The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12

school system. He has been an Off
Ger of both the Southern Kansas
Teachers association and the South
east Kansas association. He is a
graduate of the University of Kansas.
There was no election campaign made
in his behalf and his choice as presi-
dent of the association while a popular
one came as a surprise to many of the
teachers.
McNeaI to Defense.
AS an echo of the textbook row
which was started at Thursdays
meeting by DR.. A E. Wipship of Bos-
ton and Henry Allen of Wichita, Tom
McNeal chairman of the state text
book commission, spoke at this morn
ins's session. He defended the Kan
sas plan of publishing text books in
the state.
There seems to be an impression
expressed 1 believe from this platform
that the only motive behind the
printing of text books in Kansas is
cheapness. I want to correct that i'm
preston. What we are trying to do
at your state printing plant is to get
out the best books at the least cost.
Mr.. McNeal invited the teachers to
visit the state plant.
Don't Scold" Says New Yorker.
Don't scold,' was the advice Dr.
William McAndrews, assistant super
intenoent OF city schools of New York
City, gave the teachers in his talk this
morning on Making Good
Whenever 4 teacher utters a scold-
ing tone there is a certain amount of
poison that goes through his system"
said DR.. McAndrewS- THAT is a physi-
illogical fact. OF all the crazy things
that can be done by teacher is scold-
ing a crowd of students. When a
teacher says an angry word he should
say two pleasant ones No good can
ever be done by scolding."
x. U. GIee Club Sings.
A feature of the morning session
was the singing of the glee club of the
thirty-two of them-cane fresh from
Mount Dread and were imbued with a
football spirit instilled at an early
morning rally this morning at K. u.
made such hit with the teachers that
prolonged applause after the three
numbers forced an encore. Guy l..
WaldO's song, in character, THAT
Charlie Chaplin Rag was one of the
pleasing features of the clubs enter
tainment.
DR.. Mary E. Woolley, president OF
Mount Holyoke college, South Had
ley, Mass, spoke on the subject, AN
Old Profession in a New Setting"
Away From Politics.
Legislation recognizing the state
department of education so that the
election of the state superintendent of
public instruction and of the county
SUpe11nISnQenJS may De removed
from the influence of partisan poll
tics was urged in the report Of the
committees on resolutions presented
at the annual convention of the
organization here today by F. J. Pinet,
of Parsons, chairman. Other changes
in the present common school system
of Kansas urged were the adoption of
the county unit in school taxation.
the enactment of a law establishing a
library in each school district to be
provided for out of the general school
fund of the district and more strict
enforcement of the laws pertaining to
children, particularly those of compul-
sorry education and which restrict the
places and hours of their labor and
prohibit the use of tobacco.
Revise Text Book Law.
Revision of the state law governing
the state text book commission so that
a majority of the commission shall be
composed of persons actively eagag ed
in school work also was urged. Teach
erS pensions were not mentioned in the
report, one resolution, however. favor
ing the appointment of a commission
to prepare a state savings investment
plan for the benefit of the teachers of