The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-12-05
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Southwest
Kansas Teachers Association was held
Thursday evening and Friday and Friday
evening, in the Christian church. The
attendance was larger than last year, the
enrolment reaching about 125.
The address of welcome was made by
Hon. Il. A. Scates of this city. Mr..
Scates made talk in a happy vein in
his usual felieitous manner. The visitors
felt that all the doors of hospitality were
opened to them. The response was made
in as cordial a manner by Miss Nettie NJ.
Lawrence.
In the prize contest in defamation the
honors were won by Miss Whitney, of
I1arnetl. who gained the first prize, Miss
Crawford, of Garden City, second honors.
and Miss Viola kampf. of Dodge City
carried off third prize. As usual in all
such cases. had the audience been the
judges, the awards would have been re-
versed.
Friday was taken up wholiyain the dis
cussion of practical topics in school cd
ucation. The paper on What is Educ;t-
ton of Most WORTH: read by Principal
d. A. Baugher, of Kinsley, out ighed .
in our estimation all other subjects. be-
cause it dealt with those questions which
establish the character of the pupil or
scholar. He spoke on the lines of phys
ical. intellectual. moral and spiritual
training OF education. The best type of
manhood comes from the moral and
physical training. 10 neglect these and
make the Intellectual part the sole aim is
| to dwarf the better elements of character.
We must teach physical character build
ing. with moral and intellectual training.
important element in human character,
| that of the cultivation of the human soul.
The spiritual thought ought to be devel-
oped in the young people. Physical and
intellectual culture sadly deficie ut
without the reverence of God. The NOR
al and Christian principle must be estab-
lished SO that the student has the best
means on which to conduct his life. The
young person who is not equipped with
the moral and spiritual graces has the
roug hest road to travel Our education
should mean the teaching of Christian
principles as well as the rudiments of a
| common education. The Bible ought to
be read in the public schools and the
schools opened with prayer.
Friday evening Prof. Arvin S. DIN, of
the State University, lectured on 1.-The
State and the Teacher The teacher
| relation to the commonwealth is more
important than that of any other citize d,
because in his hands largely is the des-
tiny of the young people.
The trend of public thought IS to bet
ter civilization, and this can be accom-
plished through kthe proper training of
the school children. And the character
of the school teacher must be up to the
highest standard of human excellence.
The teacher must be graceful we'll AS
intellectual. He must possess those
qualities which is desired the child
should have.
The old officers of the association were
re- elected. They are named:
Presi(lent-A.C C. Wheeler, Garden City.
Vice President-N. NJ. Seaman, Kins-
ley.
Secretary-Miss Lulu Pine, Dodge City.
Treasurer-Mrs. E. V. Miller, Cimar-
ron.
The association will meet in Kinsley
next year.
A good time was had, and it is believed
that these meetings accomplish much
good. The exchange of methods and
thoughts and the social meetings tend TO
promote good feeling among the
teachers.