The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-04-25
Ky. Educational Association.

fails to attend the coming meeting
of the Kentucky Educational Asso-
citation at Louisville viii miss a
splendid opportunity for improve
ment in his chosen profession. Moth
ing which could help to make the,
occasion profitable to the visitors
will be omitted from the programme
The small expense necessary will be
compensated for by 4-fold harvest
Of mental gain. The NEWS urges
every teacher to attend the meeting,
even If going involves personal sac
rifice. Look at the programme and
see what you will miss If you fail
to attend.
As an additional feature of the
annual convention of the Kentucky
Educational Association in Louisville,
April 80 to May 8, an education
al speciap may be run to Mammoth
Cave For some time officers Of the
association have had the matter up
with railroad Officials.
Secretary I. W. vlnso1 has Just
been notified that. Ii sufficient
number of persons to make
the trip rate of S? ~ both, ways
Twill be given. If the g9ecial issrun
to the cave it will be at coon Sal,
Iurday, in all probability, as srssi-
Ident Mcfarland and other officsrs
do not wish festive features to in
lterfere with the regular programme
any more than necessary.
Friday afternoon and evening,
May 2, the teachers and education
al leaders who will be in the city.
have agreed to accept the hospitality
of the Louisville Convention and
Publicity League. Otherwise they
will have their entire time taken up
from Wednesday to Saturday at moor
considering problems of educational
development. Delegates wishing to
visit the cave will have ample time
at the, close Of the, convention, as
the railway tickets will have five
day limit, it has been announced.
From the time Of the delivery OF
the annual address Of President Nc
Farland at the opening session We'd
nesday afternoon alone there will be
eleven departmental meetings.
| ! These departmental meetings will
be for school trustees, for city su-
lperintendents and school boards, for
high schools, for languages, for
mathematics and science, for child
study. for music, for history and
ciyics, for home economics, for COM
mercial education, for agriculture
and horticulture.
With the exception of Friday ses-
sions also will be held each evening
when there will be addresses by ed
ucators of such wide repute as DR..
William L. Bryan, president of In
diana University. and DR.. Frank w.
Gunsaulus, president of the Armour
Institute Of Technology.
The programme bears testimony
of the more practical tendencies OF
educational development in Kentucky
One cannot help noting remark
able change since the days when the
three R's"-readin.' 'ritin' and
srithmetic"- held almost complete
sway. s
n For example. one will have oppor-
tunity to hear Col. Henry NJ. Exall.
a Texas business man, tell how an
entire State is learning to grow bet
ter crops; to learn how a practical
kentucky horticulturist is accomp-
fishing great things in fruit-grow-
ing way; how girls are learning to
become good housewives; to make
their own hats; to do their own
sewing and cooking: how boys are
learning to become good farmers
and mechanics and business men.
instead of receiving training PLAN
ned principally to fit them for en-
trance to institutions Of .higher
learning and professional careers.
Not only that, but more emphasis
Is to be laid ON problems OF school
administration. For the first time
in the history of the State school
trustees will meet, organize and dis
cuss problems that confront them.
as well as superintendents and