The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-12-03
NORTHWEST KANSAS TEACHERS.

over little matters. Then we never viii
correct. YoUR UNCLE FULLER.
NORTHWEST KANSAS TEACHERS.
Report OF the Meeting Held at Norton
Last Week.
The eighth annual session Of the
Northwest Kansas Teachers associa-
ton convened at Norton Thursday
afternoon The session opened with
music by the choir. The invocation by
Rev. A. n. See was followed by address
Of welcome by Mayor G. F. Shimeall
J. R. Connolly Of Colby responded.
At three O'Clock President J. NJ. Tad
lock delivered his address. The mem
bers Of the association who were so
fortunate to hear this address gathered
from it many valuable thoughts.
Thursday evening a larger number
were in attendance, many having
reached Norton just in time to witness
one Of the special features Of the meet
ing-the defamation contest.
The judges we're permitted to grade
on but two pOints-interpretat and
delivery-and they awarded Mark B.
Thompson Of Norton first prize, Miss
| Grace Donnell of Rocks county second
prize, and Mrs. Smith Of RawIins
county third prize. OF course it was
not to be expected that the audience
/ would indulge the illusion that the
| judges were any more capable of de-
/ Gliding the contest than a baseball UNI
/ pire is Of deciding a game; and the re-
/ suit was criticised freely, each county
claiming that its representative should
have Jared better Norton county
| seemed the only one perfectly satisfied.
Friday morning Prof. D. N. Becker
/ Of Lenora, and Prof. J. S. Dawson of
WsKeeney, told of some few things a
teacher might do outside Of regular
school work, in order to elevate the
| community and incidentally elevate
/ his income.
The vertical system of hand writing
was severely criticised and ridiculed by
Prof. @. D. Long of Norton. Mr.. Long
| advocated the natural slant, and it was
/ plain that his theory had many sup
/ pOI tiers among the teachers. A general
/ discussion followed for some time, the
war ragged, tit was a war Of words, of
cOurse). No one was hurt, but the YER
teal system of handwriting came out
Of the fray sadly demolished. Still, it
had its adherents left among the mem
| bers Of the association.
Prof. Cutter conducted a model class
in numbers, which was a matter of
wonder to a majority of those present.
Measures were used in SOLVING the
problems.
Similar to the treatment given the
vertical system of handwriting by
Prof. Long, was that accorded the new
text books by Prof. Snyder of Norton,
Friday afternoon. Similar also was
the discussion led by J. R. Green of
Hoxie. Prof. Snyder's paper was uni
versally conceded to be an able pro-
duction, even by those who did not en-
tirely agree with him. Prof. Green de-
Tended the books as heartily as Prof.
Snyder condemned them. From the
discussion which followed it seemed to
be the prevailing opinion that while
some of the books were very good, some
we're very poor.
Prof. Mosher's paper, "Fads," was
pronounced by many to be among the
best things of the entire association.
It caused little if any dispute among
the teachers, although Prof. Baker of
Logan, who discussed the subject, took
issue with Prof Mosher on several
points.
The opera house was crowded in the |
evening to hear DR.. HensOn's lecture |
on C'Not TOT Fools" The lecture was
serio comic in character, and was a |
treat to those who heard it.
Saturday morning model classes in /
language and geography were conduct
ed for the benefit of the teachers.
John R. Connolly of Colby was ell
ected president for the ensuing year,
and R. G.. Smith of Goodland, vice
president.
The association adjourned Saturday
to meet at Phillipsburg in 1898.
Some mems idea Of good wife some
who will get up in the morning and
build the fire.
The fiend who persists in leaving the
door open is getting in his work on the
church congregations.
Business must be picking up at
Wichita A local brewer dropped g.,
$50 in a poker game there the other
night.
Some of the incest lines OF holiday
goods ever shown in Goodland are now
on sale at our different mercantile in
situations.
Sam Jones, in speaking Of society
women, says that between cutting of
the tops OF their dresses for the ball
room and the bottoms for the bicycles
they will soon be in bad fix