Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-12-27


State Teachers Association this morn
ing. President @. X. Miller respond
ed and delivered his annual address.
The attendance is unusually large.
Lansing. Mich. Dec. 21.-Soyeral
noted educators from other states have
arrived here to deliver addresses be-
fore the annual meeting of the Miehi-
gan State Teachers Association, " hich
opens its sessions here today. The at
tendance is very large and an interest
ing program has been prepared.
St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 27.-The an
| nual meeting of the Minnesota Educa-
tiOnal Association opened here this
morning at the Central Presbyterian
Church. State Superintendent j. w
| Olson, Governor John A. Johnson and
Frank A. Weld. the president of the
association, were the principal speak
ers. At the session this evening the
Rev. DIR. Frank w. Gunsaulus, of
Chicago, will deliver an address on
Gladstone. " The meeting will last
three days.
Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 27-Several
| thouasnd teachers from all parts of
the state have registered for the an
uual meeting of the State Teachers
Association, which opened here today
| Among the prominent educators who
are here aud will address the meeting
are Miss Julia @. Lathrop, of Hull
| House. Chicago; William l.. Tom
lins, of Chicago. who will speak on
"Music as a Vitalizing Force in Edu-
cation;' Prof. M. S. Slaughter. j. O.
Emery, @. p. Cary and others.
| indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 27.-One of
| the most interesting features of the
| fifty second annual convention of the
/ indiana State Teachers Association,
| which will open here this evening,
| will be a meeting on Thursday after
/ noon in Tomlinson Hall, devoted TO
| the memory of James Whitcomb Riley.
| A special program has been arranged
| for that meeting and handsome souve-
Mrs will be given out. The teachers
| convention " i'll last three days and
| during that time there will also be
| a convention OF the county suporin-
| tendents and various sectional confer
/ enCes.
Miami, Fla, Dec. %. Teachers
from allparts of the state are here to
| attend the annual meteing of the Flor
| ida State Teachers Association, which
will open here tonight. The Hon.
Mitchell ID. Price will deliver the al
dress of welcome on behalf of the
city, and Prof. w. w. Hall, principal
of the Miami High School, on behalf
Of the teachers of the city. Superin
tendent W. McClung, of Tampa, Fla.
will respond and President A. a.
| Murphree will deliver his annual ad
| dress. The meeting will last three
days and many prominent educators
will deliver addresses.
Atlantic City, N. j.. Dec. p The
New Jersey State School Teachres'
Association met at the High School
| this poTning for a three days ses-
| sion. The evening sessions of the as
sociation will be held at the st.
| Paul's Methodist Church. The ses-
| siou is of considerable Importance, as
matters of great interest will come up
| for consideration. The question of
| the management of the Teachers Re
tiremt mt Fund is expected to cause a
heated debate in the meeting, as there
| is considerable dissatisfaction in re-
| gard To the management of the fund
| among the teachers. 1t is even con-
/ sideIed possible that this matter may
| cause a split in the association.
New York, Dec. 27.-The annual
| meeting of the New York State Teach
ers' Association. which will open at
| the High School this evening marks
| the sixtieth anniversary Of the nrgani-
| zation. The attendance promises to
be unusually large. At the opening
meeting tonight Superintendent J. M.
Thompson, president of the Academic
| Principals Association, Will preside.
Chancellor James r. Day, of Syracuse
/ University, will deliver the address
of welcome Other welcoming ad-
| dresses will be delivered by Superin-
| tcndent A. b. Blodgett. of the Syra
| case Public Schools and others Su
perintendent F. ID. Boynton, president
| Of the New York teachers Associa
tion. will deliver his annual address
and will speak on Needed Eduea
tional Legislation. Mr.. Howard J
Rogers, first assistant commissioners o.
education, will also deliver an ad
dress. The meeting Of the association
wiIl'last three days and in that tim'
there will be daily union meetings a
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