The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-05
(National News Association

\NdIIOHdl news ASSOCldtlOnJ
CHICAGO, July 5.-Thousands of ed
ucators from all parts of the United
States are already gathered in this city
and many thousands more will arrive
Fiftieth annual convention of the Ma
tional Education Association, which
will begin tomorrow with three ses-
sions of the educational council. The
convention which promises to be of es-
pecial interest and Importance, is
scheduled to continue through next
week, closing with a general session
on Friday evening, July II.
The Auditorium Hotel and the Con-
gress Hotel have been selected as the
headquarters of the convention and
the sessions of the general convention
will be held at the Auditorium Thea
ire. In addition to the general sessions
there will be daily sessions of nine of
the principal departments, with round
table conferences, addresses and DEM
onstrations by noted experts. Among
the departments which will hold spe-
cial meetings are the departments of
kindergarten education; of Elemen-
tary education, Normal Schools, bust
ness education, child hygiene, science
instruction, physical education, spec
ial education, school patrons, rural and
agricultural education.
Fifty or sixty of the leading church
es of the city have arranged special
sermons and addresses on educational
matters for Sunday and have invited
the delegates to attend services. The
rest of the day will probably be devot
ed by most of the visiting members
to sightseeing tours through the city
on their own account.
The real work of the convention will
begin on Monday. In the morning there
will be number of departmental
| meetings and in the afternoon the first
| general session of the convention will
be called to order by President Carroll
G. Pearse of the association, who will
deliver his annual address after the
conclusion of the customary welcom
ing speeches. Immediately following
the afternoon session the members
from each state will convene in places
assigned to them to choose their rep
resentatives upon the committee
which will nominate officers for the
coming year.
| When the time comes for the cleo
ton of officers a stormy session is ex
pected in which the 'progressives" will
be arrayed against the conservative Of
machine faction" The progressive:
l,A y ~ fho Ip,tn rG@ ,cI
Association of Women Teachers O
New York. will probably open the fgh
and will make every effort to have
their candidate for the presidency
Miss Grace E. Strachan, of Brooklyn
elected. There has been considerable.
dissention among two factions for tn,
last two or three years and the feelin.
has become so strong that in the opin
ion of many members attempt of tn,
machine faction" to overrule the pro
gressive element may lead to a spill
between the warning factions and
complete disruption of the association
In the course of the sessions man,
subjects of great educational import
ance will come up for consideration
and discussion. The subject of estat
fishing a national university supporte,
by the government will be discussed
by four presidents of state colleges
Edmund J. James, of the University o
Illinois. Charles r. Van Hise, of tn
University of Wisconsin,; James H. Ba
ker,. of the University of Colorado an
William o. Thompson, of the Unive1
sity of Ohio.
Among the famous educators VIII