The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-10-26
CAPE ASSURED OF
CONVENTION FOR
YEAR
Com mittee Recommends
That Teachers Return
to Cape, 1918.
NEW OFFICERS WERE
NOMINATED FOR 1919
Teachers Association to Purchase
Liberty Bonds With Sur.
plus Money.

cape Glrardeau is assured OF nav
ing the convention Of the Southeas:
Missouri Teachers Association again
next year at least, this recommended
| ton will be made to the delegates 1T
the business meeting this morning
by the committee on place and time.
This was the conclusion arrived at
in a meeting held by the committee
members at the st. Charles hotel yes
terday evening.
Teh following have been recon-
mended as officers of the association
for the next year: A. S. Boucher,
superintendent of schools of Dexter,
as president; Mrs. Clara Graham,
assistant county superintendent o.
Chad leston, as first vice president;
Prof. Viii Snider of Jackson, Sec
ond vice president; Prof. C. A. Nor
vel Of limo, as third vice president;
Prof. Victor Sears, superintendent of
schools at Williamsville, as fourth
vice president; ]. T. Mcdonald, coun-
ty superintendent of Cape Girardeaa
county was nominated for the office
of treasurer. Prof. c. A. Magill #
the Normal is likely to be reelected
secretary. This office is filled BY
st the vote of the executive commit
tee.
With the election of the officers
the convention will be closed this
forenoon. 1t is customary for the
delegates to accept the recommends
tions of the committee and for that
reason it is a certainty that Cape
Girardeau will again have the con-
vention next year. The election OF
the officers will follow the closing
business meeting this morning which
will be addressed by Dean Williams
of Columbia University.
This years attendance broke all
previous records. The enrolment
lists show that 1877 teachers from
the 81 counties composing the associ-
alton, are attending the convention.
The previous record attendance was
1,012 in 1915.
wereseen .mfwyymfw m m f t fooo
The forenoon was devoted to the
second general session followed by
the department meetings. S. A. Ba-
ker of inc State Superintendent of
fife, 1Stahe Superintendent Lamk'<1
and George Melcher assistant sup
erintendent of the Kansas City
schools, addressed the teachers dur
ing the morning session.
A grand reception was given the
delegates by the Commercial Club
yesterday evening at the Normal.
Many residents of the city were
present. During the afternoon the
delegates had been the guests of the
Commercial Club at the football
game between the Normal team and
the Jonesboro, Ark. Aggies.
The executive committee of the
has decided to invest the |
now in the treasurer in Lib
erty bonds. 1t was asid by one cf |
the officers of the association last |
night that at least $40O would be
invested in the government bonds.
Aside from that every delegate has
been urged to purchase as manv
bonds as possible to and to appeal
to the children of their schools to
lave them urge their parents to as
list the Liberty bond issue. |,
The annual address of the presi-
lent of the association will be one l.
f the concluding features of this t
session. The outgoing i
resident is A. C. Burton of Pied IS
mont. b