The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-06
PERSONAL NEWS AND NOTES
And Having Only to Do With School
Teachers IN Topeka This Week

and is still a member. a. II James A.
Ramsey. sanitary sergeant. He has
been continuous member Of the
association - yearR.
Chairman Henderson Martin, of the
boards OF education conference said.
1T looks as II we had a large number
OF the members Of the school boards
present. We adjourned the meeting
this morning to allow the members
to hear the general program In the
auditorium. The best thing about the
session Is. that I notice that the men
who have been hero before arc here
again to carry on the work Of this
conference"
Gov. George H. Hodges and State
superintendent w. D. Ross will speak
before the conference this afternoon.
Dr.. Lotus D. Coffman Of tho Uni
vers1ty OF Illinois will give his ad-
dress at the auditorium tonight at
1880 o'clock. His subject, The Three
Fold Function OF tho Public School
Work."
The state board of administration
has established headquarters for the
state schools in the rotunda Of the
state house. Fine pictures from all
the schools are established in each
place. tables and chairs and the en-
tire rotunda is decorated with cut
flowers. laurel ropes and the national
coiors Tor the occasion. Teachers
from all over the state are using it
TO get acquainted with each other and
the people in the schools.
Professor Willis Kerr, librarian of
the State Normal School. came in last
evening to attend the convention. This
morning one hundred teachers from
the Normal school came in on the
Normal special over the Santa Fe.
VHYne a~A
ers from the College Of Emporia and
from points along the line Mr.. Kerr
Is director of publicity Of the Amerf-
can Library association.
Superintendent Nathan T. veatch
brought all Of his teachers but one
ana that one sick abed. His delera-
non came In over the Atchison branch
OF the Santa Fe and when the train
reached Valley Falls one hundred
tnlrty eignt teachers were standing in
the a1sles OF the various coaches.
Superintendent e. A. Arm.tro,. -.
F1ttsDurg, with twenty-four teachers
ana eight ward principals, arrived
TINS morning to attend the convention.
frlnc1pai ]. L. Hutchinson of the
Pittsburg high school accomnanie7
the delegation. The Pittsburr teach
ers and the Normal Training Teachers
came In on a special over the Frisco
and Rock Island.
superintendent Frank p Smith. of Law
renee: n an address before -the 0itys ~
peon pean'enasnts' aaaS i, Round Table thfs AFTER
To do tbs. there should be an ever n pn WiSen.
y; ing and extending elective course There
y We TOO 1,,,at mHon nj foEmnl desk and room work
Ks, Iop on some of our frflls, vitalixe and
intensity our processes, co-ordinate and
correiate our work. and train the whole
child"
Miss Frances Riggs, principal of the
Century school at Emporia. Miss Lois
Harger. of the Concordia high school
and Miss Alice Linley of the Atchi.on
schools are guests of Mrs. Frank p.
MacLennan at 1913 Topeka avenue.
Superintendent r. L. Rust Of washtr1-
ton county brought fifty Of his teache9z
to the convention this morning.
Chancellor Frank Strong of Kansas
fac,,,er n,Tersty ,,s said; a large number Of our
convention. The university Is ALWAYS eiad
to encourage these meetings which mean
SO much to the teachers Of Kansas pro
fessionally"
Superintendent L. p. Lowther of EN-
poria. chairman Of the association or
teachers Of English. said. II have never
ter of teaching English in ali grades. Dr.
Alphonso Smith Of the University Of Vir-
gfnia is one Of the most eloquent speakers
T. We have In In the field Of literature and
glad to hear him."
NY candid opinion is said Chairman
that we have never had an enrolment
thousand"
Treasurer 8. NJ. Nees. when seen at
noon. said. "It is impossible to give the
exact number enrolled but the number
is approximately four Thousand and more
are coming in every hour"
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