The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-07-07
WELCOME TO
EDUCATORS
Boston Thronged With
Visitors at Meeting
of Teachers.
Special to News-Democrat.

DOStOli, MdSs., July VI He lOTIy-
second general convention of the Ma
tional educational association holds
forth In Boston this week. opening
with great welcoming demonstration
tonight, and the city Is entertaining
25,00O enthusiastic delegates who have
gathered to discuss the problems con
fronting the American pedagogue The
visitors came from all sections of the
country--far-distan California has
sent one of the largest delegations
and represent every branch of the pro-
fession from kindergarten teacher to
university president. The hotels and
boarding-houses are crowded and Bos.
ton has thrown open many of her pri-
vate homes to the visitors.
In honor of the teachers public and
private buildings, business homes and
residences are profusely decorated with
flags, festoons, streamers and banners
The interiors of the railway stations
have been frightened with quantities
Of bunting, and the Copley square ho-
tel, on Huntington avenue, and vari-
Gus other hostelries in that vicinity
where state delegations have establish
ed headquarters are gayly attired
Churches have decorated pretty gen.
orally, for almost every building of an
evangelical society shows the conven-
tion colors almost as a matter of
course, and many of them have elab-
crate additional displays with flags
and bunting.
The convention arrangements at Me-
chanics' hall, where the general ses-
sions are to be held have been COM
Oh nI o,,I A. H. l.
ed more beautiful spectacle, the bare
wells and somewhat scanty usual
adOrnment being hidden from sight and
beautifled by an array of bunting, en-
blems and decorations happily chosen
ard displayed to pdoduce brilliant
and artistic effect. Outside the hall
decided improvement has been made in
extending the sidewalk space over
large section of the space formerly
grassed over, thus affording a direct
approach to the building from the
street its entire width
Everything was fairly humming at
the convention headquarters in Walker
hall today. From early morning
throughout the day officers and assis-
tauts had countless questions to answer
or details of arrangements to attend to
and the rooms were thronged with WIS.,
itors The smoothness and ease with
which the pre-convention business was
disposed Of attested the able efforts of
DR.. Irwin Shepard the general secre-
tary of the association, and of the local
arrangements committee. During the
early forenoon the. register showed the
arrival Of large delegations from Mich
igan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa
Missouri, Indiana and many of the far
Western states.
The national council OF education, of
which President Harper of the Uni
versity Of Chicago is president, held
its opening session today in the Cen
trail Congregational church and listen
ed to the reading Of several papers
The department of Indian education
also held brief session with w. A.
Jones, commissioner of Indian affairs,
presiding.
The opening general session this
evening will be devoted to the official
reception and replies After the invO-
Hale, Governor Bates will speak for
the state and Mayor Collins for the
city, followed by President Prichett of
the Institute of Technology in behalf
OF the educational Interests. First
to reply will. be DR.. Albert G.. Lane.
district superintendent of schools Of
Chicago and chairman of the board Of
trustees of the national educational as
sociation After him will speak DR..
William T. Harris, United States edu-
catiOnal commissioner. who is also a
members of the executive committee.
President Eliot of Harvard, as presi-
dent Of the association, will speak up
on The new Definition of the Cultivat-
ed Man, and Il. BENJAMIN Andrews,
chancellor of the University of Nebras-
ka, will give an address The Jeopardy
OF the Culture Element in Education.