The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-17
Men Of National Reputation
Will BE Here Nov. 1914.
THE CAPITAL CITY As HOST
Elaborate Arrangements Made
for Entertainment.
H. B. Wilson, Topeka, Head Of
Resolutions Committee.

The program for the fifty-second an
nual meeting Ut the Kansas state Teach-
ers' association, which is on the press
today, is more comprehensive than any
previous program published by the or
gapization. The association has made
rapid strides in the last two or three
years, and now with a paid secretary.
D. A. Ellsworth, Is in position to do
more effective work than ever. There
are nearly one hundred educators on
the program, many of whom are OF ma
tional reputation.
Topeka as host will do everything
possible for the comfort and entertain
ment of the teachers.
The teachers of the city schools will
provide check rooms, rest rooms, writ
ing rooms, and conference rooms Tor
the use of the visiting teachers in the
manual training high school building.
A committee of local teachers will be
on duty at all hours that the assoc1a-
ton is in session for the purpose Of
answering questions or serving the
needs of visiting teachers in any way.
Provision will be made also for serving
light refreshments.
Will Visit Washburn.
1t has been the custom of Washburn
college for several years to invite the
State Teachers association to make
themselves at home upon the college
campus. The invitation is extended
again this year.
The entertainment Thursday evening
by the Commercial club will be a pleas
ing feature.
E. F. Stanley. chairman Of the local
entertainment committee. Is already
receiving several letters daily from per-
sons who desire to have rooms reserved
for them.
H. b. Wilson. superintendent of To-
peka schools. today accepted the chair
manship of the most important COM
mittee of the association-that on reso-
lutions.
Associated with Superintendent Will
son will be: H. d. Ramsey, superin-
tendent, Fort Scott; ]. w. .Gowans, SUI
perintendent, Winfield; Annie G.
Crouch, county superintendent. Alma;
e. b. Allbaugh, principal, Clay Center;
o. ]. Sherwood, superintendent. Els
worth: E. Nevins, county superinten-
dent, Dodge City; L. w. Mayberry, SUI
perintendent, Wichita.
Speakers of Note.
Following are some of the leading
educators on the program and the
subjects upon which, they will speak:
b. Is. Bryan, president Colgate uni
versity. THE Meaning of YOUTH DIR.
e. G. Elliott. University of Wisconsin.
The Measure Of Merit of Teachers"
DR.. ]. w. A. Bowen, Atlanta, Ca,
Personality Teaching vs. Book Teach
ing" DR.. A. Holmes, Pennsylvania
State college, Dynamic Ideals;" Kath-
crime D. Blake president of the Assoc
citation of Women Principals of New
York city; DR.. Woods Hutchinson of
New York city, Which Is Mans Life,
His Work or His P1ay?"; DR.. E. b.
Bryan, president Colgate university,
Hamilton, New York, by products Of
the School," DIR. M. v. O'Shea, uni
versity of Wisconsin, What Is of Real
Worth in Education?": H. B. Wilson.
superintendent of city schools, Topeka,
Some Grounds for Our Many-sided
Curriculum" Miss Flora J. Cooke,
principal. Francis Parker school, Chi
cago. Social Motive in Education;"
Miss Martha Fleming, University of
Chicago, "Nursey Rhymes and Poetry
for Children"
cultural college; DR.. T.. w. Galloway,
Decatur. ILL.,. Sex Education; L. c.
Rusmisel. Omaha High School of Com
merce. Omaha, Recent improvements
in the Commercial Course of Study:
w. s. Heusner, superintendent, Salina,
Initiative in Modifying School Cur
riculums"; Nicholas Vachel Lindsay of
Springfield. ILL.,, poet; E. w. Hoch, ex-
governor of Kansas. Training of Citi-
zenship"; E. Fflbey, University of Chi
cago, Reorganization of Manual Arts
Courses and Their Relation to Indus
trial Education: r.. D. Carmichael. pro-
fessor University of Indiana, "Mathe-
mates and Life; Careton Hackett, mu-
sic critic. Chicago: DR.. Fred d. Barber.
Illinois State university, General Sci
ence Teaching"