The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-31

srumental solo by Miss Maud Delzel
and vocal solo by Professor w. A.
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ELECTION DAY ELSEWHERE.
State Associations Choose Officers and
Pass Resolutions.
| Iopeka, Kan, Dec. 30.-At the meeting
OF the State Teachers association TO-DAY
fhe following officers were nominated
President, John Macdonald, Topeka
vice prdesidents, Frank Banker of Nor
ton, B. B. Bone of Howard and B. D
Van Cstrand of Marion. Members ot
executive committee: L: L: Hamlis OF
Kansas City, Kan; 1. L. Dayhoff Of Hut.
Crimson and B. B. Bone of Howard
Among the resolutions adopted was one
approving Of the plan of holding a meet
| ing OF the teachers west of the Mississip-
pi at Omaha during the progress of the
Trans-MiSsissippi and Internal ational Ex-
| position.
| Indianapolis, Ind, Dec 30-At the last
session held today of the State Teachers
association It was suggested that a leg
islarfve committee be appointed to con-
slder questions to be presented before
the next legislature. The suggestion was
| approved and the old committee was re-
| appointed. The following officers were
| elected for one year: President, F. NJ
| Stalker, Terre Haute: permanent secre-
| tary, j. r. Hart, Lebanon; recording sec
| retary, Emma B. Shealy, Delphi. An ex-
ecutive committee and vice presidents
were elected also.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 30.-At the
last days meeting OF the State Teachers
association the following officers were
elscted for the ensuing year: E. Tuckey
of st. Louis, president: V. s. Hoicomb,
Liberty, first vice president; II. A. Hig-
gins, Liberty. second vice president: s.
P. Bradley, Springfield, third vice presi-
dent; r. P. Deeny ST. Louis, fourth vice
president; H. E. Dubois, Trenton, cor
responding secretary; ]. u. White, JET
ferson City, railroad secretary; ]. A. Mer-
rill Kansas City, treasurer. Jefferson
City was selected as the next place Of
meeting. A resolution was adopted to
appropriate 500 to establish a national
teachers headquarters a. Washington,
d. c.
State Superintendent Sabin today ad-
dressed the general session of the State
Teachers association Mr.. Sabin said
the same progress characterizing indus
try and science should be sought in the
public schools, ard the best talent OBJ
tainable was none too good for Iowa
teachers. He favored the employment of
specialists. He said disastrous results
in high school and secondary education
was traceable in large degree to defect
i've work in primary and intermediate
grades and he urged a thoughtful revis-
ion OF the courses Of study. This after
noon the following officers, selected at a
caucus last night, were elected: Presi-
dent, A. n. Currier, Iowa City; first vice
president F. E. Willard, Marslalltown;
second, Miss Carrie Parker. Spencer:
third, H. Beereridge. Glidden; secretary,
Miss Carrie Goodall. Carydon: treasurer.
G.. W. Lampen, Cedar Falls: members OF
the educational council. S. G. Dick,
Charles City; ". c. Vanless, Denison;
member Of the executive committee. W.
G.. Chevalier. Red Oak. Marshalltown is
working 70 secure the next meeting. Des
Moines is also in the field.
Springfield. III. Dec. 30-Two addresses
were delivered today a the Illinois
State Teachers association. Professor
F. Louis Solian, S.. Louis, spoke on
''The Teaching of Morality in the Pub
lie Schools" President John II. Finley
of Knox College. Galesburg. also spoke
on the same subject. Officers were elect
ed as follows: ]. H. Collins, Springfield.
president: first vice president, E. c. Ras-
setter, Chicago; second vice president, I.
F. Mather. Centralis; third vice presi-
dent, J. NJ. Pace. Macono; secretary, j.
NJ. Bovloy, Metropolis; railroad secre- |
tary. W. c. Payne. Chicago; treasurer. |
w. R. Hatfield, Pittsfeld. executive |
committee David NJ. Felmley. Normal |
..lree years: Mrs. Martha Buck, Carbon |
dale. two years. board Of directors: P. X. |
Walker. Rockford; T s Glendenen, Cal |
10: Mrs Mary z. Skies. Monmouth; Sam |
uel E. Harwood. Caroond3le. Resolu- |
tions were passed as follows; Petitioning |
the governor TO give teachers represent |
alton on the boards OF normal schools; |
The movement of the Lincoln |
Monument association 20 make February |
l. National Lincoln day; eliminating all |
regard for politics. especially in county |
office: favoring any
movement for better schools and urging 1
the legislai evcoInmittee 10 formulate a
plan 10 bring the matter before the next
general assembly; favoring change in
the state revenue laws. and recommend
ing statutory amendment.
Salt Lake. Usah. Dec. S0.-A special
to tha Tribune from Manti, Utah, says
that Actor SSuA;z of the Spultz Theatre
company was badly burned and his wife
probably fatally burned this afternoon
Stultz was preparing oolored fireworks
in his room TO be used IN the play when
BY accident a spark from the stove se1
tne explosives on fire and they were
ootn badly burned before they could es-
rape from their nom
Nobody gets as much and as profitable
rec advertising as prize hghter.--Atchi-
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