Abilene Semi-Weekly Farm Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1910 Page: 4 of 8
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. Wif A If A Teaohers in Abilne
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' . BtPIISI GHURGH
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FIRST KNi:UAli 8KHS10N
feTKAfltEUH MKKTINCl.
.WELCOMING ADDRESSES MADE
WaTee Kirby ami Dr. Cooper Welcomed
Visitors Supt. Smith Responded;
State Supt. llralloy Rend
Ills Annual Address
Quito onu thousand people threo
fourths of whom were men mid the public Instruction
Inr signifying loyally Mud devotion lt
tier wt'ttnro.
"1 bid you welcome In tho twmq ot
tho Christian College which Ift still
younger nnd Btnnllor hut vigorous
hint growing.
T hid you welcome In tho nnmo ol
the Public Schools of our City ttio
prldo of our people and hero ib else
where tho best expression onu organ
of enlightened Democracy.
"1 venture to broaden tho welcoming
constituency nnd In tho nnmo of tho
teachers not only Of Abilene but of
Tnylor county nnd not only of Taylor
county but nlso of this mighty Central
West.t Ud yon wclcomo thrlco welcome
Into this fnlr land lu which wo ubldc.
"To you Sir our honored Stnto Su-
.1 efiutcyii'nt of Public Instruction
worthy lender of our hosts nnd gUnr-
dlnil of tho welfare of our million
children wo give glad greeting and
pledge you our Joynl Bupport na you
lend us onward and upward In tho
development of nn efficient system of
(Applause)
majority of those teachers cbngregat-
cd In tho auditorium of the Flree Bap-
tist church Wednesday night to nttend
-tho flrBt general BosslOn of tho State
Tcachora Association In annual con-
vention here. In the main body of the
church wore Bonie seven hundred nnd
fifty whllo several hundred were In
tho galleries.
On tho .platform seated from left to
xlght were Rev. C. C. Coleman pastor
of the church tr. O. H. Coopof Presi-
dent pf the State Association P. W.
Horn of Houston Mayor E N. Kirby
and Superintendent Felix E Smith of
San Angelo who Is prominently men
tioned aB tho next President.
Pastor Coleman opened the session
With an Invocation. He prayed that
ho iiinsRlntr of God descend on tho
tcachors referring to them as the
"friends of civilization and enemies of
anarchy friends of Iruth und enemies
of error friends of light and t enemies
of darkness."
' Two organ numbers untiste's uuer-
To tho President nnd faculty of tho
University of Toxas wo extend heart-
felt greotlng and congratulation nnd
pledge our doopest loyalty. We re-
joice with you in tho great strides of
roconti years nnd Join you In your as-
pirations toward wider freedom and
larger success.
"Wo tender an especial welcome to
the represontntlcs of our colleges
and universities for Christian educa-
Udiit faithful lovlnu teacher In Un
raitlm from wliban -pittance of n sal-
ary the money Ihib boon taken to pay
Wi' nttendlng this meeting to you
wo take off our lints aiul would do
honor a you In no Idlo phraao nB
tlm 'unorowned and uneOnRclona he-
roL-H' of eduentlon To you most of
ull belongs tin) Vital work of training
our children for cltlionsnip. ny nnu
b vou or your successors will come
Intb your own nnd socloty will recog-
nize tho right of tho chid creators
of nntlonnl wealth 'the cunning brain
and heart 6t licttlth' as worthy of their
biro. - .
"riturtly.io tho Survivors ot tho Old
Guard wo bid a tender nay a reverent
Welcome. You have Wrought well and
under many dlfllmiltles. Ofttmes the
storm ot battlo has blinded you of-
tlmes you have not fully understood
ench othof but you may now In tho
light of mellow yenrs boo eyo to eye
and know thnt a'l wore loyal- to whnt
they bclloved wduld bosb advanco tho
cauBo of education In 'our State.
