used as a
plaything by children, or as cheap,
tawdry decorations.
While the association could not take
eQ0OTSe-
ment, Ii heartily passed a motion that
everything should be done to bring
about this program.
The association convention closes
with one Of the most successful years
In fits history. The attendance was
better than ever before, and the
speakers were the best available in
the country The teachers viii go to
their respective schools with acquired
knowledge, and with pleasant mem
DRY OF two pleasant days spent In q
most profitable way.
The teachers college presented
busy apnearance Yesterday afternoon.
The lectures were divided into four
groups. the high school section,
grammar grades and Junior high
school section, intermediate grades
and rural school sections. primary
grades and rural schools section
Miss June Streater. nrincinai IF the
Albert Lea high school presided In
the room where the high school Sec
ton was held.
w. d. Reeve, PRINCIPAL of Univer-
sity high school Minneapolis. spoke
on General Mathematics in the high
: school, its purpose and content"
Mr.. Reeve urged that teachers Of
Mathematics should organize clubs
to study methods Of teaching mathe-
mates, for this problem In the
schools is a hard one. There is no
set rule to follow in teaching It, and
Il is only getting by the student In
terested in this work. and showing
them it is interesting to them. will
the Instructors be able to reach and
hold the interest of the great ma
icritv or those who take mathematics.
Two ve-V interesting talks wer
those bv Superintendent M G.. Clark
Of Sioux City and DR. Richard Bur-
ton. Of the University of Mime
sofa
SUPERINTENDENT Clark smoke on "The
Reietion OF the Junior High School
10 the Senior High School," explained
why 1t is that a very different cur
~ic,,'',,-, rp-'st Ae followed ir the Jun
for high school then in the grades or
the Senior hieh school He showed
bv illustrations the number OF stu
dents IN the Iunior schools. Then
the number that enter high school
and the number that enter college.
The number or students who 90 to
Junior high school far exceeds that
of the Senior high school or the coll
lege. Therefore IL Is evident that
the great mass of people who go out
into the world must be instructed