Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-07-10
EDUCATORS HOLD
THEIR CONVENTION
NOTED EDUCATORS FROM rvr,
SECTION OF UNION MEET
IN UTAH CAPITAL.
ney-note Address by Preridsn, r..
tains Outline Of Plan OF Reorasn.
zation in Order to Keep Abresu
With the Times.

SAT- Lake Capitalization n,
national prominence and tesc,a.'
from every section OF the Union ve,.
in this city Monday. April T for tho
opening session OF the National n,u
cation association. the visiting eou.
Gators being given a chAracterist,e
welcome.
Al the opening session Mon,a,
afternoon OF the National Educa,io,
association. held in the Ta1,rna,e
President Edward T Fan,hld. In H..
address Introducing the Work OF ihs
convention. presented scheme Of p.
organization Of the association Ah,.h
he believes will add TO its efficiency
sa body. tending TO increase the
standard OF efficiency OF The u1hllc
school teacher This address Nas 70.
garded as the keynote speech cf III.
convention
Addresses were also made at the
opening session BY NJ. =. shawkey
state superintendent OF public school,
OF Charleston. w Va. who took for
his subject What Shall We DO VIII
the Slngleroom SCHOOL," and By
Henry Neumann leader OF the Brook.
Ign Society OF Ethical Culture. gbo
spoke on The Moral Values In Pub
lie Sen-soyernment"
The delegats had been arriving 70,
a week before the opening session.
and on Sunday welcome Was voiced
by Charles W. Penrose. In behalf Of
the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter.
day Saints. al services in the taber.
nacle. following which Philander P.
Claxton. United States commissioner
Of education. delivered an address on
The School Teacher"
II a school teacher be unable 70
give all his life and being. not mega
lively. but aifirmatirely and aggres
sively. for the sake OF the child. for
the sake OF the home and for the
sake OF the nation he should leave
the profession" This is the v!eW Ell.
pressed by Or. =. +. Claxion In his
address
Educational Sunday" vas observed
generally In Salt Lake churches and
ward chapels. pastors OF the various
denominations delivering sermons
bearing on topics Of interest 10 the
many teachers in the city Vhile the
members OF many wards OF the Nor
mon church listened to addresses from
prominent members OF the National
Education association
Before an audience OF approximate
~ $500 persons In the tabernacle sun
day night. b. II. Roberts delivered an
Interesting address on ''Mormonism
and Education" prefacing his talk by
saying that he assumed that large
number OF the congregation consist
ed OF visitors who are here to attend
the y r. a. convention.
Underpaid as they are. ,hc ,,Acacr'
OF the United Si!tes ar" net Only
maintaining. but in.provin-. The tan =
ard q public schools Of the country
This was practically thu conclusion
resulting from discussion Of the %
port on teachers salaries. tenuf and
pensions as presented to the rational
council by President Joseph swain o.
Swarthmore college. Swarthmore. "a.
The sessions OF the council yere held
at Barratt hall.
p. p. Claxton. United States CON.
missioner OF education. aitrihui'n
this maintenance and improvement
OF school work TO the splendid char'
acter OF the teachers. and not to me
announcement received by them IL
their labors