, 1875-01-01
INDIANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
CLOSE or THE Observation-Disclosures FAPEps

CLOSE or THE MISUNDERSTANDING PAPEps
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!Fr,etdt D,spatrh to HE Chird7a Tribune.
ISp1A:AroL1s, Ind, Dec. 31.-The meeting Of
thu State Teachers Association closed Tonight,
after seasion OF t,nusual interest The attend
ance has been larger, and tho proceedings have
embraced papers and discussions Of more than
average merita. This morning Prot. Hoterts, Of
| the indianapolis High School. formerly Of
Galesbu.g. read PAPER on Higher Educa-
ton" iu which ho said 1.-The purpose OF the
higher education is to fit men and vemen who
poaseHB naturalgfts for the Bo-caed higher, /. e.,
tle,more intellectual. walks OF life. These must
| ever l,e small minority OF mankind. aud the
world will be the gamer, rather thnn the 1o1er,
| il the opportunities are limited to those who
| possess worthy qualitios Of intellect and CHAR
| into fitness for Leadership Of opinion, whether
| upon large or small acalc." In the dBcussicn
| which followed, President Angel, Of Ann Ar
bor. presided, takiuy the ground that it was the
| duty Of the State to provide means for higher
Miss Della Lathrop. of Cincinnati, followed
With paper on The Necessity Of Stalled
Labor In tho scLool-1.oom," plea for properly
| educated and trained teachers
A plan for the erection OF monument to tho
I late Hon. Milton j. Hopkins was agreed upon.
| by which every teacher in tho State ia to be
| g.Ten tho opportunity to give II, but no mora,
4Lu LQ9 huUlG IuaLtef II fetErTEA Lo
! County superiatcadeuts. The money collected
| ia TO TO reported to the next State Association
| OF to the State Donrd OF Eoucations .ha LITTER
| body being empowered to cxprhd the funds &C.
! eofdng to their bebt Judgment.
| In tho afternoon seaslon J. Il. Walls, Super
| Intendeht OF Loganaport echoos, read ! paper
OIL "1liiseracy and Crime" which Was All argu-
| mont fot compulsory educntion, based Oh the az
| sumption that ignorance il tic CAUSE OF csitne
| ID large degree.
Tho greatest interest was developed bv tile
| reading of the last paper Oh "Com lulsory Eda-
cation" by II. A. Ford, editor Of the Northern
| Indiana Zeofpar. 1netead Of being an arRu-
meps in favor, Ut nns expected, It WAS very
masteily presentation OF the negative side Of the
question, and excited lively debate, paricipat-
ed in BY the leading members Of the Asso-
citation, all cutnbauns the position Of
tho paper. An attempt vas nnadc to pass series
Of resolutions IN the heat Of the feeling commit
ting the Association to the necessity Of COM
pulHory Law and advising tue Use Of all means to
create public sentiment in that direction, This
failod however, and the resolutions were roter
red 10 the Standing Committee. The feeling Of
tho Association is argely in favor Of compul-
sorry law, but . strong minority heartily ap
plauaed Mr. Forts paper,
we're elected: President. George i. llrown. Of
Indianapolis; yice-rreeidents. =. Il. but
Ter. LaarencebuEg; John Cooper, Rich
mond; J: II: Hall, Cambridge CITY: s: j.
lord hiss Frank Kendall, M.dison ns M,ss 5e4 Jen-
nie Nicely, Franklin; Secretary, J. a. Young,
IItilaboro; Treasurer, Mrs. Lizzio 8. Bsers,
Tcfre Hautei Executive COMMITTEES, II. 8. Me-
Hal. Muucic; J. II. r. Daci,eder, Keudallslle:
George T, Bass, Indianapolis; Il. A. Townsend,
Yincennes; A. c. Goodwin, Charleston; ". u.
Morgan, Lafayette: Miss Sarah T. Morrison,
Bloomington. .
Resolutions weye adopted iudorsing the Count,
superintcudency: asking full appropriation
for the Normal School and Purdue Ur;sefsity
from the Legislature that it is tie duty OF the
state to furnish every child an opportunity for
N education. md hcnco the necessity for q law
for compulsory attendance, aud IN :.-ar of a
General Board of Agents for the State University,
tho Normal School, and the Purdue or Agiicul-
tnrAl College.
Resolutions Of thanks to President Angel for
his address oil the Philosophical study 1T Lit
ela.ure." and the other resolutions Of thanks
usual on such occasions, we're adopted. The
srsaion closed with an addseHs from rrof.
ldcAhrd Owen, Of the Htate University. The
Superintandenss section elected Prof. E. II. but
Ter, Of Lawreucebu1g, President. aud JAmea
ODrien, Of Laporto. Secretary.
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