The Ordway new era., 1906-01-05
SCHOOL COUNCIL
MORE THAN A THOUSAND TEACH.
ERs ASSEMBLE IN DENVER.
At THlRTY-EIRsT MEETING
Address. by President Jordan Of Stan.
ford NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
eanquets-Study and Play.

eanqusts-Study and Play.
Denver-The thirty-first annual ses-
sion Of the Colorado Teachers Asso-
citation had busy day Wednesday and
before night more than thousand
members were registered. SO that the
great high school building where they
met resemblcd beehive at swarming
time.
On the day previous President Lewis
c. Greenlee, superintendent Of the
Denver schools delivered his annual
address to n large audience. His sub
ject was The School as n 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 $23.1G
was spent in Colorado on the educa-
ton Of each of the $4,000 school chill
dreu 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-
uai degeneracy ana local degeneracy.
At the close OF the lecture there was
music. followed by an open parliament.
the leaders being j. Raymond Brackett
OF the University of Colorado, who
gave q talk oil "The True Foundation
for the Love of Plastic Arts" Henry
Read, chairman of the Art Commission
of tine city and County OF Denver,
talked on the Work Of a Municipal
Commission" Edward ID. Hale. dean
Of the Colorado School OF Music. gave
n talk. on Music us An Element In
Personal Culture" Joseph +. Daniels
OF the State Agricultural College dis
cussed Chalk"
Al night at the Savoy hotel the mem
bers OF the State Normal School alumni
| had It's banquet. ninety-eight guests be-
| Ing seated ut the "E" shaped table.
After the coffee. the president OF the
alumni. charles Clark OF Greeley. made
n short speech. introducing c. a. Hoi-
lingshead. president of the Denver
branch of the alumni. who responded.
Following was z. Y. Snyder. who WAS
introduced as the president of the In
stitutiou which had graduated tine men
and women present. ->..,.l....
President Snyder ANNOUNCED that
within the next two years the State
Normal School Mt Greeley. Colorado,
will have capacity doubled and: q
500. 900 library building erected. The
board of directors had decided to do
nate the library, and that work on 1t
would begin as soon as the plans have
been accepted In February.
"a wealthy business man OF Colo
RADIO" said DIR. Snyder at the State
Normal School banquet last evening.
has agreed to donate another building.
larger and finer than the present one.
TO cost in the neighborhood OF $2oo,-
OOO." - 5s 80
The Denver Teachers Club enter
tanned the visiting delegates to the
convention of the association at the
Woman'g Club. at n. musicale and
dance. Misses Maud Long. Bessie Bur
I dick. Anna Bradley, Laura Pratt. IVA
Wright, Helen Hill. Maxine Brown.
Bertha StoOle, Knapp ana Arnou' anu
IL. C. Bud and A. Il. LOngfellow as
pistcd In the program, posed as living
pictures under the direction OF Charles
nj. Carter. The. statue of David and
Goliath, posed by Mr.. Bud. was espe-
cially attractive.
At $3.50 o'clock the guests were
taken to the banquet hall anil refresh
ments were served. and afterwards {.
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
nee hotel Wednesday night was at.
tended by 150 students and friends OF
the institution. Dean =. r. 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
Impersonated," Sanford BELL; applied
Science" Irving Hale; VALUE Re-
ceiyed," John r. Bell.