Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-27
big ATTENDANCE
FEATURES TEXAS
TEACHERS MEET

iiuNiIuNfl ffNm lHNr 4 B
of corpus chfsu fuf thr past oirlt
yenrs superintendent 90 tho public
schools az Nuee.s county VIII fha ni
ternpun at the aoasion nf thc Texas
state Teachers Association place hia
name boz nomination tor state president
to- serve for iho ensuing yvar succerd-
inr D. nlnlr az Duulcnnn. u ia An
unwritien lnw 81 ihr Association that
president serve Tor hui one term.
consequently the election ~ new
president and ~ other Officers except
the sccfe,ar, win b" a parI Of ihe bun
ineHs secession occurrinr this afternoon
al the Auditorium Tent
Receptive Candidate.
For the pnat several months Mr
benton has boon e receptive candi
dhoy fpr che presidency and amnne
srhod teachers az The state ID haH been
Esneriliy known thai his many friends.
especial, thus. in south TcknH. viii
present he name fnt this grratsm
honog that can come 90 member of
tine Association which represents go
900 school teachers nf the i.Duc star
state
b. lH pOHHlhle according tn infornn
fiau NAined from many milling
around luat niHhi ln tho iobhy W the
Nueccr Motel thc official headquarters
for the convention that when lhv eirc
run &C nffrCrs ncrurts that South
rsNant viii find thst their candidate
ia without opposition other report
aRii that posHihly two or three names
/ wiz he presented
uraed 70 Attend.
go make certain nf the succoHs oi
! a fala A.
attend the hnaipess session and remain
until the clnsr' one " hia friends last
night todd the Caller
I The business session starts at 90
oclogk and VIII prohAhls clore az so
o. . Oo oclock within that umc of
/ fleets VIII be- selected 1916 meetiur
place srlected and tho reports VI Oft
cYrs aud committees wan boz received
7 and discussed
Bsnton Mako Good.
La preaonting the MAMIE ~ Mn Rene
T ton. hts fucnds among the teachers arr
houOrlna a man who has aiwaya made
eood. thirty seven Years ago in 1873.
hc started teaching schuol ana within
the years he has held many positions
IT trust always giVinE faithful and IT
Giclent service. Foe seven years BAR
snught ln Edwards county aud fat four
years hp Was the principal at the So
guin scheels Ills service ln the CALI
cuast country has hevu ln Alice and
Corpus CHRISTI fur cirht years serying
~ superintendent of the Alice schools
ana for the past eight years hcius su-
pcrirtendrnt of Nnrccs county schools.
Secured tnrelimert.
one ~ hts RECORDS in behalf q tho
TEXAS state Teachers Association has
been IA securing alone the largest ad-
vance enr0llmeni len its history Prior
90 ,he oonNemne of the prcscnt CON
vontlvn he curclled into the associa-
tlon nearly 300 members.
When iari YEAR The teachers met at
san Antonio and Nat Nenlun lc,l thc
fiehi Tor corpus christi Tor the isl6
convention Do guaranteed tWo thinee
First That the enrolment az che
Corpus Christi convention would be
rs iarre AS che sam Antonio c0nVcn-
ton
second That the rahgaad rates into
Corpus Christi for the teachers would
be- TIE best ever offered Tor the an.
naal meetings.
As a fuitllmcni of that PROMISE il b.
but eiting The retord te sag that the
enrichment al the present convention
eNcceds that 90 san Antonio and that
, FOR the FIRST time in years rate OF
lower than a fNre and third has been
ganted the teachers
Railroads cntering Corpus Christi
save "a the convention roundtrip
rate ~ onc fare. and counecting rail.
ruads save rate of one tsvc plus
81 from amy point sn Texas
Other Officers.
other nfflcers and committeeman
. viii be- elected toda, for the osfices.
filled hy the following officials for the
year last closing
; tsrs, Vice president n a. Robbins
OandNlrw.
, second vice president Thomas a.
! is~si HfVNnweod
/, Third vice president Mrs Jessie
2 ltonter. SAn Marcos,
Treasurer W. Cantwcn, Fori
4 Worth.
. Transportation aecrcsary--J 4
! Tucker, Corpus CHRISTI
Executive cemn,is,ee.
tlrpt district ny n. snow. Paris
! Term expires 1919.
Fonfth district chas J. DENTON.