The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
OPENING OF SHORT COURSE.

Last MONDAY was the nlIldI Udy OI
the Farmers and Housekeepers' Short
Course for 1915, the meeting of the
Golden Belt Editorial Conference, and
also Governors Day. In the morning
occurred the first session of the Editors
meeting, which was very interesting
and profitable to the thirty-four mem
bers present. At about 1870 luncheon
was served by the Domestic Science
department of the Normal, which was
highly appreciated by the members of
the press and other guests present
After dinner Governor Capper opened
the Short Course by a speech that, If
not noted for oratory, was mighty in
teresting Speeches by Ed T. Hack
ney, President Lewis and others follow
ed. Then followed another session of
the Editorial Conference. In the even
ing an elegant banquet was given to
the visiting editors by the business
men of Hays in the basement
of the M. E. church, after which they
attended the opera, Faust" tthe
Normal Auditorium, in body.
Addresses to the editors were made
by A K Trimmer, of the Cove City
Republican Gazette, the Nestor of
northwestern Kansas editors; c. H.
Emmons, Hill City Republican; w. A.
Hill, Plainville Times; Homer Talbot,
of the extension of the University of
Kansas; Miss Mabel E. Graves, of The
Capper Farm papers; Dean Merle
Thorpe, of the department of journal
ism, University of Kansas, and F. B.
Nichols, of the Farmers Mail and
Breeze.
Editors attending the conference
were as follows: Gov. Arthur Capper,
Capper publications, Topeka; A. K.
Trimmer, Cove County Republican Ga
zette, Cove; D. o. McCray, special
correspondent, Topeka; Walter A.
johnson, Daily Capital, Topeka; Lee
Meadows, Lincoln Republican, Lincoln;
Merle Thorpe, University of Kansas,
Lawrence; Harry S. Kennedy, Beaver
Valley Booster, Cedar Bluffs; Arch L.
Taylor, Russell Reformer, Russell; Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Hill, Plainville Times,
plainville; Homer Talbot, Kansas Mu-
inequalities, Lawrence; Lee Harrison,
secretary board of administration, To-
peka: Charles H. Emmons, Hill City
Republican, Hill City; Glad H. Thomp-
son, Star, Kansas City, Mo-; W. H.
Snyder, Ellis Review Headlight, Ellis;
Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, Kinsley Graphic,
Kinsley; M. N. A. Turner, Record,
Russell; A Huycke, Ellsworth Re
porter, Ellsworth; E. w. Hoch, Re
cord, Marion; Fred Gebhart, Messen-
ger, Ellsworth; Homer K. Brookhart,
Bunker Hill Advertiser, Bunker Hill;
o. W. Holt, International News Ser :
vice, Manhattan; Forester D. Joslyn,
Logan County News, Wiona; Lula B.
Ross, Palco News, Palco; L. M. Par
L1er, Oberlin Times, Oberlin; f. B.
Nichols, Farmers Mail and Breeze, To-
peka; W. H. Holmes, Dorrance Star,
Dorrance; A. L. Clark, Hays Free
per Farm Papers, Topeka; Mrs. n. A
Turner, Russell Record, Russell; Mrs
Anna l. Tyler, Russell Reformer, Rus
sell; Ida d. Emmons. Hill City Re
publican, Hill City; P. Caspar Harvey
Fort Hays Normal Leader, Hays.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Golden Belt Editorial Associa-
ton in convention at Hays, Kansas,
November the 18th, 1915 adopt the
| following resolutions:
We commend our efficient officers,
especially our secretary, P. Caspa1
Harvey.
We heartily thank the citizens OF
Hays for courtesies extended, the
Officials of the Fort Hays Normal
School and our effort will be directed
toward the building up of this great edu-
cational institution of Western Kansas
That we extend our sincere thanks tc
thd business men of Hays for theil
excellent dinner for the newspaper mer
and many other courtesies extended
members of this Conference.
That it is the committee opinion that
county meetings of the various coun-
ties of the district are profitable and the
same is hereby recommended.
That copy of these resolutions be
spread on the minutes and published
in the Hays papers.
Lee Meadows, Lincoln Republican.
Arch Taylor, Russell Reformer.
Homer Brookhart, Bunkerhill Adviser.
Champions Banquet.
C. W. Miller, Sr., gave the Hays
High School Golden Belt Football
Champions banquet, Thursday even
ing at six o'clock, served by the girls
of the domestic science classes of the
high school under the direction of Miss
/ Maude McMindes.