Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 303, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1913 — MONSTER MEETING OF TEACHERS PLANNED [ARTICLE]

MONSTER MEETING OF TEACHERS PLANNED

State Association Will Meet in Indianapolis Next Monday, Tues--4? - day and Wednesday. Leaders of the educational forces of the state feel highly encouraged over the prospects of a monster convention of the State Teachers’ association, December 22, 23 and 24. The unusual excellence of the program together with the, Interest that* is being taken in vocational education and the promotion of public school music, will, the officers believe, make this the most successful meeting the' teachers hive ever held. < sft “Reports we are receiving from all over the state/* said President A. O. Neal, “indicate will have a banner attendance And that the slogan, ‘increase the membership to 10,000’ is attracting the attention of every teacher.” .

Reservations for hotel accommodations are coming in rapidly. Officers of the association will establish their headquarters at the Hotel Severin Monday, the opening day of the convention. ’ A demonstration of what Indiana is doing in the way of teaching music in the public schools will be a striking feature of the convention. For the concert to be given by the music department of the Columbus and Kokomo high schools at Caleb Mills hall, Tuesday evening, the 23rd, a mammoth chorus is being arranged. The pupils of Shelbyville high school are to sing at Tuesday morning’s session of the convention at Tomlinson hall. One unique feature of the afternoon session will be the rendition of seeletions from James Whitcomb Riley set to music and given by Fritz Krull, of Indianapolis. The association is offering some rare features in the addresses of Dr. George t>. Strayer, Columbia University; Dr. George T. James, University of Minnesota; -ex-Governor William C. Kitehin, of North Carolna; Dr. Jenkin Lloyd /ones, of Chicago; and Miss Mary Snow, of Lewis Institute* Chicago. The convention will open Monday evening, Dec. 22, at Tomlinson hall. The day will be devoted to the section meetings. The county superintendents’ association will convene morning and afternoon in the supreme court room at the State House.