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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 191?. 0 PATRIOTISM THROBS' IN GREAT AUDIENCE HERE ARE SOME OF THE CELEBRITIES WHO TOOK PART YESTERDAY. To keep my tailors busy during the slack season 0 Reduction PI. E. A. Gathering Is Proved by Vigorous Arraignment of German "Kult'ur." 0 IN OPENING OF N. E. A. CONVENTION IT swwan. 4 -' . " - ; .... .... 4m"' :- '. I '::r Ckv' ' ' ' ""wm . EDGAR B. PIPER SPEAKS Normal School as Agency to Teach Loyalty to Country la Dis cussed by President. J. ' H. Ackerman. The second meeting of general ses sions of the National Education Asso ciation, held last night at Public Audi torium, lacked not tor the patrlotio motif that marks all gatherings of the convention, although It opened with an Idyllic musical number, "The Legends of Seaside." Depicting in purest song: the legends and lore of the Oregon coast, composed by Virginia Drake, with music by Emil Earn, the 12-fold musical number won repeated applause from the gathering, the largest thus far assembled during the convention. Speaking on "The Press and Pre paredness," Edgar B. Piper, editor of The OYegonian, portrayed the relation of America's newspapers to the stir ring events of the times. Frequently. In his arraignment of German "kultur." he was interrupted by vigorous ap plause, the testimonial that his hearers found unqualified approval for the sen timents set forth. Newspapers' Part Discussed. "Not long ago In the city of Wash ington there was a hearing before the Senate finance committee of the news paper publishers of America on the question of a proposed tax to be Im posed against the papers by the Gov ernment in Its new war revenue bill," said Mr. Piper. "There was protest by the publishers and editors because of the discriminatory, and unusual nature of the Intended levy. A Senator from a Middle Western state displayed sur prising spleen against the papers, ask ing this pointed question: 'Don't you newspapers want to help pay for your war?' The reply, of course, was that the newspapers expected to be assessed as all business and Industry should be assessed to pay for any war in which the Nation might be involved. "I cite this incident as illustrative of a certain kind of mind in Congress and out Of Congress, in its bearing toward a great and vital patriotic enterprise In which the country as a whole Is now concerned. They think, some of them, and some of them say, that but for the newspapers the war might have been avoided. Part In Preparedness Landed. "This vastly diminishing minority of the American people is now united only in the opinion that but for the news papers the great test of democracy againBt autocracy might not have come. "I am not here to say that the news papers are responsible for the war, nor am I here primarily to defend them against any accusation that they have any such accountability. But if they are to be held responsible for a policy which in the name of the Nation re sorts to any measure, however heroic or extreme, in defense of liberty and democracy, then X am here to plead guilty. "The newspapers of the country. with some exceptions, have played a great part In the preparedness cam paign, which brought the people to a state of mind where they were ready to support the measures of military preparedness devised by the Govern ment In this emergency. It was not a contemptible part. It was not a ques tlonable part. Trust Is Put in America. "Some profess to think that we oould Impress upon the Imperial power mad with the lust of conquest the disinterestedness of our purposes and the loftiness of our aims to such degree that they would let us alone. Others of these were laides and gen tlemen who thought that an Army and Navy of any pretensions or size were a real peril to democracy. They for got, of course, that any Army raised in America would be an Army of American citizens and would not be and could not be made to spring to arms over night. "When an American Army and an American Navy are not to be trusted to uphold American ideals and protect the American flag at home and abroad, then Americans cannot trust America itself." Discussion of the normal school as an agency for the teaching of patriotism was made by J. H. Ackerman. president of the Stats Normal School, Monmouth Or., meeting with the reiterated ap proval of the session. "As an agency for teaching patriot Ism by means of the teachers which it sends forth a normal school should be a potent factor," said President Acker man. "In order to do this, the spirit of loyalty, which is only another word for patriotism, should be felt in every nook and corner of Its classrooms and on lis campus anu iu twi ul na prac tices and activities. "The normal school should stand In no uncertain