The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-11
ANY ROOM TO RENT?
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Send Your Name to the in. E. a..
Accommodations Committee.
MUST CARE FOR 5000
Elaborate Preparations Being Made
for Convention Exhibits and
Rest Rooms.

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Fully $1,000 members are expected at
the convention of the National Educa-
tional Association here in July, according
to Professor ]. n Greer, chairman of the
committee on accommodations. The plan
is to place 1000 in Minneapolis hotels,
5000 in st. Paul and the remaining 5000
will have to find accommoda lions in pri-
yate houses and boarding places In the
city. In order to insure sufficient ac-
conmodations the committee has issued
circular Inviting persons who have rooms
to rent to notify the committee. The
circular has a detachable blank which IS
to be filed out and returned stating the
number and character OF rooms to rent,
the price of the room only, the price OF
room with breakfast only and the price
with board. Other questions asked are
whether a bathroom is adjacent and IT
only rooms are furnished where the near
est board can be obtained. Answers are
to be addressed to the committee on ac-
commodations, 533 Andrus building. 1t
is hoped that the citizens of Minneapolis
will render what assistance is possible IN
this way. Prompt responses are asked.
Convention Exhibits. }H%
One of the interesting features Of the
meeting of the National Educational as
ISOLATION is the exhibit Sof school sup
plies, apparatus and educational publ1ca-
lions. The assembling of so many in
structors gives the publishers OF school
books, charts and other teachers aids an
excellent opportunity to EXHIBIT their
goods This they do to a certain extent
each year, the rent of space for that pur-
pose proving small source OF revenue 10
the local committee.
1t is readily apparent that the space set
apart for this purpose, in order TO be OF
advantage to the exhibitors, must be 10
Gated where the teachers are most nkely
to gather, and must be made attractive
and in keeping with the exhibits.
The special committee on exhibits for
the coming convention consists of II. b.
Marchbank clerk OF the board OF educa-
ton, w. F. Webster, principal OF the East
high school, and James Garvey, instructor
in manual training They have planned
for most excellent exhibit space. These
plans have been approved by the general
committee, an an announcement has been
prepared to send out.
The space selected is on the main floor
of the Exposition building outside the
auditorium, where the general sessions
are held 1t will be accessible from the
auditorium from any OF a half dozen pas
sages and will be we'll lighted and made
attractive in every way possible.
AS soon as the exhibitors have made
selections of space, the remainder will be
devoted to features that will render it
a favorite resort for the teachers. It is
probable that exhibits of drawing and
manual training will be installed among
the commercial exhibits, while it is GER
tain that large number Of coy corners
and resting places will be prettily ar
ranged. "E
Two or three commodious crest rooms
will be provided in different quarters of
the space. These will be provided with
telephones, directories and other con-
yeniences and some of the local force of
teachers will be in attendance all the
time. Adjoining the exhibit space there
will be one or two dining rooms where
luncheons can be procured. The woman S
reception and parlor will be near
by and will be attractiyely furnished.
These features Of the great convention,
it is believed can hardly be improved, and
will certainly prove satisfactory to both
teachers and exhibitors. ~4s.e.