The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-20
CONVENTION NOTES
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to stand up thru program due to
lack of seating facilities. Mr.. Dray
is six feet six inches tall.
Theodosia Davis of Beloit was found
after section A of the high school de-
partment had adjourned Thursday af-
ternoon. 1t was given to Clarence 7.
Rice, chairman of the northeast di-
vision of the Kansas State High
School Athletic association which was
then in session. After the lost article
had been investigated by Mr.. Rice at
the request of other members of the
association and the name of the owner
had been found, one of the members
was appointed to return it to Miss
Davis following the meeting. Miss
Davis returned for her pocketbook
before the meeting had been adj
journed, tho.
Clarence T. Price. principal of the
Kansas City, Kan, high school was
unanimously elected Thursday after
noon to serve as seasonal chairman
OF the northeast division of the Kan
sas High School Athletic association.
This is Mr.. Prices sixth successive
year in that office.
The convention has now taken in
ternational proportions. An American
woman serving as instructor in boys
school in Canton, China, registered
at the convention.
mike" Ahearn; athletic director
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
Iege, was the hero of the meeting of
the K. S. A. c. students and alumni
at the Chamber of Commerce Thurs
day evening, Ahearn told the 100
alumni. and students at the banquet,
of the progress in the erection of the
stadium at Manhattan. and the con-
dition of athletics in the school. In
a short time drive among the Aggie
alumni for the completion of the sta
dunn, of which one section has al
ready been built, will commence. Cliff
Stratton, former secretary of the K.
S. A. C. Alumni association, acted as
postmaster at the banquet. Dr. w
NJ. Jardine, president of the college,
was one of the speakers. Other speak
ers were Obey Weaver. secretary of
the Alumni association; Miss Christine
Cool of Wetmore. an alumna; Prof
H. H King, president of the K S. A.
c. athletic board, and Floyd B. Mich
OILS, president of the Alumni associa-
ton.
The annual reunion and banquet of
the alumni and former students of the
University of Kansas, will be held at
the Chamber of Commerce tonight.
Dinner will be served at o'clock.
The program will be in charge of
Herbert Hungerford, chairman of the
alumni committee of the faculty of
the university, with DR. Frank Strong,
former chancellor of the university,
as POSTMASTER Dean R. A Kent of
the K. U. school of education will be
the principal speaker. Music will be
in charge of Dean Harold Butler of
the school of fine arts. The K. U.
alumni are holding reunions and dim
ners at each session of the Kansas
State Teachers association this year.
The visitors are apparently well
pleased with Topeka's hospitality
Many remarks were made about the
better conveniences arranged this
year, Teachers were also pleased
when they found the state house
walks were not torn up, as in 1921
Many school ma'ams were reminded
of their school and college days this
morning when Washburn students
staged their annual Hobo day parade
on Kansas avenue. The crowds
watching the parade were composed
mostly of teachers.
Topeka has outstripped the other
meetings of the association at Hays
Hutchinson and Pittsburg, by far. A
delegation of teachers from Mont
gomery county, which is located in
the Pittsburg section. is in attendance
at the Topeka meeting.
Prof. Arvin DIN, of the department
of education, Kansas university, is
attending his fortieth meeting. He
served as president of the association
in 1908. Prof. DIN has grown up
with the association. He stated that
at his first meetings an attendance of
sixty persons was considered large.
Ralph McCarroll, athletic coach at
Hutchinson high school, is attending
the convention. Incidentally his foot
ball team is playing the Topeka high
school eleven on Washburn field this
afternoon.
A. N. S. Gowens, coach at Ottawa
high school, is also following the con-
vention closely. but is finding time
this afternoon to officiate at the high
school game.
Despite Topekas inadequate hotel
facilities plenty of rooms have been
provided for the teachers. No room
reservations were made at the Cham,
Der of Commerce state house booth
this morning.
Topeka's Indian summer weather is
making the Chamber of Commerce
check stand in the state house very
popular. The majority of the articles
checked are overcoats.
Registration for the convention of
the Kansas State Teachers associa-
tion was practically completed early
this afternoon. The registration this
morning was nearly half as large as it
was Thursday mornins./ Six clerks
were Kept busy in registering visitors
at the state house as COMPARED with
ten. Thursday. Scores of teachers are
still arriving in Topeka and every
train is bringing its quota. More dele
gates from schools. which did not
close for the meeting, will arrive in
Topeka tonight and, Saturday morn
ing, to attend the final sessions of the
meeting.
MISS Ellen Larson, superintendent
of the Franklin county schools nosi-
lively denied today that Miss Lorraine
Wooster, state superintendent of pub
tic instruction, had anything to do
with the resolutions passed by the