The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-27

Gathering himself together and ar
raging all of his encomiums in long
row, the governor summed the entire
matter by saying: Il make you out
sculptors, painters, police officers, sol
diers -- - - You're just about
Tt "
The refuge Of the governor in the use
of this word which expresses as much
as might be said in all the words of
President Roosevelt's last message to
congress, literally brought down the
house. The teachers roared and laugh
ed. They apprecia ted-''It."
Representative Hall Crowded.
The opening meeting of the associa-
ton was decided success. Every avail
able seat in Representative hall was ia
ken. There were about as many Wo-
men as men-about as many girls as
young masters
The Modocs sang one of their good
numbers, after which DR.. S. S. Estey,
! pastor of the First PRESBYTERIAN church,
/ offered a prayer. The Modocs sang
again, after which Governor Hoch was
The governor said: Il was greatly
/ pleased and relieved when 1 learned
/ from your president that the room was
/ excessively warm to some one besides
myself, or to be perfectly frank, while
| I have faced many an audience from
! this platform, I face this one with fear
and trembling 1 thought first the
warmth was all in me.
W0eU AJONGEIlOE SAW STARS
1.-The first speech I ever made was to
| school teachers. I remember how
/ treated the subject, or rather how it
! treated me I had an Grafton on Al
| exander Hamilton. I said he was one OF
4 the greatest stars that eVer-that ever
ever-ever-and this is as far as ever
/ got. saw more brilliant stars than
! Alexander Hamilton ever could hope TO
/ be-
PREACHERS, bring you no fulsome fiat
! tery but I wish to say that next to the
| christian ministry there is no profeS-
sion that maintains closer, more I'M
! pOrtant and vital relation to soclety
i than that of teaching. want to eXalt
very briefly and rapidly the great pro
! fessiOn in which you are engaged. II
is at the basis of things John stuart
/ Min saws that where vice predomlnates,
a republic is impossible and monarchy
a necessity. Our government VIII no.
he fserpetrated by our armies, naVles,
| o11r money-but because of the courage
/ Intelligence and patriotism OF the Amer
! lean citizen And that is your work.
Il wish to draw few hgures OF
/ sneeeh here concerning your work
see a sculptor working for four long
years before a large block OF marble.
I Finally there energies thereIrom a nu-
\ man form divine, masterpiece But
/ think that a teacher who stands before
an awkward, uncouth boy and turns OUT
4 a polished gentleman, is greater
sculDtor than Michael Angelo.
/ ssT see a painter at work on the can
vas. For years he 1abors and at last
he has finished a great work OF art.
4 But I believe that a. teacher who takes
! a sluggish boy and illumines his face
with Intelligence. is greater than a
! nainter on canvas. We hold IN reVef-
/ ence the conservators of the peace.
1 they are sIeepless in their vigilance.
! Fllf the best protection after all comes
1 through the teacher and the church. We
Dride ourselves upon the valor Of the
i Young man who puts on his uniform
/ and goes forth to do battle that this
I nation of the people, for the people and
/ nv the people shall not perish on the
/ earth. Every member OF the FAMOUS
/ fighting Twentieth Kansas could read
] ana write. Many were college gradu-
ates. They won their greatest nonors IN
/ the school houses of Kansas.
q make you out sculptors, painters,
notice officers, soldiers-why you're
/ Just about tt
1--WE have a notion that government
/ is a matter of power and force. The
/ old Israelites believed that The idea
/ of physical force in government was
/ essential to them.
She Conquered by Love.
The governor then drew what he
! called a fancy sketch" He por-
I trayed the district fathers at their an
nual meeting selecting a teacher.
Three big boys in the district had
! chased out every teacher for the three
/ preceding years. They planned this
year to get a big strong man who
could subdue the three, when 10. 9
young lady presented herself for the
place. They were astonished, but