Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-24
MIssoURIANs TO TAKE PART.
Many of Them on the Programme of
the Trans-Miss'ssippi Educa-
tiOnQi Convention.

OMAHA. NEB.. June 3S-Preparation.
are practically completed for the trans
Mississippi educational convention, which
Is to be held in connection with the trans
Mississippi exposition June q. q and 30.
The convention has been organized TO pro-
mote the educational interests of the states
participating in the exposition and a pro-
gramme has been arranged which will COM
pare favorably with any that has ever beer
made for any Of the great educational con-
ventions Of the country. 1t has been char
acteriZed by prominent educators of the
country as stronger and more attractive
even than the programme offered by the
National Educational Association for its
meeting at Washington next month. In
this mississippi educational oonven-
ton the educators of ST. Louis, Kansas
city and Missouri have very prominent
part: The convention is to consist OF hve
sessions or the general meetings and thlr-
teen conferences, each of Two sessions.
missouri has Teen honored with two
places ON the programme for the general
meeting sessions, one Of them for Presi-
Versity, who will preside at the Thursday
evening meeting in the auditorium on the
exposition grounds and make the opening
address of Superintendent +. Louis Sedan.
OF st. Louis, who will speak at the Thurs
DAY morning session in Boyd's theater, on
Morality and the Public Schools" the
other important events of these general
sessions the addresses by Hon. j. Ster-
ing Morton. former secretary of ag icnlture.
on The Conservation of Forests, Rtfores-
tation. and Arbor lay" President George
a. Gates, Of Iowa college, on The Train
ing OF the Citizen in Democracy; Miss
Maud Summers: representing the american
Federation of Womens Clubs, on The CO.
operation Of Womens Clubs. and Teach
ers;" Superintendent Cove, Of Denver, On
DO Our Public Schools Cost Too Much
Tire "wednesday evening session will pre-
sent sent Hon, " W. Stetson;, state suPerln- Pri
Condition and Needs of Rural Schools
and Professor Albion w. Small. of the Uni
versity of Chicago, on Education and the
New AmericaHsm. Presiden: f. Benjamin
Andrews. of Brown university, will make
the principal address Of the Thursday even
ing meeting. on the Public School System
az an lnstrumcntality of Social Advance"
Missouri is also well represented on the
programmes for the various conferences ar
ranged by. different educators who have
made Special regulations in the particular
fields they are to direct In the conference
ON boards Of education President Paul f.
coste OF the ST; Louis board, will have. i
Organizing School Board, the Necessary
Officers, the Principal Committees Duties"
me conference ON rural schools has been
arranged by State Superintendent Kirk of
Missouri, and includes in its programme
paper on Literature and Libraries in Ru-
raj Schools" " by Major J: p. Merwin. of
Barrett. OF Independence, Mo-. will discuss
the question of ventilation and heating for
rural school buildings; and the Missouri
model for rural school buildings is to he
exhibited by the chairman of the confer
ence.
At the conference for science teachers
Professor F.. +. Nipher, of Washington uni
Versity, VIII present paper on Physics.
and Professor C.. f. Marbut. of the Uni
versity of Missouri. will discuss topics in
eaehers Of Engs D sonfsfsnGs Edgard A. Aen
of the University Of Missouri, has a paper
on the Place of English PhiloIogy in the
College Curriculum
Missouri is also represented largely in
the drawing teachers conferences. arrang-
ed by Mrs. Matilda Evans Riley. super
s;soT visor. of drawing at St Louis. The con
John s.; Ankeny, supervisor of drawing
at Carthage. Mo-, and there will be pa
pers and discussions by the following we'll
known Missouri educators: J. A: Wite-
fcrd, superintendent Of public schools at
Moberly. Superintendent, +. Louis Soldan
q st. Louis. State Superintendent John r.
Kirk. Superintendent ]. c. White of JEFF
ferson City. Miss Amelie c. Fruchte,
teacher of the history Of art at the st.
Louis high school.
Other Missouri educators who have
places on the conference programmes are:
Miss Mary c. Mccullough. supervisor of
the kindergartens at st. Louis, in the kin
Irish Of Shaw's Garden. st. Louis. in the
conference for teachers of manual and in
dustrial training: Mr.. w. A. Hodgdon.
supervisor of music at st. Louis. and Miss
Alice HaWley, supervisor of music at Sc
daia. in the conference for music teachers
1t is expected also that the other Mis-
souri, teachers will take part in the dis
crssions which the papers will draw out
In the conferences. Assurances have been
had by the local committee that quite a
delegation of Missouri teachers may be
expected at the educational convention
especially as the railroads have all made
particularly attractive low excursion rates
| for the. meeting. and the trans Mississippi
exposition which is in progress at Omaha
is sure to act as an additional incentive
for teachers to attend