terms for certain and well-defined standards of loyalty. Its student body should be characterised by its loyalty to Itself, to its school, to ' Its country and to humanity, if it Is to be Imbued with the highest spirit of patriotism. In this training the normal should endeavor to have the studen unselfishly loyal to himself. When thi has been secured the school has don its best work as an agency for teaching patriotism. "I am always highly pleased to have a student who has come from another school show by look or work that he 1 loyal to his former school, for then am morally certain that he has the elements of loyalty so well established that it will eventually be loyalty to the new. Of such stuff is the patriot made. Present Day Business Women Many business women nse Ruvia daily and prevent the disagreeable odors of perspiration. Ruvia does it easily,, quickly, harmlessly odorless, snow white, doesn't stain clothes. Drug gists generally. Generous jars 23 cents. Pocket size, a dime. OTOHaRD nnnn 0-rer-ircm.Cat ; -r74 "v 7'r illllMISIIlll a X" ft r MIwiiir;rir Diirni-innl t- N -r : V . : V1"".. If''4 4 'V S I 1 VF I " '!t'mM- ' . r if - - ' t: "-if I I . : : 1 J v I i - i - If ,?,'-rL--i I , a " ':! I'll 1 1 . - i- -111 Any legitimate effort that may be made to secure a student's loyalty to his wn chool tends Ho lay a safe and sure foundation for loyalty to his country. The normal should afford every oppor tunity for students to participate in any altruistic movement." Sara II. Fancy Is Speaker. "How the P'ubllo School Can Foster the American Ideal of Patriotism," was the subject ably presented by Sara H. Fahey, Seward Park School, New Tork City. Declaring that our schools are the bulwark of democracy against the fury or tne moD and the tyranny of an arbi trary ruler, the speaker drew the strong contrast between the public schools of America and those of Central Europe, declaring that in the latter children were taught a narrow and false view point of patriotism, which made possi ble a military system such as. Ger many's. Anna Y. Reed, of Seattle. Wash., bas ing her address on the fact that 1287 newsboys of that city were In the pub lic schools last year, spoke upon Newsboy Service, an Ouoortunity for Educational and Vocational Guidance." ."The basis of true preparedness In education Is complete knowledge of all the agencies which appeal to and nriuence childhood, said the speaker. 'Newsboy service offers an unexcelled opportunity to interpret wage-earning experience in terms of general educa-1 tlon and to give large numbers of schoolboys the highest type of educa tional and vocational guidance guid ance based on definite vocational ex perience. 'Economic pressure Is not the mo tive for service, the character of the work is. Boys say there Is 'pep' in it it is motivated, and school work is not. "Boy Scout influence and home In fluence were found to be the two strongest moral - social influences among Seattle newsboys, "Analysis of character qualities es sential to success in newsboy service indicates that it demands the prac tice of the same qualities which are valuable assets for general education. Fifty per cent of the Seattle newsboys have bank accounts. The two first liberty bond purchases in Seattle were made by newsboys, 11 and 12 years of age, both born in Russia. 'Is newsboy service a blind alley? No. No occupation which offers an op portunity to learn so many fundamen tal business principles is a blind alley. Many boys find any occupation a blind alley these are blind alley boys. When the public schools understand their mis sion, accept It and fulfill it, we shall have fewer blind alley boys." MO RE TEACHERS ARRIVE ATTENDANCE AT W. E. A. CONVEX. TIOX IS BIG, DESPITE WAR. State Societies Hold Open Home for Deles-atea Virion Sectional Meet Ins to Be Held Today, Today la to be the tie day for in comingr delegates to the N. E. A. con vention, according to Secretary Spring er and other officials who have studied the habits of the convention through many years. The various sectional meetings will open tolay and the big convention really will "get into Its stride" after the preliminaries that occupied the greater part of the day yesterday. Arrivals were comparatively heavy yesterday, and the headquarters of the various state societies on the seventh floor of the Multnomah Hotel regis tered all the way trom a score to hundred newly arrived delegates each. Many of the state societies held open house and served refreshments in the afternoon, and gave brief programmes - Attendance thus far is considerably below the expectations, or rather be low the estimates that were made a few months ago, before the declara tion of war upset all reckonings. "As a matter of fact, the attendance thus far Is most encouraging, consid