Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-30
COUNCIL BLUFFS
PEDACOCUES IN CONFERENCE
Southwestern lows TsaohSrS Convention
Begins Thursday Evening.
ELABORATE pRoGAn HAS BEEN PREPARED
Addresses VIII BE Delivered By Frank
Robertson, Miss Jane Addams
DIR. BOran ID. Osborn and
OrviIIe II. Bright.

The meeting Of the Southwestern Iowa
Teachers association to be held in this city
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of this
week is expected to attract an attendance
of between 600 and 700 teachers from out
side Council Bluffs Advices received by
City Superintendent w. N. Clifford, who is
chairman Of the executive committee, would
indicate that the meeting will practically be
a state gathering instead Of the attendance
being confined to the southwestern portion
of Iowa. The sessions viii be held at the
high school, but the ohicial headquarters
OF the association will be at the Grand hotel
where will be found the railroad secretary,
the enrolling committee and the committee
on entertainment.
The program arranged for the meeting is
said 20 be one Of the best ever provided
for the southwestern association and is
equal in many respects to those of the state
meetings. The open meetings will be held
in the auditorium Of the high school while
the round tables will be conducted in the
different rooms of the building.
The opening session will be Thursday
evening and the principal feature Of It will
be an illustrated lecture on Russia" by
Frank Robertson. Friday morning Dr.
Iloran D. Osborn, president Of Des Moines
Jane Adams Of Chicago viii give an in
formal address on THE Hull House Settle
ment" The principal feature OF the open
meeting Friday afternoon will be an Illus
trated lecture on Outdoor Art for School
and Home by Orville T. Bright OF Chicago.
From 4 to 6 o'clock the visiting teachers
will be rendered a reception by the local
teachers and refreshments will be served.
Friday evening the meeting will be devoted
to an address by Miss Jane Adams on
Democracy and Education" At the meet
ing Saturday morning which will bring the
convention to- close addresses will be
made by State superintendent John F.
Riggs OF Des Moines and DR.. A e winshlp
of Boston. ff..
Round Table Meetings.
The conference meetings or round tables
viii be held Friday morning from $3.50 to
II O'Clock and of these there will be thir-
teen as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II. H. Seerley, State
Normal school, leader.
City Superintendent and College People
President Charles e. Shelton. Simpson col.
County superintendents and Rural Teach.
ers-State Superintendent John F. Riggs
Principals Of Grammar Grade Buildings
Principal Orville T. Bright, Chicago. leader
High School Methods-Inspector OF High
High School English--Prof Lewis w
Smith. Drake university. leader.
Natural Science--Prof. Bohumil Shimek
state university, leader.
Business Observation-Disclosures w H
McCauley, Capital City Commercial college
Des .Moines, leader.
Geography W. H. Bender, stat'
Primary Methods-Miss Alice Z. Hopper
Highland Park college. leader:
kindergarten Teachers-Miss Hattie A
philliDR. 4lIneryfSnr of kinderRa rtana De-
MoineS, leader.
Music-Miss M. Lucille Porterheld. Council
Drawins-Miss Kate wIclsham, Council
Program of open Meetings.
The program for the open meetings to b.
held in the Auditorium are as foilowsS
THURSDAY, 8 P. NJ.
Music, THE Millers Wooing" (Eatol
Fanning), Madrlgal quartet.
Invocation. President George N Ellis
Music, AN Open Secret QIuntingtoi
Woodman); Miss PorteTfeld;
Presidents address, Superintendent H. n
Music. when Mabel Sings" cole,
Speaks), Madrigal quartet.
Illustrated lecture, Russia" Frank ROB
erson. New York.
Announcements.
FRIDAY MORNING.
9:0o-Address, THE Reflections of a
Amateur" DIR. I.oran d. Osborn, presider
$50 TO II circumference meetings in III
different recitation rooms.
II :O0--Musio, MY Love is Like the Rec
Red Rose (Brandeis), Miss Barr.
Informal address. THE Hull House Settle
ment," Miss Jane Adams, Chicago.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
2:o0-Music, mixed chorus from sevent
and eighth grades.
Illustrated lecture. Outdoor Art fc
School and Home" Principal Orville 7
Bright Chicago.
400 to 6:00-Reception to our vIsitin
friends by Council Bluffs teachers.
FRIDAY EVENING.
S:O0-Nusic, boys chorus.
Address, Democracy and Education,
Miss Jane Adams, Chicago.
SATURDAY MORNING.
9:30-Address. Waste in Education" Sta
Superintendent John f. Riggs, Des Moline
10:00--Address, 1.-THE School as an 1nveS
ment," DR.. A. Z. Winship. Boston,
Business.
Adjournment