The Cordova daily times., 1922-09-11
FIRST MEETING
 TEACHERS ENDS
 AT KETCHlKAN

After four days of inspiring lectures and discussion along all lines of edu- cational advancement, and stimulating personal intercourse with prominent educators, many of whom made their first trip to the North to help in mak- ing a success by giving of the rich ness of their experience, Alaska's first Teachers Institute closed last night with the splendid lecture by Dr. E. J. Klemme on Playing Keeps," which contained personal message to every ons. says the Ketchikan Chronicle.
 "DoHf think this is to be a ser mon on the ethics of playing markes," pr. Klemme told his audience. 'ft is of some of the games of life in which we are allowed to play Keeps" hon. estly that I am going to speak. First is the game of physical development. A bill was brought before the last les islature to make physical examination and a clean bill of health necessary to be allowed to engage in many oc- equations. It is a step in the right direction. It should be requirement of our government before a person is allowed to teach, or preach, or roll pills and above all else-to marry. Men are anxious to have thorough bred cattle, hogs, poultry, why not thoroughbred humans?
 You talk of your breeds of cattle, And plan for a better strain, You double the feed of your pastures, And keep up your measures of grain; You draw on the wits of nation
 To better the barn and the pen,
 But what are you doing my brother, To better the breed of men?" Then there Is the game of edu' cation. Schools must be practical Four years of Latin should be put in glass case in a museum to show 1 the future generation how foolish we were, for ST per cent of our pupils either directly or indirectly enter in dustry. Boys need culture-also az riculture. Girls need music, art, poe try--but also cooking. The honeymoon wanes when soggy biscuits begin. "A common school education in creases chances for success 10 per cent; a high school education 100 per cent: university education 36O per cent. Only one person in ten thous' and attains to place of distinction without college education.
 "Then there is the game of motion | A hen is the only animal that can set around and declare dividend. The old saying, Strike while the iron IS i hot is good but strike till the iron is hot is better.
 "Webster worked 36 years compll' ing the dictionary, which we still use Titan wrote Charles V, I am send ing you "The Last Supper" my great est painting, on which I have worked daily for seven years Harvey worked eight years before he discovered the circulation of the blood and then wait ed twenty-five years to get his own profession to accept it.
 1 Speaking of that most valuable Oi | all the games of life, if one IS tc look back upon one that is worth while-the game of cheerfulness-Dr l Klemme humorously observed that
 Some people would not sleep in g feather bed for fear the feathers might tickle them and make them laugh" an(
 went on to quote:
 ''IIow will it aid you when woe has
 waylaid you,
 To grumble and grumble and swear
 There's nothing that's healing in kick
 ing the ceiling,
 Or biting the rounds of the chair
 In closing, Dr. Klemme spoke earn
 estly of that greatest of all games fol
 eeps"-Christian Faith, which h( gently told his listeners had helped
 the soldier on the battle field ant
 would help them in every crisis of lif'
 if they would heed the words of tn
 greatest teacher the world had eve | known. "Let not your heart be tror
 bled, neither let it be afraid, yet bt
 Heve in God, believe also in me-" Announcement is made of the orgaI
 ization at the institute last week of a
 Alaskan Education Association i
 which it is expected to enroll all tn