The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01
WARM WELCOME
WATTS TEACHERS
Programme of Entertain
nlent for National Associa-
tion Is Nearing Completion
WILL CONVENE JULY 8
Distinguished Educators to
Participate in Sessions
at Mechanics Pavilion

The programme for the entertainment of
the National Educational Association,
which meets in Mechanics Pavilion begin
ming on July and concluding on July IA,
promises to be one of the most attractive
and varied that has ever been presented
before a similar meeting of the teachers.
Special excursions will be given to places
of interest, including the University of
California and the Stanford University.
where the visitors VIII be entertained by
the faculty and students.
William H. Langdon, chairman of the
programme committee, has submitted an
outline of the principal events for the gen.
eral meetings. Some slight changes may
be made but the main events will take
place as outlined. Monday afternoon, July
g. the first general meeting will be held
in Mechanics Pavilion and will open with
music by an orchestra and singing by
chorus of 5000 of San Francisco's public
school children, under the direction of
Miss Estelle Carpenter, supervisor of mu-
sic of the San Francisco public schools.
Archbishop Montgomery will open the
meeting with prayer. Addresses of well
come to California and to San Francisco
will be delivered bv Governor Pardee,
Mayor Schmitz Thomas J. Kirk, Superfn-
tendent of Public Instruction of Calffor-
MIA, and Alfred Roncovieri. Superintend-
ent of Public Schools of San Francisco.
Editor A E. Wfnship of Boston will re-
spond on behalf of the visitors. President
Nathan C. Schaffer will deliver his in
augural address. DIR. NJ. G.. Brumbaugh
of the University of Pennsylvania will de-
liver an Grafton.
. On Tuesday, July TO-. Rev. Bradford
Leavitt, D. D.. will open the meeting with
prayer, and addresses will be delivered
by the following speakers: E. G. Cooley,
Superintendent of Schools. Chicago, H.;
Or. u. x. Snyder, Greeley, Colo.; Presi-
dent G. w. Nash, Aberdeen. S. D.; Super
intendent Charles Foos, Reading Pa, and
Superintendent Alexander Hogg of Texas.
The following will speak during the
evening session: Right Rev. j. w. Coma
ty, Bishop of Los Angeles and late rector
of the Catholic University at Washington,
d. c.; Right Rev. w. H. Warren, D. D.,
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The meeting on Wednesday afternoon
will be held in the. Greek Theater at
Berkeley, and the students band of the
University of California will furnish the
music. The speakers for that occasion will
be President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of
Berkeley: Sir Oliver Lodge and Professor
John Adams of London, England.
Wednesday evening there will be a gem
eral reception and promenade concert in
Mechanics Pavilion, while the active
members of the association will hold a
business meeting in the adjoining hall.
The following will speak at the meeting
in the Pavilion on Thursday evening, July
12: DIR. w. o. Thompson of the Ohio
State University. Columbus, Ohio, Dr.. E..
O. Lyte of Millersvifle, Pa. and United
States Commissioner of Education w. I.
Harris
The principal speakers thus far an
nounced for the Friday afternoon meet
ing are President Charles ID. McIver,
Greensboro, N. c.; Superintendent c. G.
Pearse of Milwaukee, Wis, and President
A. B. Storms of Ames, Iowa.
A special treat is reserved for the even
ing of Friday, July 13, when Luther Bur-
bank, the wizard" of Santa Rosa, will
speak to the educators of the whole coun-
try, taking for his subject, Growth" He
will be followed by Colvin B. Brown of
Stockton in lecture on California and
the Pacific Coast
Saturday the teachers will visit Stanford
University and will be received by the
profe ssors of the university and be enter
tanned with an organ recital in the Memo
rial Chapel and listen to some talks by
Stanford professors.