PUBLIC TEACHERS' MEETING

The National Education Association will hold its forty-eighth annual convention this year in Boston, from July 2 to 8. This association composed of practically all the public school teachers in the country meets regularly every year, to discuss various educational problems. In 1903, the last year the convention was held here, 35,000 delegates attended, meetings were called daily; and numerous projects for promoting the interests of education were discussed.

This year, the National Council will begin its sessions on July 2, and on July 4, the date of the first general session, President Taft will address the delegates in the Stadium. Other meetings will be held in the Medical School and the Boston Art Museum during the session.

President Lowell in the chairman of the General. Advisory Committee, of which Dean Briggs and Professor Pickering are also members.

The program of exercises and speakers has not been definitely decided, but will be published in the course of a few weeks.