The Bourbon news., 1912-07-05
MANY meet
KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL 1850
CITATION HAVE GREAT GATH
ERING IN LOUISVILLE.
Attendance Is Three Times That Of
Previous Year-Membershi
Greatly Increased.

of the Kentucky Educational Associa,
tion 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 a
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, ]. A. Carnagy and G.
H. 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,
Vinson. The membership has reached
total of 1884. The treasurer, G. H.
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
3. NJ. 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
Union county. Forty-three teachers
attended the meeting, with an aggre.
gate mileage of 9,417. 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 fol
1928 were elected, was attended by
a crowd that packed the immense an.
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 NJ. Christian, of Lexing
ton. Miss Christian is a graduate OF
I 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, Of
Frankfort, and H. H. Cherry, Bowling
directors. They succeed ]. 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 work
during the year. The motion was
made by Superintendent T. j. Coate
| former president of the association.
The first address of the morning
was delivered by F. C.. Button, Of
Frankfort. He reviewed the present
condition of rural schools and detailed
his plans for the future
The teaching of social ethics by the
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 i
as the greatest gift of civilization anC
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