The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-10
HAVE A SHARP DEBATE
NATIONAL EDUCATORS Ma
TIONAL UNIVERSITY PROJECT.
Favor It's Establishment Apart from
National upper and Control
Other Topics of the Day.

DETROIT, Mich, July 9.-The report of
the committee on a national university,
submitted to the national council of educa-
ton, this morning, by DR.. William NJ,
Harper, of Chicago University, was the
feature of the councils last session until
Thursday afternoon. The report. which was
adopted, took the ground that none of the
bills providing for the charter of a national
university, which had been introduced in
Congress, had met the requirements of the
case; that the government should neither
support nor control such an institution at
the national capital; but that the associa-
ton was not prepared to recede from a
national university at the capital. suitably
founded, supported and controlled apart
from the national government
The report resulted in two hours of hot
debate on the subject. which ended with the
adoption of a resolution to the effect that
the report of the committee be received
and the committee discharged; and that
while We express our appreciation of their
labors we are not prepared to abandon the
position taken by the National Educational
Association in favor of a national univer-
sity. This was adopted by a vote of % TO 4.
President Baker, of the University of
Colorado, was the first speaker on the com
mittee's report. He could not understand
the process by which the committee ar
rived at its decision, and said: IF we had
a national university. one that was COM
PEELED to keep IN touch with the people of
the country and their thought. it would, in
a century, cure all the evils that threaten
the land at present" He declared that the
presidents of eighteen state universities had
written him letters favOring the national
university and read letters from General
Miles. Ambassador White. ex-senator Ed
mundS and John A. kaSson, declaring for
its establishment.
After considerable more debate of an
acrimonious nature, participated in by DIR.
ident Swain, of Indiana University. moved,
as a solution of the question, the resolu-
ton which was adopted.
Papers on the lessons of the educational
exhibits at the Paris exposition were read
by Miss Anna Tolman Smith, of Washing
ton. D, c; and Howard j. Rogers. of Al
In the department of Indian education
the first speaker was DR.. a. E. Winship,
OF Boston. Congressman II. c.. Smith, Of
Michigan. followed with an address con-
graduating the teachers on their work and
commencing it. The Need of Compulsory
Education for the Indian" was discussed
and Fox agency, Iowa; Superintendent H.
B. PEARS, Haskell School, Kansas; Super
intendent Z. c. Nardin, Mount Pleasant
School. Michigan, all of whom advocated
compulsory education.
A paper on Resolved, That the Reserva-
ton Day School Should be Made the Prime
Factor in Indian Education" by Agent F. o
Gotchell, Fort Totten. N. d.. was discussed
by Superintendent ]. h. Brown, Pine Ridge.
S. D.. c. c. Convey, Pine Ridge, s. D., and
Mr.. G. c. Scovel, Cass Lake, Minnesota.
The consensus Of opinion was that the
day school should be made the prime fac
tor In education.
a meeting of the board of directors was
held in the Temple Bethel to-day, at which
Treasurer Greenlee submitted his annual
report. 1t showed total receipts for the
year of $l6,S59 and expenditures of sic. 2S3.
The board of trustees reported the perma-
nent fund Of the association as $S4. 100, in
vested In interest-bearing bonds.
THE Duty of the National Educational
Association In Shaping Educational Policy"
was the title of President Green's address
tonight. and a storm OF applause followed
it's close. Bishop John l.. Spaulding. OF
Peoria, ILL.,. was given an enthusiastic well
come when he arose TO begin his address
on Progress in Education and he, too,
was warmly applauded.
After the general session of the associa-
ton tomorrow special meetings OF those
interested in the different departments Of
eeducation will be held i'm different parts
of the CITY I'm the afternoon