The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-07-03
THE MEETING Of
STATE TEACHERS
At Louisville An lntere St
ing Occasion.
ATTENDANCE MUCH GREATER
Than At Any Previ0uSI Time
and Great Interest Was
Manifested.
TALKS BY NOTABLE PEOPLE

elected president of the Kentucky
Educational Association at the for.
ty-third annual convention of the
organization in the First Christian
church, Fourth and Breckenridge
streets, Louisville, Thursday morn
ing.
Dudley II. Starns. SupeIintend-
ent of Schools of Bath county, was
chosen first vice president, Miss
katherine Christian, of Lexington,
Ky. second vice president, and Miss
ella d. Shawney, OF Washington
county, third vice president.
T. W. Vinson, Of Frankfort, was
reelected secretary for his seventh
consecutive term. G. NJ. Money, of
Sheibyville, was chosen treasurer.
The other two members of the
Board Of Directors were named as
follows: J. Z. w. Brouse, of Som
erset. and J. W. Welch, Of Hender-
son.
The attendance Thursday was
larger than az any time since the
members We're called To order. The
actual enrolment is now 3,25I
members. or more than three times
the number AZ this time last year.
The Rev. Dr.. L. Y. Mullins. pres
ident of the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, had charge Of the
devotional exercises.
Actin upon a motion made by
Supt 7. 7. Coate. former president
of the Kentucky Educational Asso-
citation. the assembled delegates
decided by unanimous vote to pre-
sent to the president, Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewart, a badge of honor
as a token OF their appreciation of
her efficient and valued services
during the past year. II am taking
advantage of the presidents alb
sence," said Supt. Coate, after OBJ
tanning recognition of Second Vice
President Clifford, who was presid-
ing, ito place before the association !
a suggestion to recognize the great |
work which Mrs. Wilson has done
during the year just past" The |
motion was received with enthu-
siasm by the delegates. A committee |
composed of Supts. Coate, Reubens !
and Mcdaniel, was appointed by Mr..
Clifford to secure the badge.
The first address was delivered |
Thursday by F. c. Button, of
Frankfort, Second State Supervisor
of Rural Schools, on the subject.
"Our Schools, Our Children, Our
Industries Mr.. Button briefly re-
viewed the present condition of the
rural schools and detailed his plans
for the future. Let this be our
motto for the coming year" he con-
cluded, Every child in school, ev-
cry man at work, every woman on
guard"
The Teaching of Social Ethics"
was the subject of the next address,
by DR.. Elizabeth Campbell, of Gin
o. The speaker discussed
family life as the highest gift OF
the evolution Of this in
stitution, and the relation OF bio
logical study in schools to the ap-
probation of family life in its high
est sense.
At the conclusion of DR.. Camp
bells remarks The Song of the
composed for this meet
ing Of the Association by Miss Leila
+. Partridge, of the Eastern Ken
lucky Normal School, was read by
the author. Copies of the poem
were distributed among the mem
bers, and after the reading, it was
sung by the audience.
Following the song, Mrs. Edith
Smith Davis, of Wisconsin, superin-
tendent of department of scientific
Temperance instruction and investi-
cation, Worlds and National Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
ance to Education" Mrs. Davis
said that the public school is the
machine that is to make a temper
ate people of America and especial
ly is this necessary in the assmila-
ton of immigrants into the ma
tional life.
"The Value and Influence of
State Normal Schools" was the til
tie of the next paper, presented by
NJ. o. Winfrey, Superintendent of
Schools at Middlesboro;. NJ. A. Cas-
'idy, Superintendent of Schools at
lexington, spoke on "The Reorgan-
zation of Urban Education" Harry
/. Sommers, editor of the Eliza
,ethtown News, spoke on "The
'ress and the Public Schools"