The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-07-12
TEACHERS TAKE TOWN.
The National Educational Association
Meets in ST. Paul

The National Educational Association
Meets in ST. Paul.
The Freedom of the SANITY City is Given
to the Nations EducatOrs-They
Enjoy the Situation and
Everybody is Happy.
In the year 1857 the National Teach
ers' Association was organized in the
city of Philadelphia. It was then but q
small affair but has steadily increased in
proportions until today it is one of the
largest organizations in the country.
Meetings have been held annually since
its organization with the exceptions of
the years of lS6l-2-7 and 1877. In 1875
the Association met in our sister city
Minneapolis but at that time the Flour
City" had only 10000 population; those
who were present then and now are
amazed atthe phenomenal growth of the
"Twin Cities"
The last meeting was held in Nashville
Tenn, and was attended by nearly 1900
persons.
At the Nashville meeting Mr.. Irwin
Shepard and State Superintendent
Kiehle of Minnesota extended an invi.
tation to come to st. Paul. The invita-
ton was from the state and city officers,
the chamber of commerce and citizens
in general, and was placed on file with
invitations from other cities. Last o.
tober President Garfield came to St.
Paul and met various committees to
whom he explained what the require
ments of the association would be as to
the meeting places for its business Of
fairs and entertainment for it's members.
The preliminary arrangements were sat-
isfactorily concluded, and as soon as it
was decided the meeting was to be held
here committees were at once formed,
and by the first of the year were work
ing out the problensof how to entertain
the association SO that it would finish it's
work and leave for home with pleasant
rememberances of the Sanity City.
or the local organization D. D. Merrill
is chairman, B. F. Wright vice chair
man, William Bickel treasurer and S.
sherin secretary; G. H. Hazard, chair
man of committee on transportation, M.
B. Curry chairman of committee on ex-
cursions and William Henry Patterson,
chairman of committee on hotels and
entertainment. Mr.. F. D. Parker is the
only Atro-American representative on
the local committee and he had his
hands full as there was very large at
tendance of Colored teachers and visit
ors, but he worked assiduously and sue
ceeded in assigning them to their yari-
GUS stopping places. The business ses-
sion of the Association began Saturday
July 9Th, and were held in the Chamber
of Commerce..
The closing session of the National
Council took place at the State Capitol
Tuesday morning at which the following
officers were elected: President, Selim
H. Peabody, of Illinois; vice president,
A. ]. Kickoff, of New York; secretary
and treasurer, David L. Kiehle, of Min
nesota. Executive Committee: c., G..
Rounds, New Hampshire; Joseph Bald
win, Texas; Lily J. Martin, California
H. M. James, Nebraska.
The welcome to the teachers occurred
at Rice Park Tuesday at 2:2Op.M. A
large speakers stand had been erected
upon which were seated about one hum
dred of the distinguished personsges.
u. ID. Merrill, chairman of the St. Paul
executive committee, called the assem-
blage of 5000 to order. Rev. Dawley
invoked Divine blessing; Governor Mer-
RAM made an address of welcome fol-
lowed by Hon. O. O. Cullen, President
Cyrus Northup, Prof. Irwin Sheppard,
l.. G. Lord, Rev. Dr.. Strong and then
the gavel was resigned to James H. Cam
field, president of the National Educa-
tlonal Association who made an admir-
able address. Several other speakers
followed in short speeches and the pro-
ceedings closed by the entire assemblage
singing America"
The regular session of the Association
was held at Peoples Church Tuesday
evening at 7:3O.
The regular routine was gone throuph
with and then came the discussion of
Forms of Discipline and Discipline of
Forms by Prof. B. L. Virgins of the
University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn,
Adjourned to Wednesday morning.
The report of the committee on nom
residents in favor of w. R. Garrett of
Nashville, for president raised con-
siderable breeze of disfavor, which how
ever, was readily squelched. The loca-
ton of the next meeting will probably
be Toronto or Saratoga. Psychology
and Pedagogy were discussed by DR.,
Geo. T. Brown and Charles De Gauno:
Examinations by Supt. Maxwell Brook
Ign, N. W DR.. E. E. White of Ohio. and
Prot. johnson of Mississippi. In the
department meetings in the afternoon,
the proceedings were as follows: Tn
the kindergarten, Mrs, Lucy Wheelock
OF Boston, and Prof. Irwin Shepard of
Minnesota, read excellent papers. The
High school department was addressed
by Prof. A. F. Bechtald OF Minnesota
and resolutions adopted concerning
preparatory departments in collepesf
IN the Higher education" department
was entertained by President Eaton of
Wheaton College. There was an inter-