Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-14
NATIONAL SOCIETY.
The Approaching Visit OF its
Members to the Pacific Coast.

The Approaching Visit OF IL
Members to the Pacific Coast.
The HERALD has received the fol
lowing address, in the form Of cir
cular letter, from the local Executive
Committee of the National Committe
of the National Education Association
dated at their headquarters, Hoot
Building, San Francisco, March l
1888.
To the People Of the State Of California
GREETING-By your invitation, a.
expressed in a joint resolution unani
,mously passed by your Legislature al
its last session; by invitation of the
California State Teachers Association
unanimously extended at the session
OF 1887; upon the unanimous invita-
ton of the Boards of Education o.
San Francisco, Oakland and other
cities: through the personal efforts o
special delegates from. California tC
the meeting at Topeka, Kan, in 1886
and 70 that at Chicago at 1897 and,
finally, relying upon the guarantees
as to local arrangements and condi-
tions given in writing on behalf Of
San Francisco by committee of citi-
zens, with Mayor Pond as Chairman,
anu upon guarantees as to rates oi
Transportation given by the great
transcontinental railroad lines, the
National Educational Association OF
the United States will hold its thirty
first annual session at San Francisco.
July 18th to Goth, 1888.
Over thirty years ago few earnest,
thoughtful, devoted men in New Eng
land banded themselves together for
the purpose which is still expressed
to-day in the preamble to the consti-
tuition, viz. "To elevate the character
and advance the interests of the pro-
fession of teaching, and to promote
the cause of popular education in the
United States"
Because it's aim was noble, its pur-
pose high, its administration in the
hands of disinterested and devoted
men, and its influence always for
good, it prospered and grew in num-
bers, power and influence; until now
great cities and States compete for the
honor Of its annual meetings.
1t is incorporated under the laws of
the District of Columbia.
1t consists of National Council of
Education and nine departments, as
follows: l. A department Of school
superintendence. 2. Of higher edu-
cation. 8. OF secondary schools. 4.
OF elementary schools. 5. OF kinder
garten instruction. 6. OF normal
schools. z. Of industrial education.
s. OF art education. 8. OF music edu-
cation.
Any person in any way connected
with the work of education shall be
elg BILE to membership. Such per-
son may become member by paying
50 and signing the constitution. At
the meeting in Chicago last July
there were enrolled over 12,500 an
nual members, as shown by the Sec
retary's receipt stubs for membership
fees.
The 81 membership fee secures to
each member, in addition to the
rights and privileges of membership
at a meeting, bound copy of the
proceedings, and all the papers read
in general and department. meetings,
expressage paid. That of the Chicago
meeting is q bound volume of $50
pages-quite an educational library in
itself. 1t contains the best express
sion OF the best thoughts of some OF
the brightest and best men Of the
country.
The officers of the General Associa-
ton are: A President, Secretary and
Treasurer; twelve Vice-Presidents,
one Director from each State, district
and Territory represented in the asso-
citation, and Board of Trustees.
In addition, each department has
its own officers, consisting of presi.
dent, president and secretary.
Owing to the fact that it was not to
the interest of the great and powerful
railroad com mbinations east Of Chicago
that the association should come to
California, it was not until the end of
October that, through the presence in
the East of Messrs. Goodman and
Stubbs, of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, and their persistent personal
efforts, the last remaining obstacle in
the transportation matter was re-
moved. On the 11th of November
the national committee met at Law
renee, Kan, and officially designated
and announced the time and place of
meeting to be- July 18th to 10Th, at
San Francisco.
At the same time and place there
was also appointed local executive
committee for California, consisting of
eight persons, empowered to make all
necessary local arrangements for the
meeting, appoint subcommittee, etc.
This committee Immediately met
and organized, and has since held
regular meetings every Saturday
evening. subcommittee have been
appointed as follows: 1. A finance
committee. 2. An auditing COM
mittee. 5. A reception committee.
4. A committee on hotels and ac-
commodations. 5. A committee on
public halls and places of meeting.
6. A committee on official bulletin.
7. A transportation committee. s.
An excursion committee. 8. A
press committee. 10. A committee
on exhibits. IL. A badge commit
tee. IL. A committee ON headquar-
ters; and, to cooperate with the Ma
tional Department officers. 13. A
committee on superintendent. IA.
A committee on higher education.
Is. A committee on secondary
schools. 16. A committee on ele-
mentary schools. II. A committee
on normal schools. 1S. A commit
tee on kindergarten instruction. 10.
A committee on industrial education.
20. A committee on art education.
81. A committee on music educa-
tion.
The committees are all actively at
work. Commodious headquarters
have been leased till the LIST of August,
and we'll fitted up in the new Flood
building, corner Fourth and Market
streets. A secretary and one assist
ant are here regularly employed