The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-03
NORTH INDIANA TEACHERS.
Fourteenth Annual Session Opens for
Three Days at Marion.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, April 2-The fourteenth
annual session of the North Indiana Teach
ers' Association met here to-day with sew
eral hundred present. The sessions viii con-
tinue the rest OF the week.
II was during the session Of the Indiana
State Teachers Association AT indianapolis,
in December. 1872, tnat few Of the superin-
tendents OF northern Indiana mt IN the par
krs OF the Grand Hotel for the purpose or
discussing the feasibility OF ofganzing
northern Indiana Teachers Association.
Among those present were superintendent
James +. Seull. OF Rochester. Superintendent;
Genient ID ~ Thomas 81 Nv WABASH Ii was
the opinion that such an organization was
desirable, but. nc cna wishing 10 take the IN
itiauvc. the meeting ADJOURNED Without saA,
Ing any definite steps Tie matter rested
until the following March, when Superin-
tendent I'aomas, having a3led up suPerin-
te10ent- W altz BY telephone, inquired IL ne
was willing 10. be ore OF two 10 assume the
responsibility OF attempting TO organize the
association. n personal Interview followed IN
with the result taat il was decided 70 make
the attempt. ard Superintendent Waltz as
sumed the duties OF president and saserln-
executive committee. The first meeting was
he'd at Island Park. Rome City, July and
10. 1885. An interesting programme was pre-
sented- While the attendance was not large.
~ was decided TO try II again. The presi-
dent and chairman Of the executive COMMITTEES
Were
held at Rene City July l, and 9, 1894. The
association ccrtinue1 with Indifferent success,
meeting az Rome CITY In 1855 and at Maxim
kuckee In 1885 and 1881. Five years sessions
have demonstrated that pleasure resorts
were not the proper places for holding edu-
catlonal associations AT meeting OF the
Teachers Association he'd at Michigan City.
in October. 1887. II was arranged to have
5ons h March, "a & SS was Done and
at mat time tds two organizations were
united under the name of the Northern In
diana superintendents' and Teaaaers Asso-
citation. More tnan double the. number Of
teachers were present at this meeting. SUI
perintendent K. w. Wright was chosen pres
ecutive committee. Warsaw was chosen as
the place OF meeting for the seventh session
In April. 1859. T. j. Sanders was elected
again e Changed 70 the Northern Indiana
Teachers Association, its original name. In
April. 1890. the eighth session OF the asso-
superntendent ne W. g Palmer. Of Columbia
City, president and chairman OF the ex-
ecutive committee. Huntington entertained
Cd over by superintendent r. /. Hamilton as
president and j. K. Soul chairman OF the
executive committee. Goshen was glad to
four hundred were present w. III. Sims was
president and w. d. Dale chairman or the
msetins was held at Lafayette in iSss. Super
tntendent Edward Ayres was president and
superintendent w. 3. Burrs chairman Of
the executive committee. In April. 1894. the
convention assembled at Frankfort In its
twelfth annual session. Superintendent b.
+. Moore was president and Calvin Moon
chairman of the executive committee The
thirteenth annual meeting was held at South
Bend In 1895. and was presided over by Hor-
ace G. Woody and w. r. Snyder, chairman
of the executive committee The attendance
at the annual meetings has increased, until
al the South Bend meeting over LOO visitors
were entertained. The fourteenth annual
session viii be held in Marion next Thursday.
Friday and Saturday, and it Is expected that
fully LOO visitors will be In the city. The
meetings will be held in the auditorium of
the First NJ. E Church. and will be pre-
sided over by President-elect Calvin Noon,
OF South Bend. Adelaide Hayler, OF Wabash.
Is vice president: Florence Waling, of Mum
Gle, recording secretary; Z. c.. MAcnan. Of
Lagrange, treasurer; i. F. Fitzgibbon, of e.
wood. railroad secretary. The headquarters
OF the executive committee. with Edward
Ayres In charge, win be at the Burrier Ho-
tel The headquarters Of the local executive
committee will be in the lecture roam Of
tina First Nj. E Church. where all the Wis
itors are requested 10 repair on arriving in
the city. and they will be assigned rooms.
The local committee Is doing everything IL
can possibly think OF TO make the associa-
ton pass OF as smoothly as possible. They
have issued eight-page folder containing
map or the city, with a key. The folder
also contains a short write-up of Marion as
the Queen City OF the gas belt. Another
pamphlet. giving a write-up of the public
school system OF the city. showing the eight
principal buildings. will be issued.