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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1916.
CONVENTION PROGRAM IN: DETAIL
W (BY GENEIVE STODDARD) teacher shall attend at least sixteen
: The eastern divinion of the Oregon hours of the lectures.
Teachers" Association which meets
here next week, met for the first time
sixteen years ago, in La Grande. At
the time of its beginning the counties
f Union, Baker, and Umatilla com
prised its membership. Mr. E, E.
Vragg, our present post master, was
at that time county superintendent,
and Mr. J. H. Ackerman, who is at
present President of the Oregon State
Normal and is to be one of the speak-
The list of speakers for this fall
contain the names of many distin
guished and capable people. Among
them are: J. A. Churchill, State
Superintendent; E. 0. Sisson, Com
missioner of Education, Idaho; J. H.
Ackerman, President Oregon State
Normal and M. S. Pittman of the same
school;. Miss Florence Fox, Depart
ment of Education, Wash. D. C; W.
A. C.; Dr. Carl G. Doney, President
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era at this years institute, was state De iBuck, U. of 0.; E. F. Carleton,
superintendent. Later the associ
ation was joined by Wallowa county, I
whereupon Umatilla withdrew on ac- Willamette University; Joseph Scha
count of the great distance between fer, U. of 0.; N. C. Maris, Field
points, especially when the convention Worker, State Superintendent's office;
took place at Wallowa. I Miss Cecile Hindman, Musical Direc-
The teachers meet for the purposes tor, La Grande,
of discussing their plans and problems, - The convention has met six times
to, receive instructions from experi
enced educators, and to keep in touch
with the many progressive methods
iwhich tend toward better schools and
higher scholarship.
The state law requires that each
in La Grande, and this year's con
vention promises to be the most suc
cessful of any yet held.
The program and other facts con
cerning the institute program follow:
1:80
1:60 to
3:00 to
3:15 to
2:80
3:15
4:00
Officers of the Association , !''!'
Linden McCullcugh, La Grando, Oregon .President
Mxs. A. E. Ivanhoe, La Grande, Oregon . Secretary
Mrs. N. G. Neill, La Grande, Oregon i Treasurer
'The Executive Committee
State Supt. J. A. Churchill; Linden McCullough, Union Co.;
Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe, Union Co.; J. C. Conley, Wallowa Co.;
Roy Conklin, Wallowa Co.; A. F. G.-.y, Baker. Co.
J. F. Smith, Baker County.
Instructors During Institute
J. A. Churchill .......State Superintendent, Salem, Oregon
E. O. Sisson Commissioner of Education, Idaho
J. U. Ackerman President Oregon State Normal School. Monmouth, Ore.
Miss Florence Fox Department of Education, Washington, D. C.
W. R, Davis i Whitman College
M. S. Pittman Monmouth State Normal
B. Vf. De Busk . . .University of Oregon
E. F. Carleton Assistant State Superintendent, Salem
E. D, Ressler Oregon Agricultural Collego
Carl G. Donay ; President Willamette University
Joseph Schaf er ; University of Oregon
H. C. Seymour .Oregon Agricultural College
N. C. Maris .....Field Worker, State Superintendent's Office
Miss Cecile Hindman Musical Director, La Grande, Oregon
, Wednesday, Nov. 1.
9:45 to 10:00 Opening.
10:00 to 10:30 Address: "Do You Camp or Live?" M. S. Pittman.
10:30 to 11:00 Address: "Measuring the Mental Development of the Child,"
Dr. De Busk. .
11:00 to 11:10 Recess.
11:10 to 12:00 Departments.
Room 3. Rural. "The Rural Teacher'WM. S. Pittman.
Room 2. Primary. Oral and Silent Reading Miss Fox.
' Room 7. Intermediate. "Reading" A. C. Strange.
Room 8. Advanced: "Shall Grammar Be Eliminated" W.
R. Davis.
Room 9. High School: "The Reference Library" E. F.
Carleton.
Opening. Boys' Glee Club.
Address: "The Rolo of The Teacher; This or Nothing"
E. O. Sisson.
2:30 to 3:00 Address: "The Transient and Permanent in Education"
W. R. Davis.
Recess.
Departments.
Koom 3. Rural: "What Are Your Troubles?" M. s. Jritt-
' ': man.
iRoom 2. Primary: "Blackboards and Books" Miss Fox.
Room 7. Intermediate: "Measuring the Work of the
School" Dr. De Busk.
Room 8. Advanced: "The Recitation" E. F. Carleton,
Room 9. High School: "RerJity in Composition Teacli-
. ing' W. R. Dnvis. '
Office: Special Teachers' Soction.
6:30 . Banquet arranged by Domestic Science Class and Neighbor
hood Club.
:8:00 Piano Soloi ; "Polonaise in E. Major,"-Liszt Miss Ce'ilo
iiimlman.
