St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-10
EDUCATORS SPEAK
CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION NOW IN FULL
SWING.
COUNCIL ELECT OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT BUTLER ON KNOWL-
EDGE THAT'S OFTHE MOST
WORTH.
IMPROVING THE RED TRIBES.
Supt. HaiIman, of Washington,
DisnPproyes of Some Present
Methods.

DENVER, Col, July 9-The thirty
fourth annual convention of the Ma
tional Education association was
opened this afternoon before two
large audiences. The regular meet
ing was at the Central Presbyterian
church, where 1900 persons were
gathered, while 1000 attended an
overflow at the high school building,
and thousands were turned away.
already larger than at any pre-
vious meeting of the association.
The work of the council of educa-
ton was completed today, and the
next three days will be devoted to
the labors of the general organiza-
ton. The council of education S
final meeting today was an execu-
tive session, wholly devoted to bust
ness matters. It was decided to
have all papers hereafter printed
and submitted to the members of the
council at least month before each
meeting and have none read at the
meeting. Hereafter outsiders are to
be admitted to meetings only by
card. The committee on ungraded
schools recommended the following
committee to investigate the matter
of reorganization on the lines sug-
gested by Prof. Sabin: Henry Sabin,
Des Moines, To-; David L. Kiehle,
perintendent, New Jersey: c. T.
Rounds, Plymouth, N. H; j. H. Phil
lips, superintendent of schools, Biz
minghan, Ala; B. A. Hinsdale, Ann
Arbor, Mich; S. T. Black, state su-
perintendent, California; W. E. SUIT
ton, Houston, Tex; T. L. Wolfe, ex-
state superintendent of Missouri.
An appropriation of $500 for the
use OF the committee was asked for.
NEW OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected:
H. S. TarbeH, Providence, R. L, presi-
dent; Earl Barlos, Menlo Park, Cal,
vice president; Bette A Dutton,
Cleveland, secretary and treasurer;
Charles De Garmo, Swathmore, Pa;
D. L. Kiehle, Minneapolis, Mimi; J.
R. Preston, Jackson, Miss, and ]. NJ.
Green, Trenton, \. J., executive COM
mittee.
supt. Aaron Cove of the Denver
schools, ex-president Of the associa-
ton and chairman of the arrange
ments committee, called the main aft
ernoon meeting TO order and well
coined the convention. He was fol-
lowed by Lieut.. Gov. Brush. Gov. Nc
Intyre being in St Louis; Mayor Nc
Murray and Mrs. a. j. Perry, state
superintendent of schools. Responses
were made by President Butler. Secre-
tary Shepard, Col. Francis W. Par
ker, principal of the Cook county nor
nal school, Chicago, and ex-Gov-
Northen Of Georgia, who represents
the cotton exposition, and came to in
vite the teachers to attend it. Music
was given by the Apollo club, COM
posed of twenty Denver gentlemen.
Prof. E. Herman, of Denver, spoke on
physical training, after which physi-
cal culture classes from the city
school, directed by their tutor, Prof
Jacob Schmitt, gave and exhibition. No
tice was given that a constitutional
amendment, providing for popular
vote in the association, would be sub
mitted tomorrow.
At the evening session the church
was filled, in spite of a rain storm
which was prevailing. DR.. a. G. Lane,
of Chicago, vice president, presided,
and Prof. \. Murray Butler gave his
annual address. taking for the sub
ject, What knowledge Is of Most
WORTH
EDUCATE THE INDIANS.