The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-05
COMING IN TODAY.

CONTINUED from Psxe One.1
The artists engaged are Charles w.
Clark. baritone. and Miss Frances In
gram, coEtralto.
Changes in Constitution.
The proposed radical changes in the
constitution of the association have
created intense interest among the
members. Their adoption will come up
for consideration Friday morning at the
general session The work OF revision
was put into the hands of a committee
under M. e. Pearson. superintendent Of
schools at Kansas City, Kan.
Copies of the proposed constitution
have been printed and scattered broad
cast. The committee has invited criti-
ciSms and constructive comments. AS
q result educators from all over the
state have written in their suggestions
and these suggestions Will De emoooieo
in the final constitution as proposed.
The constitution as revised by the
committee calls for paid secretary
with headquarters in the state house.
The formation Of a state educational
council is another item of importance.
A Woman as President?
Unusual interest will be attached to
the question of a president for the
coming year. There Is a general de-
indications are that there will be a
tight, for several prominent educators
among the women have been mentioned
for the place. Miss Lillian Scott OF
Baldwin, first vice president OF the as
ISOLATION. and whose candidacy was
pushed last year by friends. is expected
to be ''in the running" Then Superin-
tendent Anna E. Arnold of the Cotton
wood Falls schools, Is said to have a
powerful backing. County Superin-
tendent Hannah Wetxig of Riley cOun-
ty has also been mentioned. L. w.
Mayberry, superintendent OF city
schools at Wichita also has a large fol-
lowing.
Board of Education Section.
Perhaps no other feature of the
has awakened such wide
spread interest among teachers and
patrons as that of the board OF edu-
cation conference. In addition to the
opening address by Hon. Henderson
8. Martin chairman Of the confer
Ross and ex-Gov. E. w. Hoch OF Ma
rion will deliver addresses. Governor
Hodges will outline the problems OF
education. and will offer suggestions
to remedy present conditions. He has
some clearly defined ideas of educa-
tional reform and he Is going to give
to these ideas in his Gus
Governor Hoch of Marion will deliver
an address on. 1.-The State Board of
in which he will out
line the functions and scope OF work
of the board. The address by Supt.
w. D. Ross will define clearly what
Superintendent Ross regards as the
proper functions of a board of educa-
tion in the work OF public school de-
velopment.
Supplementary to the regular con-
ference, a series of round tables will
be held, in which such questions as
the following will be discussed:
'.IIave all the changes in our public
schools in the past rs years been Inn
prcvements?"
.IIas the rural school kept pace
with the city SCHOOL,"
Rural Schools Represented.
For the first time in the history OF
the Kansas State Teachers assOcfa-
ton, the rural schools have been as
signed a special department in that
body, with Superintendent Anna E.
Arnold of Cottonwood Falls as chair
man. The rural teachers of the state
hail this recognition with delight and
1t is likely that the First Presbyterian
church will be crowded to its fullest
capacity on Thursday afternoon OF
next week to hear the rural school
specialists who address that depart
ment.
All general sessions Of the meeting
will be held in the Auditorium. De-
partmental and round table meetings
will be held in churches and other
buildings Thursday and Friday after
Moons Only those who have paid
their membership fee will be admitted
to the sessions at the Auditorium.
Officers of the Kansas State Teach
ers' association are: w. 8. Heusner.
Salina, president; Lillian Scott, Bald
win, first vice president; Anna E.
Arnold, Cottonwood Falls second vice
president; Guy Warren. Smith Cen
ter, third vice president; L. d: White
more, Topeka, secretary: 8. M. Nees.
Independence. treasurer.
Chairmen OF Department Meetings.
College, Dean o. G. Markham. Bald
win; high school. Superintendent Guy
Warren, Smith Center; graded school.
Superintendent c. c. Brown. lola;
rural school. Superintendent Anna T.
Arnold, Cottonwood Falls: primary,
Professor Lillian Scott, Baldwin.
Chairmen of Round Tables.
Kindergarten, Professor Louise AL
der, Emporia; city superintendents.
superintendent D. C. Porter, Concor-
dia: high school. principals. "A. n.
Theroman. Topeka: ward princfpls,
Mrs. o. G. Eckstein. Wichita: history,
T. B. Morgan. Kansas City; physics
ana CHeHlSlIy, I1OACoSOA T.. IL. ~ A1e~A
ley, Lawrence: botany and zoology,
Dr.. o. p. Dellinger, Pittsburg; Eng
fish, Superintendent L. A. Lowther.
Emporia; Latin. Professor William L.
Holtz, Emporia; German. Professor J.
v. Cortelyou, Manhattan; manual
training, j. F. Kaho, Topeka: house
hold arts, DIR. Edna Day. Lawrence;
mathematics, r. s. Lawrence. Wich-
tia; education, Superintendent M. G.
Kirkpatrick. Frankfort: music, Pro-
fessor Frank A. Beach, Emporia;
drawing, Miss Alice S. Porter, Fort
Scott: commercial, H. T. Jett, To-
peka; county superintendents. Super
intendent o. NJ Chilcott. Mankato:
board Of education conference. H. s.
Martin, Marion.
The Program.
Following is the program for general