Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-18
GOING TO
STATE Meeting
OF PEDACOCUES
Will Attend Conference Of AssOci.
alton at Springfield Last Three
Days Of Month.

Delegates to the state teachers
association meeting in the capitol
building at Springfield, Dec. 20. 80,
81. will leave next Saturday. G. T.
Platt county superintendent OF
schools will be accompanied by
Charles Woodward, the champion
speller of Mercer county. who will
compete in the state contest to be
held on the opening day Of the
meeting.
The feat of Mr.. Woodward SPIN
ing the 275 words given. correctly.
is expected to be repeated in
Springfield, with the resulting hon
or for the young man and for the
county.
This year is the Goth birthday of
the Teachers association of ILL
nois and is expected to be the best
annual meeting ever held. Special
railroad rates will be granted those
attending the meeting in the event
that $50 or more are present from
out Of the city. The railroad has
agreed to a one and one-third fare
for the round trip, using a certifl-
cate which will be issued on the
initial trip and the return trip will
cost just one-third Of the regular
rate. This special rate is open to
delegates and members of their
families who wish to accompany
them. No refund of fare will be
made on account of failure to OBJ
tain the proper certificate or re-
ceipts, nor on account Of failure
of not having the certificate or re-
ceipt property validated. There
will be a special agent on hand at
the meeting from $50 a. m. to $50
p. M. on Dec. 90 to 81 inclusive. to
validate certificates
|, In Western Division.
The state has been divided into
several divisions, each numbering
several counties, from which dele
gates were elected at meetings
called for the purpose. in October
Aledo and Mercer county fall in
the western division and no local
person was named as delegate. F.
NJ Winbigler of Monmouth being
the nearest city representative.
| Speakers Of national reprte will
be present and topics of minut~ in
terest will be discussed. This
meeting, coming as it does so close
to the constitutional convention.
will have more than usual inter
est, as several subjects relative to
schol legislation will be before the
assembly. t.
| Mr.. Plat is very enthusiastic
over the meeting and expresses re
greet that. coming as it does. be-
tween the holidays, it will not be
as well attended by local people
as might otherwise be expected.
Much interest in the spelling con-
test. of which Clancy school is
confident of being we'll to the front
in, is evident and local people will
, watch the first days meeting wR
enthusiasm.
Special meetings. will be held for
county truant officers, and such Of
. ficers are requested make a spe-
cial effort to be present. The tru-
ant officer occupies a prominent
, place in the educational program
of Illinois and should attend this
, meet. The truant officers special
/. meet will be on Tuesday. Dec. 30,
at 1880 p. M, in the house OF rep
, resentatives' committee room No
, 301. s
J Special housing facilities have
been provided as well as special
measures for the feeding Of those
who do not care to visit the down
town lunch rooms, the high school
cafeteria being utilized for this
purpose.
Programs in pamphlets form
.. have been sent out to all county
superintendents for distribution
and they contain, besides the pro.
; gram. information of value in re;
, CARDS to the above mentioned at
, commOdations.