Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Prof. Evans Attends the Educa-
tionaI Association at Fulton,
and Writes Thereof
Tbe Association to Meet in Mar.
ion Next May.

School Jok two days for IhanKsglN-
ing, rai er than one, Believing that
gratitu, for life, and all that II held,
could Il be better observed than 10y
embracing some of the opportunities
afforded for its improvement, | ran
of Thursday evening dowl to the
Educational Association Of the First
District of Kentucky, meeting at
Fulton. Nov. 29 and 80.
reached there at 5 q. IN. Friday,
having met on the way frof. Coates
and four of his ASS ,taut teachers,
and McChesney, ny Salem friend,
and SuPerintenda . of Livingsto1
county.
found Fu''pi the town had
heard il to y a toan of angles and
railroad VIII lss, bat Gae i'u.lness
center. IA two school buildings.
water v orks and electric lights, Bias
iness-shv you should just see our
fellow townsmen, Weldon and
Browning, in their big grocery, send
lag oat great bund!es Of goods ey-ry
hour.
Bot the conventions business S
the business | wish TO touch up just
here. President Egan, of Colum.
bus, called it 10 order Friday. j
thought then, there being about
twenty five teachers present ia t
only a sm III atseadsn = would be
forthcoming. aud my desire to see,
meet and bear the representative
teachers Of West Kentucky, would
end 10 DISAPPOINTMENT. But not So
Every train over the /. &. and {. e.
AMI :. ". brought teachers, college
men, couaiy superintendents and
such like, as men identified with
school interests,
rnere was Peterman. the editor,
~ hlr aud school M an, OF LexiBg' on F;
there W 8 the Old teacher AMI Ams.-
lean book Company msn, genial
James Dorland, Of Louisville, Presi
dent Elliott, Of South Western ke1
lucky college, MiyteiI. Principals
Kirklsnd. Of Fulior; Egan, Of Colum
bus: Cheek. Of Hickman, Coates, OF
Princeton; Goodwin, Of B~riseil,
and Sept. McBrooker, Of Padncs h
school, While county Supls keDar
dy. Of liicama1. A iersoa. VI Car
isle, Wilson, OF Fulton, Mcynesne,
and few Others, 10 not remembe',
were the there; be,idos all those,
there wer, school marm' without
number, and intelligent sithOut dis
CT rnina,iun. Take this body and
. sc IL smpromtu WORK on orj!ntr,
school subjects, and sec you rot hey
could make it profitable for one e.
D in tueir mi ist? Bat remember.
1t was program OF subjects. br3ad
in .corc, AMI p tent 10 interest ADJ
carefully looked sitter lefore hand,
aud slily you are not surprised, whei
| say to you ard the teachers Of
Crittsnden county, that you missed
a royal good time, when YOU did not
tend The chief currents Of
thought, which seemed to sweep
through the WORK Of tbs convention,
re improvement in character
building in our schools, ant i'm
yruyement in the teacher.
TIE people of Fultoa turned out
and gave the cInysltion thei7 pres
encs, aud then as they turned into
their homes, took fhe teachers With
them. SdreIy you never saw such
hospitality. And | was doubIy for
luna,e, stayed with Marion peo.
pie
Now Mr., Editor, as looked upon
this band of intelligent, moral educa-
tors, coming from the Bluegrass re-
gions, aud from every school center
Of the old Gibralter-coming upon
a mission as pure as heart cap frame
as broad as the nation en- compass.
| thought would not Marion be CLIO
aud Cnttenden county teachers q =
peciaily glad, should this body meet
in their midst? thought, I an II
member Of the body, | have a right
to ask, and, thinking Of our ability
as a town to en- ertain such body,
# our efforts to push on in educa-
tional matters and Marions desire
for CHRISTIAN influences, | asked that
the Association meet in May in Mar
ion Although Fulton begged that
1t he made permanent there, Colum
bus petitioned. aud Galloway wanted
it, Marion got it And when that
body Of educators comes this way, /
am sure that Il g people Of Marion
aud the teachers Of Crittenden cOun.
" will tender them leaity recep
ton, that will cast honor upon them
selves as we'll as tie profession they
welcome to their midst.
Charles Evans.