The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-21
News of the lntermOuntain Reqi0n
SCHOOL CONVENTION;
FINE ONE IN MALAD
Special to Tho Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
MALAD, Ida. March 20-The most
notable gathering of Idaho educators and
Oneida county school trustees ever as
semblcd in Malnd met In convention here
March II and 49, Miss S. Belle Cham
6erlain. state superintendent OF public
instruction was In attendance at all the
sessions OF the convention. and gave
valuable assistance in organizing an as
sociatlon. TO be known as the Oneida
County School Trustees association" the
stated purpose of which is: '"To promote
the cause OF education raise the stand
ard Of our school system and educate the
school trustees OF the several districts
as to their responsibilities and duties" "
The association elected the following Of
ticers TO serve a one-year term:
-, President. John r Thomas, Ma!ad:
secretary treasurer. Ezra Monson, Frank
lin. The officers. together with County
School Superintendent Simpson, r. II.
Anderson of Samaria and John Mccoy of
The association unanimously adopted
the following resolution: BE II resolved
by the trustees. In convention assembled,
that we are IN line with our honorable
state superintendent on the question OF
consolidation OF districts. and opposed TO
district division. and by this resolution
m!ssioners to defer the granting OF any
new districts or the dividing OF any or
ganlzed districts without due consideia
tlon and advice from the superintendent
and unless distance from established
schools or other necessities actually de-
mand such division or separation
Thursday afternoon Miss Chamberlain
delivered an interesting public address at
the Malad opera house her subject be-
Ing THE Responsible Trustee" Follow
Ing Miss Chamberlain,s address the
served banquet TO the educators and
trustees at the I. O. o, T.. hall where
covers were laid for $50. The banquet
ing board was tastefully decorated with
n0tt6d "a i,,f,c Dr,I
the Davis orchestra discoursed sweet mu-
sic during the feast, which was pre-
gSded Sc, by the singing OF the doxology.
Dwight Peck Mrs. j. M Kerns, Miss IL
p. Morgan and Mrs. r. T. Owens, as
J; W. Anderson. Mrs. cattreiI. Mrs. W,
Evans, Mrs. II, Ezell. Mrs. Fredrickson.
N, Mrs; G. II, Hansen. Mrs. r. n, Hill. Mrs.
M. p. Jones, Mrs. w. NJ. Leigh. Mrs. Lit
tie. Mrs, c. Peck, Mrs, f. Peck, Mrs.
son. Maude Fredrickson, Rae P Jones,
Elizabeth McDougall, Isabel Owens and
Amy Williams.
Following the banquet brief addresses
were made by President j r. Thomas
of Malad. Ezra Monson OF Franklin, Miss
Chamberlain OF Boise and Professor Cas-
tro OF Weston, and several beautiful vocal
ooloS were sung ny MISS mary JnOnaS or
pleasantvIew, Miss Vera Peck of Maiad
Mrs 6; J, Morgan of Malad and Miss
Mile Williams of Salt. Lake City.
The last session of the convention was
held at the Malad opera house and was
most interesting, ]. r. Thomas. pres
lent OF the association. presided. Every
seat was occupied and the large audience
applauded the different num-
oers OF the following programme:
song ..........,....,...., High School
Address, THE Rural School as a Fac
tor In the Solution OF Our So
cial Problem m'i.,.,....,.,...., 80.
............ Professor ]. Z. Rutherford
song. THE swallows. .Millic Williams
Address. The Three e-Fold Side OF
Education" ",.r...... Professor Castro
ADDRESS .;:,..-...:.;. Miss Chamberlain
Song, Moonlight Will Come Again,
....,......-...,...,, Double Quartette
At the close of the meeting the con-
rentioh extended a vote of thanks to
he NJ K. club in particular and to the
'eople OF Malad In general for courtesies
eceived, and so ended n most success |
ul convention. from which much good is
expected to result.