"As I look upon your fast thinning
ranks my memory n& yoursfl 1s busy
with v'&Ioiib of faces often aeon at
these meotlngB that wo shall not look
upon here ngalh.' 1 need nOti name
them you know theirt well. They sleep
beneath tho silent stars In unforgot-
tcn graves beside tho granite fouuda
tlons ot tho Btatcly temple of educn-
ton whost- middle-walls we aro now
building. Wo honor oursolves when
HiU MM that lr William U'i
tlna f Ynlft Would mtdHn tile Mil
nuh HHilm (Mi Hflormsm at htili
(mm two o'rlophi He Rave noltco Oi
reception of ti Wr(c NtdWpttc Col-
ony Frldi afternoon Ifom two to live
o'clock nl mo of u reception to tho vis-
iting twit'lifi-B by ttio cIIUpu of Atil-
lew ni ids M'oiot'k Friday novuMm; In
die Kim Baptist church Tim Kntor-
tulnnirm t nnd.iUtcc hopo to ImVo tlm
oonpi'i avion df thv fntlro cttlnen body.
Vc realize that from lnBUlu.; rrmomtor that thdr wlsoo m.prtt riot
tlon.
tons like yours tho men have come
In largo measure who have been most
effective In State nnd Church In lead-
ing our nation toward the heights of
clv!l!zon. Wo rejoice with you in
awnkenlng liberality of your several
constituencies. Especially do wo wish
to congratulate dear old Baylor arid
her splendid President on the approach
of the time when nfter long and stor
my years of waiting she nears her
rightful place among tho fioremost
Christian Universities of America. May
the stimulus of her example lead to
tolre lu C and Raffs Canatlnn werT the speedy realization of ample en-
played by Prof. Lewis of Simmons col
lege nnd a trtb consisting of Mrs. T.
P. Davidson and S. C. Rico nnd Miss
Eddie Price sang "Down In tho Dewy
Dell" to organ accompaniment. This
number was hftirtlly encored.
Jfnjor Welcomes .Teachers.
Supt. Horn introduced Mayor JClrby
'Whom ho said wduld 'dellyer th ad-
dress of welcome In 'behalf of the city
of Abilene Jlr. Kirby it will ba rc-
mombercd was Instrumental In secur-
ing tho 1910 sessions of the stnta teach
era for Abilene his speech turning tho
tide in'fnvor of this city. Mr. Kirby
in -part said:
"When I wns called to Dallas last
fall to ask you to hold your next ses-
sions here I trembled In my boots for
Tear that I would not be able to recite
to you how anxious 1 was to have you
meet with the people of Abilene. Now
that you aro here I am afraid I will
not be able to express tho gratification
that pulls at my henit nB I view your
faces tonight.
"My voice Is not in good condition
tonight but my heart Is ho best In the
state and when I welcome you teach-
ers to Abilene 1 do so frqin the full-
ness or my heart. Everything: In Abi-
lene is yours. If anybody gets In the
-way though ho bo Constable .Tustlco
of tho Peace Sheriff County or Dis-
trict Judge just call on mo and I'll
move him (-laughter.) The1 keys aro
handed over to you gentlemen I hope
'Abilene will show you tho wnrmest
welcome you ever received.
"I am sbrry wo are not ns clean as
wu might be I had hoped to show you
hoautlful paved Btreots but you got
"hero just whon the town waB literally
lorn to pieces. We stopped work be-
cauBO wo knew yoUwero coming so
that our business streets might be pas-
sable. Of course wo want It fo rnln
out hero just ns often ns tho Almighty
wills but I hope the sun will never
cease to shine whllo you are here.
