Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-24
THE rEACHKRs IN CONVENTION
The National Teachers Association Meets
in Topeka-What Was Done.

THE TEACHERS IN CONVENTION
The National Teachers Association Meets
in Topeka-What Wss Done.
TOPEKA, KAN, July 17.-Fully 5000 teach
ers from all parts Of the United States, have
been assembled in this city for four days past.
They wereh here for the purpose OF attending
the animal meeting of the National Educa-
tional association.
Arrangements had been perfected by
which the many visitors were cared for IN
the best of style. The citizens opened their
Kansas hospitality. The teachers were all
uniform in praise of the manner in which
they were cared for, and they expressed
universal surprise at the wonderful develop
ment of this grand state.
On Tuesday evening the association
opened its session at the Grand opera house.
Hon. w. H. Rosington, on behalf OF the city
of Topeka and the state of Kansas, delivered
the address of welcome. A response was
Teachers Association.
Gov. Martin was also introduced and
spoke as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen:
The unexpected postponement of an Off
cial engagement has enabled me to meet
with you this evening, and, through the
courtesy of your executive committee, l
have been chosen to preside at this meet
ing.
am very glad to know that the '.school-
master is abroad" to-day; and rejoice, es-
peoialIy, to meet and greet the master and
mistress of so many American schools.
rejoice for several reasons. This great
of teachers shows how deep and
earnest is the interest you have in your pro-
fession, and it is, therefore; happy and
hopeful indication that the educational
work Of the land is in good hands. I am
glad that you selected Kansas as your meet
ing place, because Kaases is an object lesson
that will impress itself upon your minds and
because know that You will re-
turn to your homes and your work with
larger, broader views of our country, and of
the splendid system of schools which has
made it what it is.
The people of Kansas are proud of many
things pertaining to their state, but above
everything else they place their schools.
The loneliest region on our receding frontier
has never been without its school houses-a
dugout or sod house at first perhaps, and
these vanished with the buffalo grass, have
given way to school houses always comforts
BILE, and generally the must stately b lildings
in the neighborhood. Indeed, it is the boast
of Kansas thst the best buildings in every
town and hamlet is the school house, and We
have 5000 of them. They dot every hillside
and valley, and account for the fact that, in
Kansas, the proportion of people unable to
read and write il smaller that in any other
state of the Union except one.
The second days session OF the National
Teachers association saw fully 1900 peda-
gogues in Topeka.
At the general meeting held at the Grand
Opera House President Calkins delivered
his annual address. He was followed by j.
Ellen Foster of Indiana, who read most
paper on physiology and Hy-
CINE with reference to the use of alcoholic
drinks and norcoiics."
The several departments in the afternoon
held their meetings. Inthe evening meet
ing was held at the Grand Opera House when
Prof. =. A: Winship, late secretary of the
New West Education commission, Boston,
Mass, delivered an address on the subject:
''The Educational Cure of Mormonism."
The third days session was the principal
one of the week. In the morning. Prof.
3. Z. White read q paper in "Moral Train
ing in the Public Schools" The evening
session was principally taken up by an ad-
dress from William Preston Johnston,
of the Tulane University, of New
Orleans, on "Education in Louisiana"
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President-Wm. E. Sheldon, of Massaohu-
sets.
Secretary. II. Garfield, of Kansas.
Treasurer-E. @. Hewett, of Illinois.
Vice pre-idents-Mrs. Della L. Williams,
If Ohio; Henry Sabin, of Iowa; A. g. Boy
len, of Massachusetts,; Miss Florence E.
of Illinois; Aaron Cove, of Colo
ado; Hattie o. Thomas of Wisconsin; War
.en Easton, of Louisiana; w. &. Garrett, of
Tennessee; Julius D. Dreher, of Virginia;
Mrs. M. A. Stone, of Connecticut; Miss Ella
Jalkins, of New York; Joseph Baldwin, of
Texas.
Councillors atiafge-E. E. White, of Ohio;
Y. A. Calkine, Of New York.
On Friday the sessions of the association
.losed and the birchwielders departed for
heir homes. A great many took western
POUND trains and before returning they will
AXE in the great section Of country which
les to the west of the Missouri River.