The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-10

First Session of the National
Educational Association.
LISTEN TO ADDRESSES
NEXT MEETING PLACE MAY GO
TO THE NORTHWEST.

Detroit. Mich. July 9.-The bright
gowns and hats of the ladies gave the
large auditorium of the Light Guard
armory the appearance of huge AMI
mated flower garden this afternoon and
evening at the first general session of
the National Educational association.
Each of the 1000 chairs on the first
floor had an occupant when the after
noon session, devoted to the addresses
of welcome and responses, was called
to order, while the large galleries were
crowded TO their capacity. The same
conditions prevailed tonight, when ad-
dresses were read by President Green
and Bishop Spaulding.
The Duty Of the National Educa-
uonal Association in Shaping Public
Educational Policy" was the title of
President Green's address.
Bishop John L. Spaulding of Peoria,
Ills, was given an enthusiastic welcome
when he arose to begin his address on
Progress in Education"
Five rows of seats running up, one
above the other from the rear of the
stage, were filled with children when
the afternoon session was called to or
der, and their clear young voices, sing
ing out in a splendid chorus, formally
opened the general session. Governor
A. T. Bliss gave welcome for the state.
Superintendent of Public instruction
DelOs Fan Of Lansing followed with a
welcome from 16,0 900 teachers and so. 600
school children. Mayor Maybury elo-
quently told the educators that they
were welcome to the city, and PreSi-
dent James B. Angel Of the University
Of Michigan followed him. Mr.. Angel
was given an ovation.
Condition of Association.
A meeting of the board of directors
was held in the Temple Bethel today. at
which Treasurer Greenlee submitted
his annual report. 1t showed total re-
ceiPts for the year of $16,555, and eX-
pendltureS of S16,293. The board of
trustees reported the permanent fund
OF the association as SS4, zoe, invested in
interest bearing bonds The application
Of the American Religious Educational
society TO affiliate with the National
Educational association in their work
of research was laid over for one year.
The committee of twenty-One was ap-
pointed to investigate the matter of an
educational exhibit for the Louisiana
Purchase exposition to be held at St
Louis. a resolution to appoint funds
for a committee of twelve to investi-
gate the consolidation of rural schools
was referred to the national council of
education, as is the custom
Those in charge of the railroad tick
cts estimated that at O'Clock there
were between 1900 and 5000 members
of the association in the city. Thus
far comparatively little has been heard
about the hotel corridors in regard to
a successor to President Green or the
next place Of meeting A strong effort
Will be made by the delegates from the
Tar northwest to secure the next con-
vention for their section of the coun-
try. AsbUry Park. n. J.. st. Louis and
Ind 10 rara1T
National University.
The report of the committee on a ma
t1onal university submitted to the Ma
tional Council of Education this morn
ing by Dr. William Harper of Chicago
university was the feature of the coun-
ell. The report resulted in two hours
Of hot debate on the subject which
ended by the adoption of the following
resolution;
Resolved, That the report of the
committee be received and the commit
tee be discharged and while we ex-
press our appreciation of their labOrs
we are not prepared to a bandon the
position taken by the National Educa-
tiOnaI association in favor Of a national
university
This was adopted by vote of % to 4
President Baker of the University OF
Colorado was the first speaker on the
NOA4Atl4tlLEE y LNBOA l. ne NOulu not III
derstand the process by which the con-
mittee arrived at its decision and said;
1T looks very much like pre-arranged
harmony" Continuing, he said: If We
had national university; one that was
compelled 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 uni
versity and read letters from General
Miles, Ambassador White, ex-senator
Edmunds and John A. KassOn declar-
ing for its establishment After call
ing the report contemplate thing he
said;
This council should affirm it's be-
lief in a national university and should
advise the National Educational asso-
citation to appropriate money for the
best committee that can be appointed
to work for its establishment"
President Harper took the platform
in the defense of the committee and
said: The character of the members
should relieve them from aspersions
like those Of the preceding" He denied
there was any pre-arranged harmony
After considerable more debate of ar
acrimonious nature President Swain OF
Indiana university moved the question
Of the resolution. which was adopted