I want you peoplo to tell your folks
back at homo how Abl'ono trented
jrou. If you find anything- locked just
call ou mo (lllustrntlng with gostures)
und we'll open It If woMinvo to bust
tho combination (laughter). I hopo
the BC3sIons will bo profltnblo. 1 hope
you havQ a good time at lenst whllo
you are In Abilene. The benedictions
of tho best citizenship In this grenl
state will follow you ladjes nnd gen-
tlomcn ns you go out of our midst
-(loud applause.)
dowment and equipment by all the
denominational colleges in tho State
so far ns they stand as I believe they
all do for sound learning" and right
living.
"Wei have a glad welcome for th
representatives of the lAgrlculturnl
and Mechanical College and tho Col-
lege of Industrial Arts for Women. To
you nnd your Institutions are we look-
ing for wise and conservative leader
ship in tho next great step In the
evolution of education the moulding
Into our system of some elements
which it lacks by which It shall be
made more and more a stronger nnd
higher reinforcement-of Individual and
Bocinl energy In tho struggle for ex
istence.
"Wo tender a heartfeltt welcome to
tho Presidents and members of the
faculties of our State Normal Schools.
We rejoice In tho great work jVhlch
you and your predecessors have done
for Texas education nnd congratulate
you on your opportunity to do n part
of the lifst work that mci do that Of
trnlnlnc teachers for our schools.
lsm faithfulness and unselfish devo-
tion mnde possible tho achievements
of tho present and of the future
"Once more I bid you one and nil
welcome thrice welcome a thousand
fold welcome to Abilene."
Angclo Schoolman Speaks.
Sunt. Horn Introduced Felix E.
Smith of San Angelo who reponded to
the address of welcome. Supt. Smith
was given a hearty round or npplnuso
as ho rose to deliver his address. Ho
said In part:
"I have a dlfllcult but happy task to
perform tonight Indies and gentle-
men which is to tell you in tho nnnie
or the Teachers State Association how
glad we are wo came. Wo teachers
felt that way last Decehiber at Dallas
and the feeling has not changed. Why
did we come? You asked us In the
characteristic AVest Texas way and
your i invitation was a hreslstlble as
love nt first sight.
"I congratulate this fair city on the
many gVent tilings it has done in the
past none of which have been
greater than the gutting together In
West Texas of the educational 'forces
or this state. We have them in Weat
Texas now ladies and gentlemen and
hope to keep them there.' San Angelo
will entertain thorn pretty soon nnd
It will be In (he true West Texas style
which Is that or Abilene.
"This Is a West Texas talk coming
from a neighbor to a neighbor. We
simply cannot expie3s our apprecia-
tion at the manner In Which you are
making us feel at bonus. I know Abi-
leno's heart is in tho right tlaco and
Hie latch siring is on the right side
"Wt nr proud to greet; the Supenn-' . . . nimlioaUo rtEht ow
tendents nnd Principals of our CItyto bocomo a member of your 23000
Hunt. IirullejV AddtesH.
Suit Horn introduced State Super-
intendent r. M Ufntley who mndp the
principal (iridiums of tho evening tho
complete text of which with a few
modifications followh.
"JSvcry republican form of govern-
ment In tho world' hns Its grontoBt bo-
curlty In tho virtue and tho Intelli-
gence of tho peoplo; nnd every Indivi-
dual woman or man who oxiats on
God'a footntool finds grcntcst joy
and highest power for personal and
social efficiency In proper and com-
plete development through education.
Education therefore hnsHho dual pur
pose ot (1) protecting tho government
and promoting Its welfare nnd"of (2)
making the ihdlvldunl happy and use-
ful. "In a scheme of eduentlon wlsoly
planned nnd righteously administered
thoro will bo no conflict between tho
lutorests of tho govornnient nnd tho
Interests of the individual; fhoy will
not only run parallel thoso of tho ono
with thoso of tho other but they will
coincide each augmenting strengthen-
ing and purifying tho other
Our Government tho Best.
