Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15

the sectional meetings. The attend
ance at each is expected to reach
| from 5000 to 1000. Topeka is in line
| for the session Of the northeast dis
trict; independence, Pittsburg or Par
sons could take good care Of the
southeast meeting; Wichita or Hutch
inson would be convenient for the
teachers of the southwest; Salina or
Hays could take care of the north
west.
Another epoch making piece Of leg
islation was the creation Of q Council
of Administration composed Of county
and city superintendents, members Of
school boards, principals Of high
schools or grade schools, college heads
and other administrative officers.
There will be probably a thousand
members of this body. It will meet
at a time and place chosen by the
board of directors.
Most significant among the resolu-
tons adopted was one urging that
the office of state superintendent be
taken out of politics; that the super
intendent be appointed by the state
board of education.
Patriotism was the dominant note
of the convention. Perhaps the most
vivid demonstration Of this was when
Rabbi Stephen Wise arose to speak
to q great meeting in the auditorium.
He asked the audience whether he
should talk on his assigned subject
1.-THE Task Of Teacher in DemOc-
racy," or on the war. The vote was
unanimous for the war falkland the
crowd refused to let the Rabbi stop
until long after time for lunch. Fully
half of the addresses were cOlored in
some degree by thoughts on the war.
A high mark of excellence was set
by the program Of addresses. From
the East came such men as Ray
Stannard Baker, everywhere known
as David Grayson," the author Of
Adventures in COntentment," Rabbi
Wise, of the Free Synagogue, New
York, William McAndrew, associate
superintendent of the schools Of New
York, David Snedden, Of Columbia
University, Nathan C. Shaeffer, state
superintendent for Pennsylvania, Irv-
ing Bachelor, and Alma Webster
Powell, we'll known for her lectures
and books on music as a human need
From Chicago came Charles H.
Judd, of Chicago University, and
from Gary, Indiana, William Writ
superintendent of the famous schools
of Gary.
The president Of the association
W. H. johnson Of the University Of
Kansas, was in the chair at the gen.
eral sessions with the exception Of
Friday evening when the Topeka
Chamber of Commerce furnished the
program as a courtesy to the cOnven'
ton, and William Allen White Of EN-.
pOria, presided.
The addresses at the forty sectional
and rouid-table meetings were most
Ily by members Of the association
4 Every b. anch of educational interests
was coy red.
The ual reunions and banquetsl
and reception by Governor and Mrs
Capper applied interesting social d.
versions.
In summing up the meeting, F. L.
Binet, tn secretary of the association
said: "The teachers Of Kansas have
made tn last meeting under the old
order til greatest and best Of them
all. It rOke all attendance records,
il enacted legislation Of signal i'm
portance, it was afire with enthus-
iasm both professional and patriotic,
and 1t brought he finest bit Of No
vember weather 10 Topeka that re-
member to have seen. We have .
right to think of this session a. an
inspiring begiuning Of . new and
greater era in Kansas education"