The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-31
WHAT MAKES TRAMPS j?
The Question Stirs the Teach
ers' Meeting Nightly.
The Discussion Becomes POIit-
zeal and Heated.
Teachers Decide by Vote, However,
That the Reader Of the Paper on
the Subject Has a Right to
Express His Views

EA07@ 1919
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responsible for a sensation at the meet
ing of the district and graded school
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nan
The meeting, became for the time,
heated political debate along the lines
81 Republicanism and P0pulism and
the latter won. 1T was a short fight
FIJI a DECISIVE Victory
A. f. Rigas Of Lincoln, who was not
present. prepared the paper which
caused the trouble lit was presented
by a man whose name is Smith and
who viii know mere when ne gets old
er. When asked by the secretary Of
the meeting to furnish the paper for
publication he declined to give 1T out
although tit had just been read
..rThe Evolution of the Tramp" was
first discussed in a paper prepared by
w. q. Riste of Colby and read by j. III.
F.nsle The claim was made that char
not Of special circumstances, and that
il there are any differences or discrep-
ancies i'm our social system it is due 70
the educational system. He said;
.'Tramps are the result of imbeCility
Of Will bad homes and intemperance
When the duty of the home fails, some
other influence must take its place.
mo man who is now out of employ
ment or who is a tramp can be found
in this country who has not wasted
cOmpettence in eNtraNagances born of
tbe lack of instruction in habits OF
economy and thrift
..Ind1Isfrial IGNORANCE is the mother
If idianass TdIeness is the demon
which a97lratfon must fie-bf Some or
ON. social customs provide for the edu-
carton 0f bows and girls for lllyllriant
1az5raee Gafan Hn1s confinement for
idle hands and the schools must solve
this nrohlafn Now the only question
seems to be the practicability Of taking
hold Of it,
THE present policy Of our own sys-
tam If government however makes
fraInps School teachers suffer the dom
marion 81 notifies and are comDeIled t0
mass tFrolgh annual and biennial
changes. Transfers from place to place
at moor salaries and subject to the ne
DotisYn IF those who dictate the an
pointrnent Of teachers. From such en-
vironnaents comes the boy and girl
with Uniformed minds The most Inn
portant step to be taken towards a
reform along that line would be to
make q change in our present plan Of
government so far as it is related to
the schools"
G. @. Carter Of Wabaunsee county
opened the discussion Of this paper. In
explanation Of why so many teachers 4
fail in giving proper instruction ne
said. ~fhe whole trouble lies i'm the
fact that a large per cent of the teach
ers fail TO secure a true conception Of
the WORK Ihey so INTO az SIMPLY as a
means OF earning livelihood. IT. they
as a true teacher should ind that the
work Is sublime ana become thorough
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