fifty musicians selected from the high schools of Wisconsin and a chorus of the same number composed of students of Milwaukee and neighboring high schools.

The Thursday evening program promises to be one of the best the teachers of Wisconsin have been privileged to attend. It will be a joint program by the Lyric Male Chorus of Milwaukee, composed of seventy-five voices, and the Chicago Little Symphony Orchestra of twenty-five pieces. In speaking of the event a critic says, "I am sure that it will be a most delightful concert. The Milwaukee Lyric Club is the best male chorus I have ever heard and the Little Symphony is a superb organization. It would be impossible to secure a finer combination.".

Headquarters will be at the Hotel Schroeder.

Oldest W. T. A. President Dies

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IN THE death of J. Q. Emery on August 5, the state lost an eminent citizen and the schools one of their first leaders. John Quincy Emery was 85 years old at the time of his death, which resulted from ill health following an operation.

Mr. Emery came to Wisconsin in 1846 at the age of three years. He was educated in Dane county, where he attended the elementary schools, and at Albion Academy, from which he was graduated in 1866. He began his career as a teacher in 1863. He taught in several rural and village schools. Later he was elected superintendent of the schools at Wisconsin Rapids, county superintendent of schools of Wood county, and president of the River Falls Normal school. He resigned the latter position to assume the duties of state superintendent of public instruction in 1894.

In December, 1902, Mr. Emery was appointed dairy and food commissioner by Governor La Follette. He spent 18 years in that office, serving under governors La Follette, Davidson, McGovern, and Blaine. He retired from the office in 1926, at the age of 83, and resumed educational work in the schools of Fort Atkinson, where he had taught for many years. In the summer of 1927 he returned to state service as special adviser to the dairy and food commission, which office he held at the time of his death.

In 1875 he was president of the Wisconsin Teachers Association and at other times he served as president of the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association and the state and national Association of Dairy and Food Departments.

Mr. Emery received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from Beloit College in 1882 and in 1917 he received recognition from the University of Wisconsin for service in the development of agriculture in the state.

Mr. Emery cast his first vote for president of the United States for Abraham Lincoln.

H. G. Stewart Dies After Auto Accident

As a result of injuries received in an auto

mobile accident on May 27, H. G. Stewart, Vocational school director of Green Bay, died in that city on June 4. Two other persons who were members of the automobile party preceded Mr. Stewart in death. They were Mrs. H. G. Stewart and Mrs. Arthur Bouffard of Appleton. Mr. Bouffard sustained minor injuries but was not seriously hurt.

The accident occurred on highway 32 and was caused by a car coming onto the main highway from a side crossroad. It hit the Stewart machine, causing it to turn over several times.

Mr. Stewart was a product of the public schools of Seymour. Shortly after graduation he entered the teaching profession, beginning in the rural schools at Roselawn, Pulcifer, and Angelica. In 1911 he went to Green Bay, where he served in the Dousman and Woelz schools. He next became principal of the McCartney school, where he served until 1918, when he was appointed director of the Vccational school. Under his direction the Green Bay school grew to be one of the best schools in the state and Mr. Stewart was recognized as an outstanding director and an authority in vocational education.

He is survived by a son who has just finished his first year at the university of Wisconsin and a daughter who is a high school student. The state board of vocational education, members of the state vocational office at Madison, and directors of vocational schools throughout the state attended the funeral.

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ad mini strative schemes, bits of research, clever plans, unusual procedures, and effective devices are being employed daily in our

schools by resourceful teachers and administrators. They develop morale, encourage effort, and build citizenship; they make the American school system. We hope administrators, supervisors, and teachers will respond to this appeal for information by sending us paragraph statements describing them. We hope we shall not be able to (and we do not promise to) print all contributions, but we shall be glad to pass on to others, in so far as we can, those things you have found helpful in accomplishing your purposes in the school

room.

We shall gladly give personal credit if you wish us to, or if you prefer otherwise we shall respect your wishes. The items below are contributed this month more as an illustration of the type of news desired for this column, although each paragraph contains suggestions of value.-Editor.

