The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-13
EDUCATORS WILL
 MEET IN MERIDIAN
Fine Programme for Conven.
 tion Has Been Arranged
GOOD SPEAKERS LISTED
old Time Spelling Match Will Be [ Feature of the Meeting and Re- captions to Teachers Planned
 By the Citizens

Meridian, Miss. March 12.-tSpecial)-- )--- Tonight conference was held between President J. R. Ellis of this city, Seore- tary k. l.. Bailey of Jackson, officers oi the State Teachers association, and Supt J. c. Pant of the Meridian city schools for the purpose of formulating programme for the State Teachers convention, which will be in session in Meridian April 2s, 29 and %.
 | The result of the conference was the arrangement of one of the most attrac- | tive programmes that the association has ever had Among tho addresses that will be made will be one on Thursday afternoon, April s, by State Superinten- dent of Education T. l.. Harris of Baton Rouge. La Friday afternoon addresses will be made by Dr. S. A. Knapp, United States department of plant industry of Washington, by State Superintendent of Education J. N. Powers of Jackson and by Dr. George Dock of Tulane univer- sity, New Orleans.
 On Friday night, April 29. there will be an address by pr. s. c. Mitchell, pres | lima on 'southern Educational Prob lcns," and by Gov. E. F. Noel on ''Edu- cation and Legislation
 Saturday morning, April 20, there will be an address by Miss Agnes Morris, state organizer of School Improvement associations in Louisiana.
 The reception to visiting teachers will t.. u11,. at the Masonic temple and at Highland Park. and will be given by the citizens. school officers and teachers of Meri- dian. An interesting feature of the as- sociation will be the spelling contest be- tween the pupils of the various schools of the state and this will be held in the High school auditorium Friday aft ernoon April 2s. An entirely new feature will be the organization of the depart ment of school trustees. and it is desired that all the public school trustees of the state attend.
 The programme is very interesting one and the visitors will receive many courtesies while in the city. President Ellis and Secretary Bailey estimate the attendance at 200o
 The Meridian Traffic association en- tertained members and guests tonight at the Board of Trade rooms with a ban quet. A number of good talks were heard for the good of the organization and the city of Meridian.
 In carefully prepared article tos ap- pear in tomorrow's Meridian Dispatch, 1t is shown that Improvements. pubiic and private, to be made in Meridian dur ing this year amount to about S1,00o, ,o0O. The improvements include resident street paving, Citizens National bank building, Queen and Crescent round house. Mis- sissippi Medical college, New Standard club, East End Methodist church, fed eral building annex. Scottish Rite ca- thedral, Masonic Home hospital annds, American Woman's league building, ad- ditional buildings to insane hospital. ex- position of Highland Park, extension of street railway system and numerous cost ly residences.
 The Kings Daughters of Meridian have arranged for a lecture on the north pole discovery by Commander Robert E. Perry Friday night, March IS.