Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-23
URGING THEM 10 VISIT DENVER



Ulnhs National Educational hlsocia
tIoD officers, consisting Of Terrltofia
Commissioner Of Schools Lewis, Dr.
ralmags NJ the Utah Uuivsrsiiy, w.
H. Malone, principal Of tho salt Lake
CIy High school. Ella NJ. Dukcs. Of
The same school, aud Dr. Millspaugh
are sending circulars TO all the teacher,
In the rorutlfy urging them 10 attend
the gfott meeting OF educators to be
held 10 Denver from July 9th to l2lh.
These circulars say In part:
Utah II especially forluntts this
year This Natioual Educational assI.
citation comes quite 20 our door 10 hold
H. annual aussionp, extending over a
period " eight days. Our nuighb1rlng
city Of Denver Il selected for tho great
convention, the opening Jay being tho
i.h a. July. Here Will come together
tho luHd0f1 Of educational thought IN
America. Representatives ot the uni.
yeIaiiy, college, acaiemy, private, city
aud distrlcttChools, ate aud city super.
lutoudrnls Of lusiruCtiOn,anio lhers In.
turcttcd w VI oclal Ihases Of olucatlou
viii meet IN Gus great assembly. The
educational intef,its VI our State are
embraced IA the On ,urcsls oil this organ.
nation; ior II IL national IN ~ scope
and sympaihigs. The meeting will be-
one Of absorbing Interest 10 Utah rdu.
catou. nuxiouH, ~ thuy are, 10 gain
the valuable Hgqualutnncu which the
me, ting d BIfts, TO imbIbe the 30.
tluouCcs hitlf 10 older sections VI the
country, aud 10 catch the motives
which nCtunto the educational Rtmy Of
tho uutiln.
From season 10 season We have ON.
ployod such men as White, Baldwin,
Hinhdalo, Parser, anu G0fdy, 10 come
umoug w at prices ranging from 500
10 500 ptr week. Here ls au upput-
luuity 10 SOC the great host OF sluca.
t0n aud hear educational truth *.
pounded ~ their chiefs nj small
expense.
4 near neighbor, touching Colorado
on the wcsi, Utah will be expected "lu
turn uu'i" and may We not say that
Utah wricoms the occasion Aul prlzrt
the opporlunity2 We can 20, seycts.
hundred strong, In special trains, II
desirable, carrying with us exhibits oil
lhu work We are doing, 10 display nj
our headquarters, together with PIC
lures Of our institutions Of learning,
pfospeoiutos Of tho cnursts OF study,
statistical charts, reports, ETC., indioi.
tive Of the status anu progress Of edu.
calional work Ia our midst. We have
many striking evidences of an ad-
vauocd progressive spirit and should
not be ashamed 10 show them.
The true fflrndH OF education will be
more than glad 10 meet ~ ami will
appreciate such efforts as We thal
make 10 nCquaint them with our puf
poses AMI AIMS.
The object VI tho association IL Il
elevate tho character anu advance tue
intoroils Of teaching, anu 10 promot,
the cause Of popular education.
II was organized ~ Philadelphia II
1857 under the name Uf the NaliunR
roAChofs' association, by ltadinl
teachers from various sections Of IN,
country. James l.. Euos was chair
man " the hrst meeting, Wm. L.
Sheldon Ito hut fogtciafy, and A. J.
Kickoff, H. nIst TREASURER. The unmi
was changed in 1870 10 National EIu
CailUual association. IL was inc1fp0f
uied in lssG,And has a permanent iunt
OF over $4,000.
Ihlriy.fuur annual meetings have
been held IN leading cities VI Ia,
EQUALITY.