The Topeka state journal., 1901-12-26
USE THE HANDS.
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general quoting one stanza of it did say
that he would rather be the author OF 1t
than to win the battle that was to be
fought the next day2 In the fam Gus
couplet 'Tis the sunset of life, gives
me mystical lore, as coming events cast
their shadows before the author spent
muchi too muchl would be the cry of
the cofnmercialist-
Our men and women of the type
writer tell US with great gusto that
they are writing for the people now on
earth In very truth they are writing
for the shekels that may follow publi-
cation and sale The presses OF the
country throw off thousands of books
every month; how many Of them will
survive a decade?
Under the baneful blight of CONNER
cia1ism craftsmanship has degenerated
until the senatorial toga is to be had for
q price, and a seat in congress is the
key to a treasure house of wealth. II
will be a sad day indeed fer our country
when there shall no longer be men in
high public positions with the high
ideals Of the old school type May 1T not
be said Of us in truth; that III fares the
land to Fastening ills a prey, when
wealth accumulates and men decay
Oh, for more OF the great ideals which
have nothing in common with the pas
sion for wealth. Which belong to u
realm infinitely above that in which
the majority of mankind may be found
Every educated man who has not sold
his bfrthright for mess Of pottage
lives grander and nobler life because the
great astronomers, philosophers. mathe-
maticians, hnguists, poets and authors
Aave thought and taught And this ele-
walton of human life is the greatest
achievement of which man can boast
Before it all material conquests appear
OF little worth, and the lustre of all
civil and military glory grows dim.
Colossal fortunes and billion dollar
trusts fail to satisfy the aspirations of
the other than sordid human soul
Agassiz was invited in the earlier part
q 70 r a r.
tain city, for which he was to receive
800; he wrote the committee that he
could not afford to accept their invita-
ton The committee, thinking his re-
fusal due to the small amount offered
Tor his services, promptly offered him
$50. and received from him the reply
that he could not afford to leave his
work to lecture for money. But the
simple title of teacher which in his last
Will Louis Agassiz wrote after his name
was nobler distinction than any earth
1y authority could confer.
when the southern gentleman and
scholar, president of Tuslxegee institute,
was told by the board of directors that
they proposed to increase his salary as
some slight recognition of the vast
amount of work he was doing and he
begged them not to do it. as his present
salary was sufficient to meet his neces-
sities. but told them to put 1t into the
school. another great teacher spoke; and
IN honoring Booker T. Washington
guest. at the White House Theodore
Roosevelt but gave one more expression
to the manliness of the man who sits as
president of this great country"
At the close OF the address Mrs. Violet
Butler Mccoy sang. responding to an
encore
WORKING COMMITTEES.
President Sinclair then announced
the committees, as follows:
Awards-H. b. Butcher, Argentine; J.
T.. Mathers, Ell Dorado; ]. III. Beach,
Pratt William Redmond, Hiawatha;
Samuel Nees, Independence; Mrs. A.
Ludlun. Salina; Miss Floy Hardman,
tawa; John Klopfenstein, Atchison; S.
N Montgomery, Columbus; u. G. Nit
chell Hillsboro; r. F. Riley, Clay Cen
ter; G. r. Crissman. Minneapolis; A. c.
Wheeler. Garden City
Resolutions-W. NJ. Davidson. Tope-
county; President L. H 1Iurlin, Bald |
win; President J. N. Wilkinson. En-
pcria; Miss Ida Wilcox. Concordia; |
Supt. w G. Rfste, Colby; Frank R. |
Dyer. Wichita Alternates: Arvin s.
Olin, Lawrence; ]. A FerreIl, Sedan; J. |
c. Miller. Emporia; John Groendyxe. |
Beilev1lle; T. s. Johnson. Mcpherson; |
Miss Hattie ]. Kirby. Trego: NJ. L |
Field. Topeka
At the close of the opening gathering |
nearly 200 teachers had registered and .
enough to swell the numbers to a total
The three educators Of national reputa-
at d1fferent times are Col. r w Parker |
Of the University of Chicago. who spoke |
nus .neW9niinf Winsf;0 on and P 9E Dr.
Inns Of New York
State Superintendent Nelson says the !
aEogues' IS the subject Of Consolidating |
rural schools In this Superintendent Mel |