The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-10-30
Prof. Magill Predicts 1t To Be
Biggest Meeting Organi-
cation Ever Held.
SPECIAL TRAIN COMING
FROM POPLAR BLUFF
Butler County superintendent
Telegraphs He Will Bring
157 Educators.

convenes in a three day session here
today, arrived yesterday, and spent
the day visiting the various depart
ment stores.
The first meeting of the convention
is scheduled for o'clock this evening
and will be held at the Normal school.
Prof. Magtll, who is secretary OF the
association, said yesterday that he eX-
pected about 1,4OO delegates, or the
largest meeting the organization ever
held.
81 received a telephone communica-
ton today from c. A. Robertson,
county superintendent of Butler
County, stating that a special train
had been chartered to carry the teach
ors from Poplar Bluff to the Cape.
There will be 175 teachers and other
educators on this train. | expect this
will be about the largest delegation
coming from any one county.
81 have received nothing but favor
able reports. The meeting will be the
largest we nave ever held, ard the
program will eclipse any we have ever
arranged before
Senator Charles P. Hawkins, of
Kennett, Mo-, who is chairman of the
Appropriation Committee in the up
per branch of the Legislature, and who
is responsible to a large degree for
the allowances made to the Normal
School here, will address the teachers
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Sen
ator Hawkins is particularly interest
ed in educational matters, and his adj
dress is looked forward to with much
interest.
Of the men from a distance who will
speak the following are noted:
DR.. Edward A. Steiner, the noted
lecturer of Grinnell, Iowa; DR.. Eugene
Davenport, Dean College of Agricul-
ture, University of Illinois; DR.. w. W..
Charters, Dean School of Education,
University of Missouri; Hon. Howard
A. Gass, Editor, Missouri School Jour
nal and former State Superintendent;
Hon. VIM. P. Evans, State Superin-
tendent of School, Jefferson City;
Prof. c. A. Phillips, President State
Teachers Association, Warrensburg
Normal School; DR.. J. c. Written. De-
partment of Agriculture, University CT
Missouri; Miss Esther J. Pratt, Acting
Superintendent Of Schools, Carthage,
Mo.
Many of the visitors have either
close friends or relatives in this city
and will spend the three days with
them. Many social affairs have been
planned for the teachers during their
stay.
Bollinger County-Cove L. Yates
Marble Hill; Duke Alternately, Lutes-
vile.
Butler-W. D. Grove, Poplar Bluff
w. n. Pace, Harviell; S. o. Holloway
Neelyville.
Cape Girardeau County,. n
Croker, Cape Girardeau; J. H. Good
in. Jackson; f. L. Adams, Oak Ridge;
Otto Kiehne, GordOnville; W. D. Welk'
er, Allenville; Z. j. Caldwell, White
water; Theo. Ripping, Ekypt Mills, P
O. Cane Girardeau Route l; H. i
Neal, Tilsit; Miss Hetty Murray, IN
dian Creek, P. o. Neely's Landing
Miss Clara Hoffman, Burfordville
Thomas J. McAnally, Millerville; D
Fl. Haldeman, Fruitland; Fl. r. Ste,
venson, Pocahontas; Purl Malone
Dogwood, P. o. Jackson, R. 1; LloyC
Macomb, Lemon, P. o. Jackson.
Carter County,. L. Cage, Val
Buren,; f. Sim Martin, Grandin; f. NJ
Swan, Ellsinore.
Crawford-W. n. Chapman, Steele
vile; B. P. Lewis, Cuba; Frank H
Licklider, Bourbon.
Dent-C. H. Mcintosh, Salem; L. f
Leaver, Sligo.
Dunklin-W. Salem Brown, Ken
nett; S. F. Browne, Maiden; G. c
Jennings, Campbell; L. B. Hoy, Clark
ton; A. L. Davidson, Senath; J. H
Chostner, Holcomb; A. D. Mayfeld
Caruthersville; Emra Fulbright, Hor
nersville; G. C. Meineke, Hollywood
Ebert Chapman, Cardwell.
Franklin-C. A. Cole, Union; j. VII
Pierce, Washington; R. F. Nichols
New Haven; C. c. Black, Sullivan
Magdalene Deatherage, Pacific; VIM
AItheuser, Gerald; Miss Mamie [
Johnson, Gray Summit; H. W, Beck
er, St. Clair; H. H. Hall, Berger.
Gasconade-C. C. Zimmerman
Hermann; w. L. Steiner, Owensvllle