The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-11
THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS
Are in Attendance at the Nation
al Association Meeting.

Los Angeles. Cal, July l0--It Is CON
servatlvely estimated that tonight there
are 5000 teachers "a. the city ana when
the presidents gavel fails at tomorrow
opening session OF the National Educa-
tional Association this numoev viii be
reinforced by larget delega ions from The
far east and one or two middle states.
Indeed. not until Wedna iCsv wll the
special flyer from Chicago arrive with the
Illinois contingent A the New York
guests have telegraphed ahead tha- 70
rooms be reserved Tor them. 1t IS conf
IDENTIFY asserted that when regis-ratng
Is completed there VIII be .he names Of
over 10000 names on the rolls AS being in
attendance and the preparations for their
reception IS ali completed
AT o'clock this evening at one instan-
taneous fash 10000 incandescent and 600
are lights twlnkled welcome to the guests
that lined the principal streets and there
were in addition the ordinary city lights
and the efforts Of the merchants who
have Instances III up their premises with
lights N various colors. The park, upon
which the pavilion faces and where the
general sessions Of the convention VIII
be held, were made as bright as day and
a band is entertaining the throng tia.
| fills every avenue. When the work OF
the convention begins II viii be carr e!
in specialized form each department. nav
| ing its own meeting places anl an oppor
| tuntv being thus afforder Tor the each
| ers 10 attend 10 the department worl
| with special interest and also partieipa
Ia various form9 Of recreation prOyiied
| The city teachers have kept open hops'
| at headquarters today and have dispena
| ed luscious fruits with fruit punch an,
lemons 10 the visiting teachers
Tomorrow win also be set apart as 10
Angeles day and the local teachers vii
again receive their incoming guests.
This afternoon between 200 and 90 q
the visitors went on a special excursio
20 Mount Lowe and after dark viewed IN
expanse beneath, dotted with towns an
III the distance the Pacific ocean, in a
light Of the immense search lights at tf
observatory The descent was made an
the party returned by 10 o'clock
While sight seeing has monopoized a.
. tentl1n Of some, the attendance al az
' 13enfag OF the session od the India
school service institution was quite lara
there being ne r'y 1000 teachers pr sen
Mai r. H. Piatt OF the Carlisle schoo
was among those present and made
strong r'ea Tor tha edueatlon Of inc %
dian chlld.en. severl or ihe boys frci
the Ineian school "a Perrls have reccn
! ~ been selected 70 form part Of the baF
70 the Paris exposition.
When the second session Of the Nation
= council OF education was called 10 ord
In ahe morning by President Taylor
? | Emporia, Kansas. there was large a
I 1 tendance OF delegates An lntere5tin6 7
| ort on school hygiens was read by Ho
? W. 7. Horns, United states Comm.
ioner OF education. Washington, j z.
a lsngthy paper was read by PROBES
: Charles Keyes. principa lof the MI
scao0l at Holyoke Mass, on the oifere
entiatlon Of the American school.
The report Of the committee OF sta
! normal schools presented by Professor
ex Snyder, preside = of the stats noFT
school al G. sc'ey col, deal. With I
7 rnction * the normal school IN relati
% the facni y. more preparing 20 tea
\ the child. the social mind Of society a
the subjects 10 be studied.
Prof L. d. Harvey. state superintel
: ent Of public instruction, Madison, W
7 read a paper on the subject Do VIC M
university trustf'
a Al the evening session Dr. =. c. H'