The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-13
TRANS MISSISSIPPI EDUCATORS
PLANS ARRANGED FOR A BIG
CONVENTION AT OMAHA.
Representative From Thirty States
Special Rates Secured-Visitors to
Be Entertained In Style.

gathering national in character and OF
more than ordinary interest which will be
held at Omaha the last days of June,
is the Trans Mississippi Educational as
ISOLATION. The convention, which is to
be held coincident with some great days
at the Mississippi and Interna-
tional exposition June Is, 20 and 80, has for
its praiSeworthy scope the bringing to-
gether of representative educators from
all parts of the country. According to the
plans now rapidly being completed there
will be one of the largest gatherings of
teachers and others interested in promot-
ing the welfare of pedagogue work of re-
cent years.
The date of the convention has been set
for the last three days of June, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. 1t is designed
to give ample time for closing up the
school work of the year, for attending
the convention and for visiting the eX-
position. The date and place, it is believed,
will most readily suit teachers en- route
east on vacation trips, or eastern dele
gates who are headed westward for a
summers outing. The plans for holding a
big convention have met with generous
encouragement on all sides. Enterprising
OmahanS have destined themselves to
prepare entertainment and a list of speak
ers has been secured for the convention.
of which the management may well be
proud.
Among the eminent persons who will
be here and participate in the general
meetings are. E Benjamin Andrews,
Brown university, Providence. r. l.; Hon.
future, Nebraska City; W. w. Stetson,
state superintendent of schools of Maine;
tute, Philadelphia; Prof. L. Louis Sedan,
ST Louis; Prof Aaron Cove, superintend-
ent of Denver'S schools; J. F. Millspaugh,
s syp asI Of Salt Lakes sehoSls
tional Federation of Women's clubs of
Chicago; President George A. Gates, of
Grinnell college. Iowa; Mr.. Richard
Waterman, jr.. of the Charles Kozminski
school, Chicago; Superintendent A. B.
Warner, of Missouri Valley; Dr. A. F.
Nightingale. superintendent of Chicago
superintendent of public instruction,
Cheyenne, Wyo and long list of others.
There will be five general meetings of
the association, at which special topics
in those branches. There will be 13 con-
ference meetings, each presided over by
we'll known instructors.
The entire congress will be absolutely
free to delegates after they have pur-
chased an official badge, which VIII De sold
at headquarters for 30 cents. The morn
ing sessions of the convention will be
held in Boyds Opera. house. Their even
ing session will be held in the spacious
and beautiful auditorium on the eXposi-
ton grounds. The conference meetings
within easy reach of each other. The
programme as completed by the local
committees, provides for entertainment
in the way of special day at the expo
the benefit of teachers, social receptions,
night illuminations, besides the host of
features to be seen at the
exposition. Omaha is preparing to give
the pedagogues from all parts of the land
a hearty welcome. State headquarters are
established and the comfort of delegates
will be looked after in every way.
The general executive headquarters are
at the Millard hotel. Thirteenth and
Douglas. Nebraska headquarters are at
the Dellone; Iowa headquarters at the
Nnrx ri
quarters at the Paxton. Facilities for
other state headquarters have been ar
ranged at the Murray, Fourteenth and
Harney,. and the Her Grand on South
Sixteenth street. All the railroads have
made special rates. Tickets to the con-
vention may be bought on June 20 and q
at the rate of one fare plus % to Omaha
and return for the territory from Mil
waulkee, Chicago and st. Louis, westward
to and including Utah and Idaho.
The arrangements for the reception of
vention is in the hands of the following
executive committee: c. G. Pearse, super
lntendent Omaha schools, chairman J.
NJ. Gillian, secretary board of education
chant, treasurer; w. r. Jackson. state
public instruction; Victor
Rosewater. managing editor Omaha Bee;
J. e. Utt secretary Commercial club
Each of these executive officers are at the
head of subcommittee to look after the
They have succeeded beyond
At the last meeting of the National
association at Milwaukee.
L delegation was sent from Omaha to
present to that body the claim of the
exposition city for the meeting of 1885,
Salt Lake and Washington We're rivals !
Tor the next place of meeting and a good
leal of rivalry became apparent. The |
governing board of the association in |
yestigated the claims of the rival conven-
ion cities. chose washington. and Omaha, |
her many advantages,
vas turned down.
After this action was announced. the |
omaha Bee came out in strong editorial |
Ind suggesting the organization of a |
Trans Mississippi Educational association |
or all persons and states interested in /
he educational progress of the great |
states participating IN the exposition The |
dea met with wide favor. 1t was i'm |
SANITY recognized that a convention at |
he exposition would be immensely bene- |
icial A meeting was called the plans |
natured and all arrangements made to |
the visitors in great style
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Come come"
laid his homer. Don't badger the wit
less He's not familiar with feminine |
Il only wanted to ask him. said the
attorney for the defense Ito mention |
o,-ff tfola - x1Io& 80.