The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-11
NATIONAL En7ca1IosAI. CoxvrSr,oN.

NATIONAL JS0reA1IoNAL CoNvENr1oNs.-
A series of educational meetings will be held
at Cleveland, Ohio, from the 18th to the
/ 18th Of August inclusive. The National
Normal School Teachers Association will be
opened on the 18th prox. by an address by
President John Ogden, of Tennessee
During the two days session of this oooy,
papers will be read BY j. l.. Pickaf'' oi
Chicago; George B. LOOMS, OF inalahApo
lis Richard Edwards, of Normsi' Ill., snu
and other distinguished educators from oA-
ferent parts of the Union. :,
| The opening exercises of the Nanonsi
! Teachers Association will take place on
Wednesday morning, August 18th. The
reception speech will be made by President
E. R. Perkins, of the city Board OF EdoeA'
ton, and the Introductory address oy 1 'e'
dent Daniel B. Hsgar, of Massachusetts
| This meeting will last three o'y'' Ne
| which reports. papers and addresses Will De
! n-sss,,sd BY the following gentlemen
p,ss;dent Charles W. Elliot, of Harvard
University Prof. Geo. A. Chase, Principal
of High School fo- Girls, Louisville, Ky. !;
General John Eaton, National Commissioner
of Education, Washington, D. c.; Hon. A
S. kissell, State Superintendent of Schools,
Iowa; Hon. Fred. A Sawyer, United States
Senator from South Carolina, and other
prominent en- who have so identified them
selves with the cause of education that their
fame is national. An excellent programme
has been arranged and everything gotten up
in the best style. One of the largest school,
houses in the city will be used as Educa-
tional Bazaar, for the exhibition of school
books, charts, furniture, apparatus, &c. The
hotels and private boarding houses will
furnish entertainment at reduced rates to
those who obtain the proper certificate from
the Committee on Reception. This com
mittee will be at the railway stations on the
arrival of the several trains. The following
railway companies have consented to grant
| free return to members who have paid
| full fair in coming over their roads: Cleve,
land, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indianapo
/ lis; Pittshurg, Cincinnati and St. Louis ;
/ Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago Hannibal
and St. Joseph; Toledo, Wabash and Wes
! tern; Memphis and Charleston, and few
others.
| The following companies have made spe
ciel arrangements as stated below: Cleve-
land Il Pitssburg, two cents per mile; Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne Il Chicago, the same
/ Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific, three ffths
the usual fare New Orleans Il St. Louis
Packet Company, about half fare.
/ Teachers who attend the convention and
desire to avail themselves of the above re
duced rates must, before they leare home,
obtain certificates that they are persons
properly entitled thereto by applying By
letter or otherwise to Andrew J. Kickoff
Superintendent of Instruction, Cleveland, O.
On presentation of these certificates, the
parties named on them may purchase round
trip excursion tickets
1t is to be hoped that as many as possible
will avail themselves of these provisions
remembering that they must obtain the
certificates and purchase their excursion
tickets before leaving home. Arrange ment:
with other lines are in progress, so that a.!
may be accommodated who desire to attend