erlng the conditions that have pre vailed for the past tew months, says J. W. earson. in charge of the press bureau of the convention. "We may regard ourselves as successful, even to hold a convention, and the attend ance that has come already has been exceptional, considering the peculiar conditions. "There Is not another big National convention that has not been post poned and the holding of the rf. E. A convention with the attendance on the first day that we have is a distinct triumph." The influx of delegates that Is pre dicted for today is expected to bring the registration up Immensely. The Shalt of Kerman twhenos our word "shawl") la either woven from the down of the coat or trom wool. N. E. A. DAY IS FULL Prominent Women Workers to Be Heard This Afternoon. PROGRAMME IS BIG ONE Josephine Corliss Preston, Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, Mrs. Alexander Thompson and Anna Laura Force Among Speakers. So far as the big noise of the Na tional eEducatlon Association conven tion is concerned, it will be -exploded at the Auditorium this afternoon. Some of the big guns of the big meeting will be heard. Just look at the list: 1 Josephine Corliss Preston, State Su perintendent of Public Instruction of Washington, and possibly the next president of the association. Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, past presi dent of the association. ex-Superintendent of Schools of Chicago, and the dean of American educators. Mrs. Alexander Thompson, of The Dalles, Or., member of the State Legis lature and leader in. the women's move ment. Anna Laura Force, principal of Lin coln I-llgh School of Denver and an advocate of using the schools as a training place for future citizens. Julia Lathrop, chief of the children s bureau of the Department of Labor in Washington, D. C. Looks like the women were going to have their Inning this afternoon, doesn't It? And so they are. In fact the women are the real Important peo ple at this convention. If the men folks don't look out a woman will be elected president of the whole organi zation before the end of the week. This afternoon's meeting will be the only general session of the association today. The remainder of the day will be occupied with a series of Important department meetings. The complete programme of the day follows: 2:00 P. M. General session. Auditorium. Department Meetings. 10:00 A M. Elementary education. Audi torium, I-lncoln High School; secondary edu- tlon. Vvmte Temple; higher education. main building. Reed College; music educa tion. Unitarian Church; business education, room C. Auditorium: physical education room Z, Auditorium; science instruction. First Methodist Church; school patrons, room A, Auditorium; wider use of school houses. First Presbyterian Church. Affiliated Organizations. 9:30 A. M. National Conference for "Ex tension Education, 81& Lincoln High School; National Conference or Deans ol Women, Y. W. C. A. Auditorium. 10:00 A. M. National Federation ot state Educational Association, Auditorium Shat tuck School; American Home Economics As- loclatlon. Library Hall. Public Library. 1:30 P. M. National Conference for Ex tension Education. 315 Lincoln High School. 2:30 P. M. American Home economics Association, Library Hall. Public Library; National Conference of Deans of Women, Y. W. C. A Auditorium. Announcements. 9:00 A M. Committee on resolntlons. sec retary's office, mezzanine floor, Multnomah Hotel. 9:00 to 11:00 A. M. (ieneral reception. Multnomah Hotel. 10:00 A. M. Committee on rural educa tion, secretary's office, messanlne floor, Multnomah Hotel. Exhibit of wild flowers of Oregon and roses of Portland, room 13, Auditorium. 12:00 noon College And university presi dents' luncheon with President Foster, Reed College. Portland Grade Teachers' Asso ciation, crystal room. Benson Hotel. 12:30 P. M. Oregon vellesley Club lunch eon, garden or sirs, ijouainot oeeiey, -tu Patton road, Portland Heights. rsatlonal Conference of Deans of women luncheon. Multnomah Hotel. 4:00 to 5:O0 P. M. Romance language teachers, room 731, Multnomah. 6:0O P. M. Reception National Council Executive and Administrative Women, Mult nomah Hotel. Ainsworth Parent-Teachers' Association reception at home of Mrs. Helen Ekin Starrett. 720 Sherwood drive. 7:30 P. M. "The Pled Piper" and band concert. Peninsula Park. TEACHERS COUNCIL ELECTS Indianapolis Educator Again Be comes Secretary. lt didn't take long for the National Council of Education to dispose of its business at its annual meeting in the Muitnoman notei yesteraay morning. Here is what the council did: ' Re-elected Miss Adelaide Steele Bay lor, of Indianapolis, secretary. Re-elected A. J. Matthews, president of the Arizorsa State Normal School. of Tempo, Ariz., a member cf the ex ecutlve committee. Elected Susan M. Blerwett, assistant Yj 1:1 1 D. W. Sprlngrer. Secretary of tne As. aociutlon. Greeting David B. John son, of Rock Hill, S. C First Vice President. 