The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-13
TEACHERS DISCUSS
SCHOOL SUBJECTS
ASSOCIATION MEETING IS
HELD IN MANKATO
BROADEN OUT MINDS
Instructive Lecture Was Deliv.
cred Last Night By Edward
r.. A. Steiner


byterian church was filed with
teachers from Southern and South
western Minnesota, at the opening
session OF the day, when w. A.
feik, president OF the association,
called the meeting to order. he
first introduced Commissioner Of
Education j. M. Mcconnell, who
spoke Tor short time. Mr.. Nc
Connell especially emphasized the
impoi lance II is TO teacher to at
tend the education association SEES
sions, fok II prevents one from be-
coming a recluse and brings the
teachers in touch with each other
and other people, SO they are given
the opportunity to broaden along
many lines.
Accident Education" was the
subject which Professor B. F.. Stall
cup OF the department OF history of
Winona State Teachers College,
spoke to the teachers about. He
first gave figures showing the ter
rible loss of life from accidents. In
one year there were $4,000 children
killed in this country through acct
dents, and 100000 were injured
temporarily and permanently. The
statistics of adults is far above
these figures. By far the largest
per cent of these accidents are
through carelessness, either on the
part of the person injured or the
one responsible for the accident. 1t
is only through the schools that one
can hope to teach people to be more
careful, to look before they leap, as
1T were, to guard against careless
ness. 1t Is the teacher that can best
teach this lesson. 1t is a noble
thing to have a hand in the educa-
ton of a child, but it is far nobler
to save lie, and by teaching them
prevention of carelessness the
teacher is saving many a little life
Reorganization of Rural Life
DR.. Harold w. Foght of the Aber-
deem Normal school followed Pro-
fessor Stalcup by speaking on "A
Possible Re- organization of Ameri-
can Rural Life Through Modern
Education" DR.. Foght brought out
the condition of the farmers, and
the economic condition of the agri-
culturists. When the question is
looked at from every side it finally
becomes a question Of circumstances
and wrong education.
The average education of the
farm child has been and is about
five and one half years in a poorly
rural school, taught by an
inadequate teacher. Peopel are be-
ginning to realize that if the farmer
is going to come into his own he
must be educated scientifically in
farming If he is going to get the
most out of his farm, as we'll as in
subjects which will help him in \
dealing with economic problems.
DIR. Foght outlined the education
system carried on in Denmark,
which is perhaps the most perfect
one in the world. He explained nov,
the farm boys and girls are taught
through practical work, their part,
and are sent back to their homes to
help. He stated that the teachers
In Denmark must have an education
equal to our high schools, plus two
years apprentice work and another
year at study.
A short recess followed DR.. |
was given which consisted of a vo-
cal solo by Glenn Shoemaker and |
Mrs. Anna Herbert Koehnle, a violin |
solo by Alexis Parlova and a piano |
selection by Harold Arvis Ross. Mr.. |
Ross accompanied Mr.. Parlova and |
Mr. Shoemaker and Mrs. Roy An |
drews accompanied Mrs. Koehnie |
All of the artists responded to en-
cores.
Report On Teachers Pensions
Miss Mabel Pierce was then in
troduced and she gave a statisu- |
cal report on teachers pensions. |
This dealt particularly with the re-
tirement law, the stength of time a.
teacher must teach in order to be |
benefited and then the different |
pensions paid according to the sal
airy of the teacher.
r. w. Hitchcock of Hibbing, for !
merly a superintendent of schools, |
and now chairman of the committee
on education in the house. spoke, |
raj community. There are three |
things, according to Mr.. Hitchcock |
that will improve rural conditions. |
They are more crops. good roads and !
a square deal for the rural school. |
The farmers of the country form |
one third of the population and
they must feed the other two thirds !,
But through bad roads, small crops
and poor education they are not as |
efficient as they must be to handle |
the work adequately and this is the |
problem all over the country that |
is being discussed, but for which |
there has yet been no cure. The |
greatest help of these three is edu- |
cation. If instead of dabbling in |
politics as many have been doing. |
they would apply themselves to a |
thorough study of conditions, as
the business man does in his parti- |
cular line, the farmer will find that |
he is beginning to see the trouble |
and will then begin to have a most |
profitable living.
This afternoon the sectional
were conducted. At four
thirty o'clock a tea was served to |
teachers in the training school.
At 5:45 o'clock tonight in the !
Centenary Methodist church a ban |
ouet will be served to all men at /
tending the association, and tonight !;
the teachers will attend the Flor
ence Macbeth concert.
Lecture by Mr.. Steiner
Announc ement that DR.. Edward A.
Steiner, noted author, was to speak
again last night to the members of |
the association, brought large au-
dience to the Presbyterian church,
to hear his lecture on 1.-THE Educa-
ton of New Race" AS ever, his |
lecture was of the most entertaining
Of new Race AS ever, his lecture |
was of the most entertaining and in !
structive nature. Preceding his ad-
dress a musical program was pres
ented by w. r. Thomas, who played
two organ solos and Mrs. F. H.
Gregg, who sang "My Dear Soul" by
and Good Bye" by |
1Dr,&; T,rasid anf w A Tell, ne To ~;