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East Tennessee Educational Association Program, 1898 August 24-27

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
From the Collection:

This small program, for the Fourth Annual Meeting of the East Tennessee Educational Association, is missing its center pages. On the back of the front cover, it lists the Officers, the members of the Executive Committee, the Music Committee, and the Reception and Entertainment Committee. On the front of the back cover, it lists events from Friday evening and Saturday morning. The back cover has a call for attendance, lodging information and prices, and rules for presentations, written over the name L. S. London, chairman of the Executive Committee.

The Officers were J. L. Bachman, President (Sweetwater); Miss Belle Karnes, Vice President (Knoxville); and O. N. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer (Sweetwater). Topics covered on Friday night and Saturday morning were Spelling Reform; an address by the State Superintendent, Price Thomas; an address by Judge Newton Hacker entitled Education as a Prevention of Crime; Chalk Talks; a report of the National Superintendent's Meeting at Chattanooga, and a Feedback Session.

Dates

  • 1898 August 24-27

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480