The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

the association 26 years ago, down to
the honored chancellor of our state I'M
iVersity, every grade of rank and at
tainnent was shown. The warm APP
tic expressions Of appreciation midi
Gated mat President Pearson had ma Re
a happy hit in this innovation.
The Topeka city teachers have dec
Grated the manual training building
beautifully and haze made Complete
arrangements to receive visiting teach
ers each afternoon. The city teachers
have provided light refreshments and
representatives of the women's clubs of
he city are present each afternoon
to allow the city teachers to attend
the sessions. Every out of town teach
the hospitable cheer Of the Topeka
Teachers and Women's club.
1t was a curious thing at the Thurs
day evening session at the Auditorium
to note that while the people on the
lower floor were quite comfortable,
hundreds of Eddy recital programs
were used as fans in the balcony.
T. c. Conman, the happy. good ma
tured county superintendent is here:
Watch Coffman- He is a big man ana
some of these days when Mr.. Falrcnilu
is tired of his job he will be formlo-
able candidate for state superintend-
ent.
DR.. Calvin Kendall, commissioner of
education, state of New Jersey, VINO
gave the address at the Thursday
evening session, has the distinction Of
being one of three of the highest
salaried educators in the United states
He draws an annual salary OF $lO,OOV.
n the InuCn
married, was one of those who attend
ed the Thursday evening session OF the
state teachers meeting. he attehos
the meetings every year in fact. He is
entertaining some of the teachers at
his house.
John Macdonald. one of the ex-
presidents of the Kansas State Teach
ers' association and editor of the West
ern School Journal, has been inter
estcd in educational work in Kansas
AZ years He has been a member OF
the state association for nearly 40
years.
President Smith of Kansas Wes-
leyan. Salina, has the build of Abra-
ham Lincoln. He is about six feet ana
six inches tall.
A boy should not ask his papa for
penny when company is present, ac-
cording to Miss Margaret Lennon,
principal of the Mckinley school OF ST
Paul, who spoke at the ward prlncl-
pals round table Miss Lennon dls-
cussed the topic of moral and clinical
training She has worked out COM
plete system, a part of which she gave
the teachers in a most fascinating
manner. How to get boys and girls to
be polite, honest, sweet tempered
thoughtful and kind was her theme.
Mr.. John E Gunckel gave another of
n is WI 81 al addresses
boys. His nineteen years of expert
ence with the boys of the street has
taught him how boys ought to spend
their play time. This he told the
teachers.
Mrs A d. Poindexter, president of
the Mothers club of the Longfellow
school, Kansas City, discussed School
DR.. ]. r. Jewell, of Emporia, who
was last year vice president Of the
stale association, this morning ex-
pressed his appreciation of the general
excellence Of this years program and
also of the welI-matured plans for
handling expeditiously the affairs of the
association. THE executive commit
tee have done We'll" he said, lin dis
pensing with a large number of talks
and discussions from our own people,
and in substituting fer that more prom
lnent speakers from outside kansas
We can talk to one another in our dis
trict conventions; yesterday and today
we have been hearing the best from the
state associations of a dozen other
states
The Kansas School Magazine, a new
pa Fer published in the interest of teach
ers' Will make its appearance from En-
poria January L Among the ccntriru-
tors to the first number are William
Allen White, Norman Triplett, Fiske
Allen, Josiah Main, George z. Myers,
f. B. Mathews and A Morrow Stowe.
It is being advertised among the teach
ers.
Departmental Work in the Grades
was the theme for discussion at the
city superitEedents round table. Su-
peritendent Calvin Kendall, of New
Jersey, gave another of his clear-cut,
ringing addresses setting forth clearly
the greater efficiency due to better or
ganization and to division of labor which /
permits specialists to teach each