"Tho Government of the United
States Is nccordlng to tho most au-
thorltatlvo students of (history tho
best typo Of republican form of gov-
ernment thnt hns yet been dovlsed by
the genius of mnn: (1) best! for the
government per so and (2) host ror
tho Individual pdrson who lives under
its authority. In It are lodged strength
and power which presage world-wide
supremacy and'nt the snmc time the
rights of the Individual are Jealously
guarded imd fostered. Thus are stim-
ulated and Held fast thoconfldcnco and
the loyalty qltlie American people and
likewise are preserved anjl cultivat-
ed the qualities or inltlntlve self-reliance
and resourcerulness for which
Americuns have rendered mnrked rec-
ognition the world over. Tho demo-
cratic spirit of the brotherhood of
man and the fntherhood of God finds
admirable expression In tho constitu
tion of the "United States.
"While the Federal government has
in the past and does at present en-
couraue nnd ns3lst In tho development
of correct educational Ideas and stan
dards of educational work In the dif-
ferent states the legal direction and
actunUadmInistratlon of tho schools
for the masses of the people are wisely
left to the properly constituted au-i
thorltifts of tho states.
Spirit of Self Reliance.
"Tho snme spirit of inltlntlve self-
reliance nnd resourcefulness which
characterized our forefathers and shod
a hnloof glory ovr our early history
Will .in due time gain ascendancy In
this Imperial Commonwealth and will
write into our statutes the will of n
people who nro bravo and who arc
unwilling to accopt the doctrine thnt
childhood and character and love or
home Can he measured In dollars and
cents and thnt these the most sacred
interests of . our civilization are for
utty. nle. r tli M tavttw
from three minute to VUm M one
null lulmiKB to h retUMIitit twuni
VlH' ImponMbtUiy Ot lKWc-r elMHtfl-
entlon mitltcn iWIcIpM liutvnetton ou
of tho i-uo(l(iii
.l In high achiH1 (typorlunlUea
There nro tow coKBlvv bcIiooIii lu
wlilol ItbO touehJiiR of ' Momo iilgh
school BubJeotn la Attempted; but In
pinoltcnlly In ovtry nuch enBolimtruc
Hon ot primary children Ib compelled
to. iiuffer. while tho equipment and
the time for high school Instruction
of first) quality are udt nt the eom-
mnnd of tho toucher
"A. In correlation. Thoro la no
legal Inter-relation among tho coun-
try bcIiooIb or tho county each Bdhool
bolng a Bcpnrate Independent Insti-
tution. This results in lack of co-
operation and doflnltcneSB In both or-
ganization and Instruction compels
an Increnso In cost of malntcnnco
nnd koopB tho children 'marking time
hiBtenu or making Substantial progro38
In their studlcB.
6. In content of cjourso of Btudy.
The tendency In somo degree at least
is to crento dlssntlsfnctloii with rurnl
llfo and lo lnsplro In the country lad
nn nmbltlon to bo a stenographer a
Clerk or a hired man in the busy biiBt
ling city. Wo rend much of tho back-to-thc-country
movement which has
for Its object the maintenance of the
equilibrium between country and city
nnd the preservation of the virtues of
country life lit our civilization; bu'-
tho woll-to-do country-man will con
tlnue to move from the farm to tho
city until the educational the social
and the spiritual opportunities on the
farm aro equal to tho best In tho city.
"(1 In length of annual school
session and in logicnl financial support
TUo average ilenfcth of the annual
session of the country school ror the
scholastic year closing August 31 1309
was 114.5 days. Remember that only
51.2 per cent of tho children of scho-
lastlc"go residing In Wio country
were in average daily attendance ror
this brief time. '
"7 In supervision. Of tho 240 or-
ganized counties or tho state the
country schools of only 114 have been
nrovided with BUpervlsion by compe
tent) educational authority. Adequate
and efficient supervision being- es-
sential to good country schpols why
withhold it from tho country schools
of 12C counties ot Texas? Why not
give the people an opportunity to get
as efficient supervision for tho coun-
try schools as they aro permitted to
provide for tho' city scnools?
