The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-15
H|o EDUCATIONAL
CONVENTIONS.
Joint Committee Begins work on
Reception Plans.
For National kindergarten and STATE
Teachers Meetings.
Pros. Worst Begins Lectures or H.
dustrial Art,
Guiding Public School Teachers III
the Systems Which City may
Introduce.
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n. y. Picayune, Nov, II.
committee of seven prominent
of the State will be appoint
ed TO-DAY by \. L. Moss. Chairman or
the General Committee OF Entertain
ment of the International kindergar-
ten Association, these new committee
men. with Mr.. Moss. eX-officlo. to name
five or more persons for each OF the
various committees which will loo
after the details of the big Convention
OF the leading Undergraduates from all
over the world coming here next
spring. This Committee of Seven
will report to the General Committee
their selection of persons to serve on
the Finance. Transportation, EXhl-
bits. Printing and Programme, Press,
Meeting and Music Committees at a
meeting to be held at the call OF the
Chairman of the General Committee.
The communication of Miss +. Cur
tbs. President Of the International
kindergarten Association at New
York, was read, and its discussion
consumed a greater part of the meet
ing last night at the Office OF the New
Orleans School Board. Miss Curtis
suggested that the General Committee
fix the time for the session in holy
week. preceding Easter. but the senti-
ment of practically all the members OF
the Committee was strongly against
it, and on motion it was unanimously
decided to communicate with the head
of the great Association, stating it
was the preference of the General
Committee that the Convention be
held during the week beginning April
20, just following Easter, which is on
April 10, on account of religious and
other objections to having it a few
days before Easter, but if the Execu-
tive Committee of the Association
found this time unsuitable, the week
beginning March 30 would be preferred
by the General Committee, although
neither date was binding and both
were merely suggestions.
Secretary Trezevant, the representa-
tive of the Progressive Union on the
General Committee, reported that,
with the completion of the Grunewald
Hotel annex, there would be no dan
ger of lack Of hotel Accommodations
for the visitors who would be attract
ed by the Convention. There is a
strong probability that the big meet
ding will be one of the largest conven
tions ever held here, and the Progress
sive Union will render every assis-
lance to the General Committee, MIR.
Trezevant stating that or securing
the names and addresses of every
kindergarten teacher in the United
States, Mexico and Canada, hand
some folders advertising the plans for
the meeting and containing much val
liable reading matter and illustrative
work regarding the Crescent City
would be mailed to each.
The Louisiana State Teachers AS
ISOLATION, more than a Thousand
strong, will also probably decide on
fixing the dates for their Convention.
SO as to get the benefit of both their
own speakers and of the International
kindergarten Associations. 1t was
stated that many of the State teachers,
especially those teaching primary
grades, would be more benefited from
attending the International Kinder.
g~artners' Convention than they would
be by attending their own Convention
then being compelled to 60 back tt
heir work, owing to inability to re
main away from their schools fol-
more than the week which will be al
lowed them for their own Convention
No action on fixing the dates for tn,
State Teachers Convention is expect
ed to be taken until the Executive Com
mittee of the Kindergarten Associa
ton is heard from. 1t is then expect
ed that a decision will be reached fol
holding the other at the same time
much good thereby resulting for both
in spite of the fact that each will at
tract hundreds of persons, and a yer.
large hall will have to be secured i
all are to be seated under one roof.
The. members who were present a
last nights meeting of the Genera
Committee represented most of the I'm
portant educational bodies of the sec
tion.. They were as follows:
New Orleans School Board, A.. 7
Moss, Chairman; VIM. Levy, Jos
Kohn, Frank Hennen, President A
b Wilson, Warren B. Easton, E. A
Williams, Secretary; Tulane, j.. NJ
Gwinn, b. F. Rugan; Newcomb, Mis-
Mary Cross, Miss Imogene Stone
Losiaians State University, Levi
Graham: New Orleans Educationa
Association. Miss Kronenberger