Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-15
LOCAL TEACHERS AT
WAUSAU CONVENTION
ANNUAL CONVEN~
TON OF TEACHERS TO BE
HELD OCT. is AND 10


Central Wisconsin Teachers Associa-
ton in it's fourteenth annual conven-
ton to be held October Is and Is this
year Several hundred teachers from
neighboring counties and cities will
meet there. The convention program
which has been arranged is one of the
finest that the convention has ever
been able to arrange. members of the
committee in charge state.
The committee has obtained the SER
vices of several nationally known lee
turers. DR.. William S. Sadler, prac.
E'.tI physician of Chicago, is one of
the important speakers who will come
to Wausau. Ada Ward, l. l. a., is also
to appear. Miss Ward, aftectionately
known as the little Englishwoman
with the big message" has had bril-
liant educational career as we'll as uni
que opportunities for travel. She is ar
accomplished linguist and is we'll
known for her journalistic ability.
State Superintendent of Schools,
John Callahan, of Madison is alre dy
we'll known to Wisconsin teachers and
audiences. Other we'll known names
which appear on the program are:
Hon. w. N. Ferris, United States Sen
ator from Michigan: VIM. McAndrews,
Superintendent of Schools, Chicago,
ILL.,; E. B. Gordon, University of Wis
consin; Mrs. Mary Rose, Columbia
University, New York. v. A. c. Hen
men. Director of School of Education
University of Wisconsin; c. j. Ander-
son, State Department of Education;
o. w. Neale, State Normal School,
Stevens Point; e. G. Doudna Secretary
of the Wisconsin Teachers Associa-
ton, and others.
The general sessions will be held in
the Elks Hall. On Friday, the conven
ton will divide into small groups for
the consideration of more spec allied
problems. The various sections and
their meeting places are as follows;
city graded section, First Presbyterian
Church; rural, state-graded and train
ing school section, Methodist Episco-
pal Church; high school section, High
School Auditorium; Kindergarten, Pri-
mary section, Elk's Hall; vocational
and manual art section, high school,
Rooms and z; Home Economics Sec
ton, Central School, Room 216.
The services of the Edward Clark
Concert Company of Chicago, have
been obtained for Thursday evening.
Oct Is. Senator Ferris will make an
address both in the afternoon and even
ing on Thursday. Miss Ward and DR..
Sadler appear on the ,iday after Ioon
program. DR. Sadler is professor AID
head of the department of Phys. ologic
Therapeutics in the Post Graduate
Medical School of Chicago. He is. a
member of many scientific ana medi-
cal societies.
Careful plans have been laid to
make the convention of the Central
Wisconsin Teachers an enjoyable as
well as an educational experience.
These annual meetings have become
an important factor in the lives of our
teachers because of their rich inspir
ational and Institutional value.
The law permits attendance of teach
ers without loss of pay and Boards of
Education readily give assent for dis
missal of school of progressive teach
ers who make good use of the oppor-
tunities offered at such conventions.
Most of the schools of the Wisconsin
Valley have already arranged for dis
missal during the convention.