State Teachers' Association. T HE Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Teachers' Association, will be held in Madison, commencing July 14th, and continuing three days. A full programme of work will be presented, in which papers will be read by the prominent teachers and educational men of the State. Arrangements are being made to secure reduced fare on railroads and steamboats and at hotels. The programme will be issued in a few days. B. M. REYNOLDS, President. LA CROSSE, May 25th. The subjects of the Addresses, Papers and Discussions will be as follows: President's Address. Evening lecture.. "County Superintendency," "Our Reading,". "The results of school discipline in the direction of obedience to law," Self-discipline as a Means and End of Education,' "Free Hand Drawing,". "Culture in Common Schools,". "The Study of the Classics,". County Academies"-Discussion-By. ..Prest. E. A. CHARLTON. .Rev. A. L. CHAPIN, D. D. .B. W. PUTNAM. MARTHA A. TERRY. ALLEN H. WELD. ......J. Q. EMERY, A. F. NORTH, A. O. WRIGHT, W. H. CHANDLER, and others. "The Geology of Wisconsin," Paper, (subject not announced), "Primary Instruction, its Principles and Purposes,' Paper, (subject not announced),. Paper, (subject not announced), Paper "Growth,". ".... .T. C. CHAMBERLIN. MARTHA A. HAZARD. .ROSE C. SWART. .SAMUEL SHAW. .Mrs. L. A. BINGHAM. .EMMA JENKINS. "How can the Normal Schools and the University best co-operate in preparing first-class teachers for the High Schools of the State,"..J. B. PARKINSON. "The True Function of the High School," "Academic Culture in the State System," "Schools in the Rural Districts,". "Life and Character of Prof. Arthur Everett,". ..S. R. WINCHELL. ALBERT SALISBURY. .Prest. OLIVER AVERY. .Prest. GEO. S. ALBEE. THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS. Fall Terms Open Early in September. 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