The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-02-24
A GREAT MEETING FOR
The RURAL TEACHERS

Ooudliy luC IOuuliy tCoNDS' ohN
the teacher from the village or small
town feels but little interest in the
large district and state associations
for teachers. The reason for this is
that it is seldom that much is offered
at these programs in which the
country teachers interested. This.
however, can not be said of the
program offered at the South East
ern Teachers Association which
will meet at Chanute on March Z,
3 and a. Fol in planning for this
association meeting, the officers OF
the organization took especial pains
to plan a program, which while sat
isfying The needs of the city teachers,
and of superintendents aud princi-
pals, was of particular interest to the
teacher from the rural districts and
the small towns.
In the first place the program OF
the Association shows that not fewer
than four speakers of national repu-
tation have been secured for ad-
dresses before the Association:
Katherine Dopp, of the University
of Chicago, who is one of the lead
ing women educators of the country;
DR.. Geo. C.. Fort, who is known in
many states as lecturer of much
power; Guy Potter Benton, Oxford,
o., who was formerly Kansas
man, having been superintendent of
the Ft. Scott city schools, and later
a member of the faculty of Baker
University, now president of Miami
University, one of the largest schools
in Ohio; and Edwin Markham, of
New York City, the author of "The
Man With the Hoe and Other
POEMS" "L'ncoln and Other
Poems" and other books. Any one
of these great speakers should be a
sufficient reason for teachers de-
sire to attend the meeting, though
Benton and Markham will attract
more strongly than the others.
The debate, which will take place
at the general session Friday morn
ing, will be of especial interest to
all rural teachers. The subject for
this debate is; "Resolved, That the
rural schools of the state should be
reorganized on the basis of a single
school centrally located, in each
The affirmative of the
subject will be presented by two of
the ablest school men 10 the state,
Supt. c. S. Risdou of independence
and Prin. John Hughes of Fort
Scott. The negative will be argued
by two of the most prominent edu-
cators in the district, Prof. G. w.
Trout, Of the State Manual Train-
INC Normal School and Supt. l., A.
G Guthrldge of GaIena.
A third feature of the program,
and one that will appeal to all pro-
gressive country teachers, is the
rural school department Meeting on
Friday afternoon. The chief ad-
dress before this department will be
by Pres. H. J. Waters Of the State
College, who will speak
On "The Responsibility of the Rural
School" O;her subjects will be
presented before this are; "The re-
atlon of the Rural School to the
High School," educational Train
ng in the Rural Schools" and "The
of English in the Rural
Schools"
There is strong sentiment among
he district boards in favor of dis
missing school for March ? and 8
30 that the rural &achers may al
end this great meeting as well as the
city teachers. They feel that if the
eachers are permitted to attend the
Association, they will return TO their
work with new ideas and higher
deals.
Pittsburg, lola, Ft. Scott, Par
sons, Independence, Galena, Cher
.yvale, Chanute, Neodesha, Fre-
ionis, and practically every other
arge city IN the district have dis
missed for the Association, and it is
ime for the rural boards to fall into
me by dismissing the district
,chools for the occasion. The