ro Dcfeethc.
itrttriiuie unit pxwttafc Hrliii w
Uro ww fUAwMni Mtow M
tllf cUlrKMCo Of A rw ewflmrwenrw
period In tlm iMehlloUwt hWoiy M th
UU hud l Iwvo confidence In th
IlilolllKOitco Of tho hwuiltfrfthlp tf
Urn TlilrtjMicroiid lnlntoturo hint ho-
Uovo thnt they Aitl feanoml to lh
neodn of tho boIiooIh n broadly nut
Wisely indicated In tho (trmaHd of
tho Btnto duinoeratto platform. The
Incoming Slnto ndmllilBlrntlon will I
have no doubt bwvo utiBolflBhly Anil
patriotically tho good ot tho aohooln
to Which tho peoplo Of toxhb nro bo
fondly nod bo strangely attached
Outlook llrlght.
"Tho educational outlook In Texas In
thofoforo tome exceedingly bright and
altogether promising I believe our
educational nffalra frdm tho primary
BChool to tho University will bo
wrought Into n complete Byatcm and
that sanenosSj and conservatism wlU
characterize tho march or progross.
"In tho forthcoming Blonninl Ro-
port of the Stnto Department of Edu
cation Will bo found proposed reme
dies for tho fundamental dofects of the
cducatlonnl ByBtom of Toxas somo ot
which defects havo been mentioned
In this discussion.
"Tho fine spirit or harmony and
tho Intelligent nnd"hearty cooperation
1 nntlclpnto Trom tho teachers and
othor friends of eduentlon will glvO
Bolldm-Hy nnd effectiveness to tho
movement) for justlco and equality In
tho public school system of this
state" . - u
At the conr luolon of Supt Brnllcy s
n.idrss which was heard with much
Interest and punctured with frequent
bursts of applause.Supt. Horn declared
the mooting adorned.
LOCAL COMMITTEE CARE
FOR VISITING TEACRER5
iiiii.i.n irnii irnf Tlnfofrntpu lit POliltft
Along Route Furnish Them
Wili "Credentials"
Dr. Cooper Speaks.
Supt. Horn Introduced Dr 0. II.
Cooper master of tho Cooper Training
Skihool for Boys as one of the ablest.
Iieet known and highly esteemed
Wihoolulon In tho stnto Ite Cooper
velpomed tho teachers In tkujinmo ot
the educational rorces or tho west in
' Ihe following addrossi
"It lo mv iilnnnlnir nrlvllpirn On 1)0-
tWii .- ' - " .
half of the. educatlonnl forces of AbJ
lene and the Central West-to bid yOuttion.
a hearty welcome Into pur midsti. I
hid you welcome first In the name of
'"""pinwop 'Cdllege one of tho youngest
I M Tetfa 'Gileses yet ranking In aim
i 'm4 tahIrW!tJ tho best. As Web-
'ker'wild of' Dartmouth "Sho Is a
' f1'pauM fe&lec(lll)?ut there aro those who
' 1o affr;"1 'a-'-fa- demonstrated by
fJ ttyctfH!t!)to-ftt less than n score
u 'W-'yW dCMoff than a Quarter of a
School systems and we recognlzo In
you thnt element In our leadership
which has to do with the most delignte
and difficult problems of-Bchoql ad-
ministration. We aro proud of our
civy school system proud to bellec
that they rank well with tho best li
tho nation und worthy or being ex-
nmples and models In the dovclbp-
ment of nn errlclcnt systom for thq
whole State.
"We have a hearty greeting for the
County Superintendents or Public In-
struction here present. 'Wo salute you
as worthy leaders In the Improvement
or our rural schools tho largest) and
potentially strongest element In pur
sstm or public Instruction With
you wo aro hoping tp see a goqd sys-
tem of rural high schools Inaugurated
under tho direction of county bdnrds
of education.
