Gilpin observer., 1906-01-04
SCHOOL COUNCIL
MORE THAN A THOUSAND TEACH
ERs ASSEMBLE IN DENVER.
AT THIRTY-FIRsT MEETING
Address by President Jordan of STAN
ford NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
eanquets-Study and Play.

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Denver-The thirty-first annual ses-
sion of the Colorado Teachers Asso-
citation had a busy day Wednesday and
before night more than thousand
members were registered, so that the
great high school building where they
met resembled beehive at swarmins
time.
On the day previous President Lewis
C. Greenlee, superintendent of the
Denver schools delivered his annual
address to large audience. His sub
ject was "The School as a Moral Fac
tor" He said that Colorado holds an
honorable position among the states OF
the country whose public schools have
for their basis broad, efficient and hon
orably effectual aims. He enumerated
the various institutions of the state
and mentioned comparisons to show
how well they rank. He said $2S.1G
was spent in Colorado on the educa-
ton of each of the $4,000 school chill
dren between the ages of six and
twenty one.
An important meeting OF the Educa-
tional Council was held Tuesday.
One of the principal features
Wednesday was the lecture Of David
Starr Jordan, president Of Leland
Stanford, Jr., University, on Human
Degeneration" The speakers views
are reassuring. He does not believe
there is any such thing as race degen-
eracy, although there may be individ-
ual degeneracy and local degeneracy.
At the close of the lecture there was
music, followed by an open parliament
hn hninu prnrkatt
OF the University of Colorado. who
gave a talk on The True Foundation
for the Love of Plastic Arts" Henry
Read, chairman of the Art Commission
of the city and County of Denver.
talked On the Work of a Municipal
Commission" Edward ID. Hale, dean
of the Colorado School of Music. gave
a talk on Music as An Element In
Personal Culture" Joseph +. Daniels
of the State Agricultural College dis
cussed Chalk"
At night at the Savoy hotel the men,
bers of the State Normal School alumni
had its banquet, ninety-eight guests be
ing seated at the "E' shaped table.
After the coffee. the president of the
alumni. Charles Clark of Greeley. made
short speech, introducing G. A. Hoi-
lingshead. president of the Denver
branch of the alumni, who responded.
Following was u. Y. Snyder. who was
introduced as the president of the in
stitution which had graduated the men
and women present.
President Snyder announced that
within the next two years the State
Normal School at Greeley. Colorado.
will have a capacity doubled and a
100000 library building erected. The
board IF directors had decided to do
nate the library, and that work on II
would begin as soon as the plans have
been accepted in February.
"A wealthy business man Of Colo
rado," said DIR. Snyder ut the State
Normal School banquet last evening.
has agreed to donate another building
larger ard finer than the present one
to cost III the neighborhood of $500
O00."
The Denver Teachers Club enter
tanned the visiting delegates to the
convention of the association at the
Woman Club. at musicale and
dance. Misses Maud Long. Bessie Bur
dick, Anna Bradley. Laura Pratt, Iva
Wright, Helen Hill. Maxine Brown.
Bertha Stoole. Knapp and Arnold. and
b. C. Bud and A. +. Longfellow as
sisted in the program, posed as living
M. Carter. The statue of Da:id and
Goliath, posed by Mr.. Bud, was espe-
cially attractive.
At $3.50 o'clock the guests were
taken to the banquet hall and refresh
ments were served, and afterwards Il
dance was enjoyed.
There were about 500 teachers and
their friends present.
The annual banquet OF the Alumni
Association Of the University Of Colo
RADIO, which was held at the Brown Pal
ace hotel Wednesday night was at
tended by $50 students and friends OF
the institution. Dean F. X. B. Hell
lens was toastmaster, and the follow
ing responses were made: "a Realistic
VISION" o. ]. Pheiffer; what the
Other Half Think" Mrs. p. F. Carney;
"The College Man in Public Affairs
Edwin Van Cise: university Spirit
rImpersonated." Sanford Bell: applied