The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15

l.. A. LOwther OF EmpOria. retiring
president Kansas State Teachers as
sOciatiOn, who presided At meeting
Those in attendance at the meeting
will enjoy a dinner this evening at six
O'Clock at the First. Baptist church.
Arthur Capper, governor OF Kansas,
and Mrs. Capper will DE present. w
7. Morgan, lieutenant governor, an0
w. D. Ross. state superintendent Of
public instruction. will be there as
speakers. The chairmen of the edu-
catlonal committees of both house
and senate were@ asked to attend.
Robert Stone will be there.
At the close Of the, dinner a session
in the state skouse. The members of the
council will meet xt0the. same place
saturday morning $500 =.
Favored Politics.
There were approximately $50 of
the leading educators Of the state
present at the meeting today. L. A.
Lowther. retiring president of the
state Teachers association. presided.
The members ofst4es board of tli-
rectors of the association wAre invited
to take part in the discussions OF the
meeting, and all visitexs likewise. who
are not delegates. -
W. D Ross. chairman OF the legis-
lative committee tex pflcio) reported
on various bills wh1ots ave been pre-
pared for presentatieM kefore the Leg
islature. The bill fpF the reorganixa- :.
ton of the state: department. of edu-
cation. free high school tuition. sup
Elementary books, free text books,
undermining the rdfmal institutes.
was discussed.
Although the members or the Kan
sas State Teachers association de-
CIarQ6 their incr in 70
OF the county unit. the legislative meet
ing has taken no action relative to the
wish of the body w. d. Ross. state
superintendent of public instruction.
who favors the plan. said this morning
that 1t was the opinion OF the legisla-
tive committee that the time had not
come for legislation along this line.
1t is a matter which the people them
selves must come to- he said. You
can't put anything over on the people
come to realize the necessity for this
change. We Go not believe it is pos
sible to get this legislation now
Notes Of Meeting.
Anne F. Arnold "The History
Lady" is representing Chase county
in the educational council.
Miss Effie Graham. who put the
phrase of "Passin' on Party in the
Kansas language. is the representative
for the Kansas Dinner club in the
educational council.
Carrie StradaI who put her first
years salary as county superintendent
of Trego county into an auto SO that
she might get in touch with the rural
school, is here to attend the council
and the meeting of the board of direc-
tors:
E. L. Holton of Manhattan, who
has done a lot of studying of the rural
school situation is one of the strong
men on the floor of-the council
President T. W. Butcher of EN-
poria, is a delegate to the educational
council.
Fannie vickrey. the Rural Schools
worker for rural schools in the coun-
Gil.
Miss Lillian Scott, the new presi-
! the educational council rs the repre-
sentative of Baker university
Chancellor Frank Strong is attend
| ing the meeting. E. L. Holton Of
Manhattan is also here
| Miss Harriet Daniels, who represents
Wichita schools for the second time is
here. She Is leader in Kansas edu-
cation
Those in Attendance.
! Among those present are: Jennie b.
Momyer. Great Bend; John Eby, city:
]. r.. Brooks, Wellington: n. c. Hume
/ Winfield: Anna E. Arnold. Cottonwood
Falls: J. W. Smith. Rocks county: r.
! N. Crum, wichita; II. Coover. Ellis
1 worth: n. L. Paisley. Perry; Charles
! Wagner, Junction City: J. F. Bender
/ Arkansas City: MiriAdn Strodal, Wa
/ Keeney: E. L. Holtons. Kansas State
4 Agricultural college: T. w. Butcher
State Normal school OF Emporia; A. F.