The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-01

FIuui AAAAta y Afetts
The Northeastern Oklahoma Teach
ers' Association convened here this
morning for It's first annual meeting
The association will be In session to-
day and tomorrow
The gates OF the city are thrown
omen TO this band OF educators and
the city and Commercial Club as well
as the teachers of the local schools
have extended most hearty wei
come.
The teachers began arriving last
night, and soon all of the hotels In
the city were filled To-day the teach
ers were assigned out among the var
ious homes, where they will be enter
tanned tonight aud for breakfast TO
morrow. At noon 425 teachers had
registered al the Auditorium and paid
the fee of 60 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 nrst 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, ]. +. Gambili. county superin-
tendent OF Muskogee county; vice
pre- ident, Miss Carlotta Archer coun-
ty superintendent OF Mayes county
permanent secretary, j. G. spiker,
city superintendent of city schools at
Pryor Creek.
AZ the conclusion of the election OF
officers, II. w. G shelton superintend,
ent Of schools for this county made
A short address Of welcome TO the
visiting teachers. State superintend
ent u. D. Cameron responded anc
his address was listened to with much
interest BY the assembled teachers.
At this mornings session Claremort
was selected as the place for the mex
annual meeting The only other con
testant for next years meeting was
Wagner aud the vote resulted IN
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, anI
city superintendents met with tht
teachers of their departments at th'
Presbyterian church The department
al work was finished az $3.50 and a
3.45 the teachers again assembled a
the Auditorium for general session
Governor Haskell Is expected here
this evening and viii probably speal
nc the Auditorium tonight The busi
ness sessions of the association vii
close at noon Saturday The follow
ing is the program for tonight and 70
morrow morning
Topic The Personality Of tbs
Teacher-A. Grant Evans. Presiden
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 Hat
Right to Expect From the Publit
Schools-Miss Emma Ingram, For
Gibson. County superintendent J
b. Johnson. Westville.
Topic. Some Things the PubHt
School Has a Right to Expect From
the County Superintendent
w. u. Gill. Pawhuska County su
perlntendent Blanche Larkin. No
wata
General Session.
Saturday. $3.50 a. ma Auditorium.
Topic; That Which lmpresses Mt
Most I'm Current Educatlona
Thought-Leader, J. n. Clark presi
dent Of the Male Seminary Table
quah,
Discussions President Esslinger
Broken Arrow. President Walter
Van Allen. Warner County Super
intendent 2 T Frye. Greek County
County superintendent Carlotta Ar
cher, Mayes County, County Super
intendent Steve Peak. Delaware
County. County Superintendent
Amanda p. Morgan. Washington
County. County superintendent A
X. Ralston. Cherokee County; Cit!
superlntedent 10 Dickerson, Glare
more
Topic. Consolidated Schools Super
intendent B. H. Hester. Roger
County
Topic: Our Public sohools-Hon. J
B. Turner. Yinita; Hon w. w Hast
lngs, Tahlequah.
70 90 N, Luncheon.
100 D. m. Automobile Ride.