The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
Teachers Refuse to Endorse Car
negie Gift to Government.
President Nichols Scheme Gets
a Cold Reception.
NOT OFF THEIR GUARD.
The. Association Refused to Be
Caught Mapping.
Meetings Close With DIR. Win
ships Lecture.

The teachers in attendance at the clos
ing session of the association last night
We're considerably surprised when Pres
ident E. R. Nichols, of the State Agri-
cultural college, introduced a resolu-
ton commencing Carnegie's offer of
$l0000,000 worth of steel trust bonds to
the government for a great national
university The resolution asked the
president and congress to accept the
gift, and ordered that copies of the res
olution be forwarded to Preside It
Roosevelt and Kansas congressman as
yoicing the sentiment of the teachers
of Kansas.
The resolution was introduced just
before the lecture by DR.. A. E. Winship,
of Boston, with which the State Teach
ers' association of 1901 closed. 1t had
been supposed that the business of the
association had all been finished, and
the audience had come for the purpose
of hearing the lecture
The introduction of the resolution i'm
mediate brought J. A. Ferrill, of
Sedan. to his feet. He said it was un-
timely to introduce a subject so inn
portant as that at the eleventh hour,
when there was time to properly
consider it, and when even President
Roosevelt himself had hesitated as to
it's adyisabi1ity.
He was followed by Superintendent
L. M. Knowles, of Marion who moved
to lay the resolution on the table. and
the motion carried by large vote
Dr. Winship's lecture was enjoyed by
ers went home Friday afternoon. DR..
Winship crowded a great many good
things into the hour which he spoke.
He talks rather than lectures and
makes no attempt at oratory.
Dr. Winship talked about Boys and
he was evidently familiar with his sub
Ject. having been one himself once
Most people are more or less acquainted
with boys but DR.. winship gave them
number of new ideas concerning them
last night He insisted that the Ameri-
can boy has to be educated more fully
than those of other countries, because
the American boy never knows in what
field of life he may be called to labor
The committee on awards last night
gave the silk flag for the largest m en-
bership in attendance at the association
which has been held by Franklin coun-
ty the past year, to Franklin county.
The award was made on the ratio of
the number of teachers in attendance
at the association in proportion to the
number employed in the county
Franklin county was also awarded tht
lunar tellurian offered by the Central
School Supply company, for the largest
number of country teachers enrolled in
proportion to the number in the county.
Lyon county won the second prize,
relief map of the United States, offered
by the same company.
Kansas City, Kas., was awarded the
prize offered to the city of the first class
having the largest attendance of teach
erS at the association in proportion to
those employed in the city The prize
a collection of books for the city
teachers library Last year it was won
by Wichita. 1t was offered by Scott
Foresman & Co., of Chicago.
Ell Dorado was awarded the Wernicke
bookcase, given by Crane & Co, of To-
peka, to the city of the second class
having the largest enrolment in attend
ance in proportion to the number of
teachers in the city.
Topeka and Shawnee county were ex-
cluded from competition for these
prizes
A committee was appointed to confer
with the state tax comm iSsion regarding
school IevieS- 1t was made up of w M.
Davidson, Topeka; G. w. Winans,
Hutchinson, and c. V. Norman, Dom
iphan county.
A committee was also appointed to
work up the Kansas educational exhibit
for the St Louis exposition. 1t is COM
posed of F. p. Smith, Lawrence; L. L.
Wolfe. Kansas City, Kas.; J. w. Spind-
Ter. Winfield; J. E. Mathers. E. Do
rado. and Miss Helen N Eacker, Min
neapo1iS.