National Republican., 1883-07-14
TIE BUSINESS EDUCATORS.
Close OF the Convention-EIoctio OF OIL
GERS for the Ensuing Year.

GERS for the Ensuing Year.
The Business Educators convention held
its final session yesterday morning at s
o'clock. Mr.. S. L. Williams, of the Rochester
Business university, was elected financial
agent and treasurer of the Platt II. Spencer
memorial hall and library at Geneva, Ohio,
his special duty being to take charge of all
funds raised by business colleges for the
memorial hall and library
Resolutions were adopted returning thanks
to Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Spencer for hospitality
extended to members also thanking tho
press. Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer gracefully re-
spondod to the resolution relating to them.
Rochester, N. Y, was selected as the place
for holding the next national convention.
The election of officers for the ensuing year
was next proceeded with. Prof. Sadler nom
mated Mr. II. G. Spencer, a suggestion that
was received with applause.
Mr.. Spencer declined and nominated Mr.
Charles Il. Cady, of New York. and Mr. Cady
was elected Tho following additional officers
were elected Vice presidents-W. II. Sadler,
Baltimore, Nd; c. II. Pierce, Keokuk, Iowa !;
W.. N. Yerex, London, Ont. Frank Good
man, Nashville, Tenn. Secretary and treas
urer-A. j. Rider, Trenton, N. J. Executive
committee--L. l.. Williams, Rochester, N. ";
G.. w. Brown, Jacksonville, H.; A. II. Hin
man, Worcester, Mass. Executive committee,
penman's soCtion--Daniel Il. Ames, New York
city A. S. Ames, Rochester, N. Y; G. H..
Pierce, Keokuk, Iowa.
At 10 a. IN. they took carriages to visit
points of interest in the city. After viewing
the capitol, treasury, and other departments,
the members were driven to the executive
mansion at l p. m. to pay their respects to
the President. Tho ladies and gentlemen,
about forty in number, wero introduced to
the President by Prof. IL. G. Spencer, principal
of the Washington Business college, wi tn re-
marks as follows:
"MR. PRESIDENT: The ladies and gentlemen
present are members of the Business Educa-
tors association of America, and have been
holding convention in this city. They arc
| representatives of the business colleges estab-
lished in the cities of our country. Having
completed the sessions of their convention,
they desire before leaying the national capi-
tai to pay their respects to the chief magis-
| trate of their country.
Your honored predecessor, James A. Gar
| field, was lifelong friend of business edu-
cation and warm personal friend of many of
these ladies and gentlemen present. As the
| representative of the business college OF
| Washington, it is my pleasant duty to intro
duce them to your excellency."
The members were then each introduced to
| the President who received them with much
cordiality, after which he addressed them in
the following words:
| LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The Presi-
| dent is pleased to see you here. He is
always glad to meet the teachers of the
country. The great interests of the country
are represented by its business and the intel
| ligence of the people. 1t is very fitting that
these should be combined; you represent
them both. The President should be friendly
| to these interests, and is therefore glad to
meet you, and wishes for you the greatest
possible success"
An informal meeting was held at the busi-
ness college at 3 p. m. to listen to a lecture
and to witness an exhibition of chalk and
charcoal drawing by Prof George L. Little,
who rapidly executed in the presence of the
delighted audience fruits, animals, and dis.
tinguished persons, making striking and life.
like portraits in the amazingly short time oi
thirty seconds to two minutes for each.
AT the close of the exhibition, Prof d. II
Ames, editor of the Penmdn's AH Journal
moved that vote of thanks be tendered t.
Prot Little for his most successful and re-
markable exhibition of skill in free-hand
drawing" and said: ''lt excels anything
that it has ever been my pleasure and goot
fortune TO witness" The motion was enthu
siastically carried
Mr.. S. S. Packard read the following, whicl
was unanimously adopted as the sense of th,
meeting: E
1hasmuch as Mr.. D. T. Ames, of New York, edi
tor and publisher of Ptnntdn's Art Journal, has
from its inception, aided and promoted the pur
A ing in fact, in an important sense been It's father
ahd inasmuch as his hand and heart are Away
in the work of our speciality, always ready to dc
good work for education aud morality, we, tn
members of that association In convention as
sembed at Washington, feel it to be no less du ty
than pleasure to commend Mr.. Ames aud hi
Journal TO public favor
Especially do we commend him and IL to tht
favorable regard OF the business educators of the
country, and to the young men and women who
are entering upon business education or a bust
ness life
The Penn,dn's Art Journal is an organ of no un
certain sound Its uterances are bold, decided
aud In the direction of all good achievements
We look upon 1t AS the most valuable OF all thu
agencies for promoting sound ideas OF the grea
work In which we are engaged, and we hereb!
pledge to II our hearty CO. operation and support.
1t appears to be the prevailing opinion tina
this was the most interesting, profitable, anC
enthusiastic convention ever held by the asso
citation, which was largely owing to the kline
attention shown the members by the citizen
of Washington.