Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
n. {. A. RATES ARE
IN FORCE TODAY
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS CAN
HAVE OUTING
Rates viii Be Open to the General
Public Next Month and Exten.
sons viii Be Granted to
September is

James A. Barr, city superintendent of
schools, Stockton, is at the Van Nuys
in charge of the Stockton delegation
now touring Southern California. Mr..
Barr is chairman of the National Edu-
cational association committee on men,
bership for Northern and Central Cali
fornia. Besides the work of member
ship, Mr.. Barr has had charge of the
matter of securing transportation
rates to the convention from California
| points
Beginning with June 1 any teacher
| in California may purchase a round
| trip ticket to Los Angeles at one fare
plus the membership fee of $2,' said
Mr.. Barr last night. This rate will
be open to all California teachers and
members of their families on any date
from June to July 2, inclusive. The
rate applies TO teachers in both pub
lie and private schools. The rate is
also open to student teachers in the
universities, in the normal schools and
in all training schools, both public and
private.
Stopovers Anywhere
"Stopovers will be permitted at any
point en- route to Los Angeles, which
city must be reached by July s. All
tickets will bear a final return limit of
September Is. Stopovers will be per-
mitted within the final limit. The ad-
vance membership certificate emitting
holders to the one fare round trip rate
may be secured on payment of the fee
of 81 to either Superintendent Keppel
or myself. These membership certifi-
etcates will be accepted by railway
ticket agents as part payment for all
special N. E. A. tickets to Los An
geles.
Tickets to Los Angeles at the N.
e. A. rate will be open to the general
public from July 2 to 8, inclusive. With
such liberal rates and ticket conditions
a great attendance of teachers from all
parts of California is assured. With
tickets available as early as June
teachers may combine, at small ex-
pense, attendance at the convention
with a summers outing round about
Los Angeles. Many parties of teach
ers in groups of from four to twenty
will go to Coronado Tent City, to Cata-
lima or to other scoast and mountain
resorts for a two months outing during
June, July and August. Los Angeles
may expect a stream of teachers from
Northern and Central California from
now up to July s.
Summer Schools Cooperate
1.-THE summer schools at the San
Jose normal and at the University of
California are cooperating Loyalty in
increasing attendance at the conven-
tion. The San Jose normal summer
school will close from July to 15, to
permit all students to be in Los An
geles. Students at the University of
California summer school desiring to
attend the convention will be excused
from their classes.
1.-THE outlook for great attendance
of California teachers is most promis-
ing. In many cities, counties and
schools every teacher will be enrolled
as a member OF the association. For
instance, every member of the faculty
of the Chico State Normal school,
twenty in number, has already en-
rolled. In my own city of Stockton
the eighty teachers have already taken
memberships. At least sixty of them
will attend the convention, later visit
ing all points of interest in Southern
California. The Stockton delegation
will make study of the chain of mis-
sions and of other historic points from
San Jose to San Diego as basis for
history work in our schools.
California pledged a membership of
5000 to secure the convention. l feel
that this pledge will be more than
made good. While the meeting will be
held in Los Angeles it will be a great
west coast convention, and l feel sure
that Los Angeles will have the loyal
support of teachers throughout Cali
fornia and other Pacific coast states in
making the convention q great sue
cess"