Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-25

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Notes From the State Conventions Of
/ County SuPerintendents at Manhat-
tan, ksnsas
Sixty superintendents out of the
one hundred five in the state answer
ed to the roll call before close of con-
vention. Last year seyenty-tive we're
present. Campaigning doubtless
is responsible for this difference.
However there was more interest
and enthusiasm manifest than ever
before. State Superintendent Ross
presided over the meeting in his us
ual pleasing manner encouraging
each one to take part in the discus
siOns of the different phases of school
supervision and every body cheerfuliy
responded. The following papers al
so created interested and spirited
discussions:
school Credit for Home Work"
"a Rational and Permanent Plan
of Certificaion"
New Institute Law"
]
Schools
Organized Games. for Country
Schools
Needed Modification of Common
School Diploma Law
Normal Training Certificate Re
quirnents''
1.-THE School as Community Cen
| ter"
i "The Community Welfare Club
i The meeting had the privilege of
hearing DIR. Henry Suzzallo of the
H Teachers College, Columbia Univer-
4 pictured in masterful way the
weakness and evils of society and
1 gave suggestions for remedy. He
said in closing: 1.-THE politicians
motto, Every man has his price is
true because of existing conditions.
H Competition is SO fierce in the politi
cal field and such great pressure is
made to- bear upon men in npublic life
that only exceptional characters, like
Lincoln, can resist the force. Make
conditions such that no one will be
! placed in position where he cannot
stand on his own feet and that motto
1 will no longer, be true anywhere. A
socialistic idea truly but at present
/ just a dream or vision of the far
| future. At present there is but one
place where conditions are such as to
compel all to do the right and that is
the penitentiary. Our teachers must
solve this problem. Each child must
receive the training suited to his
needs and his nature. The world is
kind. 1t has a place for everybody.
1t is the business of the school to
find the place and prepare each indi-
vidual to do it well.
The Agricultural College did every
thing possible to make the stay there
enjoyed as we'll as profitable. Cars
were provided for trips over the city
and surrounding country. o yes,
there is difference between the ride
in a six thousand. machine over paved
streets and the ride in Ford" over
rough prairie pasture land but some
how we like the iolts and are just as
happy in a Ford at home.
o
Superintendent Ross announced
that the Course of Study for the city
and for the country schools were be-
ing revised and would be ready for
distribution the first week in Septem-
ber.
Miss Anna e. Arnold, the Demo-
cratic candidate for State Superin-
tendent, was present shaking hands
with the voters. Miss Arnold's Civil
Government and United States
History have been adopted for our
scheals by the State Board of Educa-
tion.
In listening to the reports of scheol
work from the different counties of
the state twas easy to see why
satisfactory school laws were so easy
to obtain. A law that would meet
the needs of our western counties as
well as the needs of the wealthy and