Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
TEACHERS GATHER
AT The CAPT. AL
JUDGE LINDSEY OF DENVER DE.
LIvERs FIRST LECTURE OF
THE SESSION
State Association is Holding Its An
nual Meeting--county Superintend-
ents Name the Head of the orsanl-
zatIon This Year.

Des Moines. Dec. 26.--Teachers from
all over Iowa began to arrive In Des
Moines last night, and by this morn
ing several hundred were registered at
the hotels for attendance at the Iowa
State Teachers association. which
opened at West high school this after
noon. Besides several -ound tables
druing the day, the general association
will be treated to a lecture by Ruben
Post Halleck Of Louisville, KY, on
Pedagogy From English Literature"
The feature of the evening session
is the address by Judge Ben B. Lind
say of Denver on "The Problem Of Our
Children" at Plymouth Congregational
church.
In the hc*M lobbies last evening
much interest was being taken in the
probable saecaasor Of DR.. j. H. T..
Main, presjdent, of Iowa college. Grin,
nell, rs president of the state associa-
ton. The routine method of assigning
the presidency to each department Of
the association would bring 1t to the
county superintendent's department.
Among the candidates whose names
are heard are F. s. Lark of Onawa. the
oldest county superintendent In the
state In point of service, and Superin-
tendent George E. Ferrell Of Clinton.
The present officers of the associa-
tion are as follows:
j President-J. H. T. Main of Grinnell.
i Secretary-Adam Pickett of Mount
Ayr.
Treasurer. w. Samson of Cedar
Falls.
i Vice PRESIDENT A. Loos Of Iowa
i City. Laura Fitch Of Charlton, O. M.
Elliot of Sheldon
Executive committee-A ~ Shorn.
burg of Des Moines, F. F. .3olton of
Iowa City, F. E. Palmer Of Jefferson
! Iowa director, N. 3. "A. V. Storm
of Cherokee
j. Teachers situatiou-Agnes j. Rob
ertson of Cherokee, j. F. Cyermeye1
of Algona, w. F. Barr of Des Moines.
Enrolment committee, headquarters
! Chamberlain hotel--R. 8. Whitley Of
Ida Grove, A. P Heald of Forest City
Elizabeth Dagie Of Grinnell, F NJ
Frush of Pella; Maude Thomas ol
Lake Mills.
/. Advance Enrolment Over $50.
The advance enrolment before the
/, opening of the association had yester
day reached over $50, made up mostly
of the teachers in thesDes Moines pub
:, lie schools The list will swell to con
siderable above 1,200 before the asso
citation has fairly begun. The expenses
i this year are to be net by the associa
: tion. There has been sum raised
each year by the business men of De:
r Moines. 1t was not necessary thi.
! year because of the accumulation o
funds which had been raised in years
.. past.
I The committees in charge of the as
sociation meetings. as named by Presi
dent Main, are the following:
Resclutions-A T. Hukil, chairman
Waterloo; c. M. Cole. Atlantic; AM
! Curry, Mount Ayr; w R. Andrews, Os
ceola; e. v. Brumbaugh, Marshall
, town; J. H. Beveridge, Missouri Val
e ley; j. c. King, Boone; Grant E. Finch
4 Marion; Isaac Loos. Iowa City; Ma,
= Goodreel, Des Moines.
:. Presidents address-W. N. Clifford
chairman; E. j. Beard, Eugene Her
ley. II. D. Merritt President Smith O
Coe, f. T. Oldt
Necrology-Henry Sabin, chairman
s Des Moines; W. M. Stevens, Siou
City; o. E. French. Creston; H +
Freer. Mount Vernon; w. S. Wilson
Rock Rapids; w. F. Chevalier, Muscs
: tine.
: Finance. v. Findley, Fort Dodge
term expires 1907; R. 3. Crone, Wasf
ington, term expires 1908; s. "
Stookey, Cedar Rapids, term expire
1909.
Legislative J. Mcconnell, Ceda
, Rapids; F. E. Lark. Onawa terms e,
pire 1907; ]. H T. Main. Grinnell "
Riddell, Des Moines; terms expir
1908; A. w. Stuart, Ottumwa; 2. {
Thornburg, Des Moines; N. N. Clifford
Council Bluffs, terms expire 1909
Teachers situations F. Owe
fneyer, Algona; w. F. Barr, De
Mnines. Emma NYe QttlImMa