The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-28
CHANCE FOR A ROW
GETS CLOSET TO THE SEN
SATTONAL
MATTER OF HEADQUARTERS
Report of Some Quiet Working In
the Interest of Particular Hotels
Caused Stiriiat the Opening of
the SessIOn-VariOus Section
Observation-Disclosures Reception.


Meetings Productive OF Lively
Observation-Disclosures Reception.
More than a 1fttie asperity and a very
considerable sensation cropped out in the
meeting of the State Educational associa-
ton yesterday,2the question as to which
city hotel was the headquarters" of
the association preeipitating the trouble
Hitherto, generally, the Windsor hotel
has been the headquarters.
All the hotels, however, have invited
the teachers to become their guests, and
many of Them indeed, do not go to any
of the hotels, having friends whose guests
they are during the holidays.
incidentally, a the, association brings
with 1t a number of exhibitors of school
supplies, books and what-not, and, in or
der that these people may have an advan-
tageous location, it Is desirable, as we'll
as for the convenience of the teachers
| themselves, that there be an official head
quarters
This year the executive committee
which was appointed to designate the
headquarters, seems to have disagreed.
General Secretary w. G. Smith sent out
information that the Ryan was the Off
cial headquarters, and, indeed, the pres
ence there of the president and secretary
makes 1t in effect so, or would, had it
| not been for the fact that one or two of
the presidents of sections Of the general
| association are said to have. designated
headquarters on their own hook, aside
from the general association headquar-
ters.
DIT
teachers, and there was considerable ex-
element over it, too, was the rumor in
connection with this difficulty as to hotel
headquarters that some Of the officials of
the association had written to the proprie-
tors Of the city hotels, stating in effect
that they would be able to bring their
| sections with them, one of them en-
bracing hundreds of teachers, and. stating
that they would expect entertainment.
How explicit the letters were in stating
what entertainment" was expected only
copy of the letters would show. DR..
Christian Fry, of the Ryan, who Is, as a
representative Of the Associated School
Boards, q member Of the association, de-
clined to consent to the publication of
the letters he received, although admit
ence.
The rivalry as to headquarters resulted
in not little Inconvenience to the teach
ers, the result being, at the opening Of
the general session yesterday morning,
that Mr. Kupze, of Hastings, moved
that committee be appointed to investi-
gate this subject 4
F. v Hubbard, Of Red Wing, moved to
lay this motion on the table, and the mo-
ton prevailed, although a division was
called.
President Bond stated that the head
quarters had been regularly and legally
fixed at the Ryan, and that was all there
was to it.
Supt. Denfeld, of Duluth, said this was
no time for unseenly wrangling He had
entire confidence in the administration.
A motion to proceed with the regular
order of business was proposed and car
ried, but w. G. Smith from the Commit
tee on headquarters, - INDUCED in some
plain talk. He said that a circular had
been sent out announcing that headquar-
ters would be at the Windsor hotel. He
was really to prove that the chairman of
the committee had selected the Ryan ho-
tel for headquarters That the Windsor
had been chosen was absolutely false. and
he was ready TO prove it. Other state
ments in the circular were just as false.
Concluding, he said: -et.---.
81 want the association to yindicate
me. In justice to myself, there must be
no embarrassing"
But the teachers, or many of them, felt
that the incident indicated another
danger as to committee rule" and while
the subject was not further discussed in
regular session. 1t was reported yester-
day that at today's general meeting
when the nominating committee brings in
its report, resolution will be introduced
for an amendment to the bylaws SO that
the ohcefS of the association may be
CHOSEN by ballot, instead of by nomina-
lions, the contention being that under
the present system the president prae-
dcally has the appointment of his own
successor in that he can nominate a
committee whose preferences he well
knows.
The general topic for the morning ses-
sion was Waste in Education"
Jessie Stevens, instructor in science,
Stanley Hail. Minneapolis, considered a
paper on Waste in Elementary Schools"
j. w. Marquis, of Sank Rapids, said
there was much waste in elementary
| training. Much was attempted there that
should be taught in the high school and
commercial college.
Prof. E Van Dyke Robinson. p-3ncina;
of the st. Paul high, spoke Of Wastes
in the High School," The waste had been
greatly reduced. during the last ten years,
but it still existed: The lack of co-or-
| dination between the eighth and ninth
grades brought.a waste. Up to the eighth
grade al! ran spoothly. Once in the high
school the pupil was lost in the multitude
1t was pathetic to witness the freshman
wandering about the high school There
ought to be a better coordination ard
not such q sudden change The matter
taught and the order of teaching were
other sources of waste. Multiplicity of
universities called for different entrance
requirements This was another waste.
The University Of Minnesota had the best
requirements. perhaps, outside of Harv-
ard, of any in the country. He did not
favor the higher algebra requirement of
this university.
Waite A. Shoemaker, of the normal
school, st. Cloud, spoke on WASTES in
the Normal School, Rut-ism was worse
than fad-ism. Look more 20 the process
and less to the product
Frank S. Jones, of the University of
Minnesota, told Of the Wastes in Col
leges and Universities
Gov. Lind was roundly applauded when
introduced The governor discussed
waste from the standpoint of expendi-
ture of the public moneys in wasteful
manner. He quoted from his message to
the legislature touching the subject OF
higher education Higher education
should not be made a burden to the tax
payer. There should not be a duplication
in the means of imparting knowledge.
The wisdom of maintaining two state
schools in the same -commnnity-both do
ing like work-was of doubtful ex-
pediency. Efforts to maintain high