The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-28

Primary, Miss Ellen zimmerman, Ala-
Grade School, ". A. Mulvane. Troy.
High School. E. b. Gift, Manhattan.
Rural, Thomas j. Smart, Manhattan.
The nominating committee of the
Topeka district Kansas State Teach
ers' association nominated the above
mentioned persons for leaders of the
district work at a meeting held We'd
nesday night. The nominations will
be presented to the general session for
approval probably tonight at the audi
torium. Members of the nominating
committee are: A. B. Cope, of OF
tawa, chairman; H. P. Study, of Atchi-
son, and Miss Alma McAtee, of Hia-
watha.
chairmen of departments are selected
every year. The retiring vice presl-
dent ard department leaders are: Miss
Elizabeth Warning, of Holton, vice
president and Miss Mary Van Vechten,
Topeka, primary department; Supt. e.
L. Heilman, Burlingame, grade school;
Supt NJ. H Read. Holton, high school:
Miss Annie Goddard, Oskaloosa, rural
department.
Want Constitution Revised.
Desire for the revision of the consti-
tuition of the Kansas State Teachers
association apparently is strong among
the members of the organization in
Topeka
on the surface reasons for the re-
vision of the constitution appear to be
to make the constitution comply with
requirements for representation in the
house of delegates OF the Natlonal Ed
ucational association. Under a new
plan a delegate for every 400 school
teachers in any sta, may sit in the
house of delegates, but the Kansas as
sociation's constitution does not pro-
vide for the selection of such repre-
sentatives.
Too Much Power.
Underlying reasons for the desired
revision are understood to include the
subtraction of the state superintend-
ents of public instruction from the
board of directors of the association
At the present, and since the organi-
zation of the Kansas State Teachers
association, the state superintendent
has had a generous amount of power
as president of the board of directors.
The board of directors is composed of
the state superintendent. the president
of the association, three past presi-
dents of that body and a representa-
tive from each of the eight districts of
Kansas Members of the body at pres
ent include Miss Lorraine E. Wooster,
w. A. Lewis of Hays, president of the
Kansas State Teachers association,
H. Johnson. past presidents. Supt.
A. ]. Stout of Topeka is the first dis
trict representative on the board.
A resolution to exclude the state sp
perintendent of public instruction
from presidency of the board of di-
rectors probably viii be introduced at
some time during the three-day meet
ing.
The first general session of the con-
vent;on will not be ield until o'clock
tonight in the city auditorium.
Organ Recital Tonight.
An organ recital by Dean Stearns
of Washburn college will open the pro-
gram tonight. The teachers will get
right down to business after the
musical number, and will proceed to
vote on a number of constitutional
amendments which will be presented
by Z. L. Holtoh, dean of the summer
school Of the State Agricultural COL
Iege.
There are scheduled two addresses
for the general session tonight. DR..
Newell Dwight Hills, since 1899 pas
tor Of the Plymouth Congregational
church of Brooklyn, and one of the
foremost pulpit orators of America,
will speak on THE America of To-
morrow" c. G.. Pearse, president of
the Wisconsin State Normal school at
Milwaukee, Wis. will speak on THE
New Noblesse Oblige."
Five Departmental Meetings.
o Five departmental meetings open at
o'clock this afternoon, in as many
locations. The college department is
holding its meeting at the First Bap-
tist church, Ninth and jackson streets.
H. C. Lull, OF the Emporia Kansas
State Normal school. presides at the
meeting of the college department.
President Arthur Holmes, of Drake
university; Prof. ]. c. Emerson. head
of the department of public speaking
OF the State Agricultural college: Con-
rad Vandervelde, of the College of
Emporia: f. E. Kester. George c.
SSchaad and Chancellor E. H. Lindley.
of Kansas university. are the speakers.
For only three and one-half hours
Wednesday night was the Chamber OF
Commerce bureau of information and
service for the school teachers closed
The teachers were being met, assigned
to rooms, and taken to them in cars
driven by members of the chamber
until 1 o'clock this morning The
work started again at 5 o'clock this
morning.
Going Fine, Says Sickler.
;. Everything is going smoothly
enough" said G. C. Sickler. assistant
secretary of the chamber. this morn
ing. I'VE are going to have rooms
enough If people keen on listing them
Ihere are lot of rooms still being
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