The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-07-05
HOLD SESSIONS IN CHICAGO
Many Noted Educators Will At
tend Weeks Sessions
"PROGRESSIvES" ARE ACTIVE
New York Teachers Lead Movement
to Wrest controI>of Or
ganization.

Chicago July 5.-Thousauds of edu-
Gators from all parts of the United
states are already gathered IL This city
and many thousands more will arrive
here before next Monday &c attend
the Irftieth annual convention of the
National Education Association. which
will bcsin tomorrow with three sos
sions Of the educational council The
convention which promises To bc Of
especial interest and Importance. is
scheduled TO continue thToush noNt
week, closing with a general session on
Friday evening. July IL.
The Auditorium Hotel and the Con-
sress Hotel have been selected as the
headquarters of the convention and the
sessions Of the general convention viii
be held at the Auditorium Theatre
In addition 10 the general sessions
there will be daily sessions OF nine
of the principal departments, with
round table conference, addresses and
demonstrations by noted experts
among the departments which win
hold special meetings are the depart
ments of Nindcrsartcn education, of
Elementary education, Normal Schools.
business education, child hygiene
science instruction. physical cdura-
tion, special education. school patrons.
rural and agricultural education.
Lively Session Expected.
FIFTY or sixty of the leading church,
cs Lot. shn.4eitll havc arranged spe-
cial sermons and addresses on edu-
cational matters for Sunday and have
invited the delegates TO attend ser
vices. The rest of the day will prob
ably be devoted by most of the visit
ing members to sight seing tours
through the city on their own aC-
count.
The reai work of the convention viii
begin on Monday. In the morning
there will he number of department.
nj meetings and i'm the afternoon the
first general session of the convention
w4l be called TO order by President
Carroll G. Fearsc of the association,
who will deliver his annual address af-
ter the conclusion of the customary
welcoming speeches Immediately fol-
lowing the afternoon session the mem
bers from each State viii convene ia
places assigned to them to choose
their representatives upon the com
mittee which viii nominate officers for
the coming year.
Two Factions Seek Offices.
When the time comes for the elec-
ton of officers stormy session is eX-
pected in which the ''prOgressives' viii
he arraycd against the conservative or
machine faction The progressives
led by members of the Intcrborough
Association of Women Teachers of
New York. viii probably open the
fight and viii make every effort TO
have their candidate for the presi
dency. Miss Grace T.. Srachan, of
Brooklyn, ELECTED There has been con
siderable dissension among the two
factions for the last two or three
years and the feeling has become SO
strong that in the opinion of many
members an attempt of the machine
faction To- ovcrrule the progressive
element may lead to a split between
the war; ing factions and a complete
disruption Of the association.
In The course of the sessions many
subjects of great educational import
ance VIII come up for consideration
and DISCUSSION. The subject Of estab-
lishine national university supported
by the government will he discussed
by four presidents of state colleges.
Edmund J. James, of tho University
of Illinois; Charles r.. Van Hise, of
the University of Wisconsin: James
H. Baker. Of the University Of Colo
RADIO and William O. Thompson Of the
University Of Ohio.
Noted Educators Present.
Among the famous educators who
will attend the convention and de
liver addresses are Baroness Bertha
Won Suttner Of Vienna said 60 have
inspired the Nobel Peace foundation. |
whose annual award of 10000 she
won 10y her book. Lay Down Your
Arms," Or Harvey w. Wiley. noted |
as the leader of the pure food agitation |
lane Ad3ans head resident of Hull
House, i'm this city: Or T.. j. Russell. |
director Of the Rothamstod Export |
mental Station Of Harpendcn. England, |
which has records OF crops raised by |
various systems for more than ffty
years Or. r. Y. Drcsslar. specialist in |
school hygiene and sanitation In the |
United states bureau Of education
Dr. David starr Jordan. president Of !
the Leland stanford. Jr.. University. |
Dr Philandcr =, ClaNton, United !
states commissioner of education. Or |
Luther Halsey Gulick, director OF the |
department Of child hygiene. Russell