South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-01
South Bend Host to Teachers
of Northern Indiana Who Be-
gin Three Days Meetings
Here in H. S. Auditorium.
AUTO RIDE OVER CITY
IS FEATURE TODAY
Visiting PedagOgueS Are TAX
en- on Joy Ride, Viewing
NOtre Dame, st. Mary'S and
MiShaWaka.

south Bend is today entertaining
the vanguard of the multitude OF ed
ucators who are coming into the city
10 attend the annual convention of the
Northern Indiana Teachers associa-
ton, which opens at the high school
building at y o'clock tonight
AT noon IL was estimated that 50o
teachers from the nearby counties had
arrived IN the city and at least 900
more are expected before the opening
of the evening program. The iua-
jOrity of those who reached South
Bend this mornine were from cities
within a radius of 90 miles. very few
of the members of the association
from the central part of the state
having arrived
First 10 Register.
Bessie L. Torrey of East Chicago
was the first 10 register al the head
quarters ia the oliver Motel this
morning. Another register is bcius
kept at the high school building for
those who fail to put their names
down at the hotel The oliver hotel
lobby was crowded throughout the
morning with stunning array OF
Easter bonnets. the school "marms"
apparently having taken advantages ~
the convention Co spring their
Restaurants and hotels are being
taxed 10 their capacity hy The lnhuX
OF visitors Drought here hN the CON
Vention. All indications this morning
We're that the attendance would
reach 1000 Or friday night. Trains
and interurDans were being me- ali
morning by guides from the high
school Practically every lncoming
train and car bears its full quota of
teachers who viii remain here until
Saturday afternoon.
students Are Guides.
Forty high school boys acted a@
guides for the arriving school teachers
today. After the teacher registered at
the headquarters i'm the high scnuol
building one OF the 40 guides appoint
ed by Prin. T.. l.. Sims directed the
visitor 10 the home 10 which he OF
she had been assigned. AccommOda
tions for more than 100 visitors were
provided by the local committee and
the list was kept AT the school house
and the visiting teachers assigned in
order
Many of the teachers began 10 ar
rive early this morning and al noon
several hundred We're already IN the
city. The Mishawaka hotel was nlied
! 10 capacity last night and the oliver
hotel management stated tnat ali
space had been taken at noon today
AS the teachers registered at the high
/ school building they were given the
( label badges provided by the cham
Der OF Commerce. This unique SOU
/ venir contains blanks on one side for
/ the nare and residence OF the wearer
/ and the other bears some OF the most
! important facts concerning south
/ Bend.
w a. Denny vice president Of the
I genera association and chairman 90
( the executive committee, compliment
4 nT..rr arr..r nor nH Hta
south Bend schools. and Supt j. +
/ Nuner Of Mishawaka, president of the
] general association. for the eNcellem
/ work they have done toward the sue
cess OF the convention here. MI Denny
/ said that these two men had contrlp-
/ uted much toward arranging the JIM
4 pOrtant local affairs FOR the meeting
and that their services had been iutai-
uable in prepariug for the convention
Praises Chamber Work.
Mr. Denny also praised me Nofh
that has been done los the South behu
/ Chamber of Commerce lu prepai ne
to entertain the teachers The shields
which ornament the light posts All
throught the business district be con
sidered one OF the principal features
Of the hospitality Of South Bend
This afternoon between the hours OF
and o'clock the visitors were gwen
an automobile tour of the city, the
various schools. The tour was undef
.he direction OF the Chamber OF Com
merce. the committee in charge being
headed bv G. J Anardt The many
( automobiles were literally confirm
uted for the entertainment of tne
teachers by the residents of the cry
The fntinerary was as follows
Assemble at high school. then 20
Notre Dame: from Notre Dame tO -.
AIary's and back 20 sunny side thef
Il across jefferson bridge 10 Lincoln
highway r 10 new bridge nortn OF
NIishawaka. through Mishawaka; bs-ck
to Lincoln highway T.. through factor,
disrrict: turn to- right ar .Sinscr's plant
To COlfaX av and back tp stafth5 :
/ point ...-t.,
pahhi SteDhen = Wise New York
city. one of the three most prominent
Hebrew speakers in the lniJeu 7lates'
who vyTl address the convention in'
night and Friday morning was eApeet-
/ cd 10 arrive over the New ork Cen
tral from the east early tnls altet NOON
Rabbi Wise viii he entertained mere
by the members ot Temple oelil -
upon the request Of Eaoo Apraii.'i -
Cronbach. a concert VII star et .
o'clock tonight ar Templc BETH III ana
! | following the meetu- al lne "i@
/ school Rabbi Wise is expected 20 ah-
"A dress the South Bend Hebrew eon5i'-
) cation.
Gficers and mtn. ners oI the itaed-
Il ers. association attended the thampef
! | of Commerce luncheon at lue oilN a
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