Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1906-01-05
SCHOOL CobNClL
MORE THAN A THOUSAND TEACH
ERs ASSEMBLE IN DENVER.
At 1HIR1Y.FIasT MEETING
Address by President Jordan OF STAN
ford NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Banquets-Study and Play.


Denvcr-The thIrty.iirst annual sos-
sion OF the Colorado Teachers Asso-
citation had busy day Wednesday and
before night more than a thousand
members were registered, so that tho
great high school building where they
met resembied beehive ut swarm!ns
time.
On the day previous President Lewis
g. Greenlec. superintendent OF the
Denver schools delivered his annual
address To large audience. His sub
ject was ''The School as Moral Fac
tor" He said that Colorado holds an
honorable position among the states OF
,iie country whose public schools have
Tor their basis broad. efficient and hon
orabiy ercc,uai aims. He enumerated
che various institutions OF the state
and mentioned comparisons to show
how well they rank. He said s2S.i6
was spent In Colorado on ths educa-
fspSl OF each of the 10000 school chill
drea between the ages OF s!i and
twenty one.
An Important meeting OF the Eduea-
.ionai Cor neil 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
AGO rcassurinE. He does not belieS.
there Is any such thing ms race deycn-
-rnry. although there may be indi'id'
cal dcsaneracy and local dcgeneTacy.
Al the close OF the lecture there wao
music, followed by IN open parliament.
the leaders being J. Raymond Bracket
q, the University Of Colorado. who
gave u talk on "The True Foundation
for the Love OF Plastic Arts" Henry
Read, chairman Of the Art Commission
Of tho city and County Of Denver.
'aII.ed on the Work OF Municipal
Cornu,issIon.'' Edward ID. Hale. dean
NJ the Colorado School OF Music. CAV"
= talk on Music as An Element In
Personal Culture" Joseph =. Daniels
Of the State Agricultural College dis
ruRNcd "Chnik."
At night at the SAVOY hotel the mem
beers Of the State Normal School alumni
had ils banquet. nlnDtyscighJ guests be-
ing seated Mt the e shaped table.
Ancr the coffee. III" president OF the
slurnnl. Charles Clays Of Greeley. mad"
"a short speech. introducing e. \. Hol'
lintusLcad. president OF the Denver
branch OF the alumni. who responded.
Following wns Il. y. Snyder. who was
Introduced as the president Of I'll" In
ati,uiion 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 n capacity doubled and a
500. 900 library building erected. The
board IL directors had decided 10 do
Hatn the library. and that work on u
would begin ms soon as the plans hay"
been accepted in February.
~ wealthy business man NJ Colo
radn." said Dr. Snyder at the State
Normal School banquet last evening.
''hnE agreed Ia dunat" another building.
larger aud finer than the present one.
80 roat In the ncishb0rhOod Of $780,
600
Tho Denver Teachers Club enter.
tnincd the visiting delegates 10 the
convention Of the association ut th"
womabig Club. NJ musicale and
dance. Misses Maud Long. licAsic Bur.
dick. Anna Bradley. Laura Pratt. Iva
Wright. Helen Hill. Maxine Brown.
bertha Stooic. Knapp and Arnold. and
-. @. Bud and 4. T.. LonEfcllow Az
sisted In the program. posed "a living
pictures under tho direction Of Charles
AZ. Carter. The statue of David and
Goliath. posed by Mr.. Bud. was cspc.
"inlly attractive.
At $3.50 O'Clock the guests wcr"
taken To the banquet hall and refresh
mruis wcro served. and afterwards a
dance wnE enjoyed.
There were about 500 teachers and
their friends present.
The annual banquet nf tn" Alumni
Association of the University OF Colo.
RADIO. which was held at the Brown Pat
acc hotel Wednesday niEht was at
tended by ITO students and friends Of
Tho inRtitution. Dean +. ". II. Hcl-
i6nis was toastmastur. and tho follow.
iug responses were made: "a Realistic
vision." q. Y. Pheiffor: What the
Other Half Think" Mrs. T.. =. Carney;
rho College Man in Public AffnirE.
Edwin Van else: university Spirit
ImpcrBonatcd." Sanford Bell: APPLIED
Science" Irving Hale: Value Re.
~riyOd." John X. Beil