2 Miss Minnie Richards Blanc, of the Collepre of Speech Arts, Denver, Reading From the Bible at Opening; Session. S Stephen Knlsht, Slember of the School Board of Den ver, and Mrs. C. M. Cole, Wife of the Superintendent of School of Denver. 4 Major Clancy, of Mln neapolln. Who HaSttended Every Convention Since 1884. superintendent of schools of Los An geles, a member of the National Coun cil for a term of six years to succeed the late Ben Blewett. of St. Louis. Re-elected all the other members of the National Council whose terms ex pire this "year, as follows: W. J. Kerr, Corvallls, Or.; Joseph Swain, Swarth- more. Pa.; N. C. Schaffer, Harrisburg, Pa.; Fletcher D. Dresslar, Nashville, Tenn.; E. E. Bass. Greenville, Miss.; Frederio E. Farrington, Washington, D. C; G. W. A. Luckey. Lincoln, Neb.; George L. To-i Lincoln, Neb.; Thomas W. Palmer, Montevallo, Ala. No other business presented itself. The National Council is composed of 120 members, 60 of whom are elected by the National Council itself and 60 by the board of directors of the asso ciation. Each body selects 10 members annually to serve" for six years. The members of the council, elected by the association, whose terms expire this year, are Frank A. FitzpatricK. Boston, Mass.; William B. Owen. Chi cago; M. E. Pearson, Ivansas i-ity, Kan.; Howard A. Gass. Jefferson City, Mo.; A. J. Matthews. Tcmpe. Ariz.: W. T. Carrington, Springfield, Mo.: William P. Burgis, Cincinnati. O.; J. G. Crabbe, Greeley. Colo.; Margaret E. S. McNaught, Sacramento, Cal., and J. M. H. Frederick, Cleveland, O. The election of Mr. Matthews to suc ceed himself on the executive commit- Mary C.'C. Bradford, Superintend ent of Colorado Schools, Who May Head N. K. A. This Year. tee of the council Indicates election by the association as ber of the council. his re- a mem- The principal meeting of the council was held on Saturday night, when It adopted resolutions recommending the teaching of thrift in the public schools. Frequently the recommendations of the council have a powerful influence on the ultimate deliberations of the association itself The National Coun cil usually starts the political bees of the convention to vigorous and ani mated buzzing. Delegates from Chicago yesterday brought their city out for the conven tion of 1918. It is probable that Chi cago will be in the race from the start of formal activities, and probably at the finish, too. Asbury Park. N. J., which entertained Lthe convention in 1905. is after it again. So are Cleveland and fittsDurg. Kansas City and Minneapolis are re ceptive candidates, with little chance of success at this session. American Commission in Moscow. MOSCOW, July' 9. The American railroad commission, headed by John F. Stevens, arrived here Saturday to ex amine the condition of the Moscow Railway system. The commission started today for the Donetz coal dis trict. Read The Oregonian classified ads. On Any Fancy Suit in My Establishment, This Week Only Considering the extreme high cost of woolens this Fall and that my present prices are based on woolens bought last year, and then deduct 20 therefrom and you may realize the saving. Plain Blues, Blacks and Grays 10 Reduction Men who are shrewd buyers and are good business men will recog nize the conditions of the woolen situation and will not hesitate to take advantage of this opportunity. Henry W. Jacobson 324-26 Morrison St. Portland Hotel Block Portland's Finest Tailoring Establishment for Men's Suits at Moderate Prices ELECTIOH IS FRIDAY Mrs. M. C. C. Bradford Men tioned to Head N. E. A. ONE OTHER RUNS STRONG Josephine Corliss Preston Also Is In Race, but Ella Flagg Young and Her Adherents Are Said to Faror Den-ver Woman. Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford, of Denver, is one of the two mos formidable can didates for the presidency of the Na tional Education Association and many political prophets of the organization last night predicted her election. The annual election will be held at the Auditorium on Friday. Previous ly, however, the nominating committee of the association; composed of one member from each state, will meet and indicate its choice. The Beveral state delegations met last night and named their committee members. The complexion of the nom inating committee is said to favor Mrs. Bradford. Mrs. Bradford Favored, Almost invariably the choice of the nominating committee ia followed by ' the main convention. Only once five years ago, when Mrs. Ella Flagg Young was elected, after a notable con testwas the slate of the nominating committee broken. Mrs. Young and her supporters are said to favor