The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-02
Educational.


ing last.
The opening session was the debate
at the Congregational church. A large
crowd listened with considerable in
terest and appreciation.
Miss Bidwell walked the audience up
by the brightness and vivacity of her
arguments against matrimony, and it
was then easy for those who followed.
Mr.. Arthur's carricatures and his
manner of presenting them was such
as to bring down the house and keep
it down. His hint to the ladies about
keeping on their hats was broad. but
not sufficient to cause their removal.
Kinsley women need brick house
to fall on them to induce them to re-
move their hats in the evening. In
daytime gatherings. with good light,
persons are seldom inconvenienced by
headgear, but in the evening it is
nothing short of selfishness to appear
with hat on and keep it on during
an entertainment, no matter how small
the hat is.
Mr.. Dyer made the closing talk and
added the pathos and sentiment needed
to finish the debate. He has the grace
full gift OF eloquent language. and his
picture of ''the two hearts that beat
as one'' in their journey down life's
vale will long be remembered by mis-
hearers.
The new orchestra made it's initial
appearance and added much to the
pleasure of the evenings entertain
ment. Mrs. F. d. Smith sung a solo,
and being heartily encored. responded
with 1.-The Last Rose of Summer.
ever Il favorite with Kinsley audi
ences. Miss Hine and Mrs. Smith
sung q duet between the acts'' of the
debate.
Saturday the sessions of the Teach
ers' Association were held at the
Methodist church.
The session was opened by paper.
The Teacher a Factor III Civil:za-
tion,' by Mr.. Afford. of Macksville.
1t was strong subject and was we'll
handled. AS the gentleman grows
a little older and broader he will.
probably. not regard the subject of
dancing in quite SO narrow light as
he does now. His assertion that peo-
pie who danced were not fit to take
care of children met with some oppo-
sitiOn. Considering that the majority
OF people in society everywhere dance;
that MARTINI Washington, Dolly Mad
isOn and many other illustrions women
who have been noble mothers, and
whom We all reverence, have danced,
the Observ alton falls d little short of
either reason or truth. In fact, to
bring the matter home, we think the
children of people who believe in
daucing right here in Kinsley will
compare equally. either mentally, NOR
ally Or riyhteously, with those of peo-
pie who do not.
Mr.. Charles Edwards rccited Ten
nyson's Revenge" in his usual force
The paper by Mr., Row, of Burdette.
on THE Three Glasses of Teachers" "
was one of the best things at the asso-
citation. Equally good was Miss Will
liamsou's 5 discussion of the subject.
In the afternoon. after a solo by
Mrs. Smith, which was heartily en-
cored. an excellent paper, when We
Teach,: was read by Mrs. F. D. West.
OF our city. Her point of view was
thai the lives of those with whom chill
dren GENE IN contact teach more 20
tently than books and precept.
The discussion of the subject. 1.-The
High School in Small Towns" was
taken up. led by Mr.. Arthur. The
of opinion of the educators
present was in favor of maintaining
the high school.
Superintendent Mayberry of Lar
ned. gave talk on 1.-The Teacher
and the Parent He handled the
subject in an able manner. consider
ing the parent as an obstructionist.
This phase of the parent, of course,
presents itself to every teacher, and !
Mr.. May berry advocated the kindly,
treatment of all critics, in
order to preserve the harmony and |
usefulness of the schools.