Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-09
ALL INLAND EMPIRE
TEACHERS TO MEET
over 1000 EXPECTED AT The
ANNUAL SESSION APRIL SO
AT SPOKANE.
At Same Time superintendent of
Washington Schools and State Board
of Education Will Hold Meetings
Many Prominent Speakers to Give
Addresses-En Entertainment Provided.

Two thousand delegates from Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
are expected to attend the 18th an
Dual sessions of the Inland Empire
Teachers association IN Spokane, April
3. to 6, according to advices received
by Wayne p. Smith of Wallace, Idaho,
chairman of the executive committee.
The convention will be preceded by
the formal dedication of the Lewis and
Clark high school, costing 100000,
April l to 3, in addition to which
there will be the annual meeting of
superintendent of schools in Washing
ton, April to 4, and a meeting of the
state board of education, April 5.
List of Speakers.
Among the speakers at the conven-
ton will be Dr. G.. Stanley Hall, presi-
dent of Clark University, Worcester,
Mass; DIR. A. E. Winship, editor of the
Journal of Education, Boston; Arthur
II. Chamberlain, Los Angeles editor of
the Sierra Educational News and chair
man of the International Committee
of the American School Peace League;
Edward E. Krehbiel, of the Leland
Stanford Junior University; G. A.
Duniway, president University of Mon
tana; DR.. E. A. Bryan, president of the
J Washington State College; Henry B.
Dewey, state superintendent of public
, education, Washington; Grace M. Shep-
ard state superintendent of public
; education, Idaho; L. R. Alderman, state
. superintendent of public education,
= Oregon; Thomas F. Kane, DR.. Steven
son Smith and E. o. Sisson, Univer'
/ sity of Washington; Professor f. j
0 Iddings, University of Idaho; Miss
+; Wheeler, Helena, Mont; Oliver M
Elliott, Twin Falls, Idaho; DR.. Elsie
J, G. Stewart and Jeanette Donaldson
= Cheney, Wash; Ben johnson, Seattle
. c. R. Frazer, Everett, Wash; DR.. Car
+: roll Smith, Bruce M. Blake and c
s Marie Francis, Spokane.
s. Subjects Discussed
y Some of the subjects to be discussed
relate to improving the condition O.
the rural schools, the chief tendencie
in education, physical and manua
training, progress in the teaching o
81 home economies, achievements in ar
.. education and the introduction of agri
culture into the public schools.
% The first general session is calle'
for $3.50 O'Clock the morning of Apri
4, when, following the invocation b.
/; Rev. John II. Dietrich, addresses o
h welcome will be given by Fred +
Greene, president of the board of edu
cation; R. Insinger, president of tn
n chamber of commerce, and Charles NJ
$ Fassett, commissioner of public util
IL ties. Grace M. Shepard of Idaho, l
G R. Alderman of Oregon, and Thoma
no F. Kane of Washington, will respond
after which c. A. Duniway, presiden
IS. of the association, will deliver the al
nual address, followed by an addres
Is. by DR.. Hall or DR.. Winship. Their
IL will be three sessions daily in tn
auditorium of the Lewis and Clar
~ school.
p Entertainment Provided.
Inc LedcneIS Will DC euleIldlutu Z
II receptions by the board of educatio
and the chamber of commerce the ever
ing of April 3, other social function
being the second annual banquet of I'll
Inland Empire Schoolmasters club IL
~. evening of April 5, when the Ell
y Flagg Young club of the Spokane cit
schools also will give banquet, a
- informal meeting of the deans
30 women of the universities, colleges al
- normal schools of the Pacific northwe
" and automobile trips through the bus
" ness and residential districts.
Be- List of officers.
fe, The officers of the association ar
President, G. A. Duniway, Universal
&c; of Montana, Missoula; vice president
is, Norman f. Coleman, Whitman colleg
ar Walla Walla, Wash; Grace M. She
ard, state superintendent of public j
struction, Idaho E. E. Bragg
Grande, Ore; secretary, Paul S. File
Spokane; treasurer, May Trump'
~ county superintendent of schools, x;
4, ispel, Mont; executive committee, Y
y. P. Wayne, Wallace, Idaho; Phil
% Soulen, Moscow, Idaho; Ida M. Pate
Spokane; chairman membership col
mittee, Bruce E. Milhkin, Wallat
49, Idaho; chairman local executive CO..