Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-19
B1esTEAcHERs' MEETING.
Northwest Iowa Teachers Associa
ton Meets ~ sioux CITY.


ton Meets NJ sioux city.
Sioux City. April 10. Teachers arrived
In, the city yesterday to attend the reg
ular annual convention Of the North
western Iowa Teachers Association. A
few are already here. but no large num-
her OF visitors ID expected until the late
afternoon trains begin to come in.
The opening session will be held this
evening in the big assembly room at the
high school building Mayor A. n. Bur-
ton will deliver the address OF welcome
and Professor N. Spencer, OF Algona,,
president OF the association, the re-
Spouse. Then President George z. Nc
Lean, of the Iowa State University, will
read a paper on Our Uncommon Schooi
System. The program will be varied
by musical selections. both vocal and in
strumental, by the high school girls and
boys glee clubs and the high school or
chestra.
An informal reception will follow, at
which the visiting teachers will be given
an ample opportunity to make each
others acquaintance.
Friday forenoon will be devoted to the
reading Of papers and discussions on ed
'
ness meeting just before the noon recess.
In the afternoon committees Will be an
nOunced and q lecture delivered by DIR.
\ NJ. v. o Shea, of the University of Wis
consin on Sugg estion, the Silent Archi-
f techt OF Character
Saturday forenoon the various sec
lions will meet. In the afternoon the
committees will report and the associ-
alton will elect officers for the ensuing
year. One or two papers and discus
slons and another lecture by DR..
O'Shea on Types OF Individuals and
Modes Of Dealing With Them, will fol-
low Adjournment will necessarily be
I early, as many Of the teachers will de-
sire to take the afternoon trains to
their respective homes.
It is not anticipated that the first
D nights attendance will exceed 400 or
500. The Friday morning incoming
trains will be loaded, however, and by
the time the association gets down to
the forenoon's business 1t is expected
4 that fully 1000 will be in attendance.
President Spencer will preside over the
sessions.
Among the distinguished visitors
expected are Superintendent r. C,
Barrett. OF Iowa; Superintendent E. E.
Collins. OF South Dakota; Superintend-
ent w. r. Jackson, OF Nebraska: SUI
perintendent Samuel H. sheakley. OF
the West Des Moines schools; Princi-
f pal w. @. Riddell. OF the West Des
Moines high school: Professor N. Spen-
Ger, OF Algona; President George Il
MacLean, OF the Iowa State Univer-
sity: Hon. Henry Sabin. of Des Moines;
{ President w. NJ. Beardshear, Of the
Agricultural College at Ames: DR.. NJ
v. O'Shea. Of Wisconsin State Univer-
i sity, and Professor n. H. seerley. Of
Cedar Falls.
County superintendents from all over
the state will be present. Many school
directors from northwestern Iowa
counties have also signified their inten-
ton to attend. Among the teachers
\ there will be good representations
/ from Nebraska and South Dakota and
4 smaller contingents from Minnesota
and Illinois. A few may come from
even more distant states. Membership
in the association is free to educators
from outside as we'll as inside the Iowa
borders. and 1t Is hoped that q long list
+ may be enrolled.