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(By s.5w. Press Association.)
COLUMBUS, o, Dec. 20 During
the next three days the Allied Educa.
tional Associations OF Ohio will hold
their fourth annual convention In tho
board Of trade. Seventeen different
organizations comprise the alliance.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Dec. 26, -
Educators from; ali sections Of thu
State are assembled here today for
the annual convention Of the New Jer-
sey Teachers Association. Charles
B. Boyer Of this city, is president OF
the organization and viii preside at
the sessions, which will last through
the balance Of the week.
MISSouLA. Mont, Dec 6.-seyer.
al prominent educators from the east.
as well as leading men OF this section
OF the country. will speak before the
annual meeting Of the Montana State
Teachers Association, opening here to-
day. Scores Of pedagogues have ar.
rived and the convention promises TO
be the most interesting o. It's kind
ever held in this part Sof the west.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Dec. 20 Edu-
cational workers In all parts of Arknn,
sas have taken advantage OF the;
Christmas holidays to gather In the
capital. for the State teach conYen.
ton, opened here to-day. Professor
J. W. Kuykendall, superintendent OF
the Fort Smith schools, IS president
of the association. Among those Who
wifi speak are State perfntendent ..
J. Boyne, Superintendent NJ. Neil. Of
the city schools Of Memphis, Tenn.
President stonewall Anderson. OF
Hendrix college, and President John
H. I. Hlneman, of Henderson college
The meeting will close Saturday with
a business session.
HOUSTON, Tex, Dec, 26. Several
men Of national reputation IN educa
ttonal circles will address the hun-.
dreds OF teachers Of the Lone Star
State who arrived in Houston to-day
to take part in the annual conference
Of the Texas Teachers Association.
Superintendent Horn and the Houston
teachers have made great prepaarti ions
for entertaining the visitors and the
convention will 5und doubtedly be ths'
most enjoyable IN the assoclatlonls
history. During the convention a.
round table ofs1oo members, authoriz.,
ed at the Fort Worth meeting last
year, will be Organized and plans con.
sidered for making this a great power
for good in the progress o. education.
President s. NJ. N. Marrs has pointed
out that Texas. despite It's permanent;
school fund and boundless possibili.
ties for magnificent school system,
ranks far below other States In length.
of school age and IN the general Ell.
ticiency Of system.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 2e.Le leading
eaucators q me suntlowers States as
sembled In Representative hall this
morning for the first business session
Of the forty.afth annual NEE eting ofi
the Kansas sat g state a:a y achers Associa;
tion. The feature OF The day was the
discussion .s''' Of the functions of The va;
sious : educational s!t instttud tons OF the
State. Chancellor Frank Strong; Of
Kansas university, telling of the work
q that institution, President 2. r.
Nichols presenting the merits Of the
State Agricultural College. resident
Joseph Il: Hill desc ribing the work oi
the State Normal schools, and Presi.
dent l, =. Ml.nrlin, o. Baker uniyer-
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