The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-27
TEACHERS MEETING
Opens at the High School Auditorium
TOniPht.

The annual meeting of the Kansas
State Teachers association opens at the
High School auditorium at o'clock to-
night. 1t will be the thirty-sixth meet
ing in the history of the association.
There is every indication that the at
tendance at the annual meeting will be
large. A number of teachers arrived
last night and this morning, and many
more are expected on the afternoon
trains today. The programme for to-
night is as follows:
Music, America" Prayer, Rev. E.
L. Thorpe, d. D., First M. E. church,
Topeka. Address of welcome, Mrs. Mar
garet Hill McCarter, Topeka Response,
Miss Edna Carpenter, Howard. Music
1.-The Bugle Song" Dudley Buck,)
Modoc club Presidents address,
Twenty Years and After" John
Macdonald. Topeka. Music alpine
Hymn Gomez, Modoc club. An
nouncements of committees. Music.
Handshaking - light conversation =
laughter.
and Thursday morning, afternoon and
evening, which will be carried out in the
High School building, is as follows:
Wednesday, Dec. %, at o'clock a.
m: Report of committee on school
legislatiOn-(a) consolidation of Weak
School districts VIM. Stryker, state
superintendent. els a. m. OBJ "A
Uniform School Tax Law" Superin-
tendent G. G. Swingle, Riley county
$3.50 a. M: Co "A More Efficient Ceun-
ty High School Law" Superintendent
F. T. Barber, Halstead. 9:45 a. m:
I'D Uniform Course of Study for Rural
Schools" Principal VIM. G. Riste,
Thomas county high school, 10000 a. m.
Discussion GIVE minute speeches,
without manuscript, Supt. E. d. Smith,
Lincoln county; Supt. z. T. Fairchild,
Ellsworth county; Prin. T. w. Butcher,
Sumner county high school; Mrs. Sadie
p. GriSham, superintendent Chase cOun-
ty 1920 a. m.-General discussion
three minute talks. 1920 a. m: Vocal
Music in the Public Schools Mrs. Gas
ton Boyd, supervisor of music, Newton
schools. 1O:45 a. m.-Discussion Give
minutes speeches without manuscript:
Mrs. LOttie E. MontrOse, Junction City;
Miss Celia Bernstein, LeaVenwOrth.
II 100 a. m; General discussiOn-three
minute talks. 11:1O a. m: Traveling
Libraries" Mrs. w. A. Johnston, To-
peka. 11:25 a. m: Questions on the ad-
dress 11:30 a. m: Election of members
of the nominating committee
Wednesday evening, December %, at 8
o o'clock, in the Assembly hall, high school
The Greater America and Her Responsi-
bilities to ASIA Rev. John Henry Bar
Thursday, December 29. at O'Clock a. m:
Manual Training in Public Schools II.
H. BelfIeIId, director, OF manual tralniing
Give minute speeches, without manuscript;
training school Kansas city. Mo: J. J.
Maxwell. Kansas City. No: Superintend-
Prof. Joseph d Harper. state agricultural
college. 10 a. m, general discussion, three
provements in Our Institute System five
minute addresses by President A. r. Tay-
Tor: state normal school; Superin tendent
F. L. Corwick, Russell; Principal J. r.
Green, Hoxie; Miss Lucy Howard, super
intendent Republic county: Mrs Hattie
Ham = superintendent Labette county;
General discussion-two minute talks
II % a. M: Reports of committees, awards
of prizes and other miscellaneous bust
ness.
THURSDAY evening, DECEMBER ss SFrR e s at
building. Music. Report of auditing
committee. Recitals from J. NJ. RarIie's
''I.ittle Minister and from Ian Maclaren's
Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush, Miss
Katherine Z. Oliver, B. S.