Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12
sMlSSlSSIPPI TEACHERS
Arrangements for the Educational Congress
Are Nearly Complete,
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM is PROVIDED
ONE Hundred and sixty OF the Most
prominent Educators Are Down
Tor Addresses to the
Different Sections.

The in charge OF the affairs OF
tne afansmississippi Educational congress
that meets in this city June 2s-so ia ranidlv
getting things in shape to announce tha
maj arrangements. The program has been
completed and the officers who will preside
over the deliberations of the general meet-
ings have been selected. The program win be
puoiisned at a subsequent date. This
program contains the names OF $50
men and women who will participate.
oeiiVerlng addresses or reading papers mon
educational topics. The list is made I'M with
sreat care and contains the names of the
most prominent educators in the country.
The first of the general meetings or ses-
slons VIII be held in the Auditorium unon
the exposition grounds during the evening of
June 2S, and will be presided over by DR..
n. r. Nightingale, superintendent Of the
Snieago High school. DR.. Nightingale years
ago was the principal of the Omaha High
school and will be %emb bv most NJ
The older residents of the CITY.
The second general session Of the con-
eress Will be held in Boyd's theater on the
morning OF June 20, and will be presided
over py MISS Estelle Reel, state superintend-
eht OF pubic instruction of Wyoming. Miss
fseeis home is in Cheyenne and she is re-
gafded as one of the brightest educators in
the west.
The third Of the general meetings will he
held in the Auditorium on the exposition
grounds during the evening of June 80 and
Will be presided over by Prof. Frank r.
cooper, superintendent of the city schools of
Des MONIES, la. Prof. Cooper has a wide
reputation as an educator and is known
throughout this and adjoining states.
Thursday morning, June 30, the general
meeting VIII COnypnp in pnyl,r floo..r -
Will be presided over by Prof. William w.
Folwell of the University of Minnesota.
The professor has a worldwide reputation
ana mas been an instructor for many wears.
me NTH and last of the general meetings
Will be held In the Auditorium on the ex-
position grounds on the evening of Thurs
day, June 80, and will be presided over nv
president w. S. Chaplin of the Washing
ton university of st. Louis. The
professor is a tower of strength in
the educational line and his coming to
omaha is looked forward to with much
pleasure by all who are interested in mat
tiers pertaining to the congress.
arrangement of Conferences.
Secretary J. NJ. Gillian. chairman of tbo
entertainment committee, announces that he
mas assigned the halls for the thirteen
conferences. that will be held in connection
with the congress. These conferences are
arranged as follows with reference to topics
and the parties who will lead the discus.
sipns:
Boards OF Education Hon. j. II. Trewin,
Lansing, Ia; Rural Schools" Hon. John
IL. MIX, state superintendent, Missouri;
colleges and Secondary Schools" President
william f. Slocumb, jE., Colorado Springs;
Science Teachers Prof. Charles E. Bessey'
university of Nebraska; Manual and In
dustrial Training" Principal Gilbert B.
Morrison, Kansas City Manual Training
High school; Teachers of Music Prof. C,
II. Congdon, supervisor music, st. Paul,
Mimi; Teachers of English" Prof. e. Hop
kins, University of Kansas; ''Kindergar-
tens Mrs. Orietta Shields Chitteuden,
Woman's board, Transmississippi EXPOSE
ton; History Teachers Prof. f. nj. Fling,
University of Nebraska; Child Study Mrs.
Grace Bibb Scarborough, Omaha High school;
drawing Teachers" Matilda E. Riley, SUI
perintendent drawing, st. Louis, Mo-;
TEACHERS of Deaf and Blind" Prof. ]. A..
Gillespie, Omaha School for the Deaf.
In order that the congress might be
recognized as one of the great features of
the exposition, c. G. Pearse, J. N. Gillian
and Victor Rosewater. of the executive COM
mittee OF the congress, appeared before the
executive committee of the exposition and
induced the members Of that body to set
aside June % as Educational day. 1t is ex-
pected that upon this occasion all of the
delegates to the congress, together with
many Nebraska teachers and educators, will
spend most of the day upon the grounds.
All OF the meetings that are held in the
Auditorium will be furnished with music by
the Thomas orchestra. The concerts will be
given just prior to the converting of the