The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-08
PLAN A BIZ lime.
Teachers of North Central
Kansas to Hold Convention.
Programme for the Event Is
Made Up.
MEETS AT ABILENE.
VIII Continue in Session for
Three Days.
Interesting Subjects Are to Be
Discussed.

One of the big educational events Of
the state is the annual convention of
the North Central Kansas Teachers
association, which is to be held at Abb
lene, Kan, on November %, 80 and
December L. The programme for this
event has been made public at the Of
fee of State Superintedent I. l. Day
hof.
The officers of the association are
A. F. Senter, Concordia, president; l.
w. Nutter. Republic county, vice presi-
dent; Miss Coral E. Porter, Clay Cen
ter, secretary: j. H. Corbett, Saline
I county, treasurer.
| The general meetings of the conven-
| ton are to be held at Seelye theater
The department of rural schools will
meet Friday afternoon at the Presby-
/ terian church; the department OF
/ graded schools will meet Friday after
noon at the Lutheran church; the de-
partment of hcih schools will meet Fri
day afternoon at the Central Kansas
Business college.
Those who have places on the vari-
Gus programmes are as follows;
Opening meeting, Thursday evening
/ 1906 address of welcome by Mayor H.
L. Humphrey; response by Miss Kate
B. Miles, Salina presidents address,
Superintendent A. f. Senter, Concor; /;
dia; lecture, Dr.. J. W. Hancher, presi-
I QGnJ OF iowa w eSl6TdU university clE-
/ pointment of committees.
Friday morning session, S:45. De-
bate, RESOLVED, that corporal punish
ment in the schools should be pro-
hibited by law" Affirmative, Superin-
tendent A. NJ. Thoroman, Council
Grove, and Principal s. A. Bardwen,
| Clay county high school; negative, Su-
perintendent A. J. Stanley. Lincoln
/ county, and Principal J. T. PerrlI'
/ Dickinson county high school. Address
by SuDerintendent w. S. HeuSner,
Junction City. Symposium on the nor
NAL institute by superintendent j. o.
Hall, Beloit: superintendent Hannah
/ Wetzig Riiey county; superintendent
G. B. Buikstra, Clifton; Prof. A. B.
i Carney, Concordia. Address, NEEDED
School LEGISLATION and How Obtained" "
Superintendent G. r. Crissman, Sallna I;
addresses, Superintendent I. L. Mitch
1 ell, Lincoln: superintendent M q.
kirkpatrick, Frankfort
Friday afternoon session. o clock
Lecture. The Spirit of Literature, by
s H. Clark. Selection OF place OF
/ meeting and election of officers
Friday. evening. S o'clock. Dramatic
recital by Dr. S. H Clark, professor OF
public spea king, University OF chicago
i Saturday morning, S:45. ADDRESS,
/ THE Interpretation OF ene fFiIles S "a
T Page" DR.. S. H. Clark Paper Dy
Prof Nora B. Gentry. Lawrence
i Teachers briefs. written answers 70 ten
school questions. 900 words limit, by
/ the following: County Superlntend-
/ ents Julia NJ. Stone, Cloud county; -
+ s. Todd. Clay county; A. B. Robinson,
/ Morris county; Frank thompson,
+ Mitchell county; o. n. Berry, MarshalI
county; E. S. Mccormick, Dickinson
| county: high school teachers, Prof.
Emil Kratochvil Clay county high
school: Miss Alma Ise, Dickinson eoun-
! fv high school; Maui L. Soult, Downs
high school; Lillian Jenkins, Wnlte
| city high school; J. A. Lofty. sauna
] Z DaffaTEOn A
| high school City superintendent. }.
r Fdgerton, Manhattan; F. 5. Hun
| gerford, Enterprise; A. z gregory
! Cawker City; D. 0. Smith, Mlnheapo
lis; A. J. McAllisteT' Herlng Ton, vs. " o
Heusner. Junction City. Business
meeting. Reports of committees Pre-
sanitation of banner. Adoption OF new
constitution
speciaI Department Meetings.
Rural schools, 1:5O p. m Friday
T. W. Nutter, Republic county, CHAIR
man. Paper, Miss Lillian McCall,
| Concordia discussion, f. I. Hinshaw,
/ Wabaunsee county; Miss Lily Nash'
| Reloit- Paper, H L. Webber, Lin
coin: discussion, H c. Marks, Dwight
1 Mrs Ella Rockhold, Scandal Paper,
Willard E. Lyon, Lincoln, olseusslol1' ~
I H. Corbette, Saline county; E n
! Hall. Gearv county. Paper D. V
! Greene. Falun. Paper, Frank A
/ Slack. Beloit. Paper, DR.. T. r. Conk-
| lin, Abilene.
T. p. Edgerton, Manhattan, chairman.
| Paper. E. B. Albaugh, Clay Center;
discussion. E E Haney, Belleville;
T. c. Wallace. Salina. Paper, ". A.
McKeever, state agricultural college;
discussion. A. H King. Salina Wesley
an; R K. Farrer, Osborne Paper,
Mrs. Belle Varvel Houston. Clyde;
discussion, Miss Marcia Colburn, Cav
ker city: Miss Kate Manley, Manhat-
tan Paper, c. B. Myers; discussion,
! Miss Winnie White. Clay Center; Miss
Batavia system by Manhattan teach
High schools, 1:5o p. n. Friday. A
P Gregory, Cawker City, chairman
Paper. Miss Lillian NJ. Hawkins,
! Council Grove; discussion, Miss Jen-
ME Broughton. Randolph; Dorothy
Doyle, BeIleville- Paper. a. J. Meal
! lister. Herington; discussion, S. L. So
per. WatervilIe; W. D. Vincent, Wash
! ington. Paper, T. P. Downs, Beloit;
discussion. D O. Smith Minneapolis
]. A. Lofty, Salina- Paper, r. f. Mills,
! Junction City; discussion, G. H
Brooks. Abilene; F. M. Patterson. Al
ma. Paper. H. NJ Cunningham. Han
over; discussion, G. NJ. Ware, Clyde;
". o. Steen. Solomon.
Interesting Things to Be Discussed
! One of the most interesting parts Of
the program proposed ought to be
! the 900 word answers to the 10 school
questions. which is on the general pro-
+ gram for Saturday morning The ten
questions are as follows:
l. Spelling reform-advisabl If
so how best hastened2
/ 2 Free text hooks, advisable?
g. Should the county examining
board pass enough teachers for the
county.
4. Has the Ward method come to
stayg
5. Should teachers be required to
pass a physical examination? 4?
s. Is there too much rote work IN