Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-24
TEACHERS CONVENE
Two Hundred Commercial M
StruCtOrS in Session.
WELCOMED BY Mr.. GUIDE
Refers to Excellence of the Districts
Public School System.
SEVERAL PAPERS ARE READ
Delegates to Call on President Taft
Saturday-Banquet to Be Held
Tomorrow Evening.
WELCOMED BY Mr.. GUIDE
SEVERAL PAPERS ARE READ

The thirteenth annual convention of the
Eastern Commercial Teachers Associa-
ton was formally opened at the Business
High School this afternoon at o'clock,
with 200 delegates present from practi-
cally every section Of the territory COW
cred by the association. The meeting was
called to order by e. H. Norman of Bal
timore. the associations president.
William F. GUIDE, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. delivered the adj
dress of welcome and was followed by
Superintendent of Schools Stuart and AL
Ian Davis, principal OF the Business High
School, who spoke for the school and edu-
cational interests Of the District
President Guide referred at length to the
excellence of the public school system OF
the District of Columbia and the scope
of the educational advantages offered
in the National Capital
The high standing OF the schools. he
said, was reflected in the business inter-
eSts OF the city. and especially by those
District residents who have attained dis
tinction and success in their commercial
and manufacturing vocatfonS. He paid
a glowing tribute to the Business High
School and its aims.
Welcomed to Capital.
In conclusion. Mr.. GUIDE welcomed the
delegates to Washington. not as the city
of Washingtonians alone. but as the city
Of the nation, of which each of his audi
tors must necessarily be proud. 1t was
through the instrumentality of the Cham
Der of Commerce that the convention was
brought to this city.
Supt Stuart and Principal Davis told
the delegates of Washington's ideals from
an educational standpoint, and the pur-
pose of providing educational courses
which would equip pupil for business
or industrial life. as well as the higher
gates, e. M. Huntsinger of Hartford.
Conn.,, extended the conventions appre-
citation for the reception.
The business session of the convention
proper opened with the annual address
by the president This was followed by
several papers by we'll known educators
OF the east on business educational
courses, followed by open discussion
Among the papers read today were
Correlation of Subjects in Commercial
of this city. and THE Best Methods of
Building a Business School, by II. M
Rowe of Baltimore. Md.
In Session Until Saturday.
The convention will be in session until
Saturday, and there will be discussions
Of important questions affecting CONNER
cial education.
The delegates will be received at the
White House by President Taft Saturday
and a banquet is scheduled for tomorrow
evening at the Arlington Hotel. One OF
the features Of this years convention IS
the exhibit of office equipment, including
practically all the standard makes OF
typewriters. adding machines, writer
presses and improved accounting and
shorthand systems.
Another feature will be the shorthand
speed contest for the Miner medal, to be
held Saturday morning. The contest Is
open to all shorthand graduates who have
not had more than ten years of study,
and includes six five-minute dictation
tests, ranging from 80 to 225 words a
minute. A number Of persons already
have signfied their intention of COM
peting.