Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-31

Resolution
First The executive committee Of
the oklahoma State Teachers ASSOC
citation Is hereby directed To confer
with the officers of the oklahoma
Panama Exposition commission rrla-
tive to the best means of afnHatiug
the said oklahoma state Teachers MS.
sociatlon with the said oklahoma
Panama exposition commission in
providing a suitable educational ex-
hIbit for tho state Of oklahoma at
the San Francisco exposition
Second. Provided suitable ar
rangements can be made for the
Aforesaid aflillatlon the executive COM
mlttce # the oklahoma State Teach
ors association and in the name of
the Oklahoma State Teachers ASSOC
citation to take such official action as
il may deem best.
Tho resolution was placed before
tho teachers following an address
made by William Duraut. one OF tbe
principal workers in the fund-raislng
campaign for the erection Of an Ok
Mr. Duraut member Of the lepis-
lature reminded the teachers Of the
Importance Of their work and Incl
dentally y'rcmarkcd that great deal
or the Success for the raising of
funds 10 build the building would rest
with them as they play an Important
part In the work I'm the state. He
tributes and urged them TO take up
the movement and help secure tho
funds for tho Oklahoma building.
Mrs Fred sutton chairman OF the
woman's department u the Otlaho-
ma Panama exposition commission.
from Oklahoma city made a short
address before the pedagogues yes
terday afternoon pleading with them
to help In the movement that means
so much to this state.
She said IN part: "Let us pause
and dwell moment on the work Of
the pioneer teachers who laid tho
foundation for the school system Of
today These teachers worked faith
fully and with poor reward from a
monetary standpoint a few we have
with as yet, stil laborlng in the
greatest work given 10 man or woman
to perform, In moldng character.
and truly being the parents delegates.
'To YOU, as teachers I'm the grand
state of Oklahoma ! bring a message
today Of a work that concerns every
citizen. This message Is that Of the
work Of the Oklahoma Panama expo
s'tion commission You viii be inter-
estcd i'm knowing the first money 10
como into our treasury came from
teachers. You can wen imagine how
my heart swcilcd with pride 10 know
that the teachers of our state really
launched a plan to fully represent
and advertise Oklahoma at the great
iair In 1915. The teachers, az body.
have adopted the plans outlined boy
tho commission IN raising funds TO
build. equip and maintain a building
ut san Francisco during the great
exposition.
"AlHuy of the state schools have each
S2j panel of bricks with
the name of the school 20 be stamped
thereon, and tho bricks 20 be used in
he construction of the state hlstor.
Teal huildInr. the proceeds TO help
Drcct the building az san Francisco.
What "a splendid plan for all the
schools of the state 10 buy panel"
Her appeal for assistance at the
hands Of o." teachers met with gem
orJl approval and an outburst OF ap-
pl1us' cam" from the hundreds Of
teachers when she concluded.
with the registration books show
Ing % total Of $500 registered and
perhaps 500 who had not registered
the second day Of the eighth annual
convention of the teachers assocla-
.ion opened yesterday morning.
The one bis feature OF Yesterdays
program was the trip 20 Lost city.
A. 1880 the special s.N-coach train.
loaded with 500 teachers left tho
Frisco station for the big oil fields,
md returned 8t $40. Some disap-
'urtmcut was incurred ON account
4 ,ho fields being rather muudy. but
ue majority " the teachers who had
re,er cn real oil or gas well con-
sd.r.d that they were we'll repaid