The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

of the convention and in the evening
there will be an illustrated lecture on
Alaska by Frederick w. Prince and a
number of banquets.
At the general session this afternoon
the program consisted Of music by the
band. Lockwood grammar school; adj
dress of welcome by Hon. Charles W.
Dawson. mayor of san Jose: welcome
in behalf of the chamber of commerce
and the Merchants association by Jo-
seph T. Brooks: response in behalf of
the teachers by DR.. c. G. Van Liew; an
nual message by President Fred T.
Moore. and an address. '-The Education
OF the Heart" by DR.. c. Stanley Hall
The association sessions. which will
be the largest and most important ever
held in this state or in the west, viii
end on Thursday, January l. Not only
all the grammar and high school teach
ers Of the state, but distinguished in
structors from other sections Of the
country viii be present. A feature of
the sessions viii be lectures by DR.. G..
Stanley Hall. who is one OF the most
noted. educators in the country
The general meetings of the session
viii be held in the afternoons at the
Auditorium rink. building capable of
seating thousands Of people. Meetings
OF the sections Will be held in the
mornings in the normal, high and
grammar school buildings of the city.
The Merchants association and the
chamber Of commerce of this city will
tender the visiting teachers an elabo-
rate reception at the Auditorium rink
1.-THE evening OF Monday, December 2S.
The women teachers of the state nor
mai schools of the state will banquet
al the Hotel Nendome Tuesday evening
and on the same evening the Normal
mems club viii enjoy a similar affair
at the Hotel st. James. There viii be
an informal dance at one of the hotels
Wednesday evening and. on the same
evening DR.. Hall viii lecture at the
Normal assembly hall TO the public.
Teachers institutes for the following
counties will be held in San jose, while
the associations sessions are in prog
ress. Santa Clara. Alameda. San Be
nito. Santa Cruz. Monterey, Stanislaus,
Contra Costa, Merced. San Mateo and
San Joaquin. In addition. Institutes for
teachers Of eight or ten cities in other
counties will be held here at the same
time. making it compulsory upon fully
4 $500 teachers to attend.
An immense committee composed of
delegates from the chamber of com
merce. Merchants association and
building trades council has been al
work for the Last month obtaining sub
Scrlpti0nS ana cOlfeeQnE money IOr the
fund which is being raised for the en-
tertainmept of the teachers.
The members of the businessmen s
I committee are:
Byron Millard, chairman: s. G.
J Winch. secretary; e w. Maynard. J. L.
/ Stull. ". S. Orvis. H. c. Dooer. II. Ber-
4 covich. NJ. +. DALEY, d. T. Bateman,
Alexander Sherriffs. @. NJ Fontaine
! George Howes. F. ". Gross. A. +. Hen
ming. s. IT. Montgomery. F. Lion, A.
Hart. K. Cox. J. H3lI. A. Rettens. II. w.
Lake. ]. o. Hayes. D NJ. Foltz. T. Will
lians. A. Canelo, g. E Craft, Phil Her
old and W. G. MathewSon.
AS side feature Of the convention
excursions will be run to the Lick OBJ
/ servatory on Mount Hamilton. Stanford
university. Congress springs. Alum
Rock park. the University of the Pacific
and Santa Clara college. All OF these
excursions viii be entirely free to the
Z delegates.