The Bourbon news., 1912-07-02
MANYEDUCA7ORS Mtti
KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL ASSC-
CATION HAVE GREAT GATH.
ERING IN LOUISVILLE.
Attendance Is Three Times mat OF
Previous Year-Mer1ber5hlP
Greatly Increased.

LOUISVILLE, ky.-1ne annual Injecting
of the Kentucky Educational Assocla-
ton was held in the First Christian
church in this city, the sessions lasting
two days. - 1t was by far the greatest
educational gathering ever held in
Kentucky and one of the greatest con-
ventions of school people ever held
south of the Ohio river. For weeks
the association, together with Kindred
organizations, have been urging
large attendance at this meeting and
were rewarded BY seeing more than
three times as many present than at
their last annual gathering.
The delegates listened to addresses
by DR.. P. P. ClaXton, United States
Commissioner of Education; Charles
F. Thwing, president of Western Re-
serve University; Newell Dwight
Hills, pastor of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn; David Starr Jordan, presi-
dent of Leland Stanford University,
and a great many of the educational
notables Of their own state.
The Last Day.
Louisville will get the convention of
the association every year. Following
the vote on the permanent head
quarters, a committee composed of r.
II. Whittinghill, J. A. Carnagy and G..
II. Money was appointed to change the
constitution and bylaws to conform to
the action Of the convention.
The association more than trebled
its membership during the last year,
according to the report of Secretary
Vinson The membership has reached
total of 3,1S4. The treasurer, G.. Fl.
Money, reported enough money in the
treasury to pay the expenses Of the
meeting and have some left over.
The Bosworth road amendment to
the State Constitution, providing for
the working of convicts on the public
highways, was indorsed> unanimously,
and the association members were in
structed to aid in having it put
through. In addition to indorsing this
amendment a committee, composed OF
Miss Matte Reed, of JefferSOntOWn;
H. H. Cherry, of Bowling Green, and
B. M. Holbrook, Of Morehead, was ap-
pointed to aid a committee from the
State tuberculosis Commission in
stamping out the white plague.
Union Wins Prize.
The John B. McFerran prize of $50
in gold to the county having the
largest aggregate mileage was won by
Tpin fu
attended the meeting, with an aggre-
gate mileage of SALT. 1t was an
nounced that Paducah, which had six
ty-fire school teachers, has the largest
| membership in the association, every
teacher belonging to the association.
The session, at which the officers for
1928 were elected, was attended by
a crowd that packed the immense au-
ditorium. Every seat in the gallery
and on the main floor was filled, and
many stood in the rear of the audi
tOrium.
R. L. Mcfarland, superintendent of
the Owensboro schools, was elected
president. He was opposed by n. c,
Hammick, of Union county, and J. w
ireland, of Stanford.
/ Dudley H. Starns was elected first
vice-president without opposition when
Mrs. Stewart declined to run after be
| ing nominated.
! A. l.. Crabbe, of Paducah, was nom.
! mated for second vice-president, but
| the collegiate faction scored by elect
! ing Miss Kate M. Christian, Of LeXing
ton. Miss Christian is a graduate OF
| Columbia University, and has done
| good work in the Lexington schools.
No opposition was shown to the elec
ton of Miss Ella B. Shawneey, OF
Washington county, to the office Of
| third vice-president.
Thomas w. Vinson, of Frankfort
! was elected to the Office Of secretary
/ for the third consecutive three-yeal
! term.
Barksdale Hamlet, State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, o.
Frankfort, and H. H. Cherry, Bowling
| Green, were elected to the board o.
directors. They succeed J. w. Welch
of Henderson, and J. P. w. BrOuse, O.
! Somerset.
Badge For Mrs. Wilson.
While Second Vice President Gif
ford was presiding, the association
voted to give Mrs. Wilson a specia
badge in appreciation of her WOrl
during the year. The motion wa
made by Superintendent T. J. Coate
former president Of the association.
The first address of the mornin:
was delivered by F. c. Button, 0
Frankfort. He reviewed the presen
condition of rural schools and detailed
his plans for the future.
The teaching Of social ethics by tn
teachers was the topic of a talk b,
DR.. Elizabeth Campbell, of Cincinnati
O She discussed the family life O
the average American, speaking Of
as the greatest gift of civilization an
BLAZE AT DEFOE.