The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-30
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FIRST BULLETIN ISSUED FOR Ma
TIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSO-
CATION CONVENTION
TAKES PLACE IN MINNEAPoLI'
1t Is the FOrfy-First and Is Expected
to Be the Largest Gathering
of Educators in the
Country.

Now that the Minnesota Educational
association has concluded its labors, and
the members returned to their homes
and school houses throughout the state,
the alI-fnportant subject in pedagogical
circles in the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Educational association which
takes places in Minneapolis July to IL
of the coming year.
This will be the forty-frSt session of
the national body of teachers, and is the
most important event of the year from
the schoollnaster's view point. The laSc
annual gathering of the association was
in Detroit, and there were over 1,200 dele
gates from all parts Of the country
present. This was one of the largest
gatherings of educational workers In the
history of the organization, and there are
many reasons to believe that the sessions
that will be held in Minneapolis during
the coming year will exceed all previous
ones in the matter of attendance. Dur
ing the past year, up to the present time,
there has been enrolled on the member
ship list of the national association 62S
members, coming from all parts of the
Union, and this added membership it is
expected will swell the numbers at the
coming convention to considerable eex-
tent.
Secretary Irwin Shepard, of the ma
tional association, has issued the first
official bulletin concerning the affair. The
bulletin is addressed to the members of
the association, and gives them the infor
NATION that the convention is to be held
on the mentioned date. Continuing it
relates that the various municipal and
business organizations of Minneapolis, as
we'll as the educational authorities, have
combined their efforts in arranging that
all things may be done suitable for the
bnIH inc If iJan
general sessions of the organization are
to be held in the Exposition building
which is capable of easily seating 5000
persons, and its capacity can be increased
il such action should be necessary
Other places of desirable locality have
been selected and secured for the meet
ings of the various departments of the
national associate
The Importance of this gathering is
appreciated by the superintendent of
the Northwest, and they are doing all in
their power to make it as successful as
possible. In order that none eff the
teachers may have scholastic reasons
for not attending, the superintendent of
public instruction in both Minnesota and
North Dakota have postponed the open
ing of the usual summer schools until
July IA, in order to allow all their
teachers. county superintendent and
OCu6rS TO TAKE part Ill Tile uel1U6TdLlOHS
of the national body 1t is expected the
Northwestern states will follow this ex-
ample so that all under their supervision
may be in attendance.
Wallace Nye Chairman.
Wallace G. Nye, OF the Commercial
club, Minneapolis, has been chosen by the
local authorities of that city as chair
man of the. local convention committee,
which is to take care of the work of
the city. The other committees that
are to share in the labor of making the
convention a success have not been COM
pleted, but will be announced later in
the second bulletin that will shortly be
issued by DR.. Shepard.
The headquarters of the national asSo-
citation will be in the West hotel. where
thirty parlors have been reserved for the
different states, and which will be assign
ed to them in the order OF their applica
ton Arrangements have been made
so that every state will be able to have
headquarters of it's own at small cost.
The Minnesota Educational association
during the session just closed decided to
appropriate $3.50 of the association funds
for the purpose of preparing hitting mead
quarters for this state.
The railroads have made a rate of one
fare, plus the membership fee, and have
provided that tickets may be extended for
return to Sept l. The Central Passen-
ger association has taken concurrent ac-
ton in regard to the matter. The roads
running north and west OF the Twin
Cities are preparing excursions to the
head of the lakes, as we'll as to the
numerous small bodies of water through
out the different parts of the state.