Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-18
THIRTY THOUSAND
EDUCATORS COMING
CONVENTION WILL BREAK ALL
RECORDS
Railroads Offer Special Rates, and
Hotels Are Making Every Effort
to Make Pedasosues'
Stay Happy

Angeles in July to attend the next an.
nual session of the National Educa.
tional association. The records made
by all past conventions will be com.
pletely outclassed by the monster meet
ing, both in numbers attending and ir
the program offered Every teacher
in the country who lays any claims tc
being pedagogue or educator belongs
to the National Educational associa
tion, and reports from the east seem
to show that every member who pos.
sibly can will be present at the great
meeting which will be he'd in this city
from July to 10.
The coming convention will offer
three-fold inducements to the educators
In the first place, 1t will give them an
opportunity to meet with the brightest
minds of the country and 1t will give
them a liberal education in pedagogy
by association with the brightest lights
of their profession. Then, too the
question of the summer vacation will
be settled; for a California trip will
combine all the pleasures of a mountain
journey, a seashore vacation and a rail-
road ride, for one fare. Finally, and
this Is by no means the least point in
its favor, the visitors Will have an op-
portunity to see California. With many
easterners, to see the Golden state is
a life ambition, and the teachers will
have q chance to satisfy this ambition
for almost half the cost of trip ordi-
narily.
Special Rates Offered
All over the country the railroads are
making special rates to the City of An
gels, and indications point to one of the
largest conventions the national asso-
citation has ever held. The rates west
to Chicago have not yet been fixed, nor
have the rates within this state; but
from Chicago to California the railroads
have made a special rate of one fare
| plus 81 for the round trip. 1t is thought
that the other comapnies will not fall
behind In the liberality of their offers.
The last former meeting of the asso-
citation was held at Asbury Park two
years ago. At that time it was decided
to meet in San Francisco in 1906, but
the disaster that wrecked the northern
part Of the state decided the associa-
tion officials against coming west, and,
as it was too late to arrange for another
meeting place, no convention was held.
Although Los Angeles had no legal or
moral claim to the association this year,
local boomers succeeded in having the
pedagogues decide in favor of this city,
and that Notwithstanding the fact that
Philadelphia made hard fight to Sc
SOAV NllC oCSll GU lliCOLAllS.
May Use Auditorium
The largest auditorium in the city
will be needed to hold the assembly
which will gather here in July. At
present plans are being made to hold
the meetings in the Auditorium theater
unless some larger hall can be secured
by July. The smaller halls of the city
| will be used to hold committee meet
| 1nQS Of which fhpra will ha
One of the most important questions
tc be brought up will be the adoption of
a new charter which was recently
granted the association by congress.
Up to the present time the association
has been working under an old charter
which, it is said, is utterly inadequate
for the needs of the body. The new
charter will prevent individual boss
ism" to great extent, and local educa-
tors say it is for this reason that sew
eral educators will oppose it. Miss
Margaret Haley, head of the Chicago
Teachers union, is one of the strongest
opponents of the new charter, and it is
expected that she will make a deter
mined fight against it's adoption. 1t is
whispered in local educational circles
that Miss Haley has ambitions to rule
the association, and the new charter
will interfere with her pet plans.
Prominent Men to Speak
The program has not yet been COM
pleted, but the list of speakers already
decided upon promises much for the sue
cess of the convention. The number
includes DR.. Nathan Shaefer, president
of the association and superintendent
of Pennsylvania schools; DR.. Irwin
Sheppard, Winona, inn, secretary of
the association; Superintendent Max
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Cooley of Chicago, Superintendent
Straton Brooks Of 5oston, Superintend-
ent j. H. Van Sickle of Baltimore, Su-
perintendent Brumbach of Philadelphia,
Superintendent Ellison of Cleveland,
President Judson Oh the University of
Chicago, United States Commissioner of
Education Elmer A. Brown and former
Commissioner w. T. Harris. President
Wheeler of the state university will
also be present. DIR. Jordan of Stan
ford will be out of the state at the time.
DR.. e. G. Moore, city superintendent
of schools, is working early and late,
together with representatives from the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce and
the hotel men, to arrange everything for
the accommodation and comfort of the
coming visitors.
The hotel men are arranging for the
material comforts Of the guests at the
is working for their mental feasts. One
OF the principal points which will be
settled during the coming week Is the
location of the main headquarters of
the convention. This will be at one of
the downtown hotels, but which one
shall house them is the question. Bids
will be handed in by all the larger
downtown houses. Central location will
be taken into consideration, as we'll as
rates, in awarding the main headquar-
ters to a hotel.
Question of Headquarters
In addition to the national headquar-
ters each state will also have it's indi-
Vidual headquarters. AS many states
as possible will be placed in the same
hotel with the main officials, but many
others will be scattered around among
the other hostelries
S. ]. Whitmore Of the Alexandria,
who is at the head of the hotel mems
committee, said yesterday: I'VE will
award the main headquarters during
the coming week and plans will be
pushed forward rapidly. We haven't