The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
State Teachers COnventiOn Will
Probably Be Stormy Affair.
Dove of Peace Is Likely to Be
Badly Abused.
OLD ISSUES ARE OVER-RIPE
Cigarettes, Movies and Frats
Due for Censorship.
Valuations of Child Labor Law
May Be Aired.

While there VIII be a certain
amount of diplomacy in evidence at
the Kansas State Teachers conven-
ton the dove of peace viii not RUE
supreme. There are NUMBER OF
questions due to come up-lmportaht
ones-that nave been hanging IRE Tor
years, and this year action Is prom
ised. Hence the adjustment OF the
olive branch. d. A. Ellsworth, secre-
tary of the association. points out
that this years meeting is scheduled
to make history for the teachers
A few of the very day problems TO
he 6issected include cigarettes, movie
censorship, observation of child lapor
laws. the textbook row and the Greek
letter troubles.
Ban on Cigarettes.
One superintendent, in small town
near Topeka, reported forty boys VINO
were under surveillance and on their
good acts in this matter of cigarettes
alone. The amusing part about IL was
that the reports from the town, from
the authorities, was that there were no
cigarettes sold or used in the good
town. but the superintendent of
schools who happened to be a man
who wasn't afraid of losing his Job'
said right out that he had forty boys
on the list to stop using them
Movie Man Due for Call"
Another bolt is likely to hit close
in around the 'mOVie-man' VINO puts
sneak in pictures that shouldn't De
shown. for fear there might be a gem
tleman present. or some h1d that mas
the markings of a high-class man TO
him. While the teachers may dl11er
somewhat as to the wisdom OF extend
ing the censorship to include the gem
eral artistic character of moving PIC
lures there is not an exception TO the
demand that films should be Clean
Disregard Child Labor Laws?
The laxity in certain parts of the
state in the matter of enforcing tne
chiId-labor laws to the last letter is
another point that may come in con-
tact with a bolt from what seems a
clear sky.
Textbook Row Up.
Just what the teachers will say On
the textbook laws, is not SO clear;
There is a feeling that the law should
be given a full, fair trial, but the
teachers are against amateur text
books put together by nov1ces ana soio
by grace of local pride. II all the text
books could be of the class, in scholar
SHIN organization and adaptation thaI
the book of President H. ]. Waters, on
agriculture, is, there could be no sucn
feeling as this for it is conceded thal
whatever of favor there may be to
such an adoption, the favor of 1t comes
from the author and not from the
state The feeling of opposition, holds
in the purchase of plates for books
sibly almost as good as new
Greek Letter Trouble.
The Greek letter frat trouble is
more or less in evidence all over tne
state A lot of principals and high
school teachers have been showing
backbone in trying to keep them out,
just as the law provides Some OF
them have done so at the risk of job
and success, but they have stayed with
it Other teachers have been luke
warm in the matter, even to wink1ng
a little too much at the near-secret
societies.
School men and school women are
as a rule opposed to secret societies
in high schools from princ1ple-aI-
though many of them were members
in colleges and some possibly in high
schools.
The Greek letters are strong in Kan
sas of course. Baker university is
about half and half, the College of
Emporia won't stand for them at all.
The State Normal at Emporia is get
ting them faster and faster, and so the
idea is spreading. But not in the high