"We welcome Into our midst repre-
sentatives of the Conference for Educa-
tion In Texas. We congratulate you
on the great achievements or the past
throo yearB and pledge you our loyal
support In your futuro efforts
"We aro glad to welcome Into our
; midst the representatives of that mag-
nificent organization of womon -tho
Mothers' Club.nnd to bid you God speed
In your glorloUs undertakings.
"We greet gladly the representa-
tives t'ae Iress" or tho State and
give you 'the nghttliand or fellowship
realizing -ylihuTVork and ours nrp yl-
tally connected.
"Wo welcome the teachers of tho
private schools and congratulate you
On tha opportunity)! training chosen
youtliBjn the best way without let or
hindrance for college nnd tor llfo.
'tVe )iftvd1R'Warm wolcomq for the
young "teachers for whom this may
be the first State Teachors Assocla-
Wo congratulate you on mo
outlook fpr the future In thnt you en-
tor upon a great Inheritance won by
your predco'essorB upon larger re-
venues" longer school terms bettey
buildings and more generous and In-
telligent appreclntlon of education by
he citizenship of our loved State May
ypu use wls&ly and worthily those op
portuuttles for larger service
'Comrades our welcome Is to onet
barter and sacrlflco to either Ignor
ance or selfish political ambition. It
Ib perhaps true as BomeVhoughtful
students or education have asserted
that instead of utilizing the perma-
nent) endorsement as n foundation
solid nnd sure upon which to build our
educational structure beautiful and
comprehensive in all Its .parts tho
people were taught by the politicians
to congratulate themselves and to look
toward Austin for tho wherewithal
to educate their children.
Defects A"e llenllzed.
''The people now recognize at least
some of the detects or tho schools or
Texas. and may be depended upon to
How Schools
'"The public schools or the 670 in-
dependent districts are detective and
inefficient In the following respects:
"(1) In length of tho annual school
session and In local financial sup-
port. The average length of the an-
nual sessions of the schools of the
IndcpendentNchool districts for the
pcholastlq year closing August 31
1909 was only 165 days less than
eight months while the Interests of
the children demand at least nine
months or schooling each year. In
creased financial support) is necessary
In order to lengthen tho sctiool ses-
sion to provide better equipment and
to ennble the boards of school trus-
tees to employ toachors of scholarship
and successful expevlonrc.
"(2) In courses of study nnd gen-
eral tendencies In many respects. It
Is wrong both morally and education-
ally to fail to heed tho 'demands of
the present civilization In tho matter
or content of course of study. The
work of tho-Wgh schools which are
the colleges of tho masses of the
peoplo should be closely correlated
with the social and- the 'business lite
of tho people Courses In elementary
agriculture domestic economy and
manual training" nnd distinctly busi-
ness and Industrial courses should
be offered in practically all or our
public high schools ns well aB the
usual courses in literature history
languages etc.
The People 3Iust Tiiy.
- "The Immortal James Stephen Hogg
in his message to tho Twenty-second
' Every clfort Is being mnde on the
parti of tho Entertalnmont Committee
to provide homes' for visiting teachers
wbo havo come to attend the annual
sessions or the Teachers' Convention.
County Attorney E. M. Overshlner
and ' County Superintendent E V.
White returned on tho 4:27 eastbound
T. & P. train yesterdny artornoon from
Putnami to which place they had gone
to meet Incoming delegates and pre-
sent them with their "credentials."
Some seventy-five visitors who came
In on that train were thus provided
with lodgin'g places before reaching.
tho city.
Principnl R. A. Smith pf tlie-tHlgM
School arid Prof. J. C. Watts returnee
on the second westbound passenger
after having been engaged in a simi-
lar mission and reported tho train
absolutely packed with incoming dele-
gates. Like means are being adopted
on the Wichita Valley and tho Abilene
& Southern.
