The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
THEY GO HOME.
Teachers Association Closes
With Vincent Lecture.

There may have been a good many
watch parties in Topeka last night. it
being New Years eHs- but there pro-
baby wash another IN the whole sra re
OF Kansas as large as the one IN xha
high school auditorium It was attend
ed by a thousand or more people. most
ly teachers The watch part Of it con-
sisted in presenting gold watch 10
Frank Nelson. retiring state superlu-
rendenr Of 3u5lic instruction
J. T. Dayhoff. the incoming state sup
erIuIandenBT reached Topeka yesterday
afternoon and was in attendance at the
session Of the state association last
night The pricipal feature of the ev-
ening's programme was the lecture by
PROF. George E Vincent of the U1Iver-
sItE of Chicago. but preceding the lee
ture President Hill called both NelsOu
and Da-heff 10 the platform Then he
asked the teachers TO express their con-
fdence in and their loyalty to Sulerin-
tendsnt DayhoT BY rising vote, Whicn
was heartily given
That's all you're going to get just
now said President EIiI to Mr. Day
hoE
Then turning to Superintendent Mel
son ne made 4 brief speech presenting
him with the splendid watch which the
teachers had purchased for SuDerin-
tendelt Nelson. It was an affecting lit
tie s2eech IN which President Hill tOl-
of the hi-d esteem IN which the teach
ers and educators held their retiring
( So llL-tllASllL ana now L10C4 LAlEg al
preciared his work during the four years
that ne has been at the head Of the edu-
carionaI system of Kansas
uperintendent Nelson was greatly
affected and good number of the
schoolmaU5S had deWy eyes
Il don't often choke this way said
Superintendent Nelson when he tried to
thank the teachers after President Hill
had handed him the beautiful watch
Tha watch bore this engraving Frank
fr1rz
ton From Kansas state Teachers AS
socia ton. December 81, 1892"
Tire lecture by Prof Vincent was per-
haps the most entertaining feature OF
the entire association this year Prof
Vincent occupies the chair Of political
economy in the University Of Chicago.
His subject was Education and Ezfficl-
ency.' and he divided IL into three sub
thusiasru- Prof. Vincent apparently has
all three He talks very rapidly but
with perfect enunciatiou. his stories are
su neHV and right TO the point and
while he is not an orator by any means
the lecture was both exceedingly enter
tanning and full Of great uany good
ideas.
The committee on awards made its
report last night. As announced yester-
day Wichita county secured the mrs.
two prizes Leavenworth secured ths
prize offered 70 the city Of the first
class having the largest number OF
teachers enrolled and in attendance al
the association in gr0Dortiou 70 the
number employed Out Of so teachers
employed. Is were present at the asso-
citation and enrolled as members Kan
sas City won this prize last year
Great Pend and OsaWa tonne tied fol
the fourth prize and Crane & Co. zavi
another prize to reward the latter town
This prize was giVen the second clss:
city for the largest enrolment and at
tendance IN proportion to the number C
teachers erlnloyed- Last year It wa
won by E1D0rado.
The silk tfa1 last year was Won bl
Franklin county and the second priz
by Lyon county. Both Of these go &
Wichita county this year.