The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-01-08

1.-THE following resolutions were
adopted BY the State Teachers asso-
citation, at its meeting at st. Paul the
first of this week:
| Resotred, That Snpt. D. L. Kiehle, Supt. Gil
bert OF st. Paul, and j. E. Braley OF Minneapo-
lis, be appointed committee on school Stats
tics from this association to the department of
| Superintendent of the National Educational
association That they be authorized to pledge
| this association to the support of any system OF
uniform school statistics which may be
adopted.
Resolved. That the executive committee be au-
thorized to secure the printing of the presidents
opening address in the next issue OF school Edu-
cation.
Resolved, That this association desires that
such provision be made as will secure due prom
inence andunity to the educational exhibits in
the Columbian Exposition. Our American edu-
cational system is unique and in some of its tea
lures is believed to be superior to that of any
other country. 1t has been greatly enlarged and
strengthened in its work in recent years, and it
is important that European visitors at the Co.
lumbianE Exposition shall have an adequate
opportunity to see not only full exhibits OF our
educational work. but also TIE Importance at
tachedto education j. the american people
! To this end the Mime "a Educational associa-
| ton heartily approves and respectfully urges
| the plan OF a separate building, and recommends
to the board Of directors and to congress that
! in any further appropriation which may be
granted, provision be made for the erection of
such a building as viii afford suitable and
commodious place for the exclusive use of the
educational exhibits
ResoEred. That special committee be APP
pointed to comm unicate this action to the
board of directors, TO DR.. S. n. Peabody the
superintendent Of educational exhibits, and to
our senator's and representatives in congress.
ResOt1eF, That this association regard it of the
creates IMPORTANCE. to the credit and advan
tage of this state that a the Columbian exposi
educational results and methodist the several
departments be provided, end that the schools
of the state be urged to respond to the call o.
the state committee, and heartily cooperate iI
perfecting this educational exhibit.
ResoIUed, That we hereby express our hearty
approval ofthe plan and purpose of the Mime
sofa state commission on the Worlds fair, by
which they will increase the state appropriation
for the Columbian exhibit to $15O,oOo. We be
leTe that the result of this effort will be very
fruitful int he quickening of the industrial ant
educational spirit of ourpeople.
Resolred That this association respectfully
urges upon the Minnesota state commission OF
the World s fair the appointment of a commit
tee consisting of the statesuperintendehto of pub
lie instruction, who shall be chairman, and five
other members OF this body, whose duty it shall
be to have general supervision OF the educa
tional exhibit from this state at the Worlds
fair. That the members OF the committee, wheI
SO appointed, shall be ASSIGNED by the chairman
each to one OF the several departments of ed,l
cation represented in the state as heads OF sub
committees on the exhibits from these depart
nleats, and shall have authority to appoint th'
members of their respective subcommittee