The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
BEST MEETING YET HELD
4 LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE
STATE TEACHERS MEETING.
Last Meetings of the General AssOcia-
ton Held-SessiOns of the
Various Sections.

The most successful meeting that the In
diana State Teachers Association has ever
held came to a close yesterday at noon.
While the enrolment was not as large as
anticipated, yet it exceeded any OF tho
former enrollments. and the receipts from
dues were correspondingly greater. Eleven
hundred names were registered at the hour
of adjournment
The first address of the session of the
general associat ton, which met in the Sen
ate chamber yesterday morning, was made
by DR.. John II. Coulter, of the University
of Chicago. his subject being Some Prob
lens in Education" At the conclusion of
DR.. Coulter's address the report of the
committee appointed by the association
year ago to form a plan to interest the
PEOPLE at large in Indiana historical sub
jects and to bring about a more system
attic study of history in Indiana, which was
prepared by Prof. Cyrus w. Hodgin, of
Earlham College, was read by .. Nj. Pit
finger, of Anderson. The report recon-
mended that provision should be made i'm
the common school curriculum OF the State
with view to giving definite instruction
ir Indiana history No recommendation
as TO the details Of the plan were made
by the committee. The report also heartily
commended the Indianian to all who were
interested in State and local history. The
report says that it has become the medium
for preserving and disseminating much
valuable material relating to Indiana his
tory.
The committee recommended its own con-
t.nuance, and that the association make an
appropriation sufficient to cover the ex-
pense of its work.
The committee on resolutions suggested
combined effort with the National Teach
ers' Association to ask Congress 10 reor-
ganize the Bureau of Education on broader
lines with a view to placing the Depart
ment OF education on a plane with the
department of labor The object OF this
resolution is to increase the efficiency or
the United States Bureau or Education
for the purposes Of making provision for
education in Alaska and in the several
islands now belonging to the United states.
The committee on resolutions also extended
the thanks of the association TO the Gus
todian of the Statehouse, to the ofhcers
Of the association and TO Miss Raw, who
directed the children's chorus that sang
at the Statehouse on Thursday. The COM
mand for furnishing trained teachers TO
the common schools of the State, and TO
that end recommended the furnishing OF
adequate normal school facilities to meet
the demand for professionally trained
teachers. The election of officers resulted
as follows:
1resluent-f1. D. bIOWL, u NdipdA diSo.
Chairman Executive Committee-Law-
renee McTurEan, OF Anderson.
Permanent Secretary and Treasurer
James r. Hart, of Lebanon.
Recording Secretary-Miss Leva Foster.
of Edinburg.
Vice Presidents-Robert Spear, Evans
vile; J. w. Riddle, Corydon: j. M. Tilley.
Brazil; d. NJ. Geeting, OF this city; II. +.
Baltimore, Zionsville; Superintendent Heet-
er, Converse William Glen, South Bend.
Executive Commttee-James +. Organ,
Bloomington; T. II. Meek. Lawrenceburg;
T. A Mott, Richmond; ]. f. Orr, Redkey;
T. S. Thornburg, Monticello; G. III. Tapy,
Columbia City, also ]. r. Hart, ex officio.