The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27
THE HOOSIER EDUCATORS
AN UNUSUALLY LARGE ATTENDANCE
is INDICATED.
General Association to Meet This
EVeninG-Papers on the
Programme.

The hotels last evening were filling up
rapidly with delegates to the State Teach
ers' Association, and by this evening it is
expected that rooms will be well taken.
The majority of the delegates are stopping
at the English and the Grand, and the lob
bies of both these hotels were last evening
we'll filled with educators and those inter-
ested A larger attendance than usual is
indicated. The English will accommodate
about 600, and at one time last summer dur
ing the knights of Pythias meeting there
were GIT guests in the house for the night.
The Grand has accommodations for about
500, and quarters have been engaged for
over zoo at that hotel. Some are stopping
at the other hotels. but the two named are
receiving nearly all. The attendance is ex-
pected to exceed that of any other year, and
Indianapolis will this week entertain large
crowd. w. S. Almond, of Delphi, chairman
of the executive committee, and u. X. Hart,
of Lebanon, permanent secretary and treas
urer, are both in the city. Among those
here are many of the most prominent edu-
Gators of the State.
The Indiana Library Association will
meet to-day in Room 50, Statehouse. Miss
Merica Hoagland of Fort Wayne, who will
represent the Union of Literary Clubs in a
discussion of Library Legislation; What
We Need and How to Get It," is at the
Denison. 1t was expected that meeting of
the committee of which she is a member
would be held last evening, but some of the
members could not get here. Miss Hoagland
will present the plan for utilizing the state
library which was approved by the literary
clubs. Two sessions of the Library Asso-
citation will be held to-day, one at 10 this
morning and the other at 2 this afternoon.
The morning session will be as follows:
Presidents address.
Reports of officers and committees.
Certain Essentials of Library Equip
ment" Mrs. Lucius b. Swift, indianapolis.
cooperative Book Collecting William
II. Henry, state librarian.
Afternoon
"a Unique Library George L. Cottman,
The Library in It's Relation to Other
Educational Forces To the Public School.
Supt. Elmer c. Jerman, New Point; TO the
College Miss Leila Garritt, Hanover Col
lege; TO the Study Club Mrs. H. G. Fet-
ter, Peru; To the Church, " Rev. Albert j.
The county superintendent section will
meet in Room 70, Statehouse, and will hold
but one session to-day. at 2 this afternoon.
when the following programme will be OBJ
served:
What Shall Be Done with the Graduates
from the Common Branches?' w. S. Glib
bons, superintendent Fulton county. Dis
fusTed by f. Ellis cSe HPPcssns
tendent Hamilton county; Frank z. Coop
err superintendent Lake county:
Music, pupils of Broadway Colored High
Needed School Legislation" w. F.
Landes. superintendent Marion county. Dis
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Martin county; w. Q. Baker, superintend-
emit Morgan county; c. F. Mcintosh, super
intendent Owen county.
The mathematical section viii meet for the
first time this afternoon at 3 o'clock In
Room 112, Statehouse. The programme is as
follows:
Arithmetic for the common schools of In
Grades Grade superintendent ]. F. Haines, No
blesville; b. THE High School,, r. F1ske
Allen, indianapolis Training School; Indian
Kenyon. Purdue University.
Some Recent Developments in Modern
Mathematics" Prof: Ernest w. Rettger. In
diana State University.
This evening at 8 o'clock the general as
ISOLATION will hold its first meeting in Plym-
outh Church, corner of New York and Me-
ridian streets. The programme for the open
ing session is as follows:
Invocation, Rev. G. w. Tinsley, Fletcher
place Church, Indianapolis.
Music, Joyful We Greet (''Tannhauser"
Colored His5 School Ip Madison M i0'O"'
Address of retiring president, Superintend-
ent r. A. Ogg, Kokomo.
Inaugural address, Prof. Il. M. Stalker,
Indiana State Normal School.
Music, "SanctuS," Gouno6, pupils of the
Broadway Colored High School, Madison.
teachers meeting will be DR.. E. Benjamin
Andrews, superintendent of schools of Chi
cage and ex-president of Brown university
John NJ. Coulter University of Chicago;
DIR. d. w. Dennis. Earlham College; Prof.
Stanley Coulter Purdue University; Ad-
James A. Mount; Prof. Fl. r. Stephenson,
State University; Dr. H. w. Johnston. In
De PAW University; Prof: e. w. Rettger,
Indiana State University; DIR. Ernest Lind
ley, BIoomingtqn; Hon. J. r. voris, Bed
w. j. Karslake, Butler College; President
c. L. Mees. Rose Polytechnic Institute,
Tee Haute d Prot " RogsTs Indfnn
College; Mrs. Emma Mont McRae, Purdue
University .Supt l.; Q. Harris. Hancock
Supt. j. r Haines, Noblesviile; Mr. E. o.
Holland. Anderson; Prof. Mariana Brown,
Earham College; Hon. Charles r. Williams.
of this city: Prof Amos Butler, secretary
of the State Board of Charities.
The Trustees Association will hold two
meetings to-day in the Masonic Hail. at the
corner of Washington street and Capitol ave-
nue. B. +. Johnson, of Fowler the presi-
dent. arrived yesterday afternoon and is at
the English. Mrs Emma Mort McRae of
Purdue University who delivers the morn
ing address, is at the Denison The pro-
gramme for the day is as follows:
$50 a. m.-
Welcome address ........ Thomas Taggart
Response. ......... Chairman b. r. Johnson
Subject-"An Ideal Teacher ................
Mrs. Emma Mont. McRae. Purdue
University.
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Subject-"Our Common Schools, Their Re
lation to the College and University
Prof. G. H. Ball, of Franklin College
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