The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-13
SILT lake AHD THE 5
Educational CONVENTION 5

Shall Salt Lake make a bid to have
the annual convention of the National
Educational association held here in
1898? That is a question that COM
menced to be agitated yesterday.
The question was put to a number
of business and professional men at a
meeting held in the parlor OF the rem
pleton yesterday afternoon. The meet
ing was called by Professor Mills
paugh, superintendent of the city
schools. and DR.. Talmage of~the uni
versity, and was attended by the local
heads of the passenger departments of
the Union Pacific and Rio Grande
Western railroads. the professors men
toned. Professor Boyd Park, Judge c.
c. Goodwin Judge Colborn, John. Il.
Dolly, Colonel Clayton and number
of other prominent gentlemen
For the information of the gentle
men present Professor Milispaugh
stated what the organization of the
National Educational association
means, why it is desirable and what
the advantages would be of having a
session of the national convention held
here.
Professor Millspaugh stated that the
association is composed of the educa-
tional instructors of America, and that
TO have a national convention held
within its bounds was a thing to be
greatly desired by any city for these
reasons: From a business point of
view it would be of much benefit to
the city because of the great number
of people it would attract here. There
has never been a convention of the
association held which was attended by
less than 5000 teachers. who. together
~. f,.fa Jc -bp m a n them
and people who take advantage of the
reduced rates the railroads always
make, brings the number of visitors to
city where a convention is held up
to $4,000 to 10000 people
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AS means of advertising Salt Lake
nothing the city could do would have
anything like an equal effect to bring
together here so great a number OF
strangers from every part of the United
States.
From the home teachers point of
view. which was of most Importance TO
those connected with educational pur-
suits. the holding of the convention
here would be of untold benefit TO the
schools of Salt Lake, as well as those
of the entire west In a sense they
are isolated from the greatest
educators of the day, and do not come
in contact with them. Were the con-
vention to be held here the home
teachers would be thrown together
during the time with all the most
learned instructors OF America. and
from them would acquire much that
would be reflected in benefit to the
home schools. 1t would also give those
who come a knowledge of the advance
ment that has been made in educa-
tional matters in Utah.
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Professor Millspaugh stated what
would be necessary for the people of
Salt Lake 10 do to secure the conven-
ton for 1898. 1t would be necessary
to raise a fund of not less than $4,000
to pay the expenses of paid secretary,
who would be a local man, or woman.
for nine or ten months prior to the
convention. To defray the expenses of
the executive committee of the asso-
citation. who would visit the city next
year to make arrangements for the
convention in the event it was decided
to meet here, aid TO defray the eX-
pepSes of securing halls in which to
hold meetings. of which there would
have to be several. One, a very large
one. such as the tabernacle, for the
general meetings, and n number five
or six for the department meetings,
which would have to have a capacity
of the visitors would have to be pro-
vided for, and it was thought $4,000
would be none too much to cover the
whole expenditure.
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When Professor ATillsoaugh had set
the case before the meeting, Judge Col
born was asked for his views as to the
likelihood that the amount could be
raised. Judge Colborn was convinced