The Washington times., 1908-09-27
SCHOOL CONVENTION
TO OPEN TOMORROW
Tri-Daily Sessions Will Be
Held Until Octo-
Der 3.
MANY ADDRESSES
ARE TO BE MADE
Delegates Will Take Steps 10 Ad-
vance Educational Work in
the Eastern States.

OF special interest TO school authori-
ties OF the country is the program of the
eleventh annual conference of the East
ern Public Education Associations which
will open inWashingtOn tomorrow. Morn
ing. afternoon. and evening sessions will
be held, the conference ending October s..
Special topics 10 be discussed are
Volunteer Work" Tile Modern School
House" Juvenile Court" Physical
Training The Teaching OF Hygiene
In Public Schools. Eye Sight, 4" "Tuber-
cuiosis am General Health" ''Mentar
and Moral Health OF the Children"
The delegates will register at the
New Willard Hotel between 5 and 3
O'Clock tomorrow morning, and later
will visit the schools At p. m. the
delegates VIII be received in the board
room of tine District building by Com
missioner Macfarland and Iror. a. T.
Stuart, Superintendent OF Schools who
will make addresses OF welcome.
George /. Aldrich. of the executive COM
mittee, VIII respond I'm behalf OF the
conference
Mr.. Albert to Speak
The Value of Volunteer Work 10 d
COmmunity's civil HealJh," will he tie
subject Of al address by Allen d.
Albert, ir. AT a public session in the
Shoreham Hotel at $50 p. III.
DIR. Henry NJ. LeipZiger viii give an
illustrated lecture on The Use of the
Modern School House." and Miss Mir
lam Lee Farley, of the department or
English, Dartmouth College, viii pre-
sent dramatic readings
The delegates viii assemble AT a bust
ness session in the Willard Hotel Tues
Gay morning at . O'Clock, and. at >
p M, VIII hold a meeting IN the Busi-
ness HiSh School Ninth street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest, II
which hve-minUte reports upon the az
niIated associations will ne read.
Judge William II. DeLacy and Prof.
A Duncan Young Will address the pub
lie session in the Shoreham Hotel at
$50 o'clock There VIII be special ex-
CursiOns TO Arlington and Mt Vernon
wednesday morning, 10 which the dele
gates 20 the international congress on
tuberculosis are invited Meetings will
be held in the Business High School at
2:3G and the ShOreham Hotel at 1880.
To Visit Schools.
On Thursday the delegates again will
visit the schools, and at 7:S0 p. m. will
give a public reception at the Raleigh
Hotel, which will be in the nature Of
celebration Of the passage OF the child
labor law for the District of Columbia.
Inc guest OF honor VIII be Representa-
tive OlCOtt OF New York. chairman of
the subcommittee which reported and
recommended the bills
AuQlS & Browne. lawyer, VIII pre-
side and will introduce Mr.. OlCOtt. who
will deliver an address on school
legislation a business meeting will
be held in the Willard at 7.30 At the
afternoon session Mrs. Wilbur r. Crafts,
Esperanto editor Of the Christian Her
aid. will give an Esperanto Health
Talk" illustrating the claims Of Es-
perantO the language for the Inter
national Red Cross on the field Of battle.
The delegates will visit the Juvenile
Court Saturday morning upon invita-
ton Of Judge DeLacy. Prof. Percival
ChuDb ana DR.. Lgntner Wilmer Will
address the public session in the Bust
ness High School at 2:30 on Some As
poets of Moral Hygienics" and THE
Educational Campaign Against Mental
ana Moral RetardatiOn."
The Last Session.
The last session Of the conference will
be held IN the New Willard Hotel at
7:3O, at which the following addresses
on school questions Will be made:
German Administrative Methods in
Relation 20 the Health Of Public School
Children" Dr. L. r. Klemm, OF the
Bureau OF Education: Medical Inspec-
ton Of School Children in New York
City DR. Thomas Darlington. health
commissioner OF New York city: The
Public Health School aud the Public
HEALTH DR.. ". g. Woodward Health
Officer Of the District of Columbia