The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-08
s. E. X. T. A.
Report of the Annual Meeting of the
Southeast Kansas Teachers

Report OF the Annual Meeting or the
Southeast Kansas Teachers
Association
The REGISTER is indebted 70 Mr..
Scott Feslor, of the lola Business Col
lege, for the following report:
The Association met in lola this
year with an unusually large attend
ance and enrolment. The session s
were held in the magnificent new
High School building.
The opening session Thursday even
ing. November 80. in the absence of
the president and vice president, was
called to order by Supt. w. 3. Nc
Garrsh, of Olathe.
Miss Grace Beck, of lola, favored
the Association with piano solo
which was well rendered and highly
appreciated.
Invocation by Rev. d. b. Shuey,
pastor of the German Reformed
Church.
Hon. Chas. f. Scott, editor of the
lola REGISTER, delivered most eX-
cellent and practical address in well
coming the teachers to the city.
In the absence of County Supt. Il.
X. Richey, OF Girard, the response
was made by Supt. w. II DIN, OF
Ottawa.
Miss Mary Good rich, of Independ-
ence, entertained the Association
with vocal solo.
Pres. II. ;. Russ, of Pittsburg, I'm n
few well chosen words reviewed the
progress of the public schools He
believes that any plan for the inn
provement of the public schools
which does not include the improve
m ent of the teacher is visionary and
W i'll fail. He said: "Merit should be
the test for the teacher, and he
should be retained so long as he does
his duty. Anything that retards the
efficiency of the public school is Il
crime against innocent childhood"
Miss Margaret Bruner, of lola, en-
raptured the audience with the
sweetness and purity of her voice in
well chosen solo.
DIR. A. r.. Winship, of Boston, then
gave scholarly address on "Capac-
ity and Training" He said, in part:
Capacity is infinitely more import
ant than training. The individual
who has sufficient capacity does not
need much education or training. No
man can make genius or a master
without capacity. The man who eX.
poets ITO be anything today must
know things down to the very fOun-
dalton. Amy man who will say that
the education that was good enough
for him Is good enough for his boy
belongs in the insane asylum or the
penitentiary. These boys and girls
have got to know more than we
knew. They will have to face con-
ditiOns that we have not faced. Train
the school children of today TO meet
the conditions that shall come. Peo-
pie must keep their eyes open to these
things.'
FRIDAY MORNING.
Mrs. A. III. Newton, Humboldt,
read very interesting paper on
"Music Throughout the School Cur
rculum.n The points of the paper
were endorsed by Supt. Sallle Ellis,
of Chanute, IN an interesting discus
sion.
Miss Joan Dudley, of lola, rendered
a vocal selection in a very entertain
ing manner.
"Problems of Education in our new
Possessions" was the subject of well
written paper by Prot. w. 3. Picken,
Emporia. He thinks the civilized
native utterly unfit for self govern
ment. He believes them indo-
lent but questions their being hope
lessly so, and If made to feel new
wants they will work to satisfy them.
Supt. w. III. DIN, of Ottawa, In the
discussion advocated sending our best
teachers there to train native teachers