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voked number Of controversies, pri-
marily over the system proposed for
| raising revenues to finance the new
department of education. And this
years discussion, it is believed, will
not be void of the customary verbal
| clashes.
One of the outstanding features OF
| the great meeting. which was not
anticipated by the majority Of visit
| ing teachers. will be the appearance
before them at the closing session of
| the representative assembly Friday
morning of President Coolidge. The
President will deliver the principal
address, and is expected to furnish
an inspiring climax to the gathering.
The topic of Mr.. ,Coolidge's speech
has not been revealed.
First Session This Afternoon.
The convention will formally open
this afternoon at o'clock with
vesper services on the east front
steps Of the Capitol. The initial gen.
eral session of the representative as
sembly is scheduld for tomorrow
morning at $50 o'clock in Central
High School. the convention head
quarters.
All the important sessions of the
conclave will be held in Central High
School auditorium and stadium. The
latter will be used for open air.
meetings, feature of the convention.
While the general sessions are be-
ing held, thirty or more organiza-
tions allied with the association will
be holding meetings simultaneously.
Every phase of education will be dis
cussed at these conferences.
Despite the fact that the work
mapped out for the teachers will
utilize much of their time, either on
the convention floor or at the group
meetings. the program has been so
arranged that respites will be of
tend many social functions and visit
points of interest. There will be no
session of the general assembly to-
morrow afternoon, and the dele
gates are expected to take Advantage
OF this opportunity for sightseeing.
More Than 700 Speeches.
An idea of the magnitude of the
conclave was given at the ". Z. A.
headquarters last night, when it was
announced that the program calls for
more than 700 speeches by govern
ment officials. educators and others.
such prominent educators as DR..
Thomas E; Finegan, former state
of Pennsylvania; William B. owen.
past president of the National Edu,
cation Associations: David Starr Jor-
dan, president emeritus of Stanford
University: William G. Bagley of
Ieachers College of Columbia J-niyer-
sity. and Guy NJ. Wilson. professor of
education at Boston University. will
take leading parts in the discussions
Preparations for entertaining and
housing the visitors have been under
way FOR months. Supt. Ballou, chair
man OF the local convention committee.
formed numerous committees of Wash
lngton teachers and educators to assist
MIN In the task of making the visit of
the teachers pleasant as well as profit
able.
Plenty OF Rooms Found,
The problem of housing was worked
out by a special committee. Hotels.
rooming houses and private homes
are being utilized. Virtually everv
large hotel in the city already is
filled with delegates. Some of the
local teachers have taken visitors
into their homes.
The federal bureau of education
VII! cooperate actively with the as
soclation. The bureau will hold omen
mouse Wednesday afternoon from 2
interior, 18th and F. streets. There
VIII be an exhibit of the work Of tbe
bureau of education and other bu.
reaus Of the department in large
nan while in the auditoriuma educa-
tional motion pictures will be shown
Secretary of the Interior Work and
Federal Commissioner of Education
Tigerf will receive the teachers in
the OFFICES of the Secretary on the
Since Wednesday small eroups of
delegates have been coming to
Washington for the convention. hut
yesterday afternoon the first of many
special trains bringing delegations
arrived. Regular trains on all trunk
lines, north, east, south and west.
are crowded with teachers and tbe;r
friends. Larger delegations are com
ing on specials which are not sched-
tomorrow. "
-Four Specials Bring 1000.
Four special trains carrying 900
of the teachers arrived in the Union
station last night over the Baltimore
and Ohio lines. Delegates from Iowa
AAA1A>Soeo, ANCoI d, NOTIn and SOlth
Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Colo
rado were on these specials. The
Chicago deputation. 700 strong, oc-
cupied an entire train.
AS soon as the teachers reach
Washington they go to the conven-
tion headquarters in Central High
Schot4s and register. The clerks un-
der the direction Of Mrs. Helen T.
Hixson were busy throughout the
day with the registration.
Twenty Information booths in Union
Station, Central High School and vari-
GUS hotels where the state delegations
are making their headquarters are
open. The booths are manned by
three shifts. composed of members
Of the information committee, in
charge of Charles Hart, principal of
Eastern High School.
Every paid-up member of the as
socfation who registered at Central
was given an envelope containing
the official program of eighty pages,
the May number of School Life, a
leaflet Of greetings and information
from the teachers of Washington, a
copy of the convention number of the
Red Cross Courier, a booklet pre-
pared by the Washington committee
on excursions giving detailed infor-