Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-07
The N. W. T. Associations.

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Northwest Kansas Teachers Associa-
ton met in Colby lest Thursday
morning Prof. W. G.. Riste Of the
High School gave the teacher hearty
welcome IN a few well chosen words.
and f. II. Baker of Norton responded
in one of his characteristic speeches.
The president, Fl. j. Lambert of
Rocks county was next introduced
and delivered his address, which was
a very able paper, full of the spirit of
the times. He traced the growth of
civilization and pointed out few of
the beacon lights of history whose
influence upon civilization was great
After appointing of committees by
the president the forenoon session
adjourned.
The first paper in the afternoon
''What May the District Association
Do for Us?" by Prof Riste of Colby,
was an able plea for organized effort
among the teachers to secure much
needed legislation for the benefit of
education. Our school laws ought
to be amended in several particulars
The teachers know best what is need
ed, and hence should cooperate in
securing the reforms. The subject
was discussed by Prin. Fl. o. Williams
of Hill City who emphacized the need
of better supervision and instruction,
and more equitable taxation, and held
that united action alone can secure it.
Teaching q Life Work Does it
Pay?" was somewhat humoronsly
handled by Prn. S L Upton of
Logan, the final conclusion of which
was that it does pay. Mrs. Lydia
O'Brien of Agra discussed the sub
ject thoroughly, egreeing in the nam
with The first paper. A lively general
discussion followed in which Messrs.
Snyder and Coover of Norton, Huber
Of Oberlin vigorously as salled the
conclusions OF the paper, while Messrs.
Emery of Norton, Riste of Colby,
Bgnks of Osborne and Mallory of
Phiiiipsburg supported the idea that
teaching does pay.
Prln. j. N. Day Of Almena presented
very scholarly paper upon the sub
ject ''Does Public Education Trend
Toward Sociology 2" in which the
written commended that while both
socialism and education are increasing
bhat neither Is the cause of the other.
bub rather thai each has advanced in
spite of the other. Public eduea-
tion," or education by the state, how.
aver was not touched upon.
Every one of the five hundred peo-
pie who crowded into the armory was
delighted with the lecture by Bishop
Holt in the evening. His subject was
The Mission Of Scholarship" With
genial humor, tender pathos, forceful
logic and masterfur eLoquence, he
held his audience for nearlr two
hours. No attempt to summarize his
lecture could do the subject justice
His Characterization of scholarship
and its mission TO humanity was in.
comparable.
Friday morning WIS opened with a
paper entitled "Practlcal Drawing"
by Hiss Kittie Fisher of Lenora
She not only discussed the subject
well theoretically, but illustrated it
with pencil sketches as she proceeded
Miss Alice Frazsy of Oberlin and
Prin. j. r Green of Kirwin discussed
the paper. the latter also illustrating
blackboard work thot may be done in
all the schools. This subject was one
of the most interesting before the
association.
Supt. I K Huber of Decatur very
wittIly told of the Needed Reforms
IN the Certificate Law" The princi-
pal points emphacizsd were, increase
III age of applicant; more severe
test; renewal of first grades without
examination so long rs engaged in
teaching, and abolition of the annual
grind.
W. A. McKeever of Smith county
told of the wonderful Soul Power of
the Teacher" and how it may be cul
tivated. Messrs Hancock and Wilson
of Hoxle discussed the subject very
briefly.
Ia the afternoon a series of Round
Tables were held and some very in
teresting topics. Among them was a
very able paper by Prof. Mallory on
How Much Latin Should Be IN the
High School" He showed up the
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