Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-08
INTERESTING P lGqhN
FOR THE STA. TEAL; rs
Large Meeting Of the Associa'
ton in Omaha for Three
Days This Month.
Variety ans Spice in the Ar,
rangement Of the Speakers
and Topics.

A program OF unusual interest
has been arranged for the thirty
ninth annual meeting of the Ne
braska State Teachers associa-
ton, to be held in Omaha, Deem
Der %, 20 and 80. The Willard
hotel has been selected as head
quarters for the association. All
meetings Of the general sessions,
including the evening lectures and
musical entertainments, will be
held in the First Methodist church
at Twentieth and Davenport SITS.
The various section meetings will
be held at the High school building.
A number of first class lectures
and musical attractions have been
secured for the occasion. General
Z. Sweeney. who will address the
teachers on Thursday evening,
Dec. 80, on the subject, Bedrock
in Anglo-Saxon Civilization" is
one of the foremost of American
lecturers. He is a member of the
Victoria institute, London; the in
stitute of Christian Philosophy,
New York, and the National Geo
graphical society, Washington, d.
G. General Sweeney was at one
time counsel general to Turkey.
He has also filled the chair of
chancellor of Butler university.
1t is said of him that he can hold
and audience spellbound for hours.
At the opening general session
Wednesday evening, Dec. IS, the
Royal Hungarian orchestra, one
of the finest in the country, will
give concert. The invocation
at this time will be pronounced hy
the Rev. +. Combie Smith, of
Omaha. G. G. Wright, Omaha's
city attorney, will give the address
of welcome, to which Superinten-
dent w. L. Stephens of Lincoln
will respond.
WELL-KNOWN SPEAKERS COMING.
Frank r. Roberson's lecture on
Russia is booked for Friday
evening. Mr.. Robertson has tray
eled extensively in Russia, and has
a set of magnificent stereopticon
views with which he illustrates his
talk, making it of unusual interest.
DR.. Benjamin L. D'Ooge, well
known as scholar, lecturer, teacher
and author, will address the Latin
teachers in general session on
Thursday morning. Since 1886
DR.. Dodge has been professor of
Latin in the Michigan state normal
college, and before that, for
number of years, was an instructor
of Latin in the University of
Michigan, Of which he is gradu-
ate. He received the degree Of
Pm. d. at Bonn in 1901. On
Wednesday he will speak on Lat
in Composition in Secondary
Schools, and on Thursday WHAT
is the Practical in Education!'
Adrian NJ Newens of Ames, Ia,
the well-kn0wn imDersonator, will
give scenes from Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps A Singular Life" at the
general session Thursday morning
and Thursday afternoon he will
address the High school section on
the topic, The Illuminating in
fuence~ of Good Literature.' ~
Other speakers we'll worth hea--
ing are the Rev. II. z. Wing,
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, national
Of temperance ed
NC tion, and Superintendent w
NJ. Dlvid~on of Omaha Father
Bowling, who is the president Of
Creighton university at Omaha,
will give an address at the general
session Thursday morning. on |
Social Discomfort; Some of its
Causes and Remedies" Friday |
"A Trinity of Aims is
he topic chosen By Superinten-
lent Davidson for his address.
The Wagner quartet and chorus
will sing at many "f the sessions.
These are made up entireI, of the
force of the Omaha city
schools. and are the Ollturovth of