RffiOriN ABILENE
remedy thoso defects in an orderly t.lgiatliro of Texas declared his
and fldollly to tho public
.. jmi. i nuilillnirs. library one of you a well as to all Pi you
uiUeut ia 4pwfeut oyer dol- Our tenderest wrtcoma ta tor m pa."ir
cub (applause) for henceforth I am
with you. Thank you a-gnln."
Committees Announced.
Secretary Brooks of tho Association
announced standing comnUttees ns fol-
lows: Resolutions O. II. Cooper of Abi-
lene; I. W. Evans of Bonham; J A.
Brooks of Dallas; B. ASnttu1 field of
Crockett; J P. Glasgow of Gainesville.
Auditing L. H. Hubbard or Belton;
C. 8. Potts 6t AUstln; S. E. Thompson
ot Big Springs.
Neyology J. C. Lattlmoro of Wnco;
U Clnrk of Anson; MIsj Frances Kirk
of Gnlve3:oi
Teachers' Aid Peyton Irving Jr.
of Bieuha.Ti' Courtney Gray or Brown-
wood 1.. ft "Allen of Cnnyon City; Miss
Eveilo DJlllnghnm of Sherman.
Constitution R. G. Hull or Cle-
burne; T. D 1'rooKs of Hlllsboro; I M
N Marro of 1orroll; W. W Lackey of
Midland; J II. Smith of Longvlow
Nominations J P. Kimball of Tem-
ple; E. V. White of Abilene; W. L W1I-
Ha of Honey Grove; Walker King of
Pnh st'ne; 'Miss Ella Uttlo.of Temple
Congratulatory Telegram.
At this juncture a .Western Union
meseengfr boy handed Supt. Horn a
tUegram which the lattor after scan
ning handed over to Secrntavy Brooks
to be rend aloud. Tho contents fol-
low: Little Rock Ark. Dec. 11 1910.
Supt. P W Horn Pres.
Abilene Texas.
Greetings to the Tens State. Teach-
oi Association! AIy the convention
of 1910 be lwmorablu for the adoption
of wise policies by tho united mllltnnt
educntlonal force of Texas. In the bur-
dens of l he Miiipalgn nnd In the victo
ry certain to bo won give m a mod
est shn v
(Signed.) W. S. Sutton.
j)r. Suttou Is a faculty member Jf
Hie State University Joint niithorvpl
Lt. fl..?t... J1- 1-I.l...n..nl. ...I.l.t'l.. rwl
'iiu auiuiu (x. iiuunijiifi!i iriuuiy nnw).-
pd arithmetic nnd one or the leading
vdicntors In tho South. The ossein-
ilv broke Into enthusiastic cheers over
(da eloquent mtsslu rrom nrar
AHnoMN'eitu'nB .Hade
Supt Horn nnnoimrnd today's pro-
riMil mvw iiivwa uipummiu im . iini.j i-'v '" "J" "J ' i;iMuin?
vm! CU upcruteudent Burr history algebra Pbynics aouu ie- " v
and elective way. Thomas Jefferson
recocnlzed education as the Influence
to bo relied upon by the government
for the amelioration of tho condition
of mankind nnd tho grent purpose or
his life found expression in the De
coration of Amorlcnn Independence
In tho estnbllshment of rollglouB free-
dom in this country nnd In tho found-
ing of tho University of "Virginia. At
heart and In action Jefferson was a
domocrat who bellov'ed it to bo tho
duty of the State to provido for tho
education of nil because education
is tho birthright of every child
"Let ub recognize that the greatest
.. i.. 'rrvtna Imlnir Had In (tin
worko ro mu a trig and providing the or which should be so clnssirie I and
right khid HtL quality oj education the length of the terms of office
fnlth in
school system and said 'The proposi
tion narrowed down to tho line ot
candor IS that If tho peoplo ever ex-
pect to have an efficient system of
public free Bqhool they must pro-
pare to pay for It.'
Hoards of Regents.
