The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-07
NOTABLE GATHERING
OF SCHOOL TEACHERS
Enjoying a Feast Of Reas-
on and a Flow Of
Soul
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by companies and regiments from ev-
cry section OF the country, TO do their
share toward making the forty.frst
annual convena4n ,of the National
Educational association feast OF rea-
sor and flow of soul Estimates OF
the number Of strangers within the
city's gates this morning run al the
way from fifteen to twenty thousand,
the latter figure being probably near
est the mark Conspicuous by their
badges and blue ribbons, they have
possession of the hotels, clubs, prin-
cipal streets in the business section,
parks. halls, churches and school
houses. It is a notable gathering Of
those who have assumed the mission
of lnstructing mankind from the first
stages in the kindergarten to the final
ones in the university. Men and wo-
men distinguished in their chosen
field are to be encountered at every
turn. Registered at one or other Of
the hotels, or the guests OF leading
families are such eminent educators
as Superintendent James A. Foshay,
Of Los Angeles, CAL; President Mich
olas Murray Butler of Columbia uni
versity; President Jacob Gould Schur-
mann, OF CJ'lch university; Hon.
William T. Harris. United States com
missioner of education; Professor
Trueblood Of the University Of Michi-
gan; President William r. Harper, of
the University of Chicago j. J. Doyne,
OF Little Rock; superintendent John
II Hinemon, of Pine Bluff, Ark; J.
Remsen Bishop. Of Cincinnati; Pres
ident Charles W. Dabney, of the Uni
versity Of Tennessee; Professor Ed
win G. Dexter of the University of
Illinois; DR.. William Bayard Craig, of
Drake university; j. n. Wilkinson. OF
Emporia, Kas Charles f. Warner, of
Springfield, Mass; Miss Rodz Selleck,
OF lndianapois President Joseph
Swain, cl Indiana university; j. F..
Millspaugh, of Minona, Mimi; }. II.
Phillips, of Birmingham, Ala. Super
irtendent ]. NJ. Greenwood. Of Kansas
City; Nathan C. Schaeffer, state sup
srintendent of public instruction o.
Pennsylvania; Superintendent Chas.
b Gilbert, Of Rochester, N. y; and
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Of New
York city
Headquarters for the various states
were located this morning at the ho-
tells and will remain open during the
week. AT the west are located dele
getes from the following states: Cal
ifornla, Virginia. Louisiana, Maryland,
Florida. Montana. New Jersey, Utah.
Colorado, Kentucky, Pennsylvania
Ncrth Dakota Missouri, Ohio, Michi-
gan. Massachusetts,, Kansas, Wiscon-
sin, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa,
New York, Indiana, Illinois and Min
nesota.
The formal opening exercises OF the
convention will take place tomorrow
afternoon in exposition hall. which
has been magnihcently decorated for
the event with flags, hunting, palms,
flowers and shrubs aid the inevitable
pictures of the Little Red School
house. There win be addresses Of
welcome by Governor Van SAINT, Hon.
w. Olsen, state superintendent OF
public instruction; Mayor Ames,
Superintendent Jordan Of the Mime
apolis public schools; and President
Cyrus Northrop, Of the University Of
massed choir which has been rehears-
Minnesota. The music for the open
ing exercises wii-be rendered by a
ing for several weeks
At this mornings session of the Ma
tional council Of education, in Unitar-
Ian Church, j. H. Phillips Of Birmirg-
ham, Ala, presiding Taxation as 1t
Relates TO School Maintenance and
Teachers Salaries" was discussed by
Superintendent j. M. Greenwood, OF
Kansas City. state superintendent
Nathan c. Schaeffer. OF Pennsylvania,
and Superintendent Albert G. Lane,
OF Chicago AT the afternoon session
Superintendent Charles b. Gilbert of
Rochester spoke OF The Function OF
knowledge in Education and Will
liam r. Harris. United States commits
sions OF education. presented an in
teresting paper treating of the diner
ence between efficient causes and
nral causes IN controlling human free