Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-08-04
THE MERRY TEACHERS:

LIE MERRl ILACllERss
State Educational Association Brings Near
Five Hundred People to Hot
Springs.
The Elkhorn daylight special from
Sioux City, bringing 300 members of
the South Dakota Educational Associ-
alton, arrived about nine o'clock, Tues
day evening. The party had very en-
joyable ride, and the trip was without
incident excepting il short delay be-
tween here and Buffalo Gap in trying
to climb the big grade, the track being
wet, the engine failed to pull the train
and ii was necessary to divide it and
run to Evans Quarry and then return
for the other half of the train. The
train up TO this time was on time to
the minute and the delay broke the
train and crew all up but it could not
be prevented. Otherwise it was mag
niiicent run.
The train was met at the Union
depot 10y Il large crowd of citizens, and
although light rain was falling all
were comfortably located for the nigh,
many going to the hotels, while quite IL
number went to private homes.
Wednesday morning dawned bright
and beautiful and the pedagogues
(that S a homely name. but like some
men, it embraces some handsome school
ma'ams) were about the city early.
THE OPENING SESSION.
The opening session of the Seven
teenth Annual Meeting of the South
Dakota Educational Association con-
vened in the college chapel, Wednesday
morning Aug. I'd, at $50. The meeting
was called to order by Mr.. S. L. Brown,
principal of the Centerville scho OILS,
president of the association.
A delightful piece of instrumental
music-a national medley-was given
by Prof. Blume with his violin, Mrs.
Bamberger accompanying on the piano.
This was enthusiastically received and
heartily encored. The response to the
encore was also highly appreciated.
Rev. DR. Lymer offered an eloquent
prayer.
Mayor Hargens then gave the address
of welcome. He made a spicy, happy
and eloquent talk, speaking to the
teachers from experience. His address
was we'll received. He was responded
to by Mr.. A. j. Smith, Of Parker. Mr..
Smith thanked the people of Hot
Springs and the Black Hills country,
generally, for the expressions of well
come rendered the association through
their representative, Mayor Hargens.
He congratulated this section of the
state for it's enterprise and liberality
by saying that the five counties which
comprise the Black Hills region have
2O2 school buildings, valued at about
S2,25O,O0O. There are 255 teachers en-
ployed, at an annual expense of about
100000; entire expenditures for school
purposes during 1898, s194,71O, or II
per cent of the expenditure of the en-
tire state, With population of only
per cent. enrolment 6,295 or "A per
cent of the school population. Paid
per capita for education s22.S3. State
average per capita Sl8. Increase of ap-
portionment in five years, 40 per cent;
increase in population in same time 3s
percent. He made many other asser-
tions showing that while South Dakota
]. is one of the most enterprising and
liberal states in the union in educa.
tional matters, the Black Hills region
was above the average. His address
was followed by another instrumental
selection when President Brown de.
livered his annual address. This was
. carefully prepared paper, was listened
to with interest, and contained many
points of interest and encouragement to
the teachers.
At the close of the presidents ad-
dress the various departments convened
in their respective meeting places, where
the interesting programs previously ar
ranged were carried out.
In the afternoon the general session
met at 2 O'Clock. Prof. Silas Mills rem
dered vocal solo that delighted all.
His voice is magnificent baritone.
Prof. Strachan's paper, Moral Train.
ing in the Light of Present Child
Study" was feature of this session.
ELECT OFFICERS
Tho business session convened at
800 p. m. The first order of business
was the selection of place for the
next annual meeting. Three towns
were placed in nomination Watertowu,
Cap-town and Yank-town. The vote
resulted as follows: Watertown, 80;
Canton, 8; Yankton, 81. Upon motion
the vote was made unanimous for
Yankton.
It was decided that the meeting for