The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-19


Patty Hill and Miss Mabel Carney of
Teachers college, were the principal
| speakers. This : typically womens
meeting. Nearly all the numbers on
the program are by women.
To the casual observer, the average
age of the feminine contingent among
the school teachers would seem to be
lower than for the conventions of pre-
vious years. 1t is hard to determine
which are teachers and which are
high school pupils. looking 'em over"
in the state house.
i Mcpherson, Riley and Greenwood
counties, whose county superintend-
ents turned in reports this morning
typical of the reports from other
counties, had ninety-six, one hundred
and eighty school teachers, respective
ly, enrolled for the convention.
! Every state school, and some of the
other schools of higher education in
selling booths which are located on
the ground floor of the state. Each
of the schools, and other organiza-
tons, is holding a banquet some
where, some time during the conven-
ton, and the tickets are being sold
during the registration and the as
| signment to rooms.
Anything that can or should or
might be used in the school room, is
displayed among the exhibits which
have been arranged about the rotunda
of the state house by the firms which
manufacture and distribute school
supplies. Representatives of the con-
Germs are busy demonstrating and ex-
planning their wares.
| Everything is starting off in fine
shape, couldn't be better. Speakers all
lined up, attendance good, and
weather lovely" Supt. H. P. Study,
of Atchison, vice president of the as
ISOLATION and presiding officer at the
Topeka session, declared today.
Shawnee county teachers were
greeted by an old friend this morning
in the person of G. c. Hitchcock,
principal of Tescott rural high school.
He was principal of Silver Lake high
school in 1913. Hitchcock has at
tended thirteen consecutive meetings
of the association.
! Glenn Ward, principal of Silver
Lake grade school. was one of the
early arrivals at the state house today.
Edwin H. Brooks, principal of
Glendale rural high school, shows
partially for the Topeka meeting.
Altho Brooks lives closer to Hays, he
journeyed the greater distance to en-
joy Topeka's hospitality.
| Ira ]. Bright, superintendent of the
| Leavenworth schools, and director of
| the association, was here this morning
to meet Topeka friends. He was con-
nected with the Topeka schools. five
years ago.
A. E. Lunceford, professor of edu-
cation at Ottawa university, who
served as president of the association
in 1921, displayed his usual interest
in the work of the association. He
was connected with the Lawrence
schools last year.
o. r. Ferris, widely known Kan
sas educator, of Minneapolis, Kan,
kept his record for attending many
consecutive conventions by appearing
| at the meeting.
Prof. E. ]. Hoenshell, professor at
the Kansas State Normal school, EN-
poria, and author of a grammar text
book, was in attendance.
The first floor of the state house,
| where convention offices are located,
was the most popular place for the
| teachers to congregate this morning,
while waiting for the first meetings to
| convene.
| Many teachers found time to watch
construction on the new Hotel Kan
san at Ninth street and Kansas ave-
nue.. Some teachers are already plan
ming to make it their headquarters al
| the 1928 convention.
| Washburn graduates and former
students will hold a reunion and BAN
quet at the Warren NJ. Crosby tea
room Friday night at $50 O'Clock.