The Schoolmasters

THE SCHOOLMASTERS

HAVE A BIG PROGRAM AT YPSILANTI.

A Number of Ann Arbor Professors Are on the Program for the Two-Day Meeting.

The Michigan Schoolmasters' Club will hold its spring meeting on Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1, 1899, in Ypsilanti. All general sessions will be held in the Normal College hall and will begin, on standard time. A most intresting regular program has been arranged and besides this there will be held at the college during the week various exercises relative to the Normal College work.

In the regular program of the club on Friday morning will come a stereopticon lecture, "A Midsummer Trip to the Land of Hellas, " by Prof. Thomas D. Seymour, of Yale University, and a paper, "The Period of Adolescence," by Prof. C. O. Hoyt, of the Normal school. In the evening Supt. L. H. Jones, af Cleveland, will give an address on "The Higher Ideals of Education. " After the lecture the Normal College faculty will tender an informal reception to all visitors.

The flrst number of the program for Saturday rnoming is a paper by Prof. Geo. Hempl and Prof. F. W. Kelsey of the university, on "Should the College Course be Shortened to Three Years?" The disscussion will be led by Hon. Levi L. Barbour, of Detroit. B. A. Finney, of the university library, will also read a paper on "Bibliography in the High School Course." H. M. Ulley, of the Detroit Public Library, will lead the discussion.

In addition to this general program there will be a series of special conferences as follows: "Ancient Classics," Thusday at 1:30 o'clock and the same hour Friday afternoon; "Modern Languages," Friday at 1:30 o'clock; "English," Friday, at 1:30; "History," Friday at 1:30; "Mathematics, Friday at 1:30; "Biology," Thursday, March 30, at 7:30 p. m., and Friday at 1 :30 p. m. ; "Physics," Friday at 1:30 p. m. and Saturday at same hour; "Physical Training," Friday, March 31, at 1 :30 p. m.; "Manual Training," Weduesday and Thurday, March 29 and 30, hour not announced. The Michigan Acaderny of Scence also holds its meeting at the Normal College, Wednesday and Thursday, March 28 and 30. On the programs of these conferences are some of the most prominent educators of the country from the leading colleges and universities.

There can be found something on the program of interest to ever teacher. The meeting should be largely attended.