The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-11
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR THE
STATE MEETING HERE.
Planning to Make the Occasion
One Both Of Profit and
Enjoyment.

Inc local Executive OOIIIiIilttcS III Al
rangements for the State Teachers As
sociation, which will be held in this
city December 26th, 21th and 18th, met
in City Superintendent Erlewine's Of
flee yesterday afternoon to hear reports
of the several subcommittee ap-
pointed at former meeting.
Job Wood, for the Committee on Hall
Accommodations. reported that he had
spoken to Secretary of State Curry, and
that the latter had offered either the
Assembly chamber the Senate chamber
or the Supreme Court room, as the COM
mittee might elect. The cost for labor,
fitting up the chamber selected, etc.,
would amount to about $40.
Professor Jos. w. Johnson, for the
Hotel Committee, reported that he had
visited the proprietors of the principal
hotels, and that they could furnish ac-
commodation for about 600 visitors.
He said that the committee proposed
later on to visit the proprietors of lodg-
lighthouses to see what arrangements
could be made with them.
Miss GOvan, for the Committee on
Badges, reported that it had been de-
cided to order 900 metal badges for
members of the association, at a cost
Z cents each, or $42 for the lot, and to
furnish the members of each of the
subcommittee with other and appro-
pirate badges to be selected by the in
dividual committees.
Mrs. Bassett, for the Tuesday Even
ing Entertainment Committee, reported
that investigation had shown that good
vocal music might be had for the even
ing for $40. She further said that it
had been agreed, subject to the appro-
val of the General Committee, to APP
point a Reception Committee for that
evening, to consist Of sixteen teachers
Of the city, and ten of the county reach
ers outside the city.
Professor Pond, for the Wednesday
Evening Reception Committee, reported
progress. He said a. definite plan had
been conceived and was being worked
upon. He had also inquired into the
proposition of securing an orchestra for
each of the three evenings, and had
found that by dividing the time up,
giving two hours music Tuesday, four
hours Wednesday and three hours
Thursday evening, six pieces would
cost $67. 80, while the full orchestra
eight pieces would for a like time
cost SOL 1t was desired, he said, to
get "a double quartet of male voices to
sing Wednesday evening, and he
thought the committee was in fair
way to get them.
Tuesday evening will be an opening
affair, to enable the visiting and local
teachers to become acquainted; We'd
nesday evening there will be given a
reception to the teachers of the State
by the teachers of the city and county,
and on Thursday evening, at the Art
Gallery, will be given a reception to
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President of the
State University, by the teachers. of the
State.
Miss Jones, for the Thursday Evening
Reception Committee reported that she
had ascertained that the Art Gallery
could be had for the occasion-every
one of the three floors, if desired, and
that the cost would be $40 or $50.
Professor Pond said the entire cost
for the Thursday evening reception
would amount to 5000
1t was moved by Professor Pond that
invitation cards for the Thursday
evening reception be printed and dis
tributed, particularly to those who
would give pecuniary assistance. The
motion was vigorously combatted by
Professors Latta and Johnson, who
contended that everybody who cared to
do so should be given a chance to meet
Professor Wheeler, and in the end the
motion was laid on the table.
County Superintendent Howard, in
reply to a question, said that about
$3.50 or $500 in the institute fund could
be applied to the association meeting,
but that great deal, more would be
needed. He called attention to the fact
that when the Teachers Association
met here ten years ago it was
frost 1t would take money to make
the coming meeting q success, and said
the only way to proceed was to appoint
a collection committee and raise the
amount needed by popular subscription.
! Superintendent Erlewine appointed
the following as the committee to meet
incoming teachers at the depot: BERTHE
.Groth, Ina ellis, Theodore Willis, May
Burgess, Virna Wood, Mile Wilcox,
Agnes Smith and Ernest Hohen.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Wood, it was
agreed to have inserted in the "State
Educational Journal an article setting
out the points of interest in and about
Sacramento, so as to give teachers
throughout the State an idea of what
they might expect to see here during
their sojourn.
the meeting adjourned until $3.50
o'clock next Friday.
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