Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-03
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS TEACHERS AssocI.
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The Teachers Convention which met in
this city on Friday evening and closed Sat
urday evening, proved very satisfactory to
those who projected 1t, and was, we be-
lievs, sn entire success. The lecture on
Friday evening was perhaps more fully
appreciated by the teachers than the gen.
eral public, but was excellent, and al
though the opera house was filed above
and below with people Of all classes, they
were evidently entertained and pleased.
The music was Of q high order and was
perfectly rendered. Saturday morning
opened with the floor of the opera house
well filed. The address of welcome was
happy hit and those to whom 1t was
addressed fully enjoyed it. The music
through the whole day and evening was
excellent in character and showed fine
culture in both vocal and instrumental.
The papers read before the teachers on
educational topics were practical and
should have good effect on those engaged
in the work. The object in view ir calling
the convention was to organize South.
west Kansas Teachers Association, and
this was fully carried out, by the adoption
Of constitution which was subscribed to
by fifty-seven teachers.
Supt. Hammond, OF this county, was
elected President; Supt. McGuiddy, of
Harvey county, Secretary and Treasurer,
and an executive committee consisting OF
President, ex-ofiicio chairman and Prof.
Gridley, Supt. of the Winfield schools and
Miss Ella Wood, principal o! the Wichita
high school.
The committee appointed to determine
time and place of the next meeting report
ed in favor of meeting at Ell Dorado, Butler
county, on the evening Of next Thanks
giving day and to hold sessions on the
Friday and Saturday following. The re-
port was adopted. o
The thanks Of the teachers and citizens
Of this county should be extended to those
of adjoining counties who came and as
sisted so generously in making this our
first teachers convention SO complete a
success. Supt. J. W. Shively, of Butler
county, brought with him large delega-
ton of teachers, also Supt. J. n. Ratliff,
of Sumner and Supt. McGuiddy, Of Harvey.
There were also several teachers from
Kingman, Harper and other counties.
To Charley Frank and his assistants who
furnished music for the first evening and to
Mrs. Catherine Russell and her class who
furnished such excellent music for the last
day and evening, also to Mrs. Kramer and
Mrs. Toler for their taste in decorating the
stage and to all the good citizens who so
generously assisted in the success of the
enterprise the thanks Of the teachers are
most heartily extended.
The address of President Taylor, OF the
State Normal school, on Friday evening,
showed him to be man Of high education
al aims and fully abreast the demand Of
the times. The Institute closed Its protita-
BILE session with an address by Prof. j. Ii.
Garfield, of the State University, whose
progressive ideas were clearly impressed
upon the teachers present. We cannot
close this brief notice without commencing
warmly the action and work Of Prof. Hal
lack, the Supt. OF our city schools and his
corps of teachers, and more especially the
earnest and unselfish work Of Prof. Ham
mond, the Supt. of Public Instruction OF
Sedgwick county, to whom more than to
any one else belongs the honor of first con-
glowing the enterprise and afterwards by
earnest and continued labor, carried it so
successfully, triumphantly and satisfacto-
rily through. His whole soul is in the
work of education and we believe the or
ganization of the association Of which he
has been made. president, can but result
in good