The Van Buren press., 1899-07-15
THE NATIONS EDUCATORS.
Meeting of the National tduea.
tong Association of America
at Los Angeles, Cal.
HEARTY ADDRESSES OF WELCOME.
An Uufaue Musical Composition Tor
the Occasion by the AonIans UT
cheStra-Interesting speecehs an"
Papers-AnnuaI Meeting oi inc
Hoard of Directors.


Board of Directors.
Los Angeles. Cal. July 12.-4romPi.
IN al three o'clock yesterday the Na-
tional Educational association was
called TO order by Hon. T. q. Storey.
of the local executive committee. The
PAVILION was crowded in every part,
and numbers of IL visitors failed TO
gain admittanee.
Af.cr an invocation by Rev. I. Clark
Pierce. the Woman's orchestra rem
dered the ~. +. \ March,, a rather
unique piece of music composed Tor
the occasion. and GOV. Henry 1. Gage
MAS presented. and bade the delegates
a hearty welcome in behalf OF the
state.
Hen. I. Kirk. state superintendent
of publie instruction. followed. il be-
half Of The educational interests of the
state. lie told of the growth of sec
oBtlary and higher education in the
state. Including professional colleges
located in San Francisco, the State
university has now a total enrolment
of 2.43s. In 1859 there were but 62
high schools in the state, but to-day
there are 125. and with increase OF
members the standard of work has
been raised.
DR.. Elmer f. Brown, of the Gniver-
sity of California, on behalf Of the
management. also welcomed the VS.
iting educators. and then Mayor Fred
Eaton. on behalf of the municipality,
in a few words. told the visitors they
had the freedom of the city during
their stay.
On behalf of the city schools. City
Superintendent Foshay outlined the
educational system here. and pad
tribute 10 the educators and teachers
in charge of the 2s.000 children.
Responses TO the welcoming ad-
dresses were made by y. {. Dougherty,
superintendent of schools of Peoria,
ILL.,: DIR. Emerson f. White, of Colum-
bus. o., and J. II. Philips, superin-
tendent of schools of Birmingham,
Ala.
After the orchestra had played Mo-
zart's Overture to Don Juan. Presi-
dent Eliphalet Orom Lyte, of Millers-
vile. Pa. delivered his address.
There was more music by the band,
and then the session of the conven-
tion was at an end.
Last evenings session was as largely
attended as had been the one in the
afternoon.
DR.. ". T. Harris. United States COM
missioner of Education, delivered a
most appropriate and decidedly inter-
esting address on the subject of An
Educational Policy for Our New Pos
sessions
Henry S. Townsend, inspector-gen-
eral of schools of Hawaii, made a
thoughtfully conceived address upon
the subject THE Educational Prob
lem in Hawaii
AT the closing session of the Ma
tional Council of Education, held yes
terday morning, Prof. Louis Soldan,
of ST. Louis, was elected president for
the following year; Prof. Elmer
Brown, of California, yice-president,
and Miss Belle \. Dutton, of Cleve-
land, o., was reelected secretary.
The report on The Relations of
Public Libraries TO Public Schools"
that had been prepared by commit
tee composed of j. {. Dana. A. Hutch
ins, c. A. McMurray, Sherman Will
Jams and Miss Mi. Louise Jones, was
presented and read.
The annual meeting of the board of
directors of the National Educational
association was called to order by
President Lyte at noon, the following
officers being present:
First Nice-President j. G. Green
wood, Kansas City; Treasurer |. C..
Mcneil. West Superior, Wis: Chair
man of the Board of TrAstees a. NJ.
Lane, Chicago.
The treasurer's report showed d to-
tai receipt during the year of S2s ,j61.-
10. including Il cash balance of S2.201.
The expenditures amounted TO S26,-
01O.02. including $4,000 transferred TO
the permanent fund.
The available cash on hand is ST.
jj6.lG. Treasurer McNeill also re-
ported that between $4,000 and S10,-
600 in addition was available this year
for transfer to the permanent fund.
The thirteenth annual report was
presented and read. II showed the
asests to be $4,000, the total invest
ments on July /, 1899, having been
SCI, 800.
BY unanimous vote the directors
passed a resolution directing the pres
ident of the National Educational as
sociation TO cable 10 the United
States delegates to the peace confer
ence at The Hague, congratulations of
the members of the organization.