Vocal Solo, Selected Miss Deborah Smith.
Address: "Paramount Issues in Education" E. O. Sisson.
Thursday, Nov. 2.
9:00 to 9:15 Opening.
9:15 to 10:00 Address: "Ways and Means" E. O. Sisson.
10:00 to 11:00 Departments.
Room 3. Rural: "Specializing as a Rural Teacher" E.
D. Ressler.
Room 2. Primary: "Phonics Applied" Miss Fox.
Room 7. Intermediate: "What are your Troubles?" M.
S. Pittman.
"Room 8. Advanced: "Boys' and Girls' Industrial Club"
H. C. Seymour.
Room 9. High School: "Control of High School Activities"
J. A. Churchill.
11:00 to 11:10 Recess.
11:10 to 11:20 Songs by Third Crude.
11:20 to 12:00 Address: "Somo Plunks in a Teacher's Ethical Platform"
J. H. Ackerman.
1:30 to 1:45 Opening. High School Orchestra.
1:45 to 2:15 Address: "The Group and the Individual J. A. Churchill.
2:15 to 2:45 Address: "America's Social Future" Dr. Schafer.
2:45 to 3:00 Folk Dunces Second Grade.
3:00 to 3:10 Recess.
3:10 to 4:00 Departments.
Room 3. Rural: "How to Get Most Out of a Community
Meeting M. S. Pittmun.
Room 2. Primary: "Values of a Story" Miss Fox.
Room 7. Intermediate: Selocted H. C. Seymour.
Room 8. Advanced: "Course of Study in Grammar
Grades" J. A. Churchill.
Room 9. High School: "Fundamental Laws of Adaptation"
Dr. De Busk.
Office. Special Teachers' Section.
Selection Haines' Orchestra.
Song Girls' Glee Club.
Address: -"Migration of the Fable' Miss Fox.
Reception in the Gymnasium, under auspices of The Neighborhood Club.
Friday, Nov. 3.
0:00 Business Meeting.
9:15 Opening.
9:45 Adlress: "Some Marks of the Educated Man" Dr. Carl
Doney.
9:45 to 10:15 Address: "Local History in the Schools" Dr. Schafer.
10:15 to 11:00 Recess.
11:00 to 12:00 Departments.
Room 3. Rural: Selected E. D. Ressler.
Room 2. Primary: "Reading or Hearing a Story" Miss
Fox.
Room 7. Intermediate: "The Recitation" J. C. Conlev,
J. F. Smith.
Room 8. Advanced: "Community Civics" A. C. Hampton.
Room 9. High School: "Intellectual Vulues" Dr. Doney.
1:30 to 1:45 Opening. Hip-h School Orchestra.
1:45 to 2:15 Address: "Induntriul Clubs" N. C. Mnris.
2:15 to 2:30 Recesc.
2:30 to 3:00 Address: "Rocking the Boat" J. A. Churchill.
3:00 Demonstration at City Library: "A Model School Library"
Miss Lucia Hnley, City Librorian of La Grande.
8:00
8:45 to
9:00 to
9:15 to
TEARS TOUGH BIG GENERALS.
For
pleaded for the life of a little yellow
dog.
She was Esther Smiley, of Mary
land, sister of Private Peter Smiley,
Little Girl Pleads Successfully
Life of Little Yellow Dog.
"Washington, October 28. (Special), a recruit In the United Stutes Marine
Ponderous governmental machinery Corps, and the dog she held in her
stood still recently while a thirteen arms had been Peter's playmate
year eld girl Btood before a group of since youth.
dignified generals and tearfully "Rover will surely die of grief un-
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the little girl sobbed.
And wonder of wonders, the die-
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Discovery of Argentine Coal Reported.
Buenos Aires, Oct. 0.(By Mail)
(By United Press) The discovery
is reported of extensive coal deposit's
in the Argentine province of San
Juan. The statement is made that it
is nearly as good as the best quality
of Welsh coal. Experts have not yet
had a chance, however, to make a test
as to quality or to determine the ex
tent of the fields. Coal would prove
of immense importance to Argen
tina, which is prevented from be
coming a great industrial country by
lack of cheap fuel.
Sees Rival of Cotton in "Cattail."
Chicago, Oct. 28. (By United Press)
The fuzzy brown "cattail" that
grows in the marshes now looms on
the horizon as a possible competitor
of cotton, said Professor John Coulter,
botanist of the University of Chicago
today. Professor Coulter uses th
scholarly name "typha," for the said
tail."
"The Germans have found a way
to make an excellent cloth from the
"typha," said Professor Coulter, "and
I see no reason why we cannot do the
same. The typha could be raisoH i.
Lcommercial quantities far more cheap-
Mum vuuon ana witn improved
manufacturing facilities could be
made into cloth at a price which
would cut the high cost of living."