The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-02-10
Teachers Meeting.


Ia tue state. This will be the annual
session OF the Southeastern Kansas
Teachers Association. Will b Is Sec
0ud In membership only to the State
Teachers :, Association which meets
each fall 10 Topeka. The Southeastern
Kansas Teachers Association covers
\ territory comprising twenty OF the
most populous counties OF the'state,-
Cherokee, Crawford, Bourbon, Linn,
Miami, johnson, Labette, Neosho,
Allen, Anderson, Franklin, Mont
gemery, Wilson, Woodsou, Coffey,
Usage, Chautauqua, Elk. Greenwood,
and Lyon. A conservative estimate
would place The number Of teachers
at work in this territory at between.
5000 aud $500, and as fully half the
teachers of this territory are expected
to attend the A ISOLATION will have a
meeting that is a record.breaker.
Judging from the preliminary
announcements that have been made
regarding the program, the Associa-
tion will be an exception not only 10
attendance, but also Ia the matter OF
speakers, department meetings, en-
tertainments, and otf attractions.
Among the platform speakers at least
three of national reputation: Edwin
Markham, author of "The Man With
the Hoe, Lincoln aud other poems,
etc. Guy Potter Benton, president u
Miami University, Of Oxford, O., and
Katherine E. Dopp, author of 1.-The
Tree Dwellers," "The Early Cave
Men," "The Later Cave Men," etc.
aud lecturer In the University OF
Chicago. In addition to these there
will be many speakers Of state reputa-
tien, such us Pres. W. j. Waters OF
the State Agricultural College, Miss
Della Van Amburgh, author OF
"Three Days In Reading" Prof. d. M
Bowen Of the State Manual Training
Normal School, Inspector W. d. Ross
of the State Board of Education,
Miss Achsah Harris OF the state
Normal school, and many others.
The Association will open Thursday
afternoon, March 2. Two attractions
will be offered on Thursday afternoon;
the preliminaries in the basketball
tournament Is open to entries from
cities Of the first, second and thlro
class, and the winning team' IL this
con est will be awarded silver loving
cups. The music contest Is open 10
entries from cities Of the first and
second class.
On Thursday afternoon, March 2,
Miss Dopp of the University or
Chicago, will deliver an address al
the Hetrlck theatre on Industrial
Education" At the same time tue
finals In the basketball tournament
will oe played at the Star basketball
hall.
Ate O'Clock Friday morning, March
3. the first general session OF the
Association will take place. Hon.
H.P. F'arrelley of Chanute Will give
the address Of welcome, and to this
address Supt. A. L. Bell OF Ottawa
will respond on behalf OF the teachers.
This will be followed by the Presi-
dents address by Supt. II, d. Ramsey
who is president of the Association.
At the close of this address, Pres.
Guy Potter Benton, of Oxford, o.
will deliver an address on standards
in Education" The morning session
will be closed 10y the debate on scnool
consolidation, in which the Affirmative
will be presented by Supt. q 5.
Risdon of Independence aud Prln'
John Hughes of Fort Scott, and the
negative by Prof. G. W. Trout OF
Pittsburg, and Supt. l.. A. Guthridge
of Galena.
At 200 Friday afternoon E1wiD
Markham will give a half-hours
reading from his poems at the
Hetrick theatre.
At 2:3O p. 10. Friday the DEPART
M ental meetings will take place.
These are as follows: High School
Department, Prin. W. H. Carothers,
OF lola, chairman; Graded Schooi
Department, Supt. 0. +. Gruho, OF
Neodesha, chairman; Primary School
Department, Miss Carrie Clotfetter,
of Cherryvale, chairman; and the
Rural School Department, Miss Emma
Skinner, county superintendent OF
johnson county, chairman. Eich OF
the departmental meetings will offer
a program which will be OF interest to
those most concerned 10 the work of
that particular department. Among
the speakers who will assist in the
departmental programs are: Pres.
Waters of the State Agricultural
College, Prof. Bowen OF the State
Manual Training Normal School,
Miss Van Amburgh OF Kansas City,