Mrs. Bradford this year, but the picture of Mrs. Young taking lunch yesterday with Josephine Cor liss Preston, State Superintendent of Washington, and the leading opponent of Mrs. Bradford, started the tongue of rumor to wagging. Despite this interesting Incident Mrs. Bradford gained strong and significant support yesterday. Men Are Sitting; Back. The contest virtually has narrowed down to these two women and it is al most certain that one of them will be elected. The men are sitting back this year and allowing the women to fight it out. Mrs. Bradford, who is one of the most active delegates at the convention. Is State Superintendent of Colorado and a leader in political, social and literary pursuits in her home state. She Is a member of the educational council of the National Education As sociation and for 17 years has been an ardent advocate of women's suffrage. She has been a leader in the women's club movement and has Nation-wide prominence In that connection. She also served several terms in the Colo rado Legislature and has been elected three successive times as State Super intendent of Schools the last two times without opposition. Minimum School Year Increased. Within three months after she went into office the first time, the minimum salary of grade teachers was fixed at $50. She has succeeded In increasing the minimum school year from three to six months in Colorado and, due to her tireless energy, the average school year is eight months for the state. The Colorado plan of standardizing the rural tschools has been widely adopted by other states. To be cred ited a "Superior Rural School" in Col orado, the school must pay Its teacher at least 1 65 a month, must have sani tary surroundings, and the latest and best school equipment. Mrs. Bradford is known throughout the councils of the National Education Association as an' eloquent speaker, a clear thinker, and an educational lead er of well-balanced judgment. She Is respected by all in her home state. N. E. A. Sidelights. I II HAVING a most interesting experience looking over Oregon as a state in which suffrage has been granted to women," says Kath erine D. Blake, of New York, principal of the Llllle D. Devereaux School, who is one of the prominent figures at the headquarters of the National Educa tion Association convention. The point of her interest is In the fact that she is the exemplification of the suffrage movement among the teachers of the United States one of the important and very active wheels within wheels that make up the huge organization of the N. E. A. Aside from her suffrage interests he is an important factor in the pro gramme in other respects, and was one of the speakers in the meeting of the National Council of Education, which was a sort of "opener" for the conven tion yesterday afternoon. The Northwest Tourist Association's propaganda seems to have begun to "take" strong with the delegation from Vancouver, for almost the first thing they began to ask when they reached Portland was: "Which la the best way to make tne Columbia Highway trip, and how do we make arrangements for it? Prominent In the Canadian delega tion are G.' P. Hicks, supervisor of music in Vancouver, B. C; R. Sparling, principal of the Aberdeen School, and Angus Clark, principal of the Fair view School of Vancouver, all of whom had the Initial steps of the trip up the highway already taken almost as soon as they had their baggage checked to the hotel. George L. Towne, of Lincoln, Neb., is one of the school Journalists attend ing the N. E. A. convention, who is taking a prominent part in the activi ties of the early delegations which ar rived yesterday and are establishing themselves for the opening of the ses sions. EACH STATE NAMES MEMBER Personnel of Nominating Committee Announced, Nomination of officers of the Na tlonal Education Association and nam Ing of the directors from each of the states wil be made by the nominating committee at a meeting Thursday morning and the report will be deliv ered to the association at 11 o'clock Friday morning. The retiring president, according to the custom of the organization, will become first vice-president, and 11 other vice-presidents will be elected Not all states have announced their selection for the nominating commit tee, Dut tne personnel, as far as re ported last night, is as follows: Alaska A. N. Matthews. Arizona James A. Davis, superintendent ox scnoois, Clifton. Arkansat Oeorgs B. Cook, State Super intendent, kittle Kock. California C. H. Covell. superintendent oi schools. Kedlanus. Colorado J. G. Crabbe. president State Normal, Greeley. Florida G. Phillips, State Rural School Inspector, WUliston. Idaho Ethel Kedfleld, State Superintend ent. Boise. Illinois W. S. Booth. Springfield. Indiana Horace Ellis. State