Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-17

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Der l6. at . a. m The meeting was
opened by repeating in concert the
Lords Prayer after which Miss Ows-
lev sang two beautiful solos Mad
ame Butterfly" and "Ecstacy' MISS
Owsleys pleasing manner and sweet
voice is always a delight TO her near
ers.
After the regular business the
Primary intermediate and hlgh
school sections repaired TO their re-
spectiye rooms TO discuss the gen
eral theme OF the day. "Mathemat-
les as applied to their respective
grades Many interesting discussions
I'm regard 20 method was made ny
Nessrs Pace. Gilley. Seymour ana
Collier. also by Misses Walden ana
Kimbrough. Miss O'keetfo gave
very instructive lessons In drawing
and writing The professional study
directed hv Miss Vera Young was
very instructive and helpful
Afternoon the Institute had the
pleasure Of hearing one OF the Vests
most popular instructors. T. g. NJ
len of The Northwest Texas Normal
COLLEGE on "Thc Conference FOR I'd
vocation
ur Allen was Invited hy Mr. Lee
Clark. president OF the organization
10 address the institutes held n AM
atilo Canadian Pampa and Panhan'
de ON this the most important WORK
I'm education u Texas Tho Confer
euco OF Education
The following are some or me
statements made hy Mr. Allen
The conference was organized vi
1907 with Clarence Ousley OF
Fort Worth IS president us pur-
nose was intended 70 embrace an
classes In and out OF schooi VINO DC
lieye that education is the ereates'
thing I'm III. that educated citilenshlp
Is tho foundation of republic. III
forwarding the interest OF educa-
,iop we forward the interest OF eV-
cry line Of business. Nothing Is
nut forward by the conference uht''
after comforting OF all classes AZ
70 It's ACCESSIBILITY. II Is non-politieal
non-soctarian. non-class II Is con,
ference for education In Texas anu
Tovos alone and yet its influence
reaches further; other states pas'
their movements on Texas CONFER
euce
schools progress 90 Texas ms iast
as NO cgp convince voters OF an
classes Of the merit Of the proposed
advances People in Texas are VIII
ing TO move schools forward "heh
NOV arc convinced. Convince Vo-
ter that a movement is for the bet
torment OF his child, and he Will sup
mort II. Anything effectng a "iue
,erritory must be reached through
organization.
Things accomplished by the con
ference OF education. The poiicy Is
10 mt forward only a few things AZ
time and then only such things as
IL ls nossible or easy 20 convince the
pcople OF the need Of at any partieu-
| lar time. First effort to secure oe'-
ter supervision OF schools ana more
money They have tried for longer
forms and better houses They help
ed create the interest in Texas Legs
lature in schools; secured submis-
sion OF needed amendments 70 con
stitutlon Prior 10 1908 any school
distric, had 10 have two-thirds ma
iorify vote 10 levy taxes In 'oN
This was changed TO a simple major
itv IN some districts. Cities must
s,m have two-thirds majority no"
a city. may build race tracks Jams
marks etc. by a simple majority hui
for education cities must carry Two
thirds majority TO build schoo'
bopse When this amendment was
carried nine we're on the ballot ana
rho school was the only one carried
wbvo The conference for Education
spent s1O,0 enlightening the PEG
\ ME on the amendment.
Among other things accomplished
are establishing rural high schools
the removal OF normal schools IRON
the realms OF politics the six year
term OF office for boards OF contro
OF state institutions.
The next work: Tho uniform
support Of the state Higher inst'u
tions OF Learning by a special tax
the removal Of the 30 cent limit o.
taxation on any district; the taxa
ton an cities for school purposes by
n majority vote: the better organiza
ton Of county schools by county sn
porintonden's.
Through efforts OF The conference
the state OF Texas had been able th'
last year 20 build two school house
for every working day OF the year
valued at $4,000 each.
Mr.. Allen began to teach 3 year
ago In Kentucky az o salary OF us.
80 per month. payable In a lump sun
% $3.50 az the end OF the flitl
month. In 1907 the average saiar,
was So now the average salary ,
s7s. So 'he salary OF teachers
rising through the conference Of go
| ucafion as VOL as tho many benefit
Of the. vast number o. children !
this vast state