The Lamar register., 1893-01-07
'coLoRAoo.s pEoAcoeuEs.
Annual Meeting of the State rs.rAsrs"
Association At Denver.

Annual Meeting Of the State Tsachor1>
Association At Denver.
The eighteenth annual meeting Of the Colo
rado State Teachers Association opened -
Denver on the 18th. State superintendeat
Coy called the meeting to order and deiiveroA
the opening address which dealt with ~
progress of the public schools during thirty
years.
Mr.. Coy introduced superintendent-elect
j. F. Murray, who said after q few words Of
greeting: '1t was my purpose to addres.
you for a half hour on. various subjects con-
nected with educational work In this state,
but President Coy has given such grand re-
view of the school work accomplished in
Colorado, both as territory and since its ad-
mission as state, and the lady has JI,st re-
cited SO sweetly, and as there are others to
follow, beg you to excuse me from making
any extended remarks"
Mr.. Murray offered several practical sug-
gestions concerning the work of the schools
in the future.
The speaker paid tribute to the retiring
state superintendent, which was heartily ap-
plauded.
President Coy next introduced Mayor Rog-
ers, who gracefully eulogized the teacher As
factor in human society and extended the
welcome OF the city to the delegates. Brief
addresses were also made by Ex-Governor Gil
pin, ID. ii. Nichols, the next lieutenant gov
ernor, and several others.
In the evening achalk talki' was given by
Chas. NJ. Carter
About $50 teachers were In attendance.
On Thursday morning the high school sec
ton had the floor President Search Of Pu-
eblo read a paper on the ''Old and New in
Education" He closed by saying that -sthe
new education demands better teacher,
broader and better opportunities, and higher
studies, practical well as school work A
teacher who would apply fora position to-day
in any school must be one of high and broad
knowledge, an original thinker and free from
textbook references"
E. C. Stevens of Trinidad spoke on What
Shall We Do at the Columbian Expositions''
He said that 1t was the object of the commit
tee on preparations to have as good u stale
educational display as that OF minerals and
agriculture.
Discussion on 1.-The Colorado High School
Course was opened by H. A. Howe of Uni
versity Park on the side of ''As the Colleges
See 1t" W. w. Remington of Boulder fol-
lowed on the side OF ''As the High Schools.
See It.''
In the afternoon some matters of business
| occupied the attention OF the Association, in
| Guiding the appointment of committees This
was followed by the reading of papers aud
| discussion.
Tue closing day of the Association ~as CO.
| cupied by the reading of papers and the elee-
| ton.
| The paper read by T. o. Baker of Durango,
''Non-Professional Criticism, Ourselves as
Others See Us,'' brought out considerable
discussion. uniformity" was the subject.
| of the paper read by Superintendent Cove
| AT the afternoon session President Baker of
Boulder delivered an address on Power
The special committee then reported on the
obituary Of DR.. Dennet through the chairman,
| Mr.. Stevens of Trinidad.
The annual election resulted as follows=
| President, W. c. Thomas OF Greeley; direc-
tor for three years, G. V. Trumbull Of Colo
rado Springs; for three years, II. NJ Hale of
| Colorado Springs; for two and one-years, T.
d. Fisher of Grand Junction and T. o. Baker
| of Durango.