The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-16
Teachers Kept Organization
Together Despite Reverscs.
No Convention, but Members
"Paying Up" Just the Same.
COUNCIL HERE JAN. II and IS
Meeting Expected To Draw
Thousand or More to City.
State's Most Prominent Educa.
>4tors To Attend Sessions.

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Altho the influenza epidemic knock.
ed out the fifty-sixth annual meeting
of the Kansas State Teachers associa-
ton which was scheduled to meet in
November In Topeka. Salina. Wichita
and Pittsburg. and at which an at
tendance of moro than fifteen thou
sand teachers was confidently expect
ed, the association Is still intact and is
making plans bigger than ever TOR the
future. Despite the fact that the meet
ings could not be held the teachers
Of Kansas have proved thier loyalty 10
the state organization. for nearly six
thousand members have paid the
membership fee for 1918 and accord
ing to r. L. Pinet. secretary of the
association. additional membership
fees are coming in every mail.
Stronger Than Ever.
In an interview today. Secretary
Pinet said: THE Kansas state Teach
crisis. and has not only survived but
Is stronger than ever before. Altho
we have been unable to hold our meet
ings. the loyal support of the teachers
OF Kansas has provided ample funds
for the expenses of the organization
for another year. We have now near
ly six thousand paid me mberships and
expect to reach the seven or eight
thousand mark within ninety days.
We are already planning our 1919
| meetings and expect to hold next Mo-
vember in Topeka. Salina, Wichita and
Pittsburg a series of meetings which
will eclipse in platform talent and at
tendance any teachers meeting ever
held in the United States. We are
united as never before on our legis-
lative program, and expect during the
coming session of the legislature to
~
| ton which will mean much to the
children in the schools of Kansas"
New January Meeting.
A meeting held urder therauspices
| OF the association Isl the conference
called for January IT and Is. which
! Is officially known as the Council of
Administrations" This meeting is ex-
| thousand or more. 1t will consist of
college presidents, heads of college de-
| partments. city superintendents IN
| cities of the first and second cless,
| city superintendent in cities of the
third class, county superintendents
high school principals. supervisors of
, special subjects. grade school prin-
| cipals, and members OF boards of edu-
! cation. This meeting will open on
Friday morning, January II. The
Governor Allen, James KimbaIl, MAN
/ ager for the state board of admins
tration. State Supt. Lizzie z. Wooster.
and Supt. L. w. Mayberry Of Wichita.
Friday afternoon the council of ad-
ministration will meet in eight sepa-
rate sections consisting of the college
| section over which President Ernst
Pihlblad Of Bethany college will pre-
side: the city superintendents of first
and second class cities over which
preside; the city superintendents OF
third class cities over which Supt.
Harry Mcclure OF Kiowo will preside;
the county superintendent section
which County Superintendent H. L.
French-of Ell Dorado. will preside: the
grade principals section over witch
Prin. E. F. Stanley Of Topeka will pre-
side; the supervisors section over
| which Prof. H. G. Lull of Emporia
will preside; the high school principals
section over which Principal John
| Lofty of Wichita, will preside; and
the boards of education section over
which Prof. w. II. Andrews of Man
haitian will preside.
Hold . General Session.
! On Friday evening the separate
sections will combine for another geA-
eral session, and at the evening seq
sion the following educational leaders
| OF the state will be on the program:
Chancellor Frank Strong, University
of Kansas; President Thomas w.
Butcher. State Normal school, Em-
I university; Prof. d. NJ. Bowen. State
Manuel training normal school. Pitts.
burg; Supt. w. S. Heusnef. Salina,
Principal W. A. Bailey. Kansas City.
! and County Superintendent s. =. Row
land. Hutchinson. On Saturday morn
ing the council OF administration will
again break up into sections for, sep.
arate meetings.
| The Educational Council.
! Another meeting that will be held
under the auspices of the association
| on January II and IS is the educa-
tionai council. This iSa delegate body
made up of delegates elected by teach
ers' organizations Of twenty or more
members tkruout the state. The
membership OF the educational coun.
| Gil will be probably in the ne4ghboP.
hood. Some Of the delegates will rep
resent county teachers associations,
some city teachers associations, some
! college faculties. and Gome parent
teachers' ASSOCIATIONS. The education.
al council will hold two sessions-one
| Friday afternoon. and ono Saturday
| forenoon. The work Of the Education.
al council will deal largely with iegiS-
lative matters.