Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-25
READY FOR The TEACHERS
Specially Attractive Program Arranged
for State Assooia. ion.
OMAHA AND SOUTH OMAHA REPRESENTED
Present Indications Are that the
Attendance viii he the Largest
in the History of the
Association.
lFrom a staff Correspondent.l

J. w. Searson of the State Teachers asso- |
citation arrived yesterday from Peru TO |
take personal charge Of completing the de- |
tails for the coming meeting of Nebraska |
teachers, to be held in this city December |
q to 29. The executive committee will be |
in the city early in the week and all neces- |
sary arrangements are being made for the |
accommodation of the large numbers an |
ticipated The executive committee con- |
sists of Superintendent ]. E Dalzell OF
Lexington, Superintendent A. L. Caviness |
of Fairbury and Superintendent w. H. |
Gardner OF Fremont Superintendent w L. |
Stephens Of Lincoln is chairman Of the |
local committee and he is assisted by Su- |
perintendent f. G. Bishop, George L.
Towne. Prof. j. l Wyer. |. s. Cutter and
Superintendent o. r. Bowman. President
Searson, after carefully reviewing the ar
rangements Of the local committee, said:
Il am more than pleased with the ar
rangements for the accommodation of
teachers on the part of the local commit
teemen. They have planned wisely and
certainly deserve credit for what they have
done. They have planned some excellent
music for the session, have arranged free
stenographic bureaus, provided guides and
messengers arraryed a long list of suit
able rooms for teacHers, and, through the
Lincoln Commercial club, they have sent
invitations to all officers of the association
to attend an informal luncheon given in
honor of the association. They have also
been informed by Chancellor Andrews that
the State university will give an informal
reception to the teachers in Memorial hall
on Thursday afternoon from to I o'clock.
, The teachers will certainly appreciate this
courtesy on the part OF the university,
which has always worked for the advance
. rnpOt Of state.
Program n strong One.
/ The program arranged is certainly one
) of the Strongest which can be secured for
the teachers of the state. Hon. G.. W.
Berge of Lincoln will give the address of
welcome, which will be responded to by
! Superintendent w. NJ. Davidson OF Omaha
/ after which the first general session pro-
gram will be completed by musical en-
tertainment. Other talent, such DR..
George Edgar Vincent, we'll and favoraby
known to the citizens OF Omaha; Prof
John B. De Motto. who never fails to
/ delight and instruct teachers and patrons;
! Dr. Charles O. Hoyt OF Ypsilanti, who is
professor of the history of education in
{ that Institution and who is one Of the
| most popular association lecturers in the
| midwest; DR.. Myra q. Reynolds of Chi
! cago university, whose work a lecturer
has won her the love and confidence of
! the citizens and educators of Chicago and
of the east wherever she has given her
famous lecture, The Lake Resion Poets:
Miss Mary A. Blood of the Columbian
School of Expression who is one of the
most practical teachers of reading in this
country today: DR.. ]. w y. Young of
arithmetic fame; Captain Edward l.. Brad
ley of the Allendale farm, near Chicago;
DR. T. A. Ross of the State university,
whose work in Nebraska and the nation
has made him a universal favorite of the
| teachers.
Besides the talent named by President
Searson, a strong series Of section pro-
grams has been arranged and ample op-
portunity offered the educators of the state
Tor discussing in a practical way tie edu-
cational problems peculiar to Nebraska.
Below are given the general programs OF
the session:
Wednesday Eyenng-st. Pauls church,
P m: Invocation Rev; John w. Jones
Berge, Lincoln; response, Superintendent
W NJ. Davidson, Omaha; concert, George
Thursday Morning-st. Paurs church, .
a. M: Selection. Cornells brass quartet;
THE Course OF study--An Interpretation Of
Mich; selection. Male quartet Men and
Manners OF the Eighteenth Century :
I
Chicago; selection, North Platte sextet
business session.
Thursday Evening-st; Paul,s church. 5
Peru; Aufschwung (SoaTng(, .schumann:
''Iiark! Hark! the Lark Schubert, Lszt !;
son; Prologue to "Paglacci," Leoncavello.
Mr.. Edwin c. Rowden; the Group fsych-
ol9gy Of ChqreE Or Dr. George s6o, E. XinSeRt
Foerstei sonata for Piano ana violin op,
non no Spencer Mr.. Edmund Foerstel; report
| of the nominating committee
m: Overture. Poet and Peasant State
Platte Sextet; Methods of Teaching Read
} ing" Mary A Blood, Columbia College Of
dress, ''The Sources Of Americanism." Or.
f. A. Ross, State university The certif-
cation of noRBTne Gae
ian Ladies quartet, York; business session.
Friday Evening-st. Paurs church. p.
solo, G. II. Miller; lecture, THE Harp OF
the Senses" John b. DeMotte; music, Car
> mena, Wilson, Cecilian Ladies, quartet,
York.
Greater Omaha on Program.
A cursory examination OF the program OF
the coming meeting Of the State Teachers
association shows the following educators
on the program from Greater Omaha:
Superintendent w NJ. Davidson, Omaha
F. f. Boswell president Of the Associa tion
| of Teachers OF herman, SOuNn OTndndi GedIl
Rockafelow, secretary Of same section,
Omaha; Abbie Bowen, Omaha; Mary Ross
secretary OF the Association of Teachers OF
Latin, South Omaha; Bessie j. Snyder
omaha: Prof. c. NJ. Bracelen, president
History association, Omaha; Harriet Heller
7 president Child Study association, Omaha
Mogy Bernstein, Omaha; Sarah Wore Tay-
: lor, vice president Teachers of Literature
, South Omaha; Prof. II. A. Senter secretary
Teachers OF Physical Science, Omaha
: Superintendent J. a. Mclean, South
a Omaha; Mrs. Oretta Chittenden, secretary
I Primary section. Omaha; Cebella Shaller
: Omaha; ]. f. Wigman, Omaha.
Omaha is better represented on the pro-
= gram than It has ever been before. This is
a fitting recognition of the growing profes
sional enthusiasm on the part of the Omaha
and South Omaha teachers, and Omaha and
South Omaha, the association officials say
, | should send the largest delegation in its
history TO support such representation or
the program.
special Features of the Program.
| One of the special features OF interest tC
| the teachers is the introduction of public
school music into the programs of the sec
y tions and auxiliary associations. Prof. c
: n. Miller musical supervisor OF the Lin
e coin city schools, has personal charge o.
= this work and he will exhibit practical re