Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-23
PROGRAM FOR
THE TEACHERS
Fine Opportunity For City
To Show Its True
Hospitality
The partially completed program for

sessions of which will begin on the
evening of April and continue I'M
til the evening of April 5, has been
made public.
Commenting upon the matter Sup
erntendent R. N. Wright of the public
schools says:
mo teachers meeting of the Pa
cific coast represents so large a ter
ritory or so many higher institutions
of learning. Four state universities
Montana, Washington, Oregon and
Idaho ten normal schools, two col
leges and several commercial schols,
besides large number of city schols
will be represented
Chance to Show Hospitality.
President G. H. Black of the Lewis
ton State Normal school Gays:
II have received definite word from
the ten normal schools in the Inland
Empire stating in each case that one
or more of the faculty, including the
president. would be in attendance.
This fs Lewfstons opportunity to
prove itself a god host and great
opportunity to increase interest in
Lewiston as an ideal residence city"
The program follows:
Wednesday Evening, April 8.
Addresses of welcome by Mayor
Henry Heitfeld and John o. Bender,
president of the Commercial club.
Responses. A. Bryan, president
of the Washington State college at
Pullman. and President S. B. L. PEN
rose of whitman college, walla Walla,
Washington.
Annual address by o. T. Craig, L.
LID, president of the Inland Empire
Teachers association, and the Uni
versity of Montana at Missoula, Mon
tana
Reception
Thursday Morning, April 4.
General session. General discus
sion of "Our schools demand strong
academic and professional preparation
on the part of teachers: How do the
states represented by this associa-
ton meet this demand? Needed
school legislation
Leaders of discussion: State sup
erintendents of public instruction;
oh amman ~ nrauon IJa~,,o,,, 80 ~.
tana. Neway of washington and
Chamberlain of Idaho.
Thursday Afternoon.
General session.
Address from / to las O'clock, Pres
ident E. T. Mathes of the Bellingham
Normal school, Bellingham, Washing
ton.
Discussion: Would an increase in
the number of male teachers strength
en- the efficiency of our schol SYSTEM"
Leaders: Superintendent of schools,
Spokane. Washington, Mr. Jones;
Superintendent of Schools Siders at |
Pocatello; Professor Sampson of the
Washington State college at Pullman.
Sectional meeting from 8 to 4:SO
O'Clock.
Thursday Evening
Lectures by President Campbell of |
the University of Oregon at Eugene;
President Kean of the State Univer-
sity, at Seattle, Washington. with
President Ressler of the State Normal
school at Monmouth. as alternate.
Friday Morning.
Sectional meeting from 9 to 10 |
o'clock. General meeting from 10 to |
~ o'clock,
Discussion: Significant phases in
the trend Of American education"
Leaders: E. A Bryan, president of
State college at Pullman:
President S. B. L. Penrose of Whit
man college at walla walla, Wash
Ington; President Mclean of the
State University of Idaho at Moscow.
Friday Afternoon. a.
Excursion. Objective point to be de-
.ided.
Friday Evening.
Lecture. Speaker yet TO be selected.
Matters to be provided for: High
school and college sectional programs;
Presidents Mclean and Sampson;
Normal sectional program: Principal
shafer; Primary and grammar grades /,
sectional programs; Professor R. n. t,
Wright, superintendent of the Lewis
on public schools, and Professor Cal
ioun Of the Lewiston state Normal
chool.