Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-08
GOLDEN BELr MEETING.

6OA0GA DcAL GOuCAG1OuaA dSSOcI3L1OK
was held at Hays City last week anC
was complete success in every respect
The first session was called to order By
President L. II. Gehman at 80 FRIDAY
morning and opened by invocation by
Rev. Clark. Visiting teachers were
warmly welcomed and rendered the hos
pitality of the city by 1. M. Yost, presi
dent of the Hays City Board of Educa
ton. Superintendent Smith, of Cove
and Bickerdyke, of Russell, made fitting
responses. President Gehman delivered
his annual address calling attention tc
the Importance of school life in the for.
nation character as well as developing
intellect. Then followed enrolment
introductions and dinner.
professional Courtesy" was the sub.
ject of the first paper of the afternoon
by J. G. Ruppenthal which was read by
W. FL. Dever in the absence of the au.
thor. Mr.. RuppenthaPs paper and the
discussion of it by Superintendent Bick.
erdyke and others called attention &c
teachers in the matters of undertaking
ale-bearing,. etc., and toward pupils
parents and superiors. He also said
that it was an act of discourtesy toward
our higher schools of learning and their
teachers for representations of private
colleges to attend teachers meetings
and solicit patronage. This part of the
paper brought out some vigorous re-
marks by Rev. F. E. Sherman, principal
of the Stockton academy, and Prof. T.
w. Roach, of the Wesleyan University
Salina. These gentlemen thought that
30 long as state schools advertised and
filed their halls to overlooking that
private schools were guilty of no dis
courtesy and offered no serious COMPETE
ton in providing for the surplus besides
offering a cheaper course of equal value
under better moral conditions. Prof.
Roach made a shit" and was warmly
applauded when he said that Ellis coun-
ty should have Normal school on the
military reservation. That idea is quite
popular at Hays now. P. G. Smith,
of Luray, recited ga Stage Rob-
berry" in very creditable manner. Mr..
Smith was prizeman in an evolutionary
contest at Salina recently. Prof. 0. E.
Wheeler, of Stockton, read paper trac-
ing the relation of religion and history
as exemplified in Grecian, Chinese and
English civilization. Miss. L. A. Frost,
of Hays, read paper describing "some
characters of fiction'-citing Jean Val
jean and several others. She would read
fiction. Sanford Sites and Superintend-
ent King could read ''Jessie James" etc.
without harm to themselves but the lat
ter would forever bar Tom Paine and
Veltaire. Others in turn had read these
without harm also. P. G. Smith would
create taste for the best literature
which is just as cheap as the trashy
kind and avoid risk of contamination.
The evening session was opened and
frequently enlivened by music of high
order by the Hays City orchestra. Miss
Gorgena Yost recited selection full of
wit and humor entitled "Apples' in a
very acceptable way, highly appreciated
by the different chronological varieties
of humanity present, including the
Sheep-nose (dude), Grab (mother-in-
law, Winesap, Grindstone, etc. The
event of the evening was the lecture of
DIR. Taylor, of the State Normal. His
subject was GA Plea for the Graces,"
and to say that his auditors were de-
lighted is putting it mildly. The doctor
does not over shoot his hearers as most
pedagogical lecturers do. He plead
and wittily for the grace of
good manners, good walk
ing, correct language; for good taste in
dress and address, etc. 1t is not good
manners to drink from the fnger-bowl,
but it is worse to laugh a. one who does.
For the sake of a good facial expression
one might use powder but should not at
tempt to wear Queen Anne collar on a
Mary Ann neck, etc. The lecture was
a lively intermingling of wit, fun and
good hard sense. Those unfortunate
teachers who were unable to be present
lost an evenings entertainment worth
all the cost of three days attendance.
Saturday mornings session was began
by prayer by Rev. Sherman and music
by school children.
The use and abuse of parental vista
ton was discussed by Prof. John Groen-
dyke, of the Russell City schools and by
several others. The prying parents who
came to find fault caused trouble but
others were welcome and helpful.
Teachers should visit parents for advice
and assistance, but not for the purpose
of talking scandal or stirring up neigh
borhood quarrels.
Sanford Sites read a paper on ''The
Trials of a Teacher" which showed
thorough acquaintance with the subject.
The four divisions of "a Teachers
Reading" were presented by Superin-
tendent-elect H. W. Grass, Superintend-
ents Peacock, Bickerdyke and Smith
In the above order they recommended
reading circle work, professional jour
mails and books, the daily paper and
and standard literature.
Miss Maude Morris, of Russell, read
an excellent paper on school manners,
and the meeting adjourned for dinner.
At the afternoon meeting Prof E. II.
Jackson, of Ellis, presented the advan-