Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-11-09
Minnesota Educators
.~ Hold Big Meeting

One of the most successful meetings
in the interests of educati ever held
in Minnesota was the recent NJ. E.
A. convention held in MINNEAPOLIS. It'll
was estimated that ten thousands dele
gates would be in attendance. The
vast assemblies left little cause to
doubt the realization The general
sessions were held in, the National
Guards Armory. The speakers at
these sessions included such men as
F.. W. Maroney, director of physical
training department of public mstruc-
ton, Trenton, N. j., who surely prov
ed himself Give wire" for all phases
Of health activities, from playground
thru gymnasium, from. kindergarten
thru the college.
Minnesota will not be long in pro-
viding physical training course, with
regular instructor, wherever suf-
ficient number of pupils are in at
tendance. It shall no longer be the
team chosen because Of physical
qualifications but the masses of pupils,
who daily are becoming weaker ply
sically, mentally and morally thru the
inroads of disease and malnutrition,
that shall have the best attention, so
far as Minnesota's policy is concerned
in the health program, according to
J. NJ. Mcconnell, state commissioners
OF education. ....
Dollas Lore Sharp, lecturer from
Boston, in his address on 'The Last.
Poet and Prophet" attempted to show
the value of smile as he pointed
| to the daily progress and achieve
ments Of science and art and the op-
pOrtunities that open to the student
who makes use Of his talents ill.,. this
| field Of endeavor.
Arthur II. Chamberlain, Of San
Francisco; DR.. Richard Burton, of the
University of Minnesota Dr. John
Loveioy Ellicott, of the Husoh Guild
Settlement, New York; Floyd Moore,
kalamazoo, Mich Agnes L. Rogers.
Goucher College, Baltimore, Md. ::
| County Supt. Charles 0. Williams, OF
Tennessee. president n. r. A, and DR..
l.. D. Cotfman, president of the Uni
yersity of Minnesota. were also on the
program.
Miss Rogers dwelt ON the period OF
i adolescence and the need for wise and
sympathetic guidance on the part OF
instructors and parents during TINS
critical period in a young persons de
velopment.
Never before had the rural and con-
solidated school received the recognl
ton due to it, as during the conven
ton Just closed. This was OF course
step in the right direction. and the
day is coming when the stronges
teachers will go out OF the colleges
into rural fields: when every rura
child shall have an equal opportunity
with the urban child. \ supervising
, teacher for county work was discussed
and strongly recommended. Many coun
ties already have such a helper fol-
the rural teaching force. ~
County Supt. David Johnson, wht
is the chairman Of the State Teachers
Reading Circle Board caused Marshal
, County to appear in the ''lime light
by~-a speech ut the; County Superin
tendents' banquet. -
:, Assistant County Supt. Roy E. Lut
! frelE. wls elected secretary of thef rura
section for the ensuing year. Is.
Miss Kate O'Meara, instructor OF
thee Teacher Training: Department OF
, the Warren High School, was elected
president Of the Teacher Trainings sec
ton, with Miss Perry of the tEhie1
River Falls H. S. Teacher Training
! Department, as secretary. a
Phillip r. Carlson, superintendent OF
the Extraordinarily school, Minneapo
lis. was elected president of the as
ISOLATION for the ensuing year.-Con
; tributed. ~
! EYES: DR.. Elisabeth A. Rotten will
visit Warren December 6 until 1O:OC
4 A. NJ. December Z. Office at the HO'