Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-03-14
ALL inland empire
TEACHERS TO MEET
over 1000 EXPECTED AT The
ANNUAL SESSION APRIL 3-6
AT SPOKANE.
At Same Time SuperintNndents of
Washington Schools and State Board
of Education Will Hold Meetings
Many Prominent Speakers to Give
Entertainment Provided.

Two thousand delegates from Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
are expected to attend the 18th an
pual 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 2 to 4, and 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; DR.. 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
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 E. ]
Iddings, University of Idaho; Miss
= Wheeler, Helena, Mont; Oliver M
Elliott, Twin Falls, Idaho; DR.. Elsie
G. Stewart and Jeanette Donaldson
Cheney, Wash; Ben johnson, Seattle
c. R. Frazer, Everett, Wash; DR.. Car
roll Smith, Bruce NJ. Blake and c
Marie Francis, Spokane.
Subjects Discussed.
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
r home economies, achievements in ar
e education and the introduction of agri
l culture into the public schools.
r The first general session is Gale
D for $3.50 O'Clock the morning of Apr
t 4, when, following the invocation b.
Rev. John H. Dietrich, addresses o
welcome will be given by Fred T
: Greene, president of the board of edr
cation; R. Insinger, president of tn
y chamber of commerce, and Charles N
l Fassett, commissioner of public util
: ties. Grace M. Shepard of Idaho, l
) R. Alderman of Oregon, and Thoma
: f. Kane of Washington, will RESPOND
+ after which c.. A. Duniway, presider
of the association, will deliver the al
o nual address, followed by an addres
. by DR.. Hall or DR.. Winship. Their
: will be three sessions daily in til
n auditorium of the Lewis and Clar
9 school.
s Entertainment Provided.
l. The teachers will be entertained 8
l. receptions by the board of educatio
Q and the chamber of commerce the ever
It ing of April 3, other social function
being the second annual banquet of tn
Inland Empire Schoolmasters' club tt
evening of April S, when the Ell
Flagg Young club of the Spokane cit
d schools also will give banquet, a
informal meeting of the deans {
women of the universities, colleges an
normal schools of the Pacific northwe
e and automobile trips through the bus
t. ness and residential districts.
d List of oficers.
The officers of the association ar,
- President, c. A. Duniway, Universii
. of Montana, Missoula; vice president
- Norman F. Coleman, Whitman colleg
20 Walla Walla, Wash; Grace M. She
ard, state superintendent of public i
I, struction, Idaho; E. E. Bragg, I
" Grande, Ore; secretary, Paul S. File
;. Spokane; treasurer, May Trumpe
- county superintendent of schools, Ks
ispel, Mont; executive committee, '
P. Wayne, Wallace, Idaho; Phil
Soulen, Moscow, Idaho; Ida M. Pate
= Spokane; chairman membership COZ
= mittee, Bruce E.. Millikin, Wallac
Idaho. chairman local executive col