The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25

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ers' Association convened here this
morning for its first annual meeting
The association will be in session to-
day and tomorrow.
The gates of the city are thrown
open to this band of educators and
the city and Commercial Club as well
as the teachers of the local schools
have extended most hearty well
come.
The teachers began arriving last
night, and soon all of the hotels in
the city were filled. Today the teach
ers were assigned out among the var
ious homes, where they will be enter
tanned tonight and for breakfast to-
morrow. At noon 425 teachers had
registered at the Auditorium and paid
the fee of rs cents admitting them to
membership in the association. This
afternoons trains brought in many
more, so that by tonight there will be
at least 600 visiting teachers here.
The first work of the new associa-
tion this morning was to form a per-
manent organization. At $50 the as
sembly was called to order and the
election of permanent officers was
taken up. By acclamation the following
officers were chosen: Permanent pres
ident, J. F. Gambill, county superin-
tendent of Muskogee county; vice
president, Miss Carlotta Archer, coun-
ty superintendent of Mayes county;
permanent secretary, ]. G. Spiker,
city superintendent of city schools at
Pryor Creek.
At the conclusion of the election of
officers, H. W. C. Shelton, superintend-
ent of schools for this county, made
a short address of welcome to the
visiting teachers. State Superintend-
ent E. D. Cameron responded, and
his address was listened to with much
interest by the assembled teachers.
At this mornings session Claremore
was selected as the place for the next
annual meeting. The only other con-
testant for next years meeting was
Wagner, and the vote resulted in a
victory for Claremore by fifteen votes.
This afternoon the departmental
work was taken up. The county super
intendents met with the county teach
ers at the Congregational church, and
city superintendents met with the
teachers of their departments at the
Presbyterian church. The department
al work was finished at $3.50 and at
45 the teachers again assembled at
the Auditorium for general session.
Governor Haskell is expected here
this evening and will probably speak
at the Auditorium tonight. The busi-
ness sessions of the association will
close at noon Saturday. The follow
ing is the program for tonight and to
morrow morning
Topic: The Personality of the
Teacher-A. Grant Evans President
of the State University, Norman
A. c. Cohagen, City Superintendent,
Sapulpa; Edmund D. Murdaugh,
President of the State University
School, Claremore.
Topic: Some Things the Parent Has
a Right to Expect From the Public
Schools--Miss Emma Ingram. Fort
Gibson; County Superintendent ].
B. Johnson, Westville.
Topic: Some Things the Public
School Has a Right to Expect From
the Parent-County Superintendent
w. E. Gill, Pawhuska; County Su-
perintendent Blanche Larkin, No
wata.
General Session.
Saturday $3.50 a. m, Auditorium.
Topic: That Which Impresses Me
Most in Current Educational
Thought-Leader, J. N Clark, Presi-
dent of the Male Seminary, Table
quah.
Discussion: President Esslinger,
Broken Arrow; President Walter
Van Allen, Warner: County Super
intendent P. T. Frye, Greek County;
County superintendent Carlotta Ar
cher, Mayes County; County Super