The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-13
BROWN IS CHOSEN
HEAD OF S.M.T.A.
LBERT LEA MAN IS MADE
PRESIDENT TODAY
SESSIONSALLTHROUGH
Very Profitable Meeting of In,
structors Was Held In
..- Mankato

ALBERT Lea WAS eleCleu pEeSiuSul Vi
the Southwestern Minnesota Assoc
citation at the business meeting
held at 4:30 o'clock yesterday al
ternoun at the high scnool. Other
officers elected were: Vice presi-
dent, A. NJ. Maviz or LamDerton;
secretary, Mrs. Ruth DraAe lutte
of MankatO; treasurer, Miss Mabel
Madison, county superintendent OF
schools at st. James; executive
committee, Guy Smith OF Manxato;
New Ulm aid Miss Mabel Pierce
OF the teachers training depart
ment at Faribault. The state com
nitiees are: IesIs4atIUn, o~sn.. Me-
dent w. A. Peik or Faribault; APP
preparations, Superintendent II. Z.
Bell or LuVeIne; resolutions, Su-
perintendsnt T. Z. Lewis OF Sleepy
Eye. Mankato will again be the
place of meeting as it always Is.
An amendment that came before
the association TO vote upon was
the Wolf amendment. This provides
for a new system of electins ofncers
AT the state meeting. officers would
be nominated by petition and Il per
cent of the members would CON
stitute a quorum, or would De asie
to elect the officers. This amend
ment was voted down as the ma
jority of the teachers did not tninK
this was fair way to elect o1ncers.
About forty men were present at
the banquet served in the parlors
of the Centenary Methodist churcn
last evening by the ladies' OF the
church. A delicious chicken din-
ner was served. the only spe Raes
at the banquet was DR.. L. V. hoos
OF the university, who spoke on A
New Curriculum for Minnesota
High Schools" DR.. Koos Is a mem
Der OF a committee OF three VINO
nave general charge or the arrang-
ing OF a new curriculum. People
OF Mankato win be pleased TO hear
that the course outlined by Dr.
Koos is identical TO that which Is
now Icing carried out in the Man
kato High School. The paneGet
those present to attend the FLOR
ence Macbeth concert.
Sessions Yesterday Afternoon
The last sessions OF the sixty
third annual Education Association
OF Southwestern Minnesota, began
Yesterday afternoon at 1:SO O'Clock.
The meetings were held in sections.
The High School section met in as,
sembly B at the high school, and
Superintendent A. c. Tlbbetts OF
Pitestone presided at the meeting.
The first talk at this meeting was
by Professor B. +. Stalcup, VINO
Tiewnoint and Creed Professor
StaIcup recommended books and
ways in which to teach history,
whereby that subject would be faT
more interesting. One of the things
advocated by Professor Stalcup was
to further the study OF history, per
tanning to mankind as well as 10
countries. The second talk OF the
high school section was given py
DIR V. Koos, College of Education
OF the University of Minnesota: his
subject was The Articulation OF the
Junior high school and the Senior
High School By means OF a chart
DR.. Koos showed how the Junior
and Senior school subjects compars.
He outlined the work of both which
are so closely connected, and ad-
vised eachers in the senior high
school to keep in touch and CO. OPP
crate with those in the puntor
schools, DR.. Foght was the last
speaker for the afternoon in the
high school section and his subject
was "The Future Of Our Rural High
schools" DR.. Foght spoke In the
morning and his great knowledge on
matters pertaining to rural schools
make his talks most interesting.
The middle and upper grade sec
ton met in the intermediate assem-
bIy room of the training school:
Mrs. Minnie S. Parry, principal Of
the intermediate department of the
Mankato Teachers college, presided
at this meeting. DR.. Koos spoke to
the teachers of this department on
"The Junior High school and the
Elementary Grades" Professor Stall
followed DR.. Koos with a talk on
talks were followed by discussions.
The Primary section met in the
PRESBYTERIAN church and Miss Mabel
Pierce of the Owatonna schools
presided. Miss Alice Kilgore, spec
ial primary supervisor OF Minnea-
polis public schools spoke on Re
Miss Kilgore said that while there
is not enough variety of subjects In
the primary department, still tea
chers can do no better than to put
an their time possible on reading,
both silent and reading aloud. More
nature study and industrial work
should be taught. but reading is the
fundamental subject that ought to
e taught, as that is a foundation
Tor good grammer, proper literature
etc, in later years. Mrs, Fred
Lego OF Owatonna schools then
smoke on "The Seatwork problme In
Primary grades" and Miss Mar
garet Cooper Of Mankato Teachers
College spoke on "The Free Period"
The Rural Section
The rural section Of the associa :
ton held its meeting in the !. Q. o.
+. hall. Superintendent w. II. Def :
amore of Blue Earth County pres
ded. DR.. Foght as the first speaker
in this section and his subject was
my Ideal Rural Teacher" He was
followed by Mr.. George Selke. state
Inspector Of Rural schools in Min
nesota, who talked on different
phases of school life Of particular
interest to the rural school teacher.
A special meeting was that of the
Deans. Thiss meeting was held In
one OF the class rooms Of the high
school. Mrs. Amelia Nostdahl, dean
az girls of the Mankato High School
nresided and a number of teachers
snoke at this informal meeting. It
VAS called to discuss questions
which the dean must meet at all
times. Her work Is not only with
fhe girls, but with the Red Cross,
-fhe Child Welfare Board, the Judge
~ Probate, the policewoman, and
other people and organizations that
do welfare and social betterment
work. Problems touched on were
how best may a school girl spend
her spare time, the good OF organ :