The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-17
TEACHERS IN TOWN.
Ihey Come in Hundreds and
Feast Together.
VISIT TO SEATTLE SCHOOLS.
Nearly 500 Teacher. Prom All Over
"essera Washingson In Session
Programme for Today.

Two hundred and seventy.fve school
teachers, representing Seattle. Tacoma.
olympia. Port Townsend. Snohornish.
Everett. PuyaIlup and nearly all of the
smaller towns in the state on this side Of
the mountains. spent the day YESTERDAY i'm
this city az the second meeting Of the
western Washington Teachers AssocIa-
tion- Many Of the visiting teachers ar
rived In the city Thursday evening and
the remainder arrived yesterday morning.
all being received by Prof f. J..
Barnard. president Of the associa-
tion; Miss Anna Heath, secretary,
and committee consisting of Prof
Edsin Twitmyer. Mrs. NJ. II. KEYS and
froi- Charles Pagan. From in the
morning 10 IL the tirne vas occupied in
visiting the various schools Of the city.
and from 1870 10 2 the visitors were
served with elaborate luncheoas, seventy
two being accommodated In the rooms of
the board OF education In the building adj :
joining the Central school, sixty at tile
Denny school, fifteen a. the South school.
twenty CT the Pacific school, twenty at
the Rainier school, twenty-five at the
Mercer school, eighteen at the Minor
school, ten at the Cascade school. seven az
the Columbia and six al the Day school.
while others dined at private residences
with friends. At 3 O'Clock the following
was toe order Of exercises at the Central
school:
DETRIMENTAL PROGRAMMES r. NJ ro4 NJ
Primary grades. Contra school, room Q. Miss
Emma Unthank, Tacoma, chairman Payer
Language in Primary Grades" Miss Carrie
shnmway, reaEsle: discussion. Miss Lizzie
weed, Tacoma Miss jennings, Olympia: Miss
%ratEias II
GsAasAE GRADES. CENTRAL SCHOOL.
Room II, J. 81 Layhue. Ballard. chairman.
Paper. Language in Grammar Grades" K. 8
bingham, Tacoma discussion. Miss Anesta
Clark. Tacoma; Miss Alice Hltchiugs Seattle:
Miss Alice Aunday, Seattle.
HIGH SCHOOL, CENTRAL SCHOOL.
Room 10. ). w. Roberts, Tacoma, chairman
Paper. thine 10 Be Given 10 Mathematics in
the High school," W. l. Malone, Tacoma: dis
cassion. J. ID. Curtis, Seattle
But the most enjoyable event of the day
was the banquet in the evening at Ranke's
hall. The hall was decorated with ferns,
eyergreens, dollhouse plants. cut flowers
and bunting. while, TO add 10 the cheerful
ness a string orchestra stationed on the
platform rendered choice music. The
banquet commenced at 6 o'clock, but IL
was fully an hour later before the guests
were seated, the first Of the evening being
devoted TO a social session. In which all
endeavored TO become acquainted. and the
whole affair was one of the most enjoy
able affairs imaginable. Two hundred and
fifty guests were seated at one time In the
main hall and, there being TO room for the
other twenty-five. the adjoining hall was
arranged and the guests Accommodated
there. Prof. George NJ. Davidson acted as
POSTMASTER. and the following was the
order of exercises:
'''Tis an old maxim ia the schools
That nonsense is the food 81 fools,
Yet now and then men of wit
Will condescend 10 take Bit
"The Latch string Out" Rev. Wallace Sutting
"True friendship laws are by this rule ex-
pressed,
Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest"
western Washington Teacher Associs-
ton" superintendent J. W. Chamberlain
in union theEe IS strength"
scInhs' .....s. -..............-P Prof. A. A. Barlow
"aan wants but little here below"
"Eduestloa" tirom a boys standpoint.
.How cruelty sweet are The echoes that start
" hen memory plays al old tune on the heart.
Is education forms tae common mind.
">chool Report .....~. ..+-s...... Alice A Miller
Labor itself Is bu, sorfowful song,
A protest Of she weak against the strong"
- state superintendent G. VI. Bean
~Fer just experience tells ia every soii,
lnHt thn%r VINO BA must govern those VINO
toiL
..IAke Washington Canal .. Prot Roberts
.Thsse buds the promise OF celestial worth"
For today's exercises the most elaborate
programme has been arranged. aud there
can he no doubt but that il will be just as
successful as yesterdays entertainment.
II Is as follows
sExsEos Ar RIgRoUTa cOSGRg6AT GoNAL CHURCH,
-. NJ. TO P.
appointment OF committees.
Report Of COMMITTEES on neurology, j. n. Hit,
Miss Lula SzttertAwAif, Miss SALISBURY.
professional Obligations saa Dates Of .he
Teacher superintendent II. " James. Tacoma:
discuss on. President Il. ". Brsntnaii. Olympia.
sEug fsh agd Literature in Grammar Grades,
Principal ". ]. Meredith. Auburns diacBsston.
sapar8n & uaeut Harry PatIsou, Aew hateoIa.
'sIhA ndeEgyIne PFlaelpis Of froebea svs-
TEN OF EsueaEa0a, Mss EA!e1 Gresham. So
aftfe
Original poem. Mrs. Carrie V. Rice Shaw.
Taeoms.
'ssclenee IN Elementary Schools" Pref
ChaTies Hili, state university; discussion. Mrs
Aas Core seattle.
'Advantage AID Disa6vantsre Of the Couutry
as Compared g&fh City seh0gss. rapeFiufana-
emt n Hstt- Naw natc0za. discussion
Prof ganes Brady. k1moues.
EieesIon Of efaeers and other bgsl aess
Al loagnmeaF.