Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-10-28
ANNUAL. MEETING
West Virginia Education Association
Huntington. West Virginia.

The fifty-fourth annual session of
Association will be held in the City Of
the West Virginia State Education
Huntington, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday November 8, and z. Ac-
cording to the statements given out
by w w. Trent, Secretary of the
State Education Association at Ell
kins. West Virginia. the outlook in
dicates big meeting and a very
profit able and entertaining program.
Able speakers from without and with
in the State have been secured for
adore sses to the teachers at the an
nual ession.
A ong the out of-state speakers
are DIR. E. A. Winship, Editor Jour-
nal of Education, Boston, Mass. able
speaker and writer, who has address,
ed more teachers assemblies than any
other living educator: Dr. Albert Ed
ward Wiggan. author and lecturer;
DR.. A. B. Meredith, Commissioner Of
Education of Connecticut. and DR..
]. C. Wright. Director Of Federal
Board of Vocational Education.
Washington. d. C.
On Friday morning when the at
tendance at the session will be
largest. the teachers will be address,
ed by Hon. Howard M. Gore, Cover
nor of the State, and State Superin-
tendent Of Schools, Geo. M. Ford.
Other speakers on the general pro-
gram are Prof. Walter Barnes. Fair
mont Normal School: w. G. Cook,
WEIGH. Presidentao the Association |;
M. p. Shawkey, president Marshall
College, DR.. Cloyd Goodnight. Presi-
dent Bethany College. At the div
isional and sectional group meetings
Thursday afternoon and Friday az
ternoon. many state speakers will dis
cuss various phases Of the general
theme NCurriculum Offerings; A
Sound Modern Curriculum for Each
Type Of School In West Virginia"
Railroad rates Of one and one-half
fare for the round trip have been
granted by all railroads in West Vir-
ginia. Tickets at this rate may be
secured by use Of Identification GER
tificates which may be secured from
City and County Superiftendents
and from the Secretary Of the Asso-
citation at Elkins.
Judging from the advanced enroll
ment. $50. in the State Education
Association which is one thousand
larger than previous advanced enroll
ments. and from the general interest
in educational affairs, the officers
predict the largest attendance in the
history Of the Association. Prepare
tIons are being made for four or five
thousand teachers.
Teachers wishing certificates at
reduced rates should write the secre-
tary. Those desiring advanced room
reservation should write Prin. z. F.
Raeser. Huntington, w. Va. Those
travelling by automobile will find free
parking space on Marshall College
Campus, open all day and until IL 200
o'clock at night. A Waterman viii
be on duty, and the lot which 4
fenced will be locked at night.
Marshall College and the public
schools Of Huntington will be open to
visitors Monday. Tuesday, Wednes-
day, and Thursday till noon. Exhi-
bits, school and commercial. win be
on display throughout the entire SEES
sion. Manv factories Of the city will
open their doors to visitors and MANY
other attractions of Institutional and
entertainment features will be offer
ed. The meeting promises to be a
very good one.
Business at the local Office of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
Laurence w. Lloyd. Manager. broke
all records for the month of Septem-
Der. No other single month. since
the local Office was established. have
the cash receipts been greater. More
business men are making use of the
telegraph service, depending upon it
more than upon correspondence in
business communications. The de-
mands Of tourists, passing through
the town, for telegraph service also
go to swell the receipts of the local