Meeting Of The Schoolmasters' Club

The Michigan School Masters club will hold a session in this city in Room 24, University hall beginning Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock p. m., and continuing on Saturday. The following is the program: Friday, 2:00 i m., Conference on English Composition. Informal Discussion of the following questions: 1. Howmanycornpositions should be required of High school pupils. 2. How may the burden of essaycdrrection be lightened? 3. From what source should subjects for composition be drawn, in the High school ? 4. How may examples of "Bad English" be used most profitably? The discussion will be opened by Prof. F. N. Scott, of the University, and will be continued by Prof. F. A. Barbour, State Normal school; Supt. E. C. Thompson, Saginaw; Dr. W. Cook, Detroit; Prin. E. C. Goddard, Saginaw; Prin. F. T. Wright, jackson; Prof.' E. L. Miller, Chicago. Letters will be read from Mr. Samuel Thurber, of Boston; Prof. A. L. Cook, of Yale University; Prof. G. R. Carpenter, of Columbia; Prof. J. F. Genung, of Amherst, and others. FRIDAY, S:OO I'. M. A reception to the Club at Frieze Memorial Hall, where an informal Musical Recital will be given by Prof. A. A. Stanley, of the Ann Arbor School of Music. SATURDAY, 9:00 A. M. Latin Symposium. Subject: The Teaching of Latin in the High School. An introductory paper will be read by Prof. F. W. Kelsey, of the L'niversity, who will be followed in a symposium by Prin. J. G. PattengilïAnn Arbor; Prin. F. L. Bliss, Detroit; Prin. E. C. Warriner, Battle Creek; Mr. J. H. Harris, Orchard Lake Military Academy; Supt. W. H. Honey, Flint; Mr. E. L. Miller, Englewood, 111.; A. V. Nightingale, Supt. of High Schools, Chicago; Prof. B. L. D'Ooge, State Normal School. SATURDAY, 2. 1 5 1. M. Informal discussion of the report of the committee of ten on Secondary School Studies. The discussion will be opened by Prof. B. A. Hinsdale, of the University, who will be followed by Pres. Jas. B. Angelí, of the committee of ten; Dr. R. G. Boone, principal of the Normal School; Prof. M. L. D'Ooge, of the Greek Conference; Prof. J.C.Rolfe, of the Latin Conference; Prof. F. A. Barbour, of the English Conference; Prin. W. A. Greeson, of the Mathematical Conference; Prof. Henry L. Carhart, of the University.