Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-24
Meeting of the National Educational
Association. 1897.

sides these general meetings, the work
of the association is divided into six
teen departments. The department
meetings will be held in halls con-
venient of access and centrally To-
Gated.
In the Exposition building there will
be an exhibit of school books, libra
res for schools and for individuals,
school furniture, pictures and statuary
for the adornment of school rooms,
school supplies of all kinds and edu-
cational publications.
The citizens of Milwaukee will tender
a reception to all the teachers in at
tendance. Circulars will be issued
giving full information as to points of
interest in Milwaukee and vicinity, and
every facility will be afforded for
reaching them.
AS it will be impossible for the hotels
to accommodate one-quarter of the
people who will attend, the local com
mittee is canvassing the city and will
arrange to furnish accommodations in
private homes for all members of the
association who many desire to secure
such entertainment. The cost for such
board and lodging will range from
75c to $50 per day. Where several
friends wish to secure board at the
same place, arrangements will be made
to accommodate them so far as posi-
bic. In any event it will be possible
to accommodate such parties in the
same house or in the same neighbour
hood.
In attending the meeting you can
secure a round trip ticket from your
nearest ticket Office for single fare
plus two dollars. The two dollars
thus paid is turned over by the II. Il.
Co. to the treasurer of the association
and constitutes each buyer of n ticket
member of the association for the
year 1897 '9S. Themembership coupon
entities the holder to a copy of the
volume of proceedings at this meeting.
The proceedings for 1896 make IL vol
ume of nearly 1000 pages and cost the
association, for printing and binding,
one dollar and forty cents for each
volume. The membership coupon also
entities the holder to reduced rates,
and the services of the local reception
committee in assigning the holder to
places where board and lodging may
be had at these rates. In view of the
large attendance, the committee can
not undertake to assign places for
entertainment at reduced rates to any
other than members of the association.
The local reception committee will
meet all incoming trains and will wear
badges by which they may be known.
Upon application to them, those not
acquainted with the city will be as
signed guides who will conduct them
to the headquarters, a few blocks from
the depots, where the return tickets
may be stamped and assignments for
lodgings made. Guides will also be
in attendance at headquarters to con-
duct people unacquainted with the city
to the homes to which they have been
assigned. In this way visitors will
have no trouble in securing board and
lodging promptly.
Every facility will be offered to make
the attendance of Wisconsin teachers
pleasant and profitable. The Pfster
Hotel is the headquarters for the officers
of the N. T.. A. The Club-room of the
Plankinton Hotel will be headquarters
for Wisconsin teachers during their
stay in the city Attendants will be on
duty there to give information and to
make the Badger teacher feel at home
If you desire to secure an assign
ment to n boarding place before COM
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dressing VIM. Geo. Bruce, secretary
of the local executive committee. 1t
will be necessary, however, before re-
ceiving the assignment, to send the
two dollars membership fee, for which
he will return you Your membership
coupon and the location and name of
the family with whom you are to board.
In case you secure this advance MEM
bership, you will still have to pay two
dollars in addition to the one-fare
rate for your ticket, but on reaching
Milwaukee the treasurer of the ASSOC
citation at the railroad headquarters
will, on presentation of your advance
membership coupon, refund to you the
two dollars paid the railroad company.
1t will cost you the same in either
case. The only advantage to you in
the advance membership will be in
having secured your assignment to a
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