Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-15
COMMERCIAL CHERS MEET
Omaha to Be Host for Large Number
of Business Instructors.
HERE FOR THREE BUSY DAYS
Great Interest In the Brown Trophy
for speedy TypewritinE-SPSed
Demonstration by Miss
Rose Fritz.

Programs for the conventions Of the Cen
trail Commercial Teachers association and
the Western Commercial School Managers
association are complete.
The meetings will be held in Omaha, May
26 q and 2S In the Boyles building The
Rome hotel has been selected as headquar-
ters for both associations. Various parts
Of the Boyles building will be utilized for
exhibits of school equipment, typewriters
text books and other supplies.
THE program for the Central Commercial
Teachers association opens on Thursday
morning. May g, at S o'clock, with re-
ception at the Rome by the Western Man
ayers association in honor of the teachers
Friday morning at s o'clock Mayor Dahl
man will welcome the teachersNin an ad-
dress at the Boyles building b. +. Will
Hams. president OF Capital City CONNER
cial college Of Des .Moines, will respond
He will be followed by an address by the
president Of the association, IL. Il. Read
Peoria, H. Dr. w NJ Davidson, superln-
tendent OF the Omaha public schools will
speak before the meeting on Psychology
and the Teacher" After paper entitled
The Genesis of Penmanship Instruction"
by c. p. Zaner Of the "Zanerlan" OF Column
bus. o., a Joint session of the teacher and
managers will be held. At this meeting w
n Ferris of Big Rapids Mich, will speak
on The Fine Art OF Speech"
Friday afternoon at 1880 the preliminary
contest for the Brown trophy will be held
Inasmuch as the trophy is emblemauc of
dlgnlfied scholarship and the winner will
bring credit upon his instructors and his
institution much interest is centered in
the event After the contest a typewriter
speed demonstration will be made by Miss
Rose Fritz of New York, champion speed
operator of the world
At 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon A. G..
Van SAINT of Omaha will speak on Train
ing for Expert Speed in Typewritlng." The
subject assigned to s. IT. Goodyear, Cedar
Rapids, Ia, will be Commercial Education
In the Universities" This will be followed
by paper on 1.-THE Principals Relation to
the Community" by II. M. owen, Decatur,
III. After an address by William Allan
Dyer, general manager Smith Premier
company, on THE Typewriter and Its Re-
lauon to Business Schools a joint ses-
sion of the teachers and managers will be
held. w. N. Ferris will address the as
semblage upon care and Culture of the
Teacher"
Guests of Local Company.
Friday evening at G o'clock banquet will
be given at the Rome hotel by the Smith
Premier Typewriter company to every
member OF the two associations The in
vitation is extended by M. o. Plowman,
local manager for the company, for Will
liam Allan Dyer. general manager of the
company. Mr.. Dyer will share his duties
as host with other representatives of the
company After the banquet, the Under
wood Typewriter company will entertain
the party at a performance of Peter Pan
given at the Boyd theater.
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, the meet
ing will be opened by an address by lone
Duffy Omaha, on How a Woman Can
Run Business College" This will be fol-
lowed by a paper entitled "Hew to the
Line: the Results Will Prove Your wis
DOM" read by ]. e. Neahr. general sales
manager for the Underwood Typewriter
company, New York Then will come the
final contest for the Brown trophy
A joint session OF the teachers and man
ayers WIN be held at II o'clock, at which
w. N. Ferris will talk on THE Art of
Study" Colonel George Soule, New Or
leans, La, will make remarks and sug-
gestions concerning business education.
Then will follow an open discussion OF
topics interesting to the delegates.
At the afternoon session, beginning al
1850 o'clock, the following SPEAKERS will
address the meeting. Jerome B. Howard,
Photographic Institute, Cincinnati, why
Many Students Fail to Attain Speed in
Writing Shorthand" r. H. Peck Daven-
port, Ia, "salesmanship as Business Col
lege Study" A Joint session of the two
associations will be Nheld at 2:SO o'clock at
which w. N. Ferris win deliver an address,