The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-02

of teachers that I have seen any
where
Arkansas City is certainly breaking
the record in encouraging its teach
erS to attend the coming State Teach
ers' association. The board of educa-
ton has dismissed schools for the
meeting, has allowed the teachers
their full time in attending the meet
ing. has allowed the teachers their
full pay during the meeting, and has
offered to pay five dollars extra to
every teacher who attends the Topeka
meeting. Superintendent Bender says
he expects from twenty to twenty-five
to attend from Arkansas City.
Superintendent J. A. Shoemaker of
AtchisOn says: Last year we had
county at the state meeting, and am
sure the delegation this year will be
as large, if Lot larger. The program
looks goods to me-"
Principal W. H. Caruthers of Leav-
enworth, Kansas, says: "At the meet
ing of the teachers of Leavenworth
last Saturday, it was agreed that we
would attend the teachers association
in a body. The program looks good
and if the weather is fine we will un-
doubtedly have a record breaker this
year"
Superintendent $, P. Roland of
unusually good for large attendance
of teachers from Reno county. The
features of the program relating to the
work OF the common schools appeals
strongly to our teachers. number
of school board members have already
expressed their intention of attending
the board of education conference"
superintendent R. M. Elan of An
thony says: Although Harper coun-
ty is about two hundred miles from
the place of the state teachers meet
ing, yet there will be good delega-
ton from this county"
i Il dr
of Mankato, member of the state
board of education, says, Every Man
kato teacher will attend the State
Teachers association. Jewell county
will send the largest delegation ever
sent from this county. The program
is certainly a 'hummer'-no teacher
can afford to miss it
County Superintendent Nettie w.
Barber of Phillipsburg says, "A num-
Der will go from this county, perhaps
twenty. and hope more"
Superintendent Jennie B. Momeyer
of Great Bend says, Il am very much
pleased with the program and expect
1t to appeal to my teachers"
superintendent w. o. Steen of Abb
lene says, ct am quite sure that we
shall have fifty teachers from this
county if the weather remains good
for the meeting"
Superintendent NJ. E. Moore of
Lawrence says, "All of our teachers
tom. We will be in Topeka for the |
first session"
superintendent John F. Hughes of
Chanute says, "a large delegation of |
our teachers will attend"
Superintendent G. H. Oman of Gar
net will bring his entire force of |
eighteen teachers to Topeka the morn
ing of November Z.
uoerintendent Geo. E. Edgecomb |
of Mcpherson says, I'VE expect to
bring sixty teachers from this
county"
Superintendent Mary E. Todd. Lib
eral says, ct would like to have a
splendid attendance at this, our last
meeting under Superintendent Fair
child as an ovation to him as presf-
dent of the National Education asso-
citation.
Superintendent Geo. E. Rose of
Rosedale says, There are forty-four
of us, and we all expect to attend
Superintendent Nathan T. Veatch,
Atchison, says, UNLESS sickness or
unusual occurs to interfere,
all of my teachers, sixty-one, will at
tend the coming State Teachers asso-
citation meeting. The president of our
board of education. Mr.. H. H. Hack
ney. will also attend the meeting"
superintendent J. o. Hall of Hutch
inson says, "a very considerable num-
Der of our teachers are planning to at
tend the association. I hope we shall
superintendent Hannah K. Wetzig
of Riley county, Manhattan, says,
Riley county is back of President
Waters and the association to a
teacher. have talked with many
of my teachers personally, and prac-
ticaIly all who can possibly go will
I feel that the program is
helpful to rural teachers
Superintendent H. D. Ramsey of
Fort Scott says, I'VE expect to take
a large delegation to the state meet
ing"
superintendent D. c. Porter of Con-
Cordia, says: Our school board has
dismissed school for three days. Our
teachers will all come to the state
meeting and the school board is in
lending to send a representative to the
state meeting"
superintendent H. H. Van Fleet of
Holton, says that the board granted
the teachers of Holton a two days'i
cave of absence and that all his teach
ars. twenty-five in number, will be
there.
superintendent A. H. Speer, of Hor-
ON, has enrolled Is teachers for the
State Teachers association, and he will
bring his entire delegation.
superintendent Slopansky of Repub-
ic county, reports that many of the
school boards of his county have al
-eady granted the teachers leaves of ,
absence on full pay and he will bring
arge delegation to Topeka.
superintendent John f. Eby of (
Shawnee county says: "Of course all |
ny teachers viii be there, and they |