East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-23

With at least six hundred teach
ers already In attendance and others
arriving by every train the big con-
vention of the Inland Empire Teach
ers' association is now underway The
general session began at 10 o'clock
this morning and during the forenoon
the large NJ. E. church was filled with
teachers and local people. For the
next three days the convention will be
underway and the time will be devot-
ed to general sessions in the big
church and to sectional meetings In
the Methodist church and at the Bap-
tist and Presbyterian churches.
Crowd Well Handled.
Although the convention has
brought hundreds of outside people
to the city. SO well have arrangements
been made for the accommodation Of
the throng that all have been we'll
cared for and rooms are now reserv-
ed for those who are to arrive tomor-
row The large delegation from Wal
la walla will reach here on the local
train tomorrow morning.
The task of providing the delegates
with accommodations has been in the
hands of a committee of which Clar-
ence Bishop is chairman and Mark
Moorhouse secretary. So well did
that committee handle the task yes
terday that general praise has been
freely given by those attending the
convention Under Mr.. Bishop a bri-
ha
school met the trains yesterday to
show the teachers to the headquar-
ters in the Commercial association
rooms Autos were in waiting at the
depot and these were used to take the
teachers to the association rooms and
then to their various rooming places
throughout the city. In this way the
crowd was handled quickly and sys-
tematically.
Trip to the Agency.
Under the auspices of the CONNER
cial association an excursion will be
run to the Umatilla agency Friday af-
ternoon and the teachers Will be CIV
en- an opportunity to see the work or
the agency school unde: the superin-
tendence of Major Swartzlander. The
excursion will leave here at 1880 FRI
day afternoon by a special o. r. &
N train of six cars. The expense OF
this excursion Is to be borne by the
committee on arrangements and all
those in attendance at the convention
are invited to make the trip. The ex-
cursion train will be under the per-
sonal supervision of ]. III. O'Neill,
travelling passenger agent who Is now
here and will remain until after the
convention has adjourned. The ex-
cursion Is to leave Pendleton prompt
ly at 2:3O and returning will leave the
agency in time to arrive in Pendleton
at 4:45.
This Evening.
At the Methodist church this eve
ming a lecture is to be given by DR..
William L. Bryan, president Of the
University of Indiana. His subject
will be THE Education Of the Dis
position" All those registered as at
tending the convention and who wear
the convention badges are to be ad-
mited free. Others are to be charged
an admission Of 25 cents, the fund
going into the treasury of the Inland
Empire association.
The following musical program is
to be rendered during the evening;
1. death of Isolde" from Tristan
and Isolde ......... wagner
=. Miss Faye Bartholomew. .....
3. "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice"
from Samson and Delilah. E.
............. Saint-Saens
Mrs. ]. s. Landers.
z. Address: 1.-THE Education Of
the Disposition" ...........
w. L. Bryan, President State
University Bloomington, In
diana.
This Mornings Session.
Though the largest educational
gathering the Inland Empire has ever
seen was inaugurated last evening
with the big reception, the real ses.
sion of the twelfth annual convention
of the Inland Empire Teachers as
sociation was not convened until a few
minutes after 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The meeting was then called tC
order by City Superintendent ]. 8
Lnders Of this city. who is presiden
of the eastern division of the Oregon
Teachers association, which is hold