The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-04-30
X. E. A. CLOSES
With ELECTION
IT,. Vinson, of Louisville,
Elected President.
One Of Greatest Meetings In His
tory Of the Organi-
T. zation.

Al the CLOSING beSslOn Oh one Ol
the greatest meetings ever held by
&c Kentucky Educational Associa-
ton in Louisville. Saturday morning
the following officers were elected
j. T. vinson, of Louisville, presi-
dent; v. p. Gather. of Minerva, first
vice president: T. Sanford Williams
OF Augusta. second vice president ;
Miss Ella ID. Shaunty. OF Washington
county, third vice president; Mr.. r.
T.. Williams. Louisville. secretary;
Miss Ida E. Gardner, Nicholas coun-
~. treasurer.
What is termed the six and six
plan OF education-six years in the
grades and six in high school was
strongly advocated by Commission
er Claxton instead of the present
and 4 system.
Raising of standards of admission
OF Kentucky colleges was asked. with
proper support and equipment Of all
of them whether endowed by the
St(;e or maintained by churches.
Mr.. Claxton ridiculed the idea of boys
learning to read about 1.-THE Dog" in
the primary grades. then going to
college In the German classes learn
IL all over again as "Das Humid" and
getting dignified college credits for
it,
Establishment OF libraries in every
county of Kentucky, with branches
In every village. cross roads and
school and offering OF profitable and
instructive outside educational diver
Nous to children were mentioned.
Fully 1000 or 5000 persons wit
messed one of the most attractive
features of the X. f. A. meeting Fri
day afternoon at o'clock at the Ar
uAry. when 1000 children. under the
leadership of Miss Carolina Bourgard
supervisor Of music in the Louisville
Public Schools. filed into the center
of the auditorium and sang a num-
Der of choruses.
The children. wearing red. white
and blue caps and shoulder capes.
were grouped to form an immense
human flag. and at given signal
from the leaders. swayed from side
to side, giving the appearing of
waving pennant.
The tableau was splendidly exc
cuted and not less splendidly was the
fine chorus work of the children.
The program opened with the SOL
diers' Chorus" from Faust. and
closed with a wonderful melody Of
airs.
The program was frequently inter-
rupted by enthusiastic applause
from the large audience.
Ohio County was represented by
the following trustees: Messrs. E.
G. Austin. Prentiss: T. j. Brooks,
Magan; members of the County
B5ard; J. 7. Litsey. Fordsville; d.
Lee Barnes and II. l.. Rummage,
Beaver Dam; j. l.. Brown, Rock
port; r. 8. Jackson, Union. and B.
+. Bean, Dundee. The following
teNthers from the county were also
In attendance: Prof. F. T. Shultz
and Miss Abbye Whittinghill, Fords-
Vile; Profs. Layman G. Barrett and
A. p. Boswell. Dundee; Mr.. H. ID.
Ross, Hartford; Miss Rosa Brown,
Nfagan; Profs. J. Logan Stillwell.
Dudley 8. Tanner. Harry T. Leach
and Misses Ismay Mason. Addie
Belle Taylor. Edith Porter. Nell
Irene Taylor and May
Beaver Dam; Prof. For
est p. Bell. Buford; and Lonnie
Owen, Belmont. and quite a number
Of others from the county who
came from the w. X. s. N. at Bowl
Ing Green. whose names we were
unable to get. Most Of the leading
educators of the State we're present
as well as quite a number from 9TH
or States of both State and National
Among the latter, one
Of the most noted was the Hon. p.
P. Claxton. United States Commits
,Gpner of Education. who gave an
ASdress Friday. discussing the
subject IAN Educational Idea for
For an hour and q
half he held the audience almost
spsll- bound as he very eloQuently
,6a logically portrayed the POSSIBLE