The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-06-22
FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL SESSION
OF THE K. s. A.

During the past few months the
Executive Committee of the Kansas
State Teachers Association has been
hard at work planning the programs
for the four sections of the K. S. T.
A which, on October 19, 20, and 81,
will be held in the cities of Topeka,
Parsons, Hutchinson and Hays. These
plans are now we'll under way and
promise to materialize next October
IN the strongest all around program
the Association has ever been able to
offer to its members.
A distinct feature of this years
program viii be what will be known
as the Kansas General Session At
ecah of the four meeting places one
of the general sessions viii be set
aside for strictly Kansas speakers. At
Topeka and Hutchinson it has been
decided that this kansas" program
shall consist very largely of addresses
dealing with the Kansas School Code
Commission. Members Of the School
Code Commission and leading Kan
sas educators will be asked to partici-
pate in these Kansas General Session
programs.
Another distinct feature of this
years plans IS the idea of a central
theme to be carried out through the
general session programs, the depart
ment programs. and the round table
programs. The officers for the To
peka and Hutchinson meetings have
decided, as the central theme for
these two meetings about which all
programs will be built, upon the
phrase Educational Detectives" The
central theme for the Parsons and
Hays meetings has not yet been
chosen, but will be decided up
on at an early conference of the sec
tional officers Of these two sections.
The Executive Committee feels
that it has been very fortunate in its
selection of out-of-state speakers for
the general sessions. This list in
cludes the following speakers: Rabbi
Stephen s. Wise of New York City:
DR.. Lotus D. Coffman, President of
the University of Minnesota; Ray
mond Robins Of Chicago; President
Frank Nelson OF Minnesota College;
DR.. F. w. Maroney of Atlantic City,
n. J.; Prof. f. A. Ross of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin, and Supt. J. H.
Beveridge of Omaha.
In addition to these general SEES
sion speakers the Executive Commit
tee has provided strong talent for the
department meetings. For the Col
lege Department the speakers are DR..
Arthur Dean Of Columbia University
and DR.. S. S. Colvin of Brown Uni
versity. For the High School De
partment the speakers are Prof. R.
L. Lyman of the University of Chi
cago and Principal Merle Prunty of
Tulsa, Oklahoma. For the Grade
School Department the speakers are
President Livingston Lord of Charles
ton, Illinois, and Supt. z. E. Scott of
Louisville, Kentucky. FO rthe Prima
ry Department the speakers are Patty
Hill of Columbia University and
Katharine Martin of the University
of Chicago. For the Rural School De-
Carney of Columbia University and
J. C. Muerman of the United States
Bureau of Education.
Under the leadership of the four
Vice-Presidents, Supt. H. P. Study of
Atchison for the Northeast Section,
Supt. C. S. Risdon of Independence
for the Southeast Section, Prin. S. L.
Soper of Colby for the Northwest
Section and Supt. c. f. st. John of
Arkansas City for theSSouthwest Sec
ton, strong programs are being
worked out for the department meet
ings and the round table meetings,
and the members of the Kansas State
Teachers Association may be assured
that every effort is being made to
make the coming meeting of the
Association the most helpful and in
spring in the history of the organ
ization.
Altogether, all signs point to
most successful meeting of the Kan
sas State Teachers Association next
October. Let's all pull together and
bring the enrolment in the K. S. T.
A. up to full 5,OOO.-Kansas
Teacher.