The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-01-21
IN TOUCH WITH THE EDUCATORS

Miss Alice Beach stopped at Black
foot on her way back from the State
Teachers association to her school
near Rexburg, and the editor of
Echoes asked for an article giving an
account of the meeting.
Miss Beach responded with the
following
My Dear Mrs. Trego-
| have kept you waiting a week
for time and inspiration to prompt
me to write the account Of the State
Teachers meeting. as you requested.
] am very sorry | did not know be-
fore going over to Boise that you
would make this request of me for
had | known, | might have given
closer attention to details than | did
white there. AS it was gave myself
up to a genuine good time and sure
ly had it. The week was so full of
just one round Of pleasure that /
hardly know how to begin to tell
about it. A good part of the pleasure
we teachers get from. the state meet
ing is in meeting each other and my
good time commenced in POcatellO
when | met Miss Wood and Miss
Loughran in the depot and found
that they were bound for the same
place and that | would have their
good company in crossing the snowy
plains of Idaho.
On arriving at Boise we found some
trouble in getting rooms for the first
night but we were comfortably loca-
ted in the Idanha the next day. To
give you an idea OF the amount of
transient in Idaho, we were told at
the Idanha that they had to turn
people away every night since Sep
TENDER on account of a full house.
AS the teachers meeting proper
did not commence dntiI Tuesday, |
spent the first day calling and shop
ping white the county superintend-
ents held their meetings. 1t is good
to 60 over little early and satisfy
ones feminine weakness" before
real meetings and business begin.
The meeting commenced with good
attendance and attention. DR.. Nc
Lean who was our president, gave
vely well prepared annual address.
In view of the fact that we had such
eminent speakers from abroad, we
were proud of the fact that our presi-
dent could give an address that
matched their able efforts so we'll.
did not learn how we'll the sec
tional meetings were attended. That
the rural section in which | was most
interested was postponed from time
to time was very disappointing to me,
as it was finally set for the after
noon on which the concert was given
by the Boise High school. Being so
fond of music and knowing from past
experiences that the children would
give us something good, | forsook
this meeting and went to the con-
cert instead. Boise is surely to be
congratulated upon having the SER
vices of Miss Martin and Miss Maxson
as teachers of music in her public
schools. 1t was remarkable to hear
children execute such difficult music
as well as they did. Two numbers
that ! liked especially well were a
duet for baritone and horn, and
Prayer from Der Freischuitz" and
Lullaby by Lachmund on violins
alone. On account of bad colds the
boys chorus supplied the missing
numbers on the program and they
did it very WELL indeed.
The luncheon given by the cook
ing classes of the High school was
served la buffet and while it was
not so elegant as the four course af-
fair they gave us last year, the cook
ing was good and much appreciated |
by the eight hundred teachers pres
ent. 1t was marvellous that they
could serve so many and do it so
wa.l When you think of waiting
upon eight hundred and in a school
house at that, it is wonderful that it
could be done The High school or
chestra rendered sweet music
throughout and the teachers were as
sisted by pleasant high school girls
dressed in white.
The lecturers, Judge Ben B. Lind
say of Denver, Bishop Edwin H.
Hughes of San Francisco, and Dr.
Henry Suzzallo of Columbia Univers-
ity were all excellent speakers. 1t was
my good fortune to be one of the
guests at the dinner given in honor of
Judge Lindsay by our good Governor
Brady. Furthermore had the honor
of going in to dinner with Judge
Lindsay, who impressed me more
with his capability of doing actual
work than in lecturing about it. One
feels instantly upon meeting Judge
Lindsay that he is in earnest and un-
afraid. Dr. Suzzallo is one of the
most delightful men have ever met.
His sincerity, and the enjoyment he
gets from his work make it possible
for us to understand his phenomenal
rise in educational circles of our ma
ton. He is deeply religious and The
buffets of self making which harden
some natures seem to have given him
broad sympathies,. and appreciation
Tor all that is fine and good in this
world. s
1t was not my good fortune to meet
Bishop Hughes personally His ad-
iresses were very good and believe
lie was more appreciated by the aud
nee on whole than were the other II
peakers mentioned. His address, 5
The Great Teacher" should be, and
vas an inspiration to every hard n
working teacher who heard it; and h
lis address The Teacher in Fic-
ion," was most finished literary Of
fort think If was 0na of tho | N,