The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-09
HOST Of TEACHERS
IN Los ANGELES
Fifteenth Annual Convention of
National Education ASSO-
citation Opens.
THOUSANDS OF LEADERS
IN SCHOOL WORK PRESENT
President Schaefer, in Opening
Address, Make Strong Plea
for High Ideals.

Los ANGELES, July S.-The fftieth
annual convention of the National Edu
cational association convened in Los
Angeles today for five days session
The meeting is cne of the most i'm.
portant in the history of the organiza
tion. Matters Il highest consequence
in the educational work of the associa.
tion, including its reorganization, adop-
ton of new constitution and bylaws
and election Of officers, Will come be.
fore 1T. ProminenU educators are here
from all parts of the United States
and Mexico, Hawaii and a scattering
delegate or two from England and
other foreign countries being present
is estimated that the attendance Is
about 5000 This includes teachers,
principals, superntendents and others
actively engaged in educational work
IN addition TO this number there are
many thousands of associate members
and visitors III the city.
According to tEe last official report,
the National Educational association
has an active membership of 5l6S and
total membership including asso-
crates and honorary. of 23,642. The
last meeting of the association was held
in Asbury Park, \. j., in 1905. The
meeting of 1905 was TO have been held
IN San Francisco, but the earthquake
and hre there caused 6 postponement.
Programme of Interest.
The programme for the present meet
ing is of immense interest in educa-
tional circles. More than 200 speakers
nre scheduled TO address the meetings,
among whom are the most prominent
educators OF tho country. The first
general session conveLo I'd in the Audi
forum theater this afternoon at 2:30
A meeting Of thc Rational council. of
sixty members. was scheduled for 9:30
a, m, This body takes up various sub
jects of an educational nature and of
highest interest to the association for
consideration. II is composed of the
best-kuown and ablest members of the
association. New members Of the ma
national council are 10 be chosen at
The present session. The board OF direc-
tors held meeting at ii o clock, Three
new trustees are TO be chosen by that
body.
In addition to the general sessions,
which are TO be held zach evening this
week, meetings Of tbc various depart
ments of the association. seventeen in
number, are scheduled TO be held during
the morning and afternoon of each day,
commencing Tuesday.
In The sessions Of the departments.
questions cf interest and Importance in
the educational world are proposed and
discussed. Many notable addresses
upon varied topics are programmed for
delivery at the meetings of depart
ments. These sub-conventions are scat
tered among the churches and halls of
the city.
The most important business sessions
of the preseat meeting VIII occur We'd
nesday. when the new Incorporation
granted by Act Of Congress and bylaws
proposed will come up for adoption.
New national officers will be named on
that date also. The committee on con-
stitution and bylaws will meet with
decided opposition, bEt it is practically
certain they will carry.
Successor to Convict.
The board OF directors today elected
q. c. Pearse. superintendent of
schools of Milwaukee, to succeed D. G.
Dougherty of Peoria, Ills. resigned
Dous sherty, who is now serving SEN
tence in the Joliet, Ills, penitentiarv
for forgery and embezzlement, re-
signed several months ago, following
the fling of the criminal charges
against him. Dr.. II. B. Brown, presi-
dent of the Valparaiso University, Val
paralso, Ind, was chosen to succeed
A: G. Lane, Chicago deceased DR..
Nicholas Murray, president of the CO. |