Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-05
EDUCATORS
GATHERING
IN CHICAGO
Thousands Gather from All
Over The Country for
Association Meet
VIII be q Stormy Session
When Time Comes for
Officers Election
Program Of Entertainment
Includes Many Inter.
estiDg Features

Special TO The Tribune.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 5.-Thousands
OF educators from all parts of the
United States are already gathered IN
this city. and many thousands more
will arrive here before next Monday
to attend the Fiftieth annual cOnyen.
ton of the National Education Asso-
citation. which will begin tomorrow
with three sessions Of the educational
council. The convention which prom.
Uses to be of especial interest and i'm.
portance, Is scheduled to continue
through next week, closing with q
general session ON Friday evening,
July IL.
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 theater.
In addition to the general sessions
there will be daily sessions Of nine
of the principal departments, with
round table conferences, addresses
and demonstrations by noted experts.
Among the departments which will
hold special meetings are the depart
ments of kindergarten education; OF
Elementary education, Normal
Schools, business education, child n.y.
giene, science instruction, physical ed
ucation, special education, school pat
rons, 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 morn.
ing there will be a number of depart
mental meetings and in the afternoon
the first general session OF the con-
vention will be called to order by
President Carroll G. Pearse OF the as
ISOLATION, who will deliver his annual
address after the conclusion of the
customary welcoming speeches. I'm.
mediately following the afternoon SEES
sion the members from each State will
convene in places assigned to them
to choose their representatives upon
the committee which will nominate
officers for the coming year.
When the time comes for the cleo
ton Of officers q stormy session is ex-
pected in which the "progressives"
will be arrayed against the cOnserva-
tive or machine faction" The pro-
gressives, led by members of the Inter
borough Association of Women Teach
ers Of New York, will probably open
the fight and will make every effort
to have their candidate for the presi-
dency, Miss Grace E. Strachan, Of
Brooklyn, elected. There Mas been
considerable dissention among the
two factions for the last two or three.
years and the feeling has become 60
strong that in the opinion Of many
members an attempt Of the machine
faction" to override the progressive
element may lead to q spit between
the warning factions and a complete
disruption of the association.
In the course of the sessions many
subjects Of great educational import
ance will come up for consideration
and discussion. The subject Of estab-
fishing a national university support
ed by the government will be discuss
ed by four presidents Of state col
leges, Edmund ]. James, Of the Uni.
versity Of Illinois; Charles r. Van
Hise. If tho University Of WiaoOnain.
James H. Baker, of the University of
Colorado and William o. Thompson,
Of the University Of Ohio.
Among the famous educators who
will attend the convention and deliver
addresses are Baroness Bertha van
Suttner Of Vienna, said to have in
spired the Nobel Peace foundation,
whose annual award Of $4,000 she
won by her book, Lay Down Your
Arrns;" Dr.. Harvey w. Wiley, noted
as the leader Of the pure food agita-
ton; Jane Adams, head resident Of