The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-28
WILSON INVITED TO
SPEAK TO TEACHERS
THIRD SESSION OF WEST TEN
NESSEE TEACHERS IN APRIL
Executive Committee of Association
Has Invited President Wilson
to Attend on Southern
Trip.

A meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the West Tennessee Teach
ers' Association was held Tuesday
afternoon at the Office Of DR.. A. A.
Kincannon, superintendent of the
Memphis schools, at which time de-
tails of the coming third annual
meeting of the association in that
city April 1915 were discussed.
The executive committee will
make every effort to secure the at
tendance of President Wilson, who
may be on his southern trip about
that time. If President Wilson will
accept the invitation of the educators
they would even be willing to change
the date of the meeting.
The following telegram was sent
President Wilson:
"His Excellency, Woodrow Wilson,
President United States, Wash
ington, d. c.:
"The West Tennessee Teachers
Association, consisting Of 5000 mem
bers, will be in session in this city
April 13 to Is next. All unite in a
cordial invitation to you to address
them on preparedness. Dates would
be changed to suit your convenience,
With every expression of good will,
! am, Sincerely,
"Miss Charl Williams,
Secretary Executive Committee
To supplement this telegram the
Business Mems Club, the county
board of education, the City Club, J.
w. Brister, president of the West
Tennessee Normal, DR.. Kincannon
Congressman X. D. McKellar, Sena-
tors Shields and Lea, Hubert F.
Fisher, United States District Attor-
ney at Memphis, and others tele-
graphed Preident Wilson the follow
ing day urging him to visit Mem
yphis at the time of the teachers
meeting here.
The executive committee already
has arranged for the appearance of
DIR. Edward Howard Griggs for lee
lures on literary subjects; DR.. Chas.
McMurray, an eminent author and
educator; DR.. G. B. Brown, former
superintendent of the Boston public
schools and now president of Ok
lahoma State University, and DR.. @,
NJ. Hill, president of the Missouri
State Normal School,
Efforts rzas- als<s< efhG AaadsAI Ig Ahl
commfscee to secure the presence Of
other educators who will be passing
this way en- route to the Southern
Educational Conference at New Or.
leans the week following the Mem
phis meeting.
Over a thousand teachers from
outside the city and county are ex-
pected to attend the West Tennessee
association meeting. The B. M. G.
will entertain the teachers with q
boat ride or a reception at one Of
the hotels and an automobile ride
over the city.
The West Tennessee Normal anC
the city schools plan a pretentiou:
exhibit of their work at the Centra
High School and the Normal School
which have been selected for tht
meeting places.
The opening session of the meet
ing will be held April 13 at the Cen
trail High School. This will be {
general meeting when the welcom,
address will be made and Aeports o.
officers presented. The session,
April IA and Is will be held tn,
Normal School and will include tn,
high school section, elementar,
school section, vocational school sec
ton, etc.
The members of the executiv,
committee are DIR. A. A. Kincannon
chairman, Memphis; Miss Char
Williams, superintendent of Shelb,
county schools, F. R. Ogilvie, super.
intendent of Haywood county school.
and president Of the Association, anc
Prof. w. E. Vaughan of the West
Tennessee Normal and Prof. Curti.
of the Memphis Vocational School.