Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-12-03
TEACHERS AT NORTON.
A Very Profitable rIeetIng Of the
Northwest Kansas Teachers AS
ISOLATION.

The fourteenth annual session Of
the Northwest Teachers Association
was held at Norton, last Thursday and
Friday over four hundred teachers be-
ing In attendance.
Norton is one OF the most conven-
lent and prepared cities of the district
for the entertainment of such large
number OF visitors and on this occa-
sion had made special provision for
the multitude.
Principal S. V. Mallory,of Goodland,
who was president Of the association,
was unable to attend on account Of
small pox 10 his city. His place was
filled by the retiring president, r. r.
Richmond, of Stockton.
AS scheduled the association was
opened Thursday morning. The adj
dress Of welcome, by Mayor Hinsdell,
and the response, by r. j. Mueller,
Of Hoxle, were highly commended.
Two other special features of the
day were the Thanksgiving sermon
by Rev. II. j. Lorenz, and the lecture
"Gush and Grind IN Pedagogy" by E
Benjamin Andrews, Chancellor of
Nebraska University.
The Round Table dlscussians occu-
pied the usual hours, On both days of
the session.
On Friday morning the Symposium,
1.-THE Ideal Teacher" from the stand
point Of:
The Pupil, by Miss Mabel Foley, of
Norton; The Teacher, by W. e. Ray;
Of Colby; The Parent, by Mrs. G. d.
Jones, Of Norton; The Members of
School Board, by Bovin, of Oberln:
The Physician, by A. S. Haworth, NJ.
D., Of Norton, attracted great deal
OF attention and was a valuable fea-
ture of the program.
James N. Wilkinson, Of the State
Normal, and State Superintendent,
l. l.. Dayhoff were present and adj
dressed the audience.
The declamatory contest Friday
evening attracted very large audi.
ence to the opera house where it was
to be held. Five countieswere repre-
sented, Rocks county, represented by
Miss Bertha Wyatt, received first
place, Jewell, by Miss Cleo Buckles
second, and Thomas, by Miss Maude
Shockly third. The prizes were SIS,
$40 and IS each. Phillips county was
not represented but doubtless would
have won first IL our contestant had
been present. The flag was won by
Thomas county, they having very
large delegation Of teachers in attend
ance. Those attending from Phillips
county we're:
Olive Thomas, Emma Johnson,
Florence Miner, Ross @. Mccormick,
Walter West, Bessie Polling,
Alice Carman, Blanche Granger,
Maud Granger, Maud Roberts,
Viola Bevans, Ethel johnson,
Irene johnson, Mary Thompson,
Hannah Rollins, Susie Rollins,
Mae Seavey, Laura Grubb,
Mary Nelson, VIII Barker,
j. B. Edwards, John Garberson,
Edith Finch, Edith Wolfe,
Lulu Grosh, W. r. Arthur,
Robert Wynn, Anna Griffin,
Ellen Griffin, H. p. BasQuln,
John Ray, Mrs. Cora Hickman,
]. Fl. Kennedy, G. NJ. Arnold,
L. II. Baker, A. H. Calfee,
Mabel Klngery. Myrtle Wilcoxson,
Minnie Conleyr Joshua e. Bates,
Walter Taylor, Bartus Boeve,
Mile Bates, Mary Edwards,
Nell Teeple, Eva Hester,
John Thomas, Nellie Campbell,
Ethel Graham Minnie Peck,
Lille Allen, Jennie Underwood,
leila Hodge, Eliza Kennedy,
viii McCord, Mamie Mccullough,
L. ". Matteson. Nettle Barber,
Zoe Nash, Amy Nash,
Ethel Howard, Maud Blssell,
The following officers were elected:
President. f. W. Simmonds, Of Man