The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-03-08

he had an engagement at Fowler and
had TO take the early morning train.
AT the close Of Prof. Parsons address,
the photographer was on hand to
snap the crowd" after which the
teachers were shown the laboratory
and domestic science departments Of
the Liberal High school.
The graded and rural division dealt
with the problems Of the graded and
rural schools.
Saturday afternoons program con-
tanned paper on Practical Compost
tion, thing much needed in the
average school, Prof. Rathburn's
handling Of the subject showed care
full study and observation and empha-
sized the great need of thought get.
ting and expressing.
George Green, principal of one or
Beaver county'S progressive CONSOLE
dated schools, told OF its management
and success.
U, W. Kent, an ex-ball player of
local fame, gave a fine talk on the
many physical advantages of various
athletic sports which can be played
In rural schools
Ernest Fulton divided the laggards
into three clrsSes those who lack
mental ability to keep up with nor
NAL children, those having some ply
steal defects and those who can but
wont. He spoke of various methods
dealing with them.
Prof. Rlndom gave an excellent
talk on Efficiency of the Rural and
Graded Schools. lie agrees with Stats
Supt, Fairchild that both these
schools should turn out better work
especially the rural schools.
Sociology as science was learnedly
discussed by Prof Powers who has
made this theory iavorite study. He
declared that the social unrest, typlc-
al of the past few years could not be
settled by Utopion dreams but only
by rational trend OF thoughtful
growth.
An unavoidable accident prevented
Stpt, Black fiom illustrating his lee
ture on Modern Educational Progress
The lecture itself was masterpiece
and from the depths OF his innermost
life he called forth facts, figures and
illustrations to plead for the work
to which he Is dedicated, The max
Ing of men and women worth while
Here's hoping we may hear the lee.
ture again after the pictures have ar
rived.
Saturday evenings program was
filed by lecture on History OF Eng.
fish, The Language Of a Conquering
People by r. H. Richie. Seldom do
we of The west get such treat. With
mastery skill he led us backward In
to the dim ages OF Aryan rule; east
ward with branch OF Its people into
India; across the Helespont with an
other to build ancient Greece; with
still another into Italy to found the
Latin race; nOrthward with the war
llka ones whose camp became the
TeutOnic empire. Showing how each
came into deadly contact with the
deadly contract with the others at
many times and places, shaking and
making the worlds history. Con.
trasting the effect Of wind and sea
breeze, mountain and plain, art and
war, love and hate, on the vocal chords
OF the people whose daily lives were
spent among the environments of ma
ture and primitive emotions. Bid
ding US remember that from the
world despiSed Sons Of A braham came
our greatest single contribution, the
story OF Gods chosen people and the
Christian whose religion all the Eng
fish speaking nations profess earnestly
he pleaded with US to study the story
OF our words before we commerclallz.
ed their romance, weakened their
tragedy or marred their beauty by
careless usage.
The last musical selections were
rendered by the Male Quartette COM
posed of Messrs. Millman, Heating,
Scandrett and j. N. Evans.
The meeting being such success,
the teachers made sure OF its repeti-
tiOn by eifecting a permanent organi.
cation with John E. Swain or Beaver
President, NeUtie B. Lynch Of Guy
mon, Secretary; and the county Sutp
OF the different counties on executive
committee to make arrangements for
an annual meeting and program.
The clerk Of the weather perpreta-
ted another of his practical jokes
Saturday night and heaped the plains
with wet drifts Of snow, stranding
the teachers In Liberal and various
points between Liberal and their
homes thereby giving the majority
of the schools in Seward, Beaver and
Texas counties an iddehnite vacation.