The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-03-11
Teachers Association
WARD COMMITTEE.

The long looked for event, the COM
ing to our city of the Teachers Asso-
citation, is over and was a complete sue
cess. The weather was grand, a May
day picnic, snd over 400 visitors saw
our schools and city, as our business
men were elaborate in their decoration,
and homes thrown open for their free
entertainment. Prof. Beach doing fine
in finding aceommo 1ations and had the
room for 100 more The Methodists
sat tables in their dining hall and serv-
ed HOO fire meals at % cents. The
Commercial Club Members turred out
we'll to greet and look after the guests
and the whole affair so successful that
they decided TO COME AGAIN NEXT
YEAR.
All enrolled as members, nearly 100
more than at Russell last year. The
Thursday night from the east md the
Friday morning from the west brought
crowds. Many were there to meet the
friends. Others taken to the Essex
Club rooms and assigned to homes.
The morning was devoted to enroll
ment and greetings of friends
In the afternoon came the contests
and the Auditorium was packed.
First came the DeclamatorY contest
interspeTc9d with the musical coz tes-
tants, each county furnishing a sp'ak-
er, and Miss Edna Eberiy of Russell
won by a beautiful recitation The
Heart of Old HlckerY'' and it was "a
peach" Miss Luverne Hirkle of Wa
keeney won second by reciting in a
dramatic manner can Arena Scene
from Quo Vadis'.
In the Musical contest Oskley and
Sharon Springs schools sent th-ir or
chestra, bo b d fine, Oakley playing
ga day in the Cotton Field, and Sha-
ron Springs won by playing fSweet-
brier Overture.
TIE Ladies quartette of the Ellis
High school captured the prize with
their Greeting Waltz
In the Piano Solo Miss Claudio Morris
of Oakley won first, and Miss label
Savage of Russell second In playing
lovely '"The Chromatic Waltz.
In,the Instrumental Duet Misses Clau
dia Morris and Cecil Harris won by
playing 'fOn Blonm1ag Meadows
Then came the fighting Spelling con-
test and IA entered, two from each Of
the counties. Kept outside the room
each entered and spelled 10 words, the
same words, the loser dropping out.
This was Kept up until Donald Newell
Of Wallace county won first prize Of
81, so, Florence Shirley of Cove End.
the $5 and Addia Mixer of the Ellis
school Sd, The 81, 80. 1t wss a royal
fight the three winners seeming to
know every general word in the die
tionary and going down exhausted at
supper time
As Hays had the convention our city
schools made no entry in the contests,
Our Co. Superintendent, Mr.. Kuhn,
was honored as C airmzn OF the Nom
mating committee and tn IL re .onmen-
dation of the officers the coming ye r:
President, Prof Sherwood, Ellsworth
Vice Pres. Prof. Irwin of Oakley
Treasurer Prof. M. c. Martin of Ellis
Secretary Miss Emily Dite of Trego
Executive committee: Prof. Smith of
Sharon Springs, Prof. Turner of Hays,
Prof Chas. Wilson of GrinnelI
which were unanimously approved by
the Al members, and the motion to
meet again next year AT HAYS went |
thro' unanimous with a cheer.
Logan cou 1ty, where. Mrs Smith is |
county superintendent, captured the |
Attendance barner.
Saturday morning Ralph Parlette,, !
and In the evening Frank Dixon deiiv- |
cred lectures before the teachers. The |
afternoon the teachers held meeting on |
school work.
The crowd staid to hear the Saturday |
night lecture and were entertained at |
the Essex Club until the departure of !
their trains at IL and 2:I5 o'c'ock, a |
tired but 3 happy cro8 d.
There seems to be but one disap-
pointed man in our city over the event. |
With hur dreds of pretty teachers of a
marriagable age in the crowd no a |
solitary young man came tn the Pro
bate Judge for pc, mission to take
teacher home as his wife.