The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-13

terms OF SIX years, Dy Ine DOdIu VI III
rectors: James N. Green, of New Jer-
sey; \. K. Taylor, of Kansas, and J.
r. Preston, Of Mississippi, also reflect
ed; Augustus s. Downing, of New
York; w. H. Payne, Tennessee; j. e.
AIillspaugh, Utah; ]. G. Schurman, New
York; Charles w. Elicit and Thomas
@. Harris, of Texas.
Committee of Directors Skinner, of
New York, chairman; Malone, of Utah;
Rounds, of New Hampshire; Carlisle,
of Texas; Eaton, of Louisiana.
Departments Of national science,
physical training and school officers
were also added TO the association
work.
The vote on place of next meeting
was as follows: Los Angeles, u;
Duluth. 9; Asbury Park T. The mat
ter was finally left to the executive
committee.
RESOLUTIONS.
At the opening of the evening ses-
sion the resolutions committee made
its report which was in part as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the members of the
n. e. A, SO far as possible, attend
the congress Of education in Atlanta;
second, that the board of directors of
the n. (. a. make suitable provision,
so far as practicable, to secure a more
represeD .ative educational exhibit at
the Cott IN States eXposition; third,
that to this end a committee be APP
pointed at this meeting to cooperate
with the United States commissioner
of education.
Resolved, That, recognizing the
growing greatness and grandeur Of
our country, conscious Of a closer
union among all our people, the Ma
tiOnal Educational association heart
lily endores the general movement
throughout the country in the direc-
ton of education for American citi-
Zenship. In the firm belief that our
schools must make our citizens, we
commend the spirit which finds eX-
preston in placing the national flag
creased attention to school exercises
which tend to a greater love and
veneration for the flag, and in the
observance of national holidays in
our schools. We regard this move
ment as not intoxicating an education
or preparation for war, but as in
spring a deeper love of country,
reader obedience to established law
and order, a 1irmer respect for our
institutions. AS the interests of the
whole nation are carefully regarded,
as sectional feeling dies away, we
recognize the great opportunity af-
forded TO and obligation resting upon
our schools to place higher value
upon patriotic citizenship, and we
recommend a systematic course of
instruction which shall give a broader
view to patriotism and morality,
higher regard for the rights of citi-
zenship of society, of property, of the
security and sacredneSs OF human life.
In this connection we commend the
great work which has been accomp-
lished by the various organizations
throughout OUT country, which while
having their foundations in patriotic
purposes, exert their efforts for the
maintenance of peace and for the
settlement of internal disputes
through arbitration. We recOmmerH
10 our historians the Importance q
placing before the peop4e OF our
country a fuller history of what has
been accomplished by arbitration to
secure peace throughout the world.
Resolved, That the National Bureau
of Educa ton through the personal in
fiuence of its head, and by the dissem-
iaation of most valuable information,
has made itself Indispensable to the
general advancement of education.
That we hereby earnestly recommend
to our representatives in Congress that
more adequate provision be made for
much needed and increased efficiency.
in a reasonable provision for buildings
for its offices, it's library and It's mu-
scum. and for the more liberal prepara-
ton and publication of educational
information.
Resolved. That this association COM
mends the fidelity of its officers under
whose management so large fund Of
money safely invested, has been &C
cumulated. amounting with the pro-
ceeds of this meeting, TO over $4,000;
that we further recognize that this
is an educational rather than imam
cial organization, and that the warrant
of it's existence must be found IN It's
ability TO discover great ends of use
fulnfss. and to expend its accumulu-
lions wisely rather than in boarding
them. and, therefore, that we cordially
approve the action of the national
council in the appointment of a
epeciai committee TO investigate the
condition of the rural schools of this
country, regarding their organization,
their conduct and their support, and to
report upon the most feasible plans
for their Improvement in these re-
spects, whereby the youth Of the
country may enjoy, in reasonable
measure, the advantages chat are
common in cities and villages; and in
support of this action the request of
the council for an appropriation to
meet the necessary expenses of this
committee is approved.
Indian Education.
Resolved, That we heartily appre-
riate the efforts of our government to
bring every Indian child under appro-
rriate instruction in the elements OF
conduct, industry and letters, ard to
free the Indian school service from the
evils of partisan influences; that we
emphatically approve its efforts to
svstematize Indian education under
Professional leadership; that we cor
dialIv sympathize with Superintendent
Hailmanss appeal TO the teachers OF
the land for active interest on their
mart in the civilization of the Indians,
and for q. concerted effort to bring the
1n7ian under the same law with the
white man in the several states OF
the Union; that we heartily approve
: the efforts to educate Alaskans, and
especially in the care ana use or rem
deer as an industry and as means
of saving them from starVauon, and
.affording them food, raiment, shelter
md transportation, and that we be-
1ieve Congress should extend to Alas
ka aid in settling the questions of
T-oductiye industry by experiment
stations as it now aids in the other
territories, and in the several states
nv its appropriations for agricultural
stations.
resolved, That all intelligent peda-
pogy demands that we should recog-
11ize as fully as possible the nature of
4be children for whom the school
EXISTS. Every method which can prove
itself profitable to this end S. Juld be
encourag ed. All sciences touching the
nhvsjcal or mental development OF
children should be drawn upon for