The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-11
OFFICERS FOR EDUCATORS.
Superintendent Greenwood a Vice
Kansas Not Forgotten.

Superintendent Greenwood a Vice
President-Kansas Not Forgotten.
Washington, July 11-All of the meet
ings of delegates to the National Edu-
cationaI convention were well attended.
The theaters where the meetings were
held were tastefully decorated and the
pleasant weather contri buted much to
the comfort of the large audiences. The
most important meeting was the bust
ness session at the Grand opera house.
Charles r. Skinner, first vice president.
presided.
The association had appointed a. com
m1ttee to recommend improvements in
the organization of the society. From
this committee, Nicholas Murray But
Ter OF New York made report which
favored changing the status of the sec
rotary of the association in several i'm
portant particulars. They recommend
ed that instead of having a, secretary
elected for one year the board of trus-
tees of the association should elect it's
secretary for a term of not to exceed
four years, and fix his salary at a figure
that will properly compensate him
Amendments to the constitution to this
effect were offered by Mr.. Butler and
were adopted by which the fifth mem
per OF the board is to be chosen annu-
ally by the other four members.
These officers were elected: President,
e. Dram Lyte, Millersville, Pa; secreta-
ry, Irwin Shepard, Winona, Mimi;
treasurer, I. C. Mcneil, West Superior
Wis; first vice president, James NJ.
Greenwood, Missouri; second vice pres
ident, w. w. Stetson, Maine; third vice
president. E. B. Prettyman, Maryland;
fourth vice president, H. c. White,
Georgia: fifth vice president, Joseph
Swain, Indiana; sixth vice president,
j. r. Righstau, Arkansas; seventh vice
president, r. S. Bingham, Washing
ton; eighth vice president, Frank B.
Smith, Kansas; ninth vice president, E.
B. McElrOy, Oregon; tenth vice presi-
dent, McHenry Rhoades, Kentucky;
oln h xTian
North Carolina; twelfth vice president,
S. N. Hopkins, Oklahoma.
Among those elected as directors: d.
R. Boyd, Oklahoma; John r Kirke
Missouri; Frank r. Dyer Kansas; NJ
A. Caldwell, Indian territory.
The first meeting of the Educational
Press association of America in con-
nectiOn with the convention was held
a Mount Vernon NJ. E. Church. The
officers of the association are John Mac
Donald of Topeka, president; William
e. Smith of Minnea polls, secretary. and
George P Brown of Bloomington, treas
urer.
One of the most interesting features
of the convention is the educational ex-
hibit from the scientific departments
of the government at the Central high
school. Exhibits from the bureau of
ethnology and the land office shows the
location of the original Indian tribes in
America and number of other inter
eSting geographical and historical facts.
At one of the Grand opera house
meetings DR.. Mary Walker made her
appearance on the stage and read a
resolution, declaring that women should
wear trousers DR.. Walker spoke on
her resolution just five minutes, which.
was all the time she could secure under
the rules. after which there was ire
mendous applause, though no action on
the resolution was taken.
The Jolly ScOtchman. John MacDon-
aid, editor of the Western School Jour
nal, published at Topeka, is making a
great hit with his large collection of
jokes and witty sayings.
Pra ctically all the churches in the city
cordially approved the purpose of the
National Educational IS ciation to OBJ
serve July 10 as educational Sunday.