Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
TEACHERS END
ANNUAL MEETING
Mrs. Jean McWhorter MeIIor, of
Chicago, Elected President
of Association.
MISS ABBIE DEAN VICE PRESIDENT
Years Transportation Over @ Of
fered for Best Fence
Design.
MISS ABBIE DEAN VICE PRESIDENT

songs, In Praise of the Waltz" and
Good Night, Beloved" by the high
school class under Prof. Philbrook,
the annual business was transacted,
the first matter taken up being the
election of officers.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was heard and adopted, those
chosen being:
The New Officers.
President Mrs. Jean McWhorter
Mellor. of Chicago.
Wee PresidenJ-Mis5 A5bie Dean,
Rock Island.
Secretary and Treasurer-Miss
Adelia f Denton, st. Joseph, Mo.
Four cities presented invitations to
the convention for the next annual
meeting a year hence. They were
Minneapolis. Milwaukee, South Bend
and Butte, Mont. The latter place
was brought TO the attention of the
association in letter from Former
Supt. Young. The committee to
which the matter had been referred
recommended Minneapolis, and the
invitation from that city was accord
ingly accepted.
F.r Permanent Display.
+. Frederick, of the Illinois S 20
university, offered a suggestion that
the drawing teachers take up the
question of arranging and placing in
the musem at the state university an
exhibit of the work done in drawing
in the schools of the state, from the
time it was begun to the present.
Action was deferred.
&. Ii. Hammock, of Sioux City,
Iowa, offered resolution which was
adopted, authorizing the chair to
name committee of three to labor
for the permanence of mem bership in
the association. There has been much
irregularity in this regard in the past
and it is desired to have this undesira-
BILE feature overcome.
Proposition From the c., u. e. o.
A communication from 4. G.. Rice
superintendent of the Illinois lines of
the c., b. & q road, was read which
aroused much interest and was greet
ed with a burst of applause. 1t was
in reference to the fence or wall
which the road proposes building
south of the passenger station
on Twentieth street TO shield
from view the switch tracks east of
that thoroughfare. An offer of free
transportation for one year over all
parts of the Burlington system was
made to the member of the Western
Drawing Teachers association offer
ing the best design for the fence or
wall in question. the plans to be in at
a given date. and not less than 10
persons to enter the contest.
After the business meeting the
topic Construction for the Grades
was taken up, the discussion being
led by Miss Mary c. Scovel, super
visor of drawing in Oak Park, who
talked on Constructive Drawing,
and Miss Clara l. Mitchell, teacher of
textile fabrics at the Chicago Art in
stitute, who treated of Social Occu-
pations."
The last topic was ''What do the
Exhibits Show? Their Strength: Their
Weakness" Miss Vandalaine Hen
kel. of St. Louis. Frank Forrest Fred
erick and others took part in the dis
cussion.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the Western Draw
ing Teachers association express most
sincere and heartfelt: thanks for the
delightful entertainment and the great
court esv and kindness extended to it
by the school board, the superintend-
enS, the supervisor of drawing, the
principal of the high school and the
teachers of Rock Island, kindness
and courtesy to which. in the opinion
of the association, it would have been
impossible to add single degree.
Resolved, That thanks be extend
ed to the superintendent, supervis.
ors and teachers of Davenport and
Moline, who go cordially cooperated
with Rock Island in planning for the
success of this meeting.
Resolved, That we thank the artis.s
Arthur w. Dow, Charles Francis
Brown, Charles A Cumming and John
Duncan, for their addresses, which
have been so suggestive and helpful.
Resolved, That appreciation of
the hospitality of the Rock Island
Club be warmly expressed.
Resolved, That sincere thank
YOU be extended to the local commit
tees, to the ladies of the Broadway
Presbyterian church, to the Rock Is
land newspapers for their kindness
and to all others who have contrib
uted to making the eighth annual
meeting of the Western Drawing
Teachers association one of the most
delightful in it's history.
WILHELMINA SEEGMILLER,
FRANK F. FRIEDRICH.
Mrs, ALMA G. WHITE
This afternoon was spent in a final
ins pection of the exhibits, some of the
visitors leaving for their homes. This
evening the drawing teachers and the