The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-12
OPENING OF PAN-PACIFIC
 CONFERENCE

Honolulu, T. H.. Aug. 1o-Japanese, note gathered here tonight. together with others from further countries touched by the Pacific Ocean, in preparation for toSnorrow's opening of the Pan-Pacific Educational Con ference here.
 Delegates from Americas western states outnum bered all the rest, Japan standing second with strong show ing. The conference runs two weeks.
 The visitors were guests tonight at 3. banquet rendered by the Pan-Pa cffic Union, Of which Governor W. R. Far rington of the Hawaiian territory is president. Previously today the edu- cators were shown through the Der nice Pauahi Bishop museum here and attended reception given at the University of Hawaii by the, regents faculty of the university.
 The educational conference is the second of a series of meetings spons- ored by the Pan-Pacif1c Union. The Scientific Congress last year. Oth- CTS in prospect are Pan-Pa cif1c com mercial, financial and health confer ences.
 Dr. P. P. C1axton, former connis- sioner of. education TOT the United States, Is general chairman and pr. David Starr Jordan, chancellor emer itus of Leland Stanford Junior Uni NCioitys "iii pl OoiNC at thC SSiiSA e1A sessions.
 Among delegates representing tke United States are Dr. Henry B: Jack son, president of the National Com munity Board in Washington, D. C., | and Dr. Francis Holley, head of the federal bureau of commercial econom- ics. who is also a leader in visual ed- | ucational vk,rk.
 Among other delegates who have prepared papers education in Pa cif1c lands are the following: Western United States: pr. W. F. Bade, dean Pacific School of Religion. | dell, president Pomona college, Clare mont. Cal; Miss Nina Buchanan. president National League of Teach ers' Association, Seattle, Wash; Fred College, San Francisco; Frank B. Cooper, city superintendent of schools. Seattle; F. G. Dexter, corps assistant in education, Ninth Corps. Miss Iva Christine Iversen. president Los Angeles Teachers club; Miss M. L. Mcclellan, chairman depart | ment of geography, southern branch, Reinhardt. president Mills College, California; Dr. c. E. Rush. depart | ment of education. University of Call fornta Dr. Edward O. Sisson, pres1- dent State University of Montana, Missoula; George Station, professor of | psychology and philosophy. Un1Vers- ity of California, and Dr. George | Thomas. state superintendent of pub lie instruction, Salt Lake City. Elsewhere in United States: Miss | Julia Abbott, head of Kindergarten | division, federal bureau of education; l Prof. H. F. Gregory of Yale, repre- | senting National Research Council; Prof F. L. Stevens, University of IT. linois; A L. T. Atkinson. University l of Michigan; w. R. Castle, Oberl1n College, and Thomas B. Ffnnegan, | state superintendent of public instruc- | ton. arrisburg, Pa.
 | Hawaii: Dr. Arthur L. Dean, presi- | dent University of Hawaii; Alexand CT | Hume Ford, secretary-director Pan Pacific Union.
 Japan: Prof. Abe. father of base ball in Japan" Waseda University Tokdo: viscount T. 1nouye; Baron N
 Kanda, Prof. M. Anesaki and Dr. K
 Fujioko, all of the Imperial Univers-
 ity, Tokio; Dr. Moku Gunji, Univers-
 ity of Keio: Dr. T. H. Haden, dean Divinity school of Kwansei Gakuin
 Kobe; s. Mori. department of educa.
 ton. Tol<io: Dr. J. Nagaya. principa Tokio Foreign Language school, and Dr; J, Takakusu, Tohcku University
 Sendai.
 China: Kee Yuen Tse and pr. Syd'
 ney K. Wei, special representatives o1 | China, and Dr. Monlin Chiang, repre- sentins Kiangsu Educational Associa | tdou National Vocational Federation
 Shanghai, China
 | New Zealand: F. Mi1ner, princ1pa
 waitaki Boys High School.
 Korea: H. H. Wo Gym, Y. M- \ Seo11l.