The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
TEACHERS IN SESSION.

citation met at o'clock last night in annu,
session with d. S. Pence, superintendent
this county, in the chair. The meeting WI
held in the chapel of Lewis academy ar
was very we'll attended.
The meeting opened with an eioquen
prayer by DR.. Hoss. followed by some ex
cellent vocal music by Professor ShulI an
other teachers.
| The address of welcome was delivere
| by c. f. Coffin, who enumerated lon
| list of conventions that have been held i
Wichita during the past year and said til
last address he made gave him a nationa
reputation, because it was reported AS
Coffin delivering an address to larg
body of uudertakers" Among othe
things be said: II take il that there ar
classed AS either helpful or harmful.
The helpful ones may be again divide(
in two great classes.
There is one class of yocations which
depend upon the.infrmaties of our rae
and may be called the reform otory voca
tious.
Then comes the higher vocations which
may be called the formative cues. of which
the teacher stands on the highest pinnacle
Teachers are not like the carpenter WHIT
is called to repair falling house but
rather like the architect who plans the
building.
Teachers may be congratulated on the
improved work they do in the class room
as we'll as in the greater devotion they
manifest for their work
Also for the number who devote their
life to it, thus lengthing the average term
of teachers life.
Teachers are not to be paid on the same
basis as mechanics and AS compared with
other professional men the Ward Princi-
pal of Wichita is paid far. below his worth.
No principal should be paid less than
$50 per month and no principal worth
less to the city, should be employed in
such an important place.
The teacher who has done nine months
faithful work should be paid enough to
allow her to spend her vacation in travel
or other recreation and to keep a well
supplied library without exhausting her
funds.
man may be given any ordinary work
because he needs job, but no man or
woman should ever he employed to teach
q school for charity.
Teachers are just beginning to learn
that the child should be studied and
methods of teaching pursued. He
criticised the teaching that leads only to
instead Of compromising.
He quoted the articles from The Review
Of Reviews regarding the wonderful Ian
guage, training recently tested in France
and closed with magnificent burst of
0ratory which met hearty response.
The response by Professor Massey of Ok
'ord was scholarly and at times pathetic. He
said among other thing, that the teachers
had not only come here to carry out the
he noble spirits which have developed the
city.
He said he saw the great train Of corn
which started from Wichita to relieve the
iood sufferers of Ohio, rs it passed his
,ome in Illinois, that he read the litera-
ure which was scattered from the rear
platform Of the train, and as a result he
:ame to Kansas.
He referred feelingly to the fact that
his city sent a train with physicians to
he cyclone suffere rs Of Wellington and
aid the spirit of welcome" and sympathy
Wichita.
His remarks were followed by the beau
iful music of. Hail, FestaI Day." tender
d by the choir. Prof McGaraha, of
nthony then read the presidents annual
ddress; Learning, an intellectual work,
OF enough"
He showed that the ancient cities had
reat wealth; intellectual development,
nd splendid governments, but failure is
'ritten on every page of their history.
Il all the great nations of the past, educa-
ion was wrong principle. they overlook |
4 the value of the home. Brilliant cul- |
IRE went hand in hand with the grossest |
The wise architect must !
rovide secure foundation or the build |
~ will fall. The ancient Romans erect |
an immense structure on a weak foun-
alton of morality, and it fell.
The education of the masses was over |
'oked; may we not learn from their ex-
erience?
The Pilgrim Fathers laid the founda- |
on with stern honesty. Are we not I
reaking away from these old principles,
nd bartering all for honors or wealth!
The vast hordes of foreigners in our
ties are sorely taxing our public school
gestion. and unless we can assimilate
iese incoming hordes our Republic is
oomed
Ii we take from any man the power to do /
arm we should take away the power to do /
bod
Learning and liberty 60 band in haud.
o amount of learning can make good /
Isiness man; nor will it make good citi-
N. as witness the history of Aaron Burr /
What do we mean by our bad boys, are
ley naturally bad, or made so by train
gf the old birch stick has been replaced
Y the stick of candy. Parental authority
not reverenced as it was. Nature gives
be teacher and the home must do the
aiming, and too often the home neglects
5 duty.
FoCsti music again charmed the audience |
nj under lis witching influence the
achers so felt the words of the song steal
= into their soui thaC the violet covered
INKS OF th. little streams where they
aged IN childhood took tne place of the
autiful chapel of Lewis acadamy.
A number OF teachers were then asked
act as a COMMITTEES on introcucsion for
. social which follows the exercises.
"a invitation was extended for all who
red to witness certain optical expert
ents to be present at $50 a NJ, aud those
no were Interested In the use o. the
ereopticau la class work 70 cons at ESQ
M to the class room of Prof Barber
a Investigate the cost and utility OF
ch illustration.
He will use the fine Ugh: lantern used
him ia his class WORK.
DR.. Richardson's lecture on "Antedelu-
ans Was announced as changed from