The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-11-28

place of meeting.
The best and the greatest in the
history OF the association" is the
comment heard everywhere on the
streets and about the Hobbies of the
hotels in reference to the great meet
ing of the South Dakota teachers now
in progress in this city. And it is
great meeting, great in attendance,
great in programme, and great in in
terest. Already the enrolment has
reached 1900. That is 600 more than
the enrolment of amy previous year,
and there is rejoicing over the fact
The meetings OF the various de-
partments We're held in different
buildings yesterday forenoon. Many
of these We're most helpful and in
teresting. Some live men discussed
living issues in the educational world.
Every department. was We'll attended
and considerable enthusiasm display
ed in the work 1t is safe to predict
that the sessions of these various de
partments Will result in higher eff
lciency in the school room.
At O'Clock in the afternoon the
Gale theatre was packed With the
hundreds of teachers and their
friends 1t was a good natured, happy,
enthusiastic audience that greeted
DR. Nash when he arose to call the
meeting TO order. After a song by the
high school glee club the election OF
officers for the ensuing year took
place Nominations for president We're
first made: Dr. III. Is. Warren. pre-
sident of Yankton College, placed in
nomination Supt. j. J. Jones, Jr., OF
Faulllton. Rev w. M Mair OF Nit
chell placed in nomination Dean e. G..
Ferisho OF Nermillion. J. v T. Muir
phy of the Platte schools was nomln-
ated for treasurer, and DeadWood,
Sioux Falls and Aberdeen invited the
association to meet next year at these
respective places The association vot-
ed Perisho president after Supt. Jon
es very magnanimously withdrew his
own name in the deans favor. Sioux
= Falls was chosen the place of neNt
. meeting.
;, Constitution Read.
Miss Ada Tilley rendered two beau
9 tful solos that We're much appreciat
: ed by the audience. The committee on
. the revision of the constitution made
:, its report. Prof G. NJ. Smith OF the
! State university took the floor and
: read the constitution as prepared by
Z the committee, and at the conclusion
l. of the report the association adopted
4 ii as read No serious changes over
the old constitution have been made
After this Dean f. c. Perisho de
livered a strong address on schools
or Ships The dean made it very
clear to the audience that he was not
in sympathy with amy attempts AT the
enlargement of either the army OF
Il navy, and the figures that he produc
ed TO show the extravaganza OF wal
were astonishing Instead of spend
II ing so much money on ships and arm
les he would build agriculture
schools and experiment universitie:
where the young men and womer
could study the problems OF the da.
and fit themselves for the larSes
service for humanity. He said that h
it would not take a dollar of the pen
sion money from the old soldiers IL
" doing this. Rather than take any
G. thing from the veterans OF the cvi
=. war he would add something to hi
meager allowance. But he would sto
~ forever the objectionable waste o
os money for ships and armies, IN
speech was delivered with tremen
us GUS force, and maze ueep lIlples
nc sion on his auditors.
At the conclusion of the deans ad
dress Robert Perkins OF Sioux Fall
sang two solos that were greatly az
preciated Miss Helen Powers of Mil
chell favored the audience with
piano solo that pleased everyone. Th
N meeting then closed for the afte
noon.
\ptab1cS nj Gale.
I'D The audience that met in the the;
ter in the evening was doubtless OIL
of the most noted ever assembled
the state. 1t was gathering of. I'll
most distinguished men and wome
of the commonwealth and there wei
is distinguished educators from ou
ito side the state. The building was pacl
70 ed TO overflowing. 1t was an inspir
tion to look into the faces of the III
ep- mense gathering, and nothing ev
eep surpassed it in the city of Mitche
es- There were more than a hundrt
hat chairs on the large platform and thu
her were all occupied. In the front ro
5 a there was a number of men seldo
a seen together, including college pr
yor sidents, professors from universitit
to two governors Select besides a poll
in clan or two. Ii was an audience
learning and culture and great di