Superintend ent, Indianapolis. Iowa z. C. Thornburg, Superintendent of Schools. Des Moines. Kansas R. p. Willis, principal, grade school. Topeka. Maine Margaret E. Brann, university sec. retary. University of Maine. Massachusetts K. A. Fitzpatrlck. educa. tlonal publisher. Bolton. Minnesota Bessie P. Miller, grade teacher, Minneapolis. Missouri John R. Kirk, president State Normal, Klrksvllle. Montana R. J. Cunningham, superintend ent schools. Bozeman. Nebraska rGeorge L. Towns, educational publisher. Lincoln, Nevada G.F. James, dean of education and director tate Normal school. Univer sity of Nevada, Reno. New Mexico John V. Conway, assistant State superintendent. New York Kate D. Blake, principal Blake School, New York. North Dakota Arthur Drainer, superln- dent schools. La Porte. Ohio A. J. Gantvoort, College of Music. Cincinnati. Oklahoma. Charles B. Smith, superin tendent schools. Muskogee. Oregon Samuel C. May, teacher Jeffer son High School, Portland. Pennsylvania Walter W. Haviland, prin cipal public school, Philadelphia. South Carolina D. B. Johnson, president Normal School. Rock Hill. Tennessee A. A. Klncannon, superintend ent schools, Memphis. Texas E. R. Bentley, Austin. Utah E. A. Smith, superintendent of schools. Salt Lake City. Washington C. C. Bras, educational pub lisher, Seattle. Wisconsin H. A. Schofleld, president State Normal. Eau Claire. Wyoming J. E. Burch. city superintend ent. Kemmerer. Children Cry The Kind Ton Have Always Bought has borne the signa ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for over SO years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and ' Just-as-good" are but experiments, and endanger tho health of Children Experience against Experiments What is CASTOR I A Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, fOTe- goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. For more than thirty years it has been in constant nse for tho relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the as similation of Food; giving healthy and natural Sleep. The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend, Tho Kind You Have AEivays Bosaght Bears the In Use For Over 30 Years i VMg ecsTMsa eoMMj, n To crrv. BIG EDUCATORS HERE Distinguished Workers Take Part in Convention. CELEBRITIES CAUSE STIR Carlos M. Cole, of Denver: J. G. Crabbe, of Greeley, Colo., and W. D. Ross, of Kansas, Are Num bered Among Delegates. To droo Into Mark Twaln'a vocabu lary, the "mountain howitzers" of the National Education Association Con vention began to trundle into position yesterday, the heaviest artillery hav ing arrived and been installed Satur day and Sunday. It was a great day for celebrities of various degrees of magnitude and had! anyone been inclined to run amuck and throw bricks in the Iobbv of the Mult nomah Hotel he might have been rea sonably oertaln of "beaning" one or two distinguished educators at every shot. One celebrity whose appearance at tracted a great deal of Interest on the part of the grade teachers was Carlo M. Cole, of Denver, another member of the dynamic Colorado delegation and a man who has been the champion of the grade teachers for years in their various struggles. He Is superintend ent of the Denver schools. J. 6. Crabbe Ia at Session. Another distinguished Colorado rep resentative was J. G. Crabbe, president of the State Teachers' College, of Greeley, Colo., who will be one of the Important speakers in the programmes this week. The Kansas delegation came under the leadership of W. D. Ross, State Superintendent of Publio Instruction, and began to make Itself known at tho headquarters at once as a vigorous and' active delegation. A. J. Gantvoort, of Cincinnati, ia president of the department of musio education, and ho cam In vpetrr? t. to make final arrangements on hie programme. Another prominent leader in musical education who is here ia Jessie Clarke, supervisor of music its the schools of Wichita, Kan. Prominent Educators Atxenei. Others attending the convention aref James Fergusonf principal of the Coachella Valley Union High School. C'oachella, Cal.; E.-A. Bryan, the Deva state Commissioner of Education for Idaho; Daisy Buschee, critic teacher of Ellensburg State Normal School; John Foster, State High School Inspector, Dee Moines, Ia.; Charles Henry, Superin tendent of Schools, Sandpoint. Idaho; George Potter, head of the English de partment of the Broadway High School. Seattle; L. N. Hines. superintendent of the Crawfordsville Indiana School and State Director for Idaho: Jesse New Ion, Superintendent of Schools, Lincoln, Neb.; J. H. Beverldge, City Superin tendent. Omaha, Neb.; A. L. Cablness, Superintendent of Schools, Beatrice, Neb.; E. Ruth Pyrtle. principal of tho McKinley Hleh School, Lincoln. Neb." for Fletcher' Signature of 2. r