The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-02
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
] Seachers We're Duly Welcomed
ths City by the Mayor in
Sss SEE EsSsss q Happy Speech.

q Happy Speech.
Ssa EEl1s iESt gathering of the TWEEN
S@~ieetthflsSannual session Of the South Da-
eSlt0ta Educational Association was
51eldsat the Methodist church Mon
MAY EVENING, and every seat in the
41Arges8Hd3torium was occupied, aside
Observation-Disclosures extra seats that
WeIBS%pEoVided. The teachers were
out gfeat force, and the many
breaEfSSE0 which was attached the
welcome badge indicated that there
Ra Splendid representation of the
teacting force Of the state.
Ane opening Of the evenings pro-
was delayed a little while in
ofder to#giye President Heston, Of
Br06kinRS College, a chance to reach
the meeting. His train or the
Omaha road was de aged at Salem,
and hewith a number Of other
Heachers arrived in the city about
8::15. Some Of them went at nee
tO theschurch and others hunted up
place ID eat the evening meal.
Secretary Coursey took charge Of
THE meeting at the opening and an
alOnnc 1.-The program for the evening.
n twaaSopened with a piano duet by
Aaess Misses Conner and Walker, and
athesYgl1ng ladies played a most ex-
RCellent selection in a very creditable
manner
mayor George A. Silsby wa dele
rated to extend a welcome to the
feacherS, and after his hearty adj
ne do not believe there was a
6eaeher iii the audience but what
Sxalt@tbat the welcome expressed by
s~theSHmayor had all the elements of
sgen1lneness and that the people Of
the city were really glad to have
them here. The mayor deemed it a
rareSpleasure to be permitted to adj
atMress such a magnificent audience,
.arldregretted that the surroundings
of hisYouthful days had been such
that he was not better equipped to
take advantage of the occasion, but
The mayor indicated before he fin
saShed sthatshe had improved wonder
fully since those youthful days. In
thecouTse of his remarks the mayor
paid high and deserved compliment
tossthe young men and women Of the
stateswho are engaged in the profess
sion of educating the young, He
could not understand that it was
done from a financial standpoint, for
thessalarles were to meagre, and he
feltsthati was a love for the profess
HiOnsthat Kept SC many travelling the
educational path. In closing he re-
2erred to Mitchell as something of
aneducational center in speaking of
the four schools, the University and
the Carnegie library, all of which
sWents toward raising the standard of
the intelligence of the people.
MrsSEmily Bras-Grace was on the
program for a vocal solo and she sang
number in her charming and en-
tertaining manner. The teachers
took very Kindly indeed to her singing
and insisted on an encore, which
Mrs Grace gave. Miss G%oodykoont2
playedathe accompaniment.
Dr.sH. K. Warren, president OF
Yankton College, responded to the
address of welcome on behalf of the
association. He said since he had
ss.arriYedi I'm the city he saw the GLAD
welcomesin the faces Of Mitchell PEG.
ple feltfit in the warm clasp of the
hand,and entered into it through
theS0pen doors of the home, while
the mayors words simply added tt
the impressiveness of the generous
welcome. DR.. Warren spoke remins
GENTLY of THE twenty years of the as
SoeiatiiOn and. wondered if there were
d ypreSent now who attended th'
frstMeeting. He briefly enumerated
what had been done in an education
way in those twenty years-th'
school houses, the colleges and uni
yersittes that had been erected il
thatNshprt space Of time. He con
sidefedMjt something marvellous ii
unconventional growth. DR.. Warner
hopedstossee the legislature enact {
aw&Wlereby the county superintend
would be permitted to hold hi
position without being limited to
certain number of years, and be
ieYedstasat when a good and car
able man was in the position, TO
the goo Of the schools of the count
sss ought to be left there to work on
hisS plan of advancement. DR.. Wal
spoke in a prophetic way Of wha
s8heSbelieyed was destined along edit
cati0nal lines and from his point {
sRfeWthere is certainly much in stor
dor educators and their work.