The Bemidji Daily Pioneer

PEDAGOGIC PLANS
NOW MADE PUBLIC

February Teachers Program to Be Featured By Talks From Vincent and State Superintendent.

GEORGE. B. AITON ALSO SPEAKS
Following Conference Here With President Keenan, Secretary Dyer Makes Announcement

STANTON TO
MAKE
ADDRESS

Entertainment to Be Given Visitors By Bemidji Talent Under Direction of Miss Knappen.

With Dr. Geo. E. Vincent, the new president of the University of Minnesota, State Superintendent Schulz and other prominent speakers and authorities on education, on the program, the North Central Minnesota Educational association will convene in this city on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 8. for its annual three-days' session. Program arrangements have just been completed by the president of the association, Superintendent G. E. Keenan of Deer River, and the secretary, Professor W. P. Dyer of this city, and the program is now complete.

President Vincent's address will be the feature of the meeting this year. He has not announced his subject as yet, but probably will speak on some of the questions which face parents and educators of today.

Following his speech, a public reception will be held in order that the teachers and the citizens of Bemidji may become acquainted with the head of Minnesota University.

Schulz to Speak.

Friday morning, Feb. 9. the convention will convene at 9 o'clock in the High School assembly room.

President Keenan will deliver his annual address and then the general subject, "School Efficiency" will be discussed.

C. G. Schulz, state superintendent of schools will talk on the subject. "By What Standard Should the Efficiency of a School be Measured?"

State High School Inspector Geo. B. Aiton will discuss the question, "What Should be Eliminated in the Smaller High Schools so that Industrial Subjects can be Introduced?"

Dr. L. V. Harvey of the Stout Institute of Menomonie, Wis., who is considered an authority and who has been a pioneer in industrial training will give a talk on "What Industrial Work Should be Attempted by the Smaller Schools?"

A paper on "The Preparation of the Teacher to Meet the Present Needs" will be read by Superintendent W. A. Shumaker of the St. Cloud Normal School. The morning's program will be concluded by an address by Dr. Hill of the State Board of Health on "What Advanced Steps Should be Taken Along Sanitary and Hygienic Lines to Increase the Efficiency of the Schools."

Round Tables Planned.

Friday afternoon, after an address by Professor C. W. Thompson of the University of Minnesota department of Economics on "Educational Needs and Opportunities." the convention will split up into a number of round tables. which will be conducted as follows:

Normal Department round table- Miss Leader Hewett, Park Rapids.

Science and Agriculture-D. B. Jewell, Deer River.

English-Miss Rilla Palmer, Thief River.

Industrial--A. D. Bailey, Bemidji.

Grammar Grade--I. S. Hov, Bagley.

Primary Department-.Beulah Bennett, Akeley.

Rural Teachers--W. B. Stewart Beltrami Co.

There will be no formal program Friday evening, but the teachers in the Bemidji schools will give an entertainment for the visitors. A program is being prepared by the Bemidji teachers under the leadership of Miss Marjory Knappen, and refreshments will be served afterward.

None but members of the association will attend this function.

Judge Stanton to Talk.

Saturday morning, Professor Reed of the Moorhead Normal will deliver an address, and Judge C. W. Stanton of this city will talk on "A Business Man's Views of a Practical Education." The convention will be closed by a business session Saturday afternoon.

Bemidji teachers met in Superintendent Dyer's office to make arrangements for the entertainment of the visiting teachers. The following committees were appointed, with chairmen as follows:

Reception, Miss Eliza Loe, high school principal; entertainment, Miss Marjory Knappen, high school; English department; refreshment, high school domestic science class; decorating, Miss Minnie Lyons seventh grade; exhibit, Miss Floy Donaldson, art instructor.