The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
F. L. Pinet, Secretary, Estf-
mates Attendance at 5000.
SCHOOLS OVER STATE CLOSE
Big Programs Will Be Given
ThruOut Meetings.
III. b. Wilson of Topeka Mem
toned for President.
Teachers Official Program
Round Table Program on Page 10.
GENERAL PROGRAM.
At City Auditorium, on Quincy street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth.

GENERAL. PROGRAM.
At City Auditorium, on Quincy street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth.
First General Session.
Thursday, November s. a.
Music, organ recital. Frederick Rogers,
Invocation, $. $. Estey, pastor First
Greetings, W d. Ross. state superintend-
ent of public instruction for Kansas.
Address, Mind Your own Business"
ent of schools, New York city.
| Music, Topeka High School Boys Glee
Address. THE Task of the Teacher in
| Democracy" stephen Wise, Rabbi Free
/ Synagogue, New York City.
Second General Session.
Thursday. November s, S p. m.
Community music, director. Arthur Nevin.
Address, proposals for an After-t the
| War Program of Education,' David Sned-
! Address. work and Play in Education,"
Nathan C. Schaiffer, state superintendent
Music, the national hymn. director. Ar
thur Nevin, University of kansas.
SECTIONAL MEETINGS.
College Section.
| Thursday, November S. 2 p. IN.
First Baptist church, Ninth and jackson.
Chairman, G. w. Trout. State Manual
200 Address, Stephen s. Wise, Rabbi
Free synagS9gue New YGEk 2ElS, CITY rs the
/
2;20 Open discussion of the above paper.
Speeches limited to five minutes each.
,,, 20 %raper, rI, W A BrandenbgFg state
] The Relationship of the College or Uni
versity to Educational Progress"
3:15 Open discussion of the above paper.
Speeches limited to five minutes each.
3:45 Paper, Supt. +. w. Leamer, Holton,
The Place of the Junior College in Our
Educational System"
Rural School Section.
Thursday, November 8: . p. IN.
First Methodist church. Harrison street
and Sixth avenue. Chairman, Bertha Me-
Music and games by rural schools of
pupils under direction of Eva MillaFd, To
Address, Lest We Forget" S. p. Row
land, Hutchinson.
Address "The Rural School in a Democ-
raey," Mrs. Marie Turner Harvey, Kirks-
commInity singing. director, Frank A.
Address, 'The Rural School-Tts oppor-
Address, But she Didn't" Mrs: Hattie
Moore Mitchell, State Manual Training
Normal school, Emporia.
Primary Section.
Thursday. November g. 2 p. m.
street between Eighth and Ninth streets.
Chairman. Elizabeth Warning. Holton.
Addes Ease H1Pry MoaT HP s stSte be' MsS BSn
Training Normal. Pittsburg.
Address, Music and the Health Trinity
! Address, Language Teaching In the
Primary Grades" Emma Serl, Kansas City.
Mo.
With the attendance goal set by
f. L. Pinet, secretary, at 5000, the
advance guard of teachers who will
attend the assemblies of the Kansas
Teachers convention in Topeka to-
morrow and Friday began to come
into the city today. The most of the
schools in the state adjourned Tues
day evening and will continue closed
the remainder of the week to permit
| instructors to come to the monster
meeting. All schools in Shawnee
county will adjourn tonight and re-
main closed the remainder of the
week.
I A sort of a prelude to the conven-
ton will be heard at 3 o'clock this
! afternoon when the board Sof directors
of the association will meet at the Of
flee of the state superintendent to pre-
| pare amendments. which il adopted
by the teachers, will split the conven-
tion into four parts. The amendments
will be read to the instructors in gem
eraI assembly at the auditorium to-
morrow morning and will be voted on
Friday morning. Executive officers
and an executive committee for the
association will also be elected Friday
morning.
Topekan For President
/ II p. Wilson, superintendent of To-
peka public schools, has been men,
toned as d candidate for president Of
the organization. He will have con-
siderable opposition. however. as each
section of the state to be represented
will bring along men and women they
! expect to push for candidates for the
presidency and various other offices.
The first gun of the convention
other than the meeting Of the board
of directors this afternoon. will be
fired tonight at the Chamber of Com
merce when the civic body will enter
tain the present and past officers of
the association. DIR. Alma Webster
Powell. New York, and William Nc
Andrews, New York, will attend the
banquet which will begin at $50
o'clock. McAndrews will respond to
a toast Back Home" DR.. Powell
will talk on Kansas in Tune"
DIR. Waters TO Speak.
Dr. H J. Waters. former president
of the state Agricultural college. and
now editor OF the Weekly Kansas City
Star. will speak about zone Who
Essca ped w. II. Johnson, president
of the association, Lawrence. will tell
Of THE Fun Of Being President"
other speakers will include Prof A.
5. Clin. Kansas university: Prof y. NJ.
Brown. Pittsburg; G. s. Risdon. Inde-
pendence. and Lillian Scott. Baldwin
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