Evening star., 1897-05-29
TO BE IN vlTE D
Efforts to Get National Educational As
sembly Here Next Year.
Big DELEGATION to Go to Milwaukee
and Extend the Invitation
The Circular Issued.

There is to be q strenuous and from all
prospects successful effort made to have
the next convention Of the National Edu-
cational Association held in this city.
These assemblies are attended by from
10000 to 10000 teachers and friends, and
1t is confidently expected that 10000 Wis
More would come to Washington. The
board Of school trustees will take up the
matter first, after which the board Of
trade is expected to act, and the Commits
sioners then will be asked to extend the
formal invitation. This year the assembly
meets at Milwaukee and in 1900 it goes to
Paris. Arrangements are being made to
take out a big delegation from this city to
Milwaukee to extend the invitation. DR..
Whitman, Superintendent Powell Mr.. J.
Ormond Wilson, Mrs. Spencer and many
others will be in the delegation. Mr.. j.
Ormond Wilson, manager for the District
of Columbia, has issued a circular In re-
gard to the matter, which states:
ITO teachers and friends of education in
the District of Columbia: You are invited to
attend the assembly Of the National Educa-
sin, July So 1897, ard to take part In its
inspiring and Illuminating councils. More
than any other class of brain-workers in
the world, teachers need to renew their
souls by drinking deeply at the fountain Of
living thought. None are more in danger
OF the dwarfing influence of easy super
tority to those around them, and the dead
ening habit of dropping into mere routine
Inanition Is natural result. New ideas
lead to immortal youth.
'"The National Educational Association is
to the education of this country what Con-
gress Is to its government-an assembly of
It's representative men and women in coun-
Gil concerning its most vital interests. To
take part therein Is high privilege. The
departments are: Superintendent (Which
hClds Its meetings separately from the par
In f@v,N
sarten, elementary, secondary, higher, nor
nal, manual and Industrial, art, music
business, child study, physical training,
science, school administration and library
The governor of Wisconsin, the state legis-
lature, the board of regents and faculty of
the university and of the normal schools
the common council and school board of
Milwaukee, and numerous other organiza-
tons, ofnclally extended invitations to the
N. E. A. to hold its annual convention for
1897, In Milwaukee, and all resources of
the state are laid under tribute to insure a
royal welcome.
Washington, ID. c., i'm 'OS.
information Is received from many
sources that the teachers of the United
States desire to hold their next annual as
sembly in the national capital. and steps
are already being taken to give them a
cordial invitation and welcome
THE delegation which goes from Wash.
tngton to Milwaukee will undoubtedly he
accompanied by committee bearing this
message.
The n. f. A. numbers from $4,000 to
O,WU teachers. and those who are in a DO
sit1on to understand the situation declare
that when 1t meets in Washington 10 OO(
teachers will come from mountain and val.
ley, lakeside AMI seaside, highway and by.
way, to visit their own national capital.
1t Is clear that the delegation from
washington this year should be especial,
strong and representative. wear a Wash.
ington, badge. register from the District Of
Columbia, become acquainted with the off
| GERS and leading members of N E. A.
] and, with true public spirit and pride state
the attractions of the national capital its
| extraordinary facilities for entertaiaing thu
\ world, and the desire of it's teachers ant
| citizens to receive the distinguished edi1
| Gators Of the land. Washington teachers
| frequently meet friends from other state.
| at N. E. A. conventions and register will
| them as from those states where the,
| may have lived in childhood thus iynorins
| the city that gives them employment anf
| makes its list Of members in the great an
| nual report appear small and meager. TIL,
| District of Columbia should appear on tn,
| n. E. A. record as a leader in eJucationa
| interests.
| superintendent of Schools William B
Powell Will accompany the delegation, de
| sires fine representation Of Washington
| teachers, and will render them any servic,
| in his power. The superintendent has al
| ready invited the department of supern
| tendence. N. F.. A., to hold it's annual meet
| the invitation is accepted"
The circular gives full particulars as t.
| routes and accommodations in Milwaukee
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