Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-24
THE TEACHERS IN CONVENTION
The National Teachers Association Meets
in Topelza--VVhat Was Done.

THE TEACHERS IN CONVENTION
The National Teachers Association Meets
in Topelza.-VVhat Was Done.
ToPEzA, KAN, July 17.-FuIly 5000 teach
ers from all parts Of the United States, have
been assembledin this city for four days past.
They were 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
residences and extended to the visitors true
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. ii. ROslngtOn, on behalf OF the city
Of Topeka and the state of Kansas, delivered
the address Of welcome. A response was
made by President W A. Calldns, OF the
Teachers Association.
Gov. Martin was also introduced and
spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gs3ltlenleIls
The unexpected postpOuement Of an OIL
cial engagement has enabled me to meet
with you this evening, and through the
courtesy or your executive committee ]
have been chosen to preside at this meet
ing.
/ ana very glad to know that the school
master Is abroad" to-day; and i rejoice, es-
pecially, to meet and greet the master and
mistress of 80 many American schools
/ rejoice for several reasons This great
| assemblage of teachers shows how deep and
earnest Is the interest you have IN your pro
fessicn, and 1t Is, therefore; a happy and
hopeful indication that the educational
work Of the land is in good hands. am
glad that you selected Kansas as your meet
ing place, because Kansas is an object lesson
I that viii impress itself upon your minds and
hearts forever. And ] rejoice over your
/ coming, because know that you Will re-
/ turn to your homes and your work with
I larger broader views Of our country, and OF
| the splendid system Of schools which mas
made 1t what it Is.
| The people Of Kansas are proud Of many
! things pertaining to their state, but above
l everything else they place their schools.
I The lOne1est region on our reC5dlng frontier
I has never been without its school houses-a
/ dugOut or sod house at hrsU perhaps, and
] these vanished with the buffalo grass, have
| given way to school houses Away cOmfOrta-
I BILE, and generally the most stately b lildinga
\ in the neighb0rhOOd- Indeed, 1t is the boast
/ of Kansas that the best buildings in every
| town and hamlet is the school house, and We
| have 700 OF them. They dot every hillside
| and valley, and account for the fact that, il
! Kansas, the proportion Of people unable to
/ read and write Is smaller that in any other
! state of the Union except one.
. The second days session of the National
/ Teachers association saw fully 600 peda-
] gOgues in Topeka
/ At the general meeting held at the Grand
/ Opera House President Calkius delivered
l mis- annual address. He was followed by j
! Ellen Foster of Indiana, who read a mOsi
I interesting paper on physiology and by
/ CINE with reference to the use Of alcoholic
! drinks and nOrcOiics-"
[ The several departments in the afternoon
[ held their meetings. In the evening a meet
! ing was held at the Grand Opera House when
I Prof. u. A. Winsh1p, late secretary of the
| New West Education commission, Boston,
/ Mass, delivered an address On the subjects
| ''Ihe Educational Cure Of MOrmonism.'
/ The third days session was the principal
/ one OF the week In the morning. Prof
/ =. i. White read paper in Moral Train,
| ing in the Public Schools The evening
/ session was principally taken up by an ad-
/ dress from William Preston Johnston
/ president of the Tulane University, of New
| Orleans, on Education in Louisiana"
1 The following officers were elected for the
| ensuing year:
4 Prssident-Wm. E. Sheldon, ofAassachu
sets.
Secretary. H. Garfield, of Kansas.
/ Treasurer-E. G.. HeWett, of Illinois.
l Vice presideuts-Mrs. Della l.. Williams
I of Ohio; Henry Sabin, of Iowa; A. G. Boy.
/ den, OF Massachusetts: Miss Florence e
/ HoibrOok, of Illinois; Aaron Cove, of Colo
| RADIO; Hattie D. Thomas Of Wisconsin; War
/ rem Easton, of Louisiana: W. b. Garrett. oil
! Tennessee; Julius ID. Drehers of Virginia
/ Mrs. NJ. A Stone, Of Connecticut; Miss ELI
/ Calkins, Of New York; Joseph Baldwin, Of
] Texas.
Councillors at large-E. E. White, Of Ohio
{ n. A. Calkins, Of New York.
/ On Friday the sessions of the association
I closed and the birChWielders departed FOL
/ their homes. A great many took western
[ bound trains and before returning they vii
/ take in the great section of country which
/ lies to the west of the Missouri River.