Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08
LETTERS HELD OUT TALK OF EDUCATlOI1
Charge Is Made by Defense in National Association Meets
the Stokes Case. Monday in San Francisco.
FOUND IN GIRLS CLOSET BIG CROWD Is EXPECTED
Detective Plans Being Made Entertain
Stokes Attorney. 5000 Delegates.
HEARING WILL END TODAY UNIQUE FEATURES PLANNED
aireH Mani Create MIR
Berkeley.
National Association Meets
Monday in San Francisco.
BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED
Plans Are Being Made to Entertain
$1,000 Delegates.
UNIQUE FEATURES PLANNED
Opening Session Will Be Held il
Great Open-Air Greek Theater
at Berkeley.

forerunner of the fcrty-ninth annual con-
vention OF the National Education Asso-
citation. which will formally he opened
Monday. the annual meeting of the ma
tional council OF the organizat ton was
held here today. Reports of officers and
We're made. and the arrange
ments fer the convention were surveyed
and approved. The evening session was
devoted to an address by Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. president Of Columbia Uni
versity, New York.
Judging from the completeness. and
wide scope OF the preparations that have
been made by educators throughout thu
country for the congress OF the society. it
will be one OF the most notable ara re
sultful meetings in the history of the CO.
operative educational movement Up
ward OF $500 members of the association
have already arrived in the city, many
of them coming in today. IL Is expected
that more than 1900 will attend the first
general session Monday, which will be
ater at Berkeley. one OF the largest
amphitheaters Of its kind in the world.
Wide Range of Discussion.
During the 1--WE days OF the conven-
ton. which comes to a close on Friday.
every conceivable topic that could come
within the general subject of education
will be discussed by the foremost teach
ers and scholars OF the nation. From
the kindergarten child to the college
postgraduate, the musician TO the arti-
san, all kinds, degrees and phases Of in
struction will be considered.
mi mill hn a Ia NOD
Monday with addresses Of welcome by
Gov. Johnson OF California, Mayor Nc
Carthy OF San Francisco and President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Of the University
Of California. William Pringle. chairman
Of the California committee In charge Of
arrangements, who will preside at t~e
meeting. will introduce Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, president OF the National Educs-
tional Association. DR.. Elmer Ellsworth
Brown, United States commissioner OF
the welcoming addresses
Education and Temperance.
1.-The Relation OF Education to Temper
ance," by DIR. David Starr Jordan. presi-
dent OF Leland Stanford University.
which follows. will be the first technical
discourse Of the convention. An address
on 1.-THE Cause OF Education" by Helen
Marsh Wilson, state superintendent OF
public instruction OF Colorado, will con-
clude the opening meeting.
Speakers at the other general sessions
will be President James II. Baker OF the
University OF Colorado. President Robert
j. Alley OF the University OF Maine,
Grace c. Strachan, superintendent OF
schools, New York city: Chancellor Sam
uel Avery Of the University OF Nebraska,
Robert lee Jones state superintendent
of public instruction OF Tennessee: kath-
crime Devereux Blake. principal of the
public schools, OF New York city. and
Francis G. Blair, state superintendent OF
public instruction Of Illinois.
The round table, and departmental
meetings will begin Monday afternoon
and continue through the Ave days of
the convention. Many noted educators
form the real work OF the convention.
and from which great impetus to the
onward advance OF education Is expected
to be derived.
Important Special Departments.
Among the more important special de-
partments are those on kindergarten edu-
cation. elementary education. secondary
education. higher education, normal
schools. manual training and art. musi-
cal education, business education. child
study. physical education. science in
struction, school administration. Libraries.
special education. school patrons and
rural and agricultural education.
The Ferry building. where the registra-
ton headquarters OF the association
have been opened, swarmed today with
the delegates to the convention. and.
after each one had signed the books. a
member of the flower committee step
ped forward and pinned on the delegate
bouquet OF California blossoms. This
innovation. In charge OF the society
women OF San Francisco, will be re-
lax 81 fhn0 tfaS, vhax>
the delegates will all get new punches
of flowers.
The entertainment program mapped out
for the visitors is pretentious one. and
includes a visit Tuesday to the Presidio
reservation and Fort Winfield Scott,
where special band concerts and q dress
parade and drill will be given In their
honor The reception to President Ella
Flagg Young will be at the Pavilion
rink Monday evening. Special excursions
of the delegates to the University Of
California, Oakland, Mills College, Santa
Rosa and Mount Tamalpais.
Barred by Earthquake.
This convention OF the association il in
the nature OF the postponement OF the
one of 1906, which was scheduled for San
Francisco when the great earthquake
made II impossible. In the Denver meet
ing two years ago San Francisco APP
piled for the 1910 convention, but Boston
was selected instead. At last years Bos-
ton meeting the coast city was unani-
mously chosen for this years convention.
and the local and state committees have
been preparing for IL ever since.
Several societies have arranged to hold
their annual meetings In this city stimuli
taneously with the sessions OF the Ma
tional Educational Society, SO that the
members can have the advantage OF at
tending its meetings. Among these are
the School Garden Association OF Amer
lea. the American School Peace League.
the Federation OF Teachers and the Fed
Grafton of School Womens Clubs.
San Francisco has set aside tomorrow
as Educational Sunday. The day will be
observed by all the large churches OF the
city. where there will be special services
and sermons on educational topics.
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