Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-07-07
National Education Association

| National Educational Association for
1911 will be held at San Francisco
July to IA. Thousands of teach
ers will be present. Every depart
ment of school work will be repre-
| scented, common schools, secondary
schools. normal schools, universities
and public and private schools of
every rank and description. 1t is
hoped and expected that the enroll
ment will exceed the record break
| ing enrolment at Boston last year
| 1t is anticipated that not fewer than
| 500 Washington teachers will be in
| attendance.
Program-The program is an ex-
ceedingly interesting and varied one,
covering practically every phase of
school activity and providing at every
period of the day something of inter
est for every person in attendance
In addition to the general meetings
there are IS section meetings devot-
ed to special departments of school
work.
Sunday, July 9th, will be observed
in accordance with the custom of the
| association as Educational Sunday
and practically every pastor will
hold special services of interest to
visiting teachers.
Among the well known men who
will address the association are Gov
ernor Hiram w. Johnson, of Califor-
MIA; President Benjamin Ide Wheel
err Of the University of California:
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young president of
the association and city superinten-
dent Of schools of Chicago; Elmer e.
! Brown, commissioner of Education:
| Francis G. Blair, superintendent of
public instruction of Illinois; Kath-
crime Devereux Blake, New Work
city Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
dent OF Columbia university, and
many other men and women of ma
tional reputation.
Among those who will represent
| Washington on the program are
Supt. Frank B. Cooper, Supt. J. G.
Collicott, President Thomas f. Kane,
Principal W f. Geiger, Tacoma high
schaal; DR.. E. 0. Eisson.
Among the important topics that
will be discussed are the following.
The Relation of Temperance to
Education; Problems of Education
in the South; "a Shorter Term of
Years for Pupils in Elementary
Schools; Report of Committee on
Moral Education; Improvement of
Teachers in Service in City Schools;
Adjustment of Relations Between
Secondary Schools and Colleges" F.;
Community Cooperation" School
Gardens; Agriculture in Secondary
Schools with Special Reference to
Community Work and Help to Rural
Teachers; The School Laggard";
County Circulating Libraries: The
Teachers Part in Conservation of
| Natural Resources"
Headquarters - Washington and
Idaho will maintain joint headquar-
ters at rooms 2014-16-1S, Palace ho-
tel 1t is expected that visiting tea
cheers from the Northwest will enroll
at headquarters and assist as hosts
for the thousands of visitors from
eastern states. On Monday evening.
July 10th, there will be reception
to the officers and visiting members
| Of the N. E. A. at Pavilion rink. Ar
rangements have been made for state
reunions in connection with the gen.
eral reception.
1915 Meeting An effort will be
made to secure the meeting in 1915
F at Seattle. The association will un,
doubleday meet west of the Rocky
, mountains in 1915 owing to the de-
sire OF the teachers to attend both
the Panama Canal Worlds Fair and
t the annual meeting of the associa
tion 1t is not. however, customar,
10 mold the annual meeting in the
same city in which an exposition Of
other celebration is in progress. 1
Is believed that the 1915 meeting car
, be secured for Seattle by the united
enort OF the teachers Of the North
west. most of whom have alread,
-. signiied their willingness to COOP
= crate.
Observation-Disclosures will b.
: sold at all points in Washington 70
one and a third fare for the roun,
trip on either July l or July 6. TIL
Il o'-W. R. & n Co. offer through ser
j. vice from Seattle and Tacoma to Sal
Francisco.