The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16
CONVENTION
 OF EDUCATORS Noted Men and Women
 to Assemble. RUNS THREE DAYS AT OMAHA TO BE A PRETTY FEATURE OF
 THE EXPOSITION. Noted Pedagogues From Many States to Attend the Interesting
 Trans Mississippi
 Assemblage.
TO BE A PRETTY FEATURE OF
 THE EXPOSITION.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


 OMAHA, Nebr.. June 15.-The Trans Mississippi Educational Convention which will be held in Omaha three days, beginning June 2S, will bring together men and women of high attainments in the educational world. Leading ed ucators from the East and West have signif1ed their intention to be present and take part in the five big general meetings and the conferences on special branches of knowledge.
 The morning meetings will be held at Boyd's Theater and the evening gatherings at the Auditorium at the ex- position. Ample accommodations will be afforded for every one. The execu- tive committee having in charge the ar- engagements in Omaha consists of C. G. Pearse, Superintendent Omaha schools, chairman; J. M. Gillian, secretary Dumont. treasurer; w. R. Jackson, State Superintendent Public Instruc- tion; Victor Rosewater, managing edi- tor Omaha Bee; J. B. Utt, secretary Commercial Club.
 The committee has carefully attended to all details for the reception of visit ing delegates. During the days of the convention there will be several special features at the Trans Mississippi Ex- position, which in itself has numerous attractions for the pedagogues. The Government displays in the educational department and the international build ing, not to mention music, the fine arts and sciences, besides a host of. other features are in themselves of vast in- terest and of lasting benefit to instruc- tors.
 ~x,tIJ F. methods conducted in the city by prom inent educators during the exposition. In addition to numerous other features on Minnesota day, June 29, Willard Pat tons chorus of 250 voices, from Minne- apolis, will be heard. The Marine Band will probably prolong it's stay at the white city There will be no lack of musical features. Entertainment will be devised for the schoolteachers in every way.
 There will be a social reception, a night illumination at the fair city and a special day. Excursion railroad rates intending visitors may learn by ap- plication to the agents and will be low. Ample hotel accommodations will also be provided. The general executive headquarters are at the Willard Hotel, Thirteenth and Douglas streets; the Nebraska headquarters at the Dellone; the Iowa headquarters at the New Mer- cer, Twelfth and Howard: the Kansas and Missouri headquarters at the Pax ton, Fourteenth and F'arnam. Other State headquarters are being provided for at downtown hotels convenient to the public halls where the conference meetings will be held.
 Five general meetings at which top ics of extraordinary interest and value will be treated by experts and thirteen conference meetings will be held. The general session begins at 10 o'clock.
 Eminent educators from all parts of of the country have signified their will ingness to attend the convention and participate in its deliberations. They are men and women who are we'll known East and West, and the man.