"Tho special stato schools Includ-
ing tho University of TexaB the Agri-
cultural nnd Mechanical Collogo tho
College of Jndustrlnl Arts tho Stato
NornuU Colleges' apd tho eleemosyn-
ary Institutions of Texas should each
bo provided with a board ot regents
Or a board of control tno memoorHiup
State Official Returns From Trip Into
Western Texas Visits Teachers'
Coin entlon Here y
nnd' In extending equality of cduca
tlonal opportunity to all. The coun-
try public 'schools of Texna tnwn
which 025917 clilldren ot scholastic
ago nre depending for education and
training are defectlvo and Inefficient
In the following respects
Bhould bo so fixed ns to guarantee per-
mnnency nnd stability In organization
thus promoting efficiency and glylng
tho opportunity to fully developwell-
matured .plana for increased useful-
WesB of these Institutions established
for the public good and mamtninea
. " """ 11. "Vr -. v.rnM by the taxes of the people
attendance OniysT per cent of thoi "Further nn educational tax for the
S number matriculate and only t? Soola ahou d
51 nor cent were found to be In and other special state schools should
S'ilv avernSa Sdanco 1 bo subsMtuted for the biennial "pull
" IiTass caS and lqptrae.1i.nd haul' for dlreet appropriations by
o: Thjrr'iular attendance and the Legislature Th la would not wean
!J iX f v.natte oraanlzntlon.an Increaso in taxation but it would
make nractically impossible satisfoc
tory work in either respect in many
schools one teacher attempts to teach
from 20 to 10 classes a day in which
EubJects ranging from tljo most ele-j
im a chancre to a more bUBlnesB-Hko
and economical method of providing
for these InstitutiouB 0 the people.
"Tha last four year have teen times
of growth and expansion In our edu-
'e ay 1 s to iMw clonal system WQrtWv of the pride
'..'1. 5 .vaiPB -niH Kooai- and the indorsement of an intelligent
Abilene Inst night entertained "an
angel unawares" so to speak in the
nerson of Hon. J. T. Robinson State .
LandCommlasloner who slipped qulet-l
ly Into the city on tho noon eastbound.
Texas & Pacific train nnd mingled in
tho crowd at tho Wednesday night ses
sion of tho State Teachers' Associa
tion without evon his Intimate friends
recogplzlng blm.
Investigating Frauds
Mr. Robinson is nack from a trip to
Alpine Sierra Blanca Fort Stockton
and othor Western Texas points where
he Investigated a number of purported
conspiracies to prevent settlers from
purchasing Stato lands. T
ho Bald ''wlth qnlto enough stage
coaching to satisfy even an old tlm
er like mysolf. It was ray second trip
West but I hopo not tho Inst Somo
things have tranBplred that warrant a
close Investigation."
A Former Cow Puncher
Land Commissioner Robison In his
youthful days WaB a rough nnd wooly
cow puncher and he still fovea to get
Into his boots and old shirt and live
out in tno open witn tno uoys.
"I visited Abllono twenty-eight yean
ago with a load of cattle from Call a
ban county" ho remarked "and thta
town then was no(. even ther proverbial!
W1MO siol in uio ruau. i mu nuu
tonlshed at your growth. It Ib typical
Of this great Western Toxas cpuritry"
:. .
PUOJilXKST TM-A A HJiltjlAXE
lion. Z T. Fiillnioro of Autia Here
To Attend Annual Sessions The
Tenckors Association.
A prominent visitor to tho annual
sessions of the aiato Teaonqra assocj
tlon Ib Hon. Z T Fullmora Ot Auathl
Mr Fullniore has served the state ill
varloiia canacltles and was once on t
Cn.n A.ltian Inultlm 1mo'1 T?A la I
u' w. v"" " ""' "vl
author of the Texas part ot ti
Rand-IcNally school geopgrnpiy
written ;nv other hooka and U
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