Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-24
PROMINENT MEN
WILL SPEAK HERE
Superintendent Wilson, Dr..
Brooks and DR.. Evans to
Address n. +. Teachers.
CONVENTION PLAN COMPLETE
Schools Will Be Open Febru-
airy %, Altho Washington
Birthday, for Visit.

Preparations for the annual con-
venii"n OF the Northeastern Okla.
homa Educational association. repre-.
scnting more than twenty counties In
ihIs section Of the state. and with a
membership Of approximately twenty
hve hundred teachers. nero completed
last night AT meeting Of the cxecu-
tive committee Of the organization In
the Offices Of l.. T. Oberhol,zcr. city
supernlcndcnt Of schools
The executive committee. composed
of superintendent y. o. Hopkins of
Okmulgcc. W. Il Floyd of Miami. +
6. Mitchell of Pryor. f. J Kat ana
superintendent Oberholtzcr OF Tulsa.
were iu sDssion FOR the greater part
ot yesterday afternoon and evening
ana II was announced following the
earlier session that plans were being
made for the entertainment of more
thdn two thousand teachers I'm Tulsa
during Tho convention dates. February
22 % and -.
Prominent Men Coming.
II also was announced Yesterday
afternoon that plans had been COM
pictcd whereby several Of the most
prominent educators In the country
tnd specialists In their respective lines
hhd heen secured 10 appear on tie
program during the conventlon
This list Of speakers. according TO
Superluterdcnt Oberholtzer. Will in
clud" such prominent educators as
president Charles Evans Of Henry
Kendall college. Tulsa: Elsie Wygont
Of the uiycrsity Of Chicago; r. H.
Wilson, state superintendent of cdu-
cation President : u. Brooks Of the
nNcrsity of oklahoma. and Dr. II. J.
Waters OF the Kansas Agricultural
college of Manhattan. Kan.
The meeting OF the national associ-
alton in Kansas CITY. Mo- On the week
following the meeting In Tulsa ma kes
II possible for those In charge Of the
arrangements 10 secure several other
noted educators 20 take part in the
program of addresses which will he
presented before the teachers conVen-
ton
The first general session of the con-
vention viii be held In Convention
hall on the night OF February %. be-
ginning promptly At y O'Clock.
on this day IT was announced by
members of the executive committee
yesterday, the public schools of Tulsa
VIII remain open, altho 1t is George
Washington birthday. in order that
the thousand or more teachers who
are in the city to attend the conven-
ton will have an opportunity to see
the Tulsa s'h"''" SOW. by
personal visit to the grade and
schools uf tuU ..
81 believe that this feature alone
viii attract many of our teachers"
superintendent Hopkins declared last
night. and | am convinced that 1t
VIII be one of the greatest lessons
that can be given the members who
take this opportunity OF viewing
great school system I'm running or
der"
Doctor Snccdcr Coming.
Perhaps one of the most noted edu-
Gators who viii appear on the pro-
gram during the convention of three
days is Dr u. Suceder of the Uni-
versity of Chicago. Doctor Snccdcr is
regarded as one of the leading men
in the educational world of the coun-
try. and his appearance on the plat
form before any convention OF teach
crs is in itself mark of distinction
fcr the convention body He is the
author of several books and stands
today. according to "A member of the
executive committee OF the cduca-
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