The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
WANT A UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION
FAVORS ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NATIONAL COLLEGE
DoINGs OF THE EDUCATORS
From Twelve to Thirteen Thousand
Teachers Are in Attendance at
the National Convention
at Detroit

DETROIT, Mich, July 9.-The bright
gowns and hats of the ladies gave the
large auditorium of the light guard
armory the appearance of a 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 afternoon 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 addresses were read by
President Green and Bishop Spaulding
with the addition of many chairs in the
aisles.
'"The Duty of the National Educational
Association in Shaping Public Educa-
tional Policy, was the title of Prof.
GREEN'S address.
storm of applause followed the close
of the presidents address. Bishop John
L. Spauding, of Peoria, H., was given
an enthusiastic welcome when he arose
to begin mis- 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 order
and their clear, young voices, ringing
out in a splendid chorus, formally opened
the general sessions,
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 receipts for the
year of $l6559 and expenditures of SIG, ,983
The board of trustees reported the per-
manent fund of the association as $S4,l0O
invested in interest bearing bonds The
application of the American Religious
Educational society to affiliate with the
a FfI F1fNNNn
their work of research was laid over for
one year. A committee of twenty-one
was appointed to investigate the matter
of an educational exhibit for the LouisI-
ana Purchase exposition to be held at
St Louis. A resolution to appropriate
funds for a committee of twelve to In
Vestigate the consolidation of rural
schools was referred to the national
council of education, as Is the custom
BIG CROWD OF TEACHERS.
Those in charge of the railroad tickets
estimated that o'clock this after
noon there were between 1900 and 1900
members of the association in the city.
Thus far comparatively little has oc-
Cured about the hotel corridors in re-
gard to successor to President Green
or the next place of meeting William
Brashear Of Ames, Iowa, and James
r. Cook, of De Kalb, ILL.,, have been
mentioned for the next president by some
of their friends. While a strong effort
will be made by the delegates from the
far Northwest to secure the next conVen-
ton for their section of the country it is
not thought it will be considered wise
to go so far from the center of the coun-
try In 1902. Asbury Park, N Y ST.
Louis and New Orleans are also appl-
cants.
After the general session of the as
sociation tomorrow morning special
meetings of those interested in the diff
ferent departments of education will be
held in different nails during the after
noon.
FAVOR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
The report of the committee on the
proposed national university submitted
to the national council of education this
morning by DR.. William Nj Harper. Of
Chicago university, was the feature of
the councils session today. The report
opposed the establishment of ma
tional university.
The national council adopted a resolu-
tion receiving the report of the COM
mfttee on the national university, but
declaring the council is not prepared to
abandon the position of The N e. A. In
favor of national university
The report occupied two hours of hot
debate on the subject, which ended by
the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the report of the COM
m1ttee 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
Dy the National Educational association
In favor Of a national university"
This was adopted by vote of % to T.