The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-25
TEACHERS NAY CONE
A Strong Effort Would Bring
Big Convention Here.
SEATTLE COULD ACCOMMODATE
The Animal Meetings OF the National
Educational Association Brings
About $1,000 People Together.


About rs geo People Together.
a-rtrev EFFORT wfI ~ rnase iris year 20
secure The next session % the National
Ea1oationzl Association for Seattle. that
is ths session OF 1877. ard n energy. hard
work and perseverance, eount for anything
the selection Il as good az made. The agt-
fatfen IL favor OF Seattle SIS the place OF
meeting was first started In 1871 az To
ronto bv Prof Prank Barnard and SER
erai others. and sirce that time the first
nauaas has worked assIsBoUslg on the
proposition and presented Seatsie's name
TO th4 board % directors Of the national
association al every session In this Eorx
Prot Barnard has been aided TO some ex-
tent especially when the proposition vas
fFst fhoaxhf of, Bat since that time hs
has carried = on mostly hY himself and
spent considerable raaney ost Of his own
pocket. Thus keeping Seattle before the
board and tmpreSslng on the members the
beneficial results that would arise from
sseh trip % the teachers Of the far East
The attendance az these conventions
ranges from f0ss 10 - 80 people. and IL
wotiiE be a most wonderful advertisement
10 a growing city like Seattle. The meet
ing this year vii be held at Buffalo, and
although Prof. Barnard cannot be pres
will act for him IN putting forward Seat
ties claim. assisted b. President Mark ".
Harrington. Of the University OF Wash
tngton. They have opposed 10 them the
delegation from Minneapolis. which is al
ready making a strong effort to have the
next convention held in their city. Prof.
Barnard has given Prof Twitmyer a num-
Der OF letters 70 members OF the executive
committee, OF which he himself is a mem
hn~ asG -
this city having friends interested In edu-
eational work In the East should write to
them. with the request that they speak
good word for the city
At the Toronto convention In 1881, when
Seattle vas first suggested Prof Barnard
assisted by Professors Richardson, Gep-
hart and Mckee. held open house They
made such an impression and succeeded
In interesting the executive committee 20
such an extent that Prof j. VI. Green
wood was appointed a committee OF one
10 visis Seattle. Accordingly. the distin-
gutshsd professor reached Seattle on Au-
gust II, 1891. and was entertained by a
committee consisting Of Prof. Barnard
senator W r. Forrest. r. o. Graves, ].
Ro1as4 L. n Ross A. p. BurweiI, Prof
= G. Richardson. Prof. Twitmyer and
Joshua N wissiing They looked over
several OF the leading hotels Of the city.
the public halls and churches. the visiting
committeeman expressing himself as COM
nietely satisfied that Seattle could enter
tain without effort In her hotels boarding
houses. lodgings and furnished rooms at
least i5.eoo people. AZ the time he was
quoted as saying Il am surprised at the
completeness Of the cigy's facilities in
every department. Should the convention
come here, Seattle could easily accom-
naodate al the guests. and "a easily fur
nlsh adequate hall accommodations. The
city and country around have much to in
terest tourists
This was nearly FIVE years ago. and
since that time. as nearly every one knows
the hotel and other accommoda items have
Increased greatly. Prof Greenwood sub
naitted his report 70 the committee on his
return, With the result that Seattle was
quite prominently mentioned the next year
az Saratoga. Asbury Park securing the
prize
When the convention was held al this
place Prof. Barnard was present and made
a gallant fight for Seattle. being beaten by
only one vote. by Denver. The interest
generally Jagged after this attempt, but
the professor kept prodding and workingon
the executive committee. and feels posi-
tive thar with little effort on the part
OF the pubise re convention can be brought
TO Seattle within the next two years He
deploFes the fact that he could not attend
the convention his year. but thinks the
matter Is In good hands and feels that
everything viii be done Besides writing
slxty-fsve personal letters. he has sent the
following communication TO the board OF
directors OF the national association:
1T has been said that keeping eVerlast-
ingly at II brings success and therefore
take great pleasure In renewing the inVi-
taflon extended TO the National Edura-
tional Association at Toronto. Saratoga,
Asbury Park and Denver. TO hold its next
meeting IN Seattle.
The executive committee visited Seattle
sni reported that We we're in every way
able 10 entertain the members and their
friends 20 the number % - .esa The Ma
fional Educational Association has hon
ore8 the Pacific coast but once. that meet
Ing having been held IN California, and
the teachers and citizens now ask that
the great Northwest may be thus hon.
cred by the National Educational Asso-
citation holding its next meeting In Seattle.
NO greater good could be done the
teachers az the East, ana the children
taught By them than to afford them the
opportunity OF crossing the great plains.
the Rocky and Cascade mountains. aud
visiting Puget Sound and Alaska.
Tired AMI weary teachers need travel
AMI recreation combined with the intel
iertual treats Let them have a chance 20
reFtssfFT&fE n the NE5kc8aaS4N cool air o.
the Puget Sound country. and feast their
ewes on these woudFoas.y beautiful
scenes"
In issi a handsome circular. pointing out
the grandeur 81 the seeuAry and the i'm
rnense amount o. benefit such a trin would
~ 20 the student ana the teacher was
printed and distributed throughout many
OF the principal Eastern cities. Prof nar-
naN1 believes that Sach a circular at this
time would Do uluch good and could he
secured At very 'itffe expense Why.
said Ia Yesterday. won have 10 idea hev
far-rea ching s. would he r. Ssa stle could
set that convention. TIRE teachers in tho
East Oh tbeiY return 20 their charges would
- able 90 teii the children ali about Puget
sound snd It's resources. the little ones in
turn giving 70 their homes a0d telling their
parents what they had been told and in
this Nray causing he name Puget Sound
- - on many lips. Not only this. bat
think g the vast anount o. money that
Woalt he left Ga the city. ard other hene-
So. The reason | take saeh an interest
IN Il IS the pride Z have in ray city. Ana
I earnestly believe va could set Il BY
united Effort
Report or Light COMMITTEES.
The NRht committee 81 the esty eaan-