The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-07
Panhandle Educatic nal Asso-
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Inc Urtt hnnuhi hcshlOu VI Alt hh-
handle Educational Association was
held at Liberal. Kansas, February 20
and "a. 1912. Liberal entertained the
teachers royalty, and Texas county won
educa tional honors, as will be noticed
by the following proceedings furnished
by the official reporter:
Had the reporter been equipped with
a staff OF expert stenographers, a gross
OF blank phonograph records, and
moving picture gallery, the people OF
the short-grass counties might have
learned Just what their teachers did do
at Liberal, February 1924, but one
person and stub pencil caught only a
group Of sketches.
The impossible roads kept Walter
Kennedy, superintendent Of Cimarron
county and his teachers from being in
attendance. and for some unknown
cause Grant b. Crumbine, president Of
the Alva state normal, failed TO appear
and the program suffered thereby
There we're present r. II. Richie,
Chair OF Liberal Arts, Emporia state
normal; Supt. Black, Prof. Chas.
Laughton. Misses Lena Wright and
Marguerite Walters, OF the Panhandle
Institute, Good we'll, Oklahoma Coun-
ty Superintehdents Mary f. Todd,
Seward county. Kansas; John f.
Swain, Beaver county, Oklahoma;
Nettie b. Lynch, Texas county; City
Superintendents 20. Rindom, Liberal,
]. i. Bunyard, Beaver City; Phillip
Power, Guymon L. Z. Rathbun, Hook
er, and Oscar Munsie, Tyrone. besides
we had with us two high school in
spectors. J. A. Mathews Of Kansas and
A. G. Parsons OF Oklahoma, aud ninety
six enthusiastic teachers.
Mayor Nichols proifer OF the keys OF
the city was no mere formality but a
literal fact. as the citizens opened
their homes and entertained every Wis
iting teacher, and the ladies gave
reception at the city hall Friday night
serving sandwiches which would satisfy
real appetite. angel cake and cream
to tempt fickle one, and coffee which
would produce Persian dreams.
Liberal High School had organized
Glee Club for the occasion and its many
selections added much to the enjoy.
msnt Of every session. Prof. Laugh
tons violin seemed tuned to charm,
and Clyde Green's solos were a rare
treat.
The program OF the first session con-
tanned a symposium filled with many
things Of great interest, among which
was a paper prepared by the various
members OF the Woman's club and read
by the veteran OF education, Grandma
Lane, who deserves honorary member
ship in each and every educational
gathering OF the short-grass country
She was followed by Mrs. NJ. ]. Davis.
who spoke in no uncertain words AS to
''What TIE Teacher Expects Of the
Parents"
The Psychology Of Correct Reports,
by Chas. Dunlop, contained food for
serious business and moral thought
and a copy OF it should be pasted in
every school register
The trst of Miss Lena Wright's amut-
ing readings came during this session
and the association showed its appreci-
alton OF her talent by calling her at
every succeeding session.
iThe,prominent feature OF the second
sessf5h was TO be Hon. A. g. Parsons
address on Optimism in school affairs,
which promised so much that IL re-
quired considerable persuasion to in
duce his co-worker, Hon. J. II. Matth-
ews, to appear first. Teachers are ac-
customed to having their wishes re-
garded az law and so we heard both