The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-15
Meeting at Iron Mountain
October 3rd and 4th, 1912

The following is the preliminary an
nouncement Of the next annual meeting
of the Upper Peninsula Education
Association Ii indicates that a
GREAT OPPORTUNITY for educa-
tional upIitt and inspiration will be
afforded
The meeting will open with general
session of the Association at 10 O'Clock
Thursday forenoon and close Friday
evening with lecture, followed by q
reception and dance rendered by the
citizens of Iron Mountain.
The opening session will be one Of
the strongest of the meeting Hence.
those coming from considerable dis.
lance should make it point to arrive
in Iron Mountain Wednesday afternoon
or evening. Prof. Earl Barnes. of
Philadelphia, the celebrated University
Extension lecturer. will doubtless open
the program with bis renowned lecture
ON "Our Lower Nerve Centers Prof
s. d. Fess. OF Antioch College, Ohio
Vice President of the recent Ohio State
Constitutional Convention. broad
guaged, schorarly man. and reputed to
have few or no superiors as an orator.
will conclude the first session with his
lecture Jefferson, the Exponent Of
Liberty in Government.
The Thursday afternoon meeting
will also be general session program
consisting of addresses by Professors
Barnes aud Fess and by State Supern.
tendent Il. H. Wright.
Thursday evening Prof. Fess will de-
liver his far tanned lecture on THE
humanity Of Lincoln. This is con
ceded to be masterpiece in oratory,
and doubtless the best effort on Lincoln
ever presented from the public plat
form.
Friday forenoon will be- given over
exclusiyely 10 the section meetings
These programs are already practically
completed. Much care il being exer-
cisco to make these meetings Of unusual
strength and interest. AT least two Of
the speakers above cited will aid in |
these programs Others Of note booked !
for this work are Miss Caroline r.
Webster state organizer TOR New York |
State Library Deputy State Supt Fred
L. Keller. and Prof. A S. Whitney. Of I
the University of Michigan Each |
section will I've given a separate room
for Is meeting, SO as to insure full OPP
portunity for discussion and freedom |
from infringement by other sections.
Friday afternoon will be devoted to
the third general program. Mr.. Samuel
II. Ranck, librarian Of the public lib.
rary Of Grand Rapids, Mich. Prof.
Earl Barnes. and DR.. Edward A. OFT
will fill up the quota of speakers for
this session.
The climax TO the meeting.will come
Friday evening. DIR. OFT will deliver
his unique and philosophical lecture.
Sour Grapes Those who have heard
DR. OFT in this lecture pronounce him
the peer of any speaker upon the public
PLATFORM This lecture will be called
at 2 80 o'clock so as 10 make way for
the reception and dance announced
above.
This splendid array of talent would
seem to assure meeting unsurpassed
FOR excellence by any in the history Of
The Association. When informed that
we had secured DIR. OFT and Prof.
Barnes. Hon. l.. l.. Wright. State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
assorted. lyon have two men than
whom for this work there are none
better IN this or in any other country. "
L was also upon the equally strong in.
lorsement Of Mr. Wright and other
judges that we secured Prof.
Tess
The full outline Of topics will b. left
or the final program, but sufficient OF