The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
THOUSAND MARK
IN TEAc ERs' ASSOCIATIONS
Greatest Number 81 Colorado Ped,
eo0ues Ever Enroiiad At an An
nuai Meeting Of the orsanixatis~.

Greatest Number 81 Colorado psda.
eoSues Ever Enroiisd At an An.
nuaI Meeting Of the orsanizatisn.
Denver. Dec. 30.-The Colorado
Teachers Association. which will cloae
Its thirtieth annual convention IN
Denver to-day. reached tho tAeusaad
mark In its enrollnent yesterday. IT,
largest enrolment in the history Il
the organization. With all the various
sections in session. the delesates
passed tho busiest day of the conven-
tton. and whe0 the Adjournment comes
to-day they viii be ready anA glad to
return to their homes.
A review and criticism Of DR.. Stan.
ley Halls book on adolescence. by
James H. Baker. president Of the Uni.
versity Of Colorado. was a strong fea-
turs Of the convention yesterday.
There Is perhaps no subject Of greater
interest and importance to the school
teacSer than this. so the attendance
was remarkably large. Professor
Baker spoke kindly in his criticisms
throughout. His address stimulated
the interest in the lecture of Dr.. Han.
the author. which Is to be the cloanE
feature OF the convention at ths YirR
Baptist Church tonight
The State Agricultural College II.
ulty monopolized the afternson pre-
gram. w. L. Carlyle. with Animal
Husbandry In Colorado" for his sub.
ject. deplored the fact thst COLORADO
residents outside of the citiss snA
larger towns did net appreciate thaif
opportunity for gaining wealth anA
fame along this line. He pointed out
that because Of its peculiar advantages
there Is no place in the world more at-
ted than Colorado for the production Of
coach horses, cattle. sheep, hogs and
poultry. The State Agricultural Col
lege, he said. has conducted . number
OF experiments in the raising e coach
horses and their success has been pnost
tiattering.
Professor Carlyle startled his audi
ence with the announcement that Den.
yer alone consumes more poultry than
is produced in entire Colorado. The
dry climate with the highlandc are
what make sheep thrive IN this state,
he explained. There are 100000 sheep
in the state and the number Is being
rapidly increased. One man alone
owns 1000. Farmers were urged to
raise grain to feed cattle, instead of
for the market, for In this way much
more can be realized from the grain.
Z. P. Gillette was unable to be pres
ent and Prof. johnson took his number
on the program, speaking on the Foes
OF Colorado Fruits" He illustrated his
address with limbs taken from trees in
City park. showing the work Of tree
destroyers. He recommended the lib.
eral use Of an emulsion of kerosene as
Z cure.
Miss Theodosia G. Ammons. On '"The
New Education for Girls" deplored the
lact that so many young women are en-
ter1ng business life In these strenuous
days OF competition. holding that the
girls place first Of all is in the home,
because she is the home builder and
home maker. ]. w. Lawrence, In his
address on THE Mission of the Engi-
neer." practically gave history Of the
progress OF engineering from its incep-
ton to the present day.
There was not q vacant minute in
the superintendents and principals
round table section during the fore
noon. J. H. Barker of Aspen earnestly
urged that present-day politics be dis.
cussed in the public schools, and that
such men as Roosevelt, Joseph Folk.
the governor-elect of Missouri, and
other well-known graft" fighters, and
other presentday heroes succeed in
part, at least, the heroes Of history
that are long since dead.
George l.. Hess of the Las Animas
schools conducted fight against the
present-day method of teaching the
higher branches of arithmetic, holding
that more could be accomplished with
the pupils II that study was thoroughly
taught in one year as is algebra and
certain other studies. School athletics
came in for share of criticism from
the studious and staid professors.
What constitutes honor In inter-high
school athletics?" they asked. Despite
their efforts, sincere as they were, the
question remains Unanswered. And no
amount Of wrestling with the question
What constitutes amateur standing in
inter-hIgh school contests ?" solved this
ever-perpleHing problem.
Omcers for the superintendents and
principals section we're elected as fol-
lows: George L. Hess of Las Animas
president; George Bentley Of Cripple
Creek. secretary; E. c. McClung of Pu
eblo, delegate to the Education Coun
Gil.
The delegates were guests Of the
modern language section at the Man.
ual Training school auditorium last
night. Members Of this section gave
two short plays, one in French and one
in German, both of which were credi-
bly, performed.