In a fourth grade room in a prominent school system, the whole scheme of government, or as much of it as can be comprehended by fourth grade pupils, is worked out from the standpoint of the home and the necessity for regulations therein. The following simple outline does not even suggest the keen interest displayed by the children and the fine results accomplished. The plan consists of:

1. Simple definitions, worked out by the children, of government, law, officer, voting, election.

2. Laws and officers of home and school governments are discussed by the children.

3. Officers and laws of city government relating to parks, library, streets, and fire department are studied. 4. Out of these naturally grows discussion

of state and national governments, their officers, responsibilities, and duties. The faculty of another school system worked out a series of rapid "check ups" for outside reading. The interest developed by the certificate and seal plans promoted by the Reading Circle Board necessitated a systematic and effective checkup. The scheme proved both efficient and effective.

The faculty of a high school in another city prepared, distributed, and explained a group of study helps in an effort to develop better scholarship.

"The habits of study formed in school are of greater importance than the subjects mastered," says the introduction. "The following suggestions, if carefully followed, will make your mind an efficient tool. Your daily aim should be to learn your lesson in less time, or to learn it better in the same time.”

Then follow twelve "do's" full of information and suggestions, governing time and place habits, proper study conditions, taking notes, the assignment, memorizing, and the use of "aids" such as the index, the appendix, notes, vocabulary, and maps.

"Self analysis" was the title of an outline prepared by another group to aid teachers in locating their own strong and weak characteristics through self examination, using the suggestions as a basis.

Actual experience was the method employed in teaching self government by an elementary school principal whom the writer had the privilege of visiting recently. The school organization was patterned after the city government. Large buttons designated the aldermen, policemen, judges, mayor, and other city officials. And they were elected "according to law," through the circulation of nomination papers, followed by the "primary" and "election.' It was recess period when I walked into the principal's office. A group of boys were seriously engaged in discussion. I excused my intrusion for I felt the boys' business was more important than mine. "You're not interfering," said the principal, "the boys will handle this problem without my assistance." They stepped into another room. When I discovered what was transpiring, I asked permission to follow them. Apparently my presence did not affect the proceedings in the least. proceedings in the least. A "grader" was before the "court of justice" for throwing snowballs near the school building. His repentance did not forestall a sound "talking to" and a penalty of a certain number of problems in arithmetic. Whether one agreed with the principle of the penalty or not, it was cer

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tain that valuable lessons in respect for law and authority and in the operation of self government in a democracy were driven home quite effectively. Incidentally, it was interesting to learn that the boy who had been most troublesome on the playgrounds before the establishment of "self government" proved to be the most dependable officer of the law following its adoption.

Douglas county wound up the year's work in music in the rural schools by an inspiring music festival under the direction of the County Superintendent, Vera Rehnstrand, and Irene Curtis, Music Supervisor of the Superior Teachers College. Young and old of the county turned out in full force to enjoy the harmonica, ukelele, and kindergarten bands, the choruses and community singing. One and all voted it a tremendous success and we feel that the results for the enjoyment of music on the part of the Douglas county children are beyond measure.

At Osceola may be found an unusual school

1 janitor in the person of Mr. Ward. He keeps the school grounds in a most attractive way through the entire summer by his varied flower arrangements. In the spring his tulip bed is one of unrivaled beauty. His water lily pool later displays several varieties of water lilies. His window boxes are a revelry of color through the entire summer, as are the flower boxes in the schoolrooms during the winter. In addition to the floral decorations for the school, Mr. Ward keeps his school buildings one hundred percent clean and sanitary. Through his work the desks have been refinished and grained and are kept clean by careful wiping with anticeptic fluid once each week. It is a joy to know that such janitorial service may be found in our state.

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following law as a profession, Mr. Lamkin studied law and was admitted to the bar.

For several years he served the schools of his home town, Clinton, in the capacities of high school teacher, elementary school principal, and high school principal. For the past twenty years he has been engaged in larger administrative school work for his county, state, and nation. This division of his life has in-. cluded work as county superintendent, high school inspector, assistant state superintendent, state superintendent, vocational officer in the St. Louis District, chief division of rehabilitation, and director of the Federal Board for Vo