Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-20


machine shop work, sheet metal work,
cabinet making and mechanical draw
ing and shop signs. An inspection of
the industrial school under the guild
ance of E. A Helm, principal of the
school, followed.
AT the high school, Miss Cecilia
NCromer, instructor in arts and crafts
in the Wausau schools, conducted a
drawing round table. In the science
lecture room, the high school section
devoted their time to a discussion of
the high school curriculum after an
address on that subject by j. T. Giles,
state supervisor of high schools.
Separate Conference.
The high school teachers separated
into conference groups on English,
history, commercial, chemistry ply
sizes, elementary science, modern
languages, Latin, mathematics, agri-
culture and biology expression, phys
ical education for girls, and librar-
ians' conference. Problems that arise
in the different departments were taxi
en- up and discussed and new sugges-
tions advanced and experiences ex-,
changed.
The Saturday morning session
opened with community singing, again
led by e. w. Gordon. A business
meeting followed e. G.. Doudna of
Wisconsin Rapids was reelected to a
five-year term on the executive COM
mittee and s. b. Tobey is chairman for
the coming year Two resolutions
were adopted by the convention one
thanking the citizens and teachers
and the various organizations of the
city for the comforts and conveniences
they had placed at the disposal of the
visitors. and another expressing the
wish of the association to affiliate
with the National body and Instruct
ing the executive committee TO obtain
memberships by the budget system.
Prof. O'Shea gave the first address
OF the morning. He demonstrated eff
fectiyely the power of suggestion and
the influence that imagination has on
the training OF children. He showed
the audience a chart upon which was
written a list If words in plain letters
and asked these present to note the |
words that composed the list He ask. |
edN them to read rapidly and after a |
moment he removed the chart, asking |
of anyone had noticed mistakes In |
the words A very few of the audience |
had detected one or two misspeliings |
lie then stated that every one of the |
words was wrong and in the rapid |
survey given the list the correct |
sense OF the word had been conveyed |
oven though 1t was wrong.
Power OF Suggestion.
AS another experiment he showed |
Tor an instant picture of duck and |
a rabbit. The impression Of these .wo |
was conveyed correctly, yet the pic |
tire of the rabbit was really that of |
The duck In a slightly changed posi- |
lion. Mr.. O'Shea used these and Sim |
liar illustrations to show wnat q pow
er first Impressions had ard how sur
gestions may be made to cause ii per-
sen to see trd hear thinfs which do
not actually exis: as such He alluded |
to the claims of spiritua'iets and those !
who assert % have established COM
mpnication with another world, say
ing that they nay only be victims of
their imagination.
John II Sims, presidert of the
stevens Point Normal school, told IL
the plans of the National Educational
association and the work Il has been |
doing in Obtaining needed legislation, |
and the work for the proposed depart
ment OF education. s, b. Tobey had /
only few moments of the morning
left for his talk on the boy problem
and his remarks were necessarily |
brief. He reviewed some OF the diff |
culties encountered by teachers In the |
handling of boys and in enforcing /
obedience. He also spoke of the
school tax problem and stated that no |
money paid out brings such large re-
turns as that which Is expended In 1
taxes for the maintenance of educa-
ton.
County Teachers Here.
Following Is a list OF the Marathon
county rural and village school teach /
ers who were registered as attending
the convention. a total OF 125:
Marie Anderson. Elderon.
Laura b, Armstrong, Colby.
Margaret l.. Barnes, Hatley.
Beatrice V. Barton Edgar
Helen II. Becker. Eland.
Cora Bergstriser. Elderon.
Carl ]. Blume. Marathon
Leone Boettcher. Stratford
Regina Bondowski, Hatley.
r. II, Borchardt. Edgar
Margaret Bower, Dancy.
Ella Brehm. Flderon.
Viola Brix Brokaw.
Ines Buck, Brokaw.
Ella Brusehe, Athens
M9tnilda busche, Athens.
Grace Connady, Mosinee.
Ethel Carlson. Moslnee.
Charlton James, Mosinee
Ann Christensen. Edgar
Theresa Collins. Mosinee
Kathleen Grain, Gleason.
Elsie Crossgroye, Stratford.
Nellie Crossgroye, wausau, re-
Mabel Doleschal Ringle.
Adeline Doom, Mosinee
Marian +. Doyle, Schoheld
Nellie Marie Duel, Schoned
Lebna Eagen. Edgar
Margaret Fandre Edgar
Irene FenHer, Spencer
Mrs. T. c. Fitzgibbon. Colby
ella +. Gensnan, Nvausau, RE. e
Frank Gnirk. Wausau. R4.
Josephine Goeres, Mosinee
Nerna G. Gowen, Athens.
Nellie Graves WausGu RE