St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-31


Judgment and reason. Every form of
the minds action should be encouraged.
He commended all the elements of
philosophy, poetry, history and fiction,
and suggested that poetry and fiction.
perhaps. will prove the most potent
means to culture. He holds English of
as much Importance in numerical cred
lis as any other language. and advoeat-
ed equal marking, giving it Is points.
I'm Higher Education.
DR.. George j. Innis. of Hamline uni
verSity. presented the final paper. 1t
was English III the College and Uni
! verSity." DR.. Innis is bright and witty,
and his essay bristled with humorous
illustrations. Like Lord Vincent in
Pelham, he is prolific of apt quotations
| from the great thinkers of English lit
erature, and every salient point was
| fortified by quotation. He satisfied the
! spirit which holds the course of lesser
rate than foreign or dead languages in
American colleges and universities, and
| declared that it is considered OF the
| least importance of any study. He
| pleaded elegantly for more persist ent
study OF English poetry, philosophy and
| biography, and pronounced this the
grandest field the teacher can OCCUPY.
After studying he would have the stu
dents write, and the province of critics
was roasted. He said that criticism
consists wholly i'll finding fault, and
only teaches the students to find flaws
instead of enjoying the beauties. He
could recall but one man who had spent
his time i'll finding fault who has ever
given anything good to the world. Prof.
INNS paraded the beauties ana grandeur
OF the masters or English literature, and
declared that we are the heirs of liter
airy aristOcracy. He would have stu
dents read Shakespeare, Byron, Milton,
Pope; to re adj, read, read: to write and
to mem0riZe and recite, and then to re-
produce in original habiliaments.
Routine Business.
The auditing committee reported the
books of the treasurer correct, and Pres
dent Goodhue announced the appoint
ment of the following standing COM
mittees:
On Legislation-D. l.. KiehIe, Cyrus
Northrop, j. II. Lewis. Irwin Sheppard.
j. ii. Chapman, e. q. Adams, J. G. Car
hart.
PrintIng-S. A. Farnsworth, Mrs. A.
5. Beebe, j. c. Bryant.
State Superintendent Kiehle intro
duced the following, which was adopted:
Resolved. That Supt. j. E. Bradley, of Min
neapOlls; Supt Gilbert, of st. Paul, and State
superintendent Kiehle be appointed COM
mlttee on school statistics from this associa-
ton TO the department of superintendent of
the National Educational association. and
that they be authorized to pledge this associ-
ahon to the support of any system of uni
form school statistics which may be adopted.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That this association desires
that such provisions be made as will give due
prominence and unity TO the educational ex-
hlbits in the Columbian exposition Our
American educational system is unique and
In some of lis features is believed to be SUI
perior to that of any other cOuntry 1t
has greatly enlarged and strengthened its
work in recent years. and it is important that
European visitors at the Columbian exposi-
ton shall have adequate opportunity to see
not only full exhibits of our educational
work, but also the importance attached to
education by the American people. To this
end the Minnesota Educational association
heartily approves and respectfully urges the
plan OF separate building and rec )mmends
10 the board of directors and TO congress
that in any further appropriation that may
be granted provisions be made for the cree
ton OF such building as will afford a suita-
bic and cOmmodious place for the exclusive
use of the educational exhibits.
Resolved, That special committee be aD-
pointed 10 communicate this action TO the
board of directors. to DR.. :. II. Peabody the
superintendent of educational exhibits and
to our senators and representatives in con-
gress.
Resolved, That this association regards it
OF the greatest importance to the credit and
advantage OF this state that at the Columbian
exhibition OF 1893 full and complete exhibit
OF the educational results and methods of the
several departments be provided, and that
the schools OF the state be urged to respond to
the call of The state commission and heartily
co operate in lerfecting this educational ex-
hibit.
Resolved. That we herby express our
nearly approval OF the purpose and plan OF
no -fo4 -,
fair. by which they will increase the state ap-
preparation for the Columbian exhibit to
Si5J,OOO. We believe that the result of this
effort will be very fruitful in a general quick
enlng OF the industrial and educational spirit
of our people.
That this association respectfully urges
upon the Minnesota state commission on the
the world S fair the appointment OF a com
mlttee, consisting of the state superintend-
ent of public instruction, who shall be chair
man, and five other members of this body
whose duty il shall be TO have a general
supervision of the educational exhibit from
this state at the worlds fair. That the mem
bers of this committee, when so appointed,
shall be assigned by the chairman each to
one of the several departments of education
represented in the state as heads of sub
committees on the exhibits from these de-
partments and shall have authority TO ap-
point the members of their respective sub
committees.
President Goodhue later announced
the following as the personnel of the
committee provided for in the above:
f. L. Wilson, B. +. Buck and l.. B.
Avery.
New Officers.
The committee on nominations re-
ported the selection of the following
officers for the ensuing year, and the
same was adopted:
President-J. 7. McCleary, of Man
katO.
Treasurer-T. 3. McKeivy, of Dako-
ia county.
Recording Seeretary-W, F. F. Shell
leck. of Owatonna.
The presidents of the different Sec
tons are made vice presidents of the
federal association and all these officers
compose the executive board.
Legislative Suggestions.
The following is an epitome of the
report of the committee Oh resolutions.
First-Urged the association TO ask the
next legislature to adopt the Massachusetts
free text book law.
Second-That the associa ion urge the leg
islature to appropriate S60J0, to be given to
the fifteen first grade high schools making
application for the fund, the same 10 De
given to each. on condition that they teach
of pedagogy.
1'hird-Urged that the association ask the
Legislature for a broader and wisely formu-
lated plan for certificatiou of teachers
Fourth-Urged that all papers read before
the different departments be placed in hands
OF committee on printing and be widely
distributed
Fifth-That Prof Horace Goodhue's ad-
dress be printed in educational papers.
SiXth-That our appreciation and thanks
be extended to the officers of the association
for their paiustaking effort in making this
twenty ninth meeting the best in many wars
ever held; 10 hotel managers for preparation
and comfort of the association; to the rail-
roads for unusual favors granted; to DR..
smith Baker, of Minneapolis, for his vigorous
and stimulating address; TO Supt. Kiehle for
his timely aud helpful addresses.
The session closed with spirited and
eloquent addresses by President North
rup,of the university; Prof. Carman, of
the ST. Paul high school; Prof. Bryant.
of the ST. Paul humboldt school, and