The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-04
CITY IS ALIVE
WITH VISITING
SCHOOL HOSTS
Many Old Friends Coming to
Find Familiar Faces and
Note the Physical
Changes.
GAME AND BARR TO
BOOST FOR OAKLAND
Haydn's Oratorio, "The Crea-
tion," to Be Given at Salt
Lake Theater Sunday
Afternoon.

One Of the prominent men connected
with the n. E. a, to arrive in Salt
Lake yesterday, was Superintendent
Frank B. Cooper of the public schools
of Seattle Wash. Mr.. Cooper's pres.
ence in Salt Lake at this time is of
special interest, arising from the fact
that he was the predecessor of Super.
intendent d. n. Christensen of the
public schools of this city. At the
Hotel Utah last night Mr.. Cooper was
surrounded by old-time friends among
the educators of Utah who have come
to attend the big convention. In his
conversation with these, Mr.. Cooper
said:
1t seems like getting back home
to return to the city where 1 have
so many warm friends. I am proud
Of the way in which Salt Lake is
preparing to entertain the educa~
tors. The street decorations, the
other local arrangements and the
programme are all superb. I am
glad to be back again. We will
have a large delegation from Wash
ington, and / believe that the other
states are coming here in strong
representations.
James A. Barr. chief Of the educa-
tion department of the Panama Pacific
exposition, reached Salt Lake late last
night His idea, as expressed to Presi
dent E. T. Fairchild, is to extend to
the N. y. A. convention an invitation
to participate in a world congress of
educators TO be held nt San Francisco
in 1915, Mr.. Barr said last night that
a trainload of boosters for California
will arrive here Saturday. Each member
of the party having the single thought
Of taking the 1915 convention of the
n. E. A. to Oakland.
Caine Is Coming.
Joseph E. Caine, formerly secretary
Of the Salt Lake Commercial club and
now managing director of the Oakland,
Cal, Commercial club, is coming to Salt
Lake with the best exhibit Of "pro-
cessed'' fruits and flowers that ever
has gone out of the Pacific coast coun-
try. The special train carrying the Cal,
ifornia delegation will arrive here at
clock Sunday afternoon. Mr. Caine
and his cohorts will advocate Oakland
as the convention city Of 1915.
Principal W. E. Wilson of the
Washington state normal school, with
residence at Ellensburg, Wash, and
who is vice president Of the normal de-
partment of the n. +. A.. will reach
Salt Lake tomorrow, having secured
quarters at the Hotel Utah.
President B. A. DuDiway Of the Uni
versity Of Wyoming, secretary of the
higher depar artment of the n. E. A., will
be at the Hotel Utah tomorrow after.
noon.
E. c. Bishop, secretary Of the rural
and agricultural department of the fac
ulty of the Iowa state college at Ames,
will be one Of the prominent arrivals
of tomorrow.
j. II, Francis, superintendent of
schools at Los Angeles, and president OF
the school administration department,
will be in Salt Lake tomorrow, with
headquarters at the Hotel Utah.
Robert J, Alley of Orono, Me-, seere-
tary of the national council, is sched-
uled to reach here tomorrow.
For the West in 1915.
F. " Fisher, lecturer for the Panama
Pacific exposition, has wired to j. Fred
Anderson acceptance of the agement
for Barratt hall for next Wednesday
night. His talk will begin at Z clock.
He also has signified his willingness to
deliver lectures at the Coonial theatcr
on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
mornings. The big exposition of 1915
will be thoroughly explained in these
lectures
Alta meeting of the local executive
committee held yesterday afternoon, it
was announced that a postoffice sub
station would be maintained in the
David Keith building from s a, N. to
s u. m. every day of next week, with
the Misses Aileen Christensen and
Claire Bradford as postmistresses.
Superintendent L, P. EgRertson and
Mrs, A. F. Palm of Provo hnve organ.
lied an auxiliary to the hospitality
committee Of Miss Eta Powers, and