Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-12-06
THANKSGIVING MEETING.
The Teachers of Northw est Kans IS
400 Strong Hold Their Annual
Meeting at Smith Center.
AT PEHLLIPsBURG NEXT YEAR.

Inc EteVentn annual meeting OF
| the Nor Invest Kansas Teachers
ASSOCIATION convened III Smith Center
Thanksgiving morning aud continued
in session for two days ending with
a grand banquet tendered the teachers
by the citiz-ns of Smith Center The
meeting was one of the most success
fui IN the history of the association
| Tee program was q feast of good
things for the test hrs and all who
attended, nearly all those on the pro-
gram were present and responded to
the call of their names. Among the
number from this county were excel
lent talks by Profs Green. Mallory and
Upton and interesting papers by
| Mrs. 1 alias, MIR. Carrie and Supt.
Thomas, The lecture Tbureday b,
Prof. Byron ". King of Plttsburg,
Pa. Wss one of the greatest treats to
which the association has ever listened
Filled with rare humcr, touching
p9thos rich i'll wltdom and pro-
found learning, his address WAS Que
that carried the audience with the
speaker from the first word unti the
very last. Prof. King certainly
proved himself complete master of
oratory.
FrIdsy's program was filed with
good papers and excellent discussions
The annual oratoricsl contest occurred
Friday evening There we're ten con-
tes5ants representing ten of the four
teen counties now comprising this
district.
The Contestants and their subjects
were as follows, their places OH the
program being chosen by lot:
THE Death Dream" e. L. Dill
man, Jewell; The Unknown Speaker"
Eins q mmermsn, Smith county;
"The Sleeping Sentinel" Carrie Ho-
gate, Cheyenne county; "The Rug
glas' Christmas Dinner" Edna
MeGonigal, Thomas county "How
ArIssochus Studied Eocutiop," Lulu
Hahnenkrstt, Phillips county; How
The Race of the Larue Stakes was
Los" Mabel Bsrstow, Norton county;
''Olaudius and Cynthis," Frank Price,
Rawlins county "The Tent Scene,"
Cornelius Huigen, Sheridan county
"The Cuban Refugee" Lille Star
buck, Rocks county; Christmas
Night in the Quarters" IRA DanleY,
Decatur county.
Mss Danley won first pr,ze, Miss.
Bsrstow second and Mr. Dijimgn
third. Miss H4hnenkrstt VINO repre-
seuted this county won a very high
place OF the list, and by many who
heard the contest she was thought
to deserve second or third place. The
speakers were all artists of a hugh
cless-poorest much better than some
| of the elocuIonists who travel and
give entertainments, and to stand so
high among them Is an honor of which
Miss Hshnenkratt and Phillips coun-
ty may we'll be proud. The contest
was very greatly enjoyed by all as
|
bricks orchestra of Smith Center
furnished excellent music for all of
the general meetings of the associs-
ton
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are ss follows:-
President, T. B. Wolf, Oheriin;
Wee President, r. R. Rrchmoud,
Stockton; Secretary, Miss Nestie
Byer,s, Hoxle; Treasurer, E. G.
Ganoung, Atwood; Executive COM
mutee, E. D George, MsDkato; F.
W, Simmonds. Cedaryille, and John
Thomas, Phillips
Phillipsburg aud Norton compe ed
for the location of the next meeting
Thanksgiving, 1901 Phlllipsburg
Was chosen on the first ballot.
At the close of the contest the
citizsns of Smith Center headed by
the Commercial Club hsDquetfd the
visiting teachers. A hountiful repast
was set before them in Masonic hall.
where they Toasted until late hour.
The Rock Island made up special
tram of four coaches and carried the
west bound teachers as far as Phil
lipeburg, whence those who went
further west were taken on the reQu-
lar train The teachers went home
loud In their praises of the hospitality
Of the good people Of Smith Center.