The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-28
Indiana Teachers Association and Kim
dred Organizations al Work.
First Meeting Of the Central Body Listens to
the Address Of the Newly Elected
President, Professor Study.
College Professors Hear and Discuss
Some Interesting Papers.
Gathering Of School officers Develops Nothing
Very Startling-Librarians of the
State Organize.
STATE TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION.

First Session of the General Organization
President ssudy's Address.
Indianapolis was q verItable camp OF
sohoolteachers and of people interested in
education. Yesterday, and will continue so
for the greater part Of the week. Edu.
Gators. from the timld school-ma'am of an
up-country district parish to the bearded
professor of q well-known college. thronged
che corridors of the hotels. walked the
streets and assembled In meetings and
caucuses all over the city. The Indiana
State Teachers Association Is the fountain
head. and from il spring o dozen or more
minor associations and sections. each of
which has its own officers and its own
business. The sessions of the organiza-
tions, as well as those of the larger one,
last through to-day and tomorrow.
The Indiana State Teachers Association
met last night IN the auditorium room of
Plymouth Church, and was well attended,
though not so largely as was expected. In
the absence of the retiring president.
siity. the frat Sice.president. Il. ".
Monicsl. of Princeton. occupied the
chair. The evenings programme was
opened by an instrumental selection
vi tuo pibuO Dy IIOl. I16DDlt, THO DllnU
pianist of this city. and the announcement
was then mad by Chairman Monical that
the regular programme would be proceeded
with, emitting Prof. Bryants farewell a6-
superintendent of Public Schools at Rich
mond, Ind. the incoming president.
PRESIDENT sTUDY's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Study opened his address by remark
ing that he supposed that it was proper for
him TO speak on educational topics at such
q time. and went on to say that the time
has come when teaching is recognized
among the professions. out of which it he's
been too long kept. He then described the
word profession, and said that IL used for
meIly to apply only to law. divinity and
The time has come" he said. when the
school has ceased to be dominated by the
church, and the next quarter of q century
Will be strewn with the wrecks of de-
profession of professions. though it is not
generally recognized as such, but the day
must come. when it will be. 1t Is In the
dawn Of public esteem"
He then recited some OF the reasons why
good teachers were hard to obtain, par
ticularly in the public schools. The salaries
offered are too small. In no other profess
sion can o man work throughout his life
with the expenditure of so much ability
and receive 30 little. Again, ne said that
no teacher was sure of his position from
one years end to another. It depended on
the within OF politics and the within
OF religion, and be was dismissed.
though filing his position acceptably.
As q consequence capable men fought shy
of entering the work, and young men were
advised not to strive to enter II. He said
that teaching required n most rigid train
Ing. and that people were averse to taking
such q one as they ought, most of them
knowing that they were to go into the
work simply as o stepping-stone to some
thing else. The speaker touched upon the
great question. He said that
they had o great deal to do with keeping
salaries down, while they did not
only in exceptional cases lmpart any great
good to o school. They only taught until
they became married. and the sweet girl
graduate" was generally willing TO do SO
for Q sum that seemed muniticent to her,
but which was hardly q p%ittance for q man
who might have the cares of q family on his
shoulders. He said that it had come to be.
IN securing teachers. n competition of
money. OF who would work for the least,
and not one of merit and fitness.
He did not wish to decry tho earnestness or
the faithfulness of women rs teachers. nor
did he wish to DO understood in his re-
marks as c~Ondemning them. He said that
in Germany when q teacher was given a
position. il was for life. and q pension was
s sTsFd sSat " he t fSS GIs t sSe ' .:Iifss id hs
pension. and that he thought
that there would be q better class
of teachers in this country were 1t adopted.
The rest of his remarks were along the
| same line. and he was given generous ap-
plause when he sat down.
BUSINESS OF II SESSION.
Professor Hebble rendered- another seleo-
tion, and the routine business of the meet.
ing was commenced. Miss Adelaide
Bailer, OF Wabash, was elected re-
cording secretary for the evening in
the place of Mrs. A. E. Lemon. who has re-
moved from the State. Mrs. Lemon has
acted ms the associations secretary for a
was rendered her last night upon the pub
lilo announcement of her retirement.
President Study then madet the announce
ment of committed as follows:
On Reading circle Board \. C. johnson,
Harwood. Terre Haute; T.. A. Cotton, New
Castle, and Harvey Gardner. Logansport..
| Oscar Baker, Winchester; whitman Jackson,
Greenfield; ]. 4. Zeller, Lafayette, and w. L. L.
Saunders. ConnersvilIe.
On Legislation-state superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction Worries: President Study. Rich
mond; J. W. Lane, Evansviile; County Superin-
tendent Lewellen. Muncie. and L. FL. Jones, of
ON Securing Quarters for Teachers at the
Worlds Fair-G. r.. Bass. indianapolis; c. w.
Osborne. Liberty. and Edward Ayres. Lafayette.
The Chair announced that the constitu-
tion was in need Of revision, and that q
committee for that purpose would be ap-
pointed to-day. The committee on nomi-
nations commenced it's formation last
night. and, if it has good luck. will be
complete to-day some time. The teachers
from each congressional district in the
State get together. elect q representative
to serve on the committee, and that is the
way it grows. The legislative committee
of the association met last night. in con-
| junction with those OF the city and county
superintendents. but did nothing except to
outline in o general way plans which they
will adopt. The meeting adjourned at 10
o'clock.
STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
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