The herald., 1895-07-13
LOS ANGELES IS SELECTED
For the National Educational
Convention of 1896
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Indian Education Under Professional
Leadership Approved
President N. G. Dougherty Inducted Into
Office-Appointment of Committees
and Directors
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Associated Press Special Wire.

vention in July, 1896. PIERCE.
DENVER, July 12.-At the morning
session of the National Educational asso-
citation convention today, Instruction and
improvement of Teachers now at Work in
the School was the general subject of dis
cussion. Professor ArvIn S. Olin of the
state university, Lawrence, Kas., read
paper on the Teachers Institute, which,
he said, is to the teachers what the news
paper is to the ordinary scholar. Profess
| sor Earl Barnes of Stanford university,
California, followed with a paper on
| Teachers Glasses. The ReaGing Circle
was treated by L. H. Jones of Cleveland,
and the paper was discussed by Mrs. A.
j. Peavy state superin ntendent of Colo
rado; James NJ. Green, Trenton, N. j.;
N. G. Shaeffer, state superintendent of
Pennsylvania; John R. Kirk. state su-
perintendent of Missouri.
AT the opening session the resolutions
committee made its report, which was, in
part, rs follows:
Resolved, That the members of the N.
E. A., SO fai as possible. attend the con-
gress of education in Atlanta; second,
that the board of directors Of the N. E. A.
make suitable provision, SO far as
practicable, to secure more representative
educational exhibit at the Cotton States
exposition; third. that to this end COM
mittee be appointed at this meeting to
cooperate with the United States COM
/ missioner of education.
| Resolved, That recognizing the growing
grandeur of our country, conscious of
closer union among all our people. the
| National Educational association heartily
endorses the general movement throughout
the country in the direction of education
| for American citizenship. In the firm be-
lief that our schools must make ourIciti-
zens, we commend the spirit which finds
expression in placing the national flag
! upon our school houses, in the increased
attention to school execrises which tend
to greater love and venerntion for the
flag and in the observance OF national
holidays in our schools. We regard this
movement as not intoxicating an educa-
tion or preparation for war, but as inspir-
ing a deeper love of country, a reader
obedience to established law and order,
firmer respect for our institutions. AS the
interests of the whole nation are moro
carefully regarded as sectional feeling dies
away. we recognize the great opportunity
afforded to and obligation sting upon
our schools to place higher value upon
patriotic citizenship, an we recommend
a systematic course of instruction which
shall give broader view to patriotism
and morality. a higher regard for the
rights of citizen ship. of society, Of prop
erty, of the security and sacredness of
human lite. In this connecti IN we com.
mend the great work which has been ac-
complished by the various organizations
throughout the country, which, while
having their foundations in patriotic pur-
poses, exert their efforts for the mainten-
ance of peace and for the settlement of
international disputes through arbitra.
tion. We recommend to our historians
the Importance of placing before the peo-
pie of our country fuller history of what
has been accomplished by arbitration to
secure peace throughout the world.
Resolved, That the national bureau of
education through the personal influence
of irs head, and by dissemination of most
valuable information, has made itself in
dispensable 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 of
buildings for its offices. it's library and
its museum, and for the more liberal
preparation and publication of educa-
tional information.
Resolved, That this assocIa ton COM
mends the ability of its officers, under
whose management so large fund of
money, safely invested has been accumu-
lated, amounting to over $780, 600; that we
further recognize that this is an educa-
tIonal rather than financial organiza-
ton, and that the warrant of its existence
must be found in its ability to discover
| great ends of usefulness and to expend it's
accumulations wisely rather than in
boarding them. and therefore that we
cordially approve the action of the
national council in the appointment of
special committee to investigate the con-
dition of the schools of this country re-
garding their organization, their conduct
and their support, and to report upon thy
most feasible plans for their improvement
in these respects, whereby the youth of
the country may enjoy. in reasonable
measure, the advantages that ara 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.
Resolved, That we heartily appreciate
the efforts of our government to bring
every Inuian child under appropriate in
struction in the elements of conduct in
dustry and letters. and to free the Indian
schools from the evils of partisan infiu-
ence that we emphatically approve its
efforts to systematic Indian education
under professional leadership; that we
cordially sympathize with Superinten-
dent Hailman's appeal to the teachers of
the land for active interest on their part
in the civilization OF the Indians and for
concerted effort to bring the Indian
under the same law with the white n. an
in the several states of the Union; that
we heartily approve the efforts to educate
Alaskans and especially in the care and
! use Of reindeer las an industry and as