The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-25
|TACOMA A.
HOST TO.
TEACHERS


which the whole program Of the
Washington Educational associa-
ton this year has been built. is
the world condition under which
we meet for the first time in our
history, and our responsibilities
as teachers under this condition"
! President Elmer L. Cave thus
summarized the objects Of the
31st annual convention OF the
state teachers association Thurs
day morning.
| 1.-THE public school is one of the
institutions which have done most
to democratize society,"" he point
ed out:
Must Guard Rights.
"The teachers of this state must
guard the rights of the children
Of the state as never before. We
must leave this convention, de-
termined to see to 1t that the edu-
cational rights of the children
shall not be disturbed.
1--WE must prepare our chill
dren for the time that is coming.
when war shall be no more; and
we must at the same time teach
them their responsibilities to their
country and to our allies during
the period of war"
Divide Crowd.
The First Methodist church was
crowded to the standing room
only" stage Thursday morning.
1
contingents, numbering about
1890, yet to arrive. the question
of how to make 1t possible for all
to hear the programs. was solved
by Secretary o. C. Whitney by the
announcement that the Seattle
and Everett teachers will he
taken to the First Congregational
church from the special trains on
which they will arrive Friday
morning, and an exact duplicate
of the program will be given
there. The First Congregational
church will be reserved entirely
for Seattle and Everett members.
| With nearly 1000 teachers
from outside OF the city to be ac-
commodated with rooms and
meals, the housing situation on
the second day Of the con-
vention was being well taken
care of, Secretary o. G. Whitney
said Thursday. About 5000
teachers are attending the conven-
ton, but many of them live In Ia
coma or Seattle.
Most of the visitors are occu-
plying rooms in private homes, tho
the hotels were able to accommo-
date some.
Thursday afternoon was occu-
pied by section meetings, both the
First Methodist church and the
! Stadium high school being re-
quired to accommodate the nine
sections.
DR.. Luther Gulick of New York,
famous authority on mental and
physical hygiene. will speak
Thursday evening at Lincoln high
school at 1880, on 1.-THE World in
Childbirth, Not in Disaster, Bring
ing Forth New and More Spleen
did Era for Human Kind" A re-
ception to the teachers will follow
the address.
Officers will be elected Friday
morning.
The feature of Friday morn
ing's program will be an address
! by Maj. Harry Breckenridge of
Lexington, KY, stationed at Camp
Lewis. DR.. Gulick will speak
again, on Preparation of Young
People for the New Era"
E., L. Mcdonald. superintendent
of the Hoquiam schools, was elect
ed president of the Educational
council, at Its opening session
Wednesday afternoon. He sue
ceeds N. D. Showalter, of Cheney.
Members of the program CON-
mittee elected were j. e. McKown
of Bellingham and Miss Adelaide
Pollock of Seattle. o. c. Whitney
of Tacoma remains secretary.
The educational council, which
has been called "the senate of the
state teachers association" also
took the first step Wednesday aft
| tOWdIu tuC
in this state of a bureau of edu-
cational tests and measurements.
English Teachers Meet.
Pierce county teachers held
their institute Wednesday at the
First Methodist church, County
Superintendent H. r. Cox presid-
ing in the morning and W. f. Mar
tin of Everett in the afternoon.
DR.. Luther H. Gulick spoke at
both sessions.
The Puget Sound English
Teachers council holds its annual
meeting in Tacoma Friday, at Q
p. m. The place of meeting will
be Hewitt hall of the Historical
building, and not the Stadium
high school auditorium, as pre-
viously announced The council
was organized last year and has
enrolled about 100 members
among the English teachers of the
Bound citias