The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-31
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CHICAGO, July ~, 1854.
Every pleasant thing must have an
end; aud the more pleasant it is, the
more regretfulIy do We look to that end.
So with the National Teachers AssocIa-
ton.
Yesterday morning, contrary TO my
expectation, found time, after procur.
ing my ticket, to look through the exhi-
bits of The Indian. Chinese and Negroes
industrial school, the state displays OF
Rhode Island, California, Indiana, Min
nesota, Maryland aud Pennsylvania
schools, ozone of which excelled that OF
IOwa) and the great departments OF
books and art.
Ia the morning also, PROT. j. NJ. Gre en-
wood, of Kansas City, read an excellent
paper on Results of an Elementary
System of Education"
In the afternoon the industrial and
normal departments held final meetings.
At the former meeting, Prof. FaIrchild,
OF the Kansas State Agricultural college,
distinguished himself In the discussion
of "Handicraft in Public Schools" In the
latter, Prot. II. 3. Norton, formerly Of
the State Normal, Kansas, Row of Colo
RADIO, read q thoughtful paper on "Pro-
fessional Enthusiasm"
In the evening the great capitol build
ing was ablaze with electric light, and
the sweet strains of "Ye Merry Birds"
rang out above the murmur of the gath
ering throng-multitude is q better
word, for just after the president raped
for order, g ludicrous message was
handed him by messenger from the
throng below, signed 81. ROLAND and
5000 others.' So Col. Parker and other
prominent speakers were sent 10 the east
steps of the building TO entertain the
luckless crowd in the park.
After prayer, DR.. A. D. Mayo
spoke his Last Words from
the South" He deplored the
great burden of ignorance under
which the south is groauing, and i'm
plored northern aid, by every bond OF
steel and sympathy.
After Miss Nasls' charming solo,
Mouseigneur Capei, the distinguished
Anglo Roman divine, was introduced.
He spoke Of American education as COM
pared with European education, and
strongly denied the alleged opposition
of the Catholic religion to education
The monseigneur Is f1ne speaker.
| W. E. Sheldon, at this juncture. intro
duced resolution expressive of joy .
the rescue of Greedy and his party; Of
the addition to geographical knowledge
gained aud At the planting Of the Amer.
lean flag nearer titan ever to the north
pole 1t was adopted amid prolonged
applause.
DIR. E z. White, Of OHIO, then read
the Fesolutlons prepared By the commit
tee. In them were expressed thanks "a
the prominent directing men, officials Of
stats and city; tor entertainment
to the officials of different
railroad lines; to the Madison papers
the band and everybody and everything
which had made contribution 20 thii
grandess educational convention eVeI
held on the round globe.
General Eaton, Dr. Moss, of Indiana
and President BickneIl delivered elo-
Quent speeches on these resolutions ant
they were unanimously adopted.
After their adoption, the president an
nounced that s'three minute speeches
would Be delivered by the represents
lives OF states and territories. OF cours
shall not attempt to quote from escI
speaker. A eW notes will sufiice 3
show what 8 hearty '9ove iesst" we had
Prof. Fireman, Of the State University
spoke for Wisconsin. He said that q
there had been no speaking dene for ID
past week he WA 10th TO break, Wit
sound Of human voice, the long siIenc,
But had he the tongues OF men or angel
or even Of women, he could not do in
. tlce 20 the occasion Further on he sal
that hereafter Wisconsin would recko