The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-11
The TREASURER'S REPORT
The Committee on a National Uni
versity is Heard.
AND IT'S REPORT RAISES A STORM
The Committee Opposes The Plan For National
University md Submits Proposition
Which Meets With Disfayor
on All Sides.
(By the Associated Press.)

botIoil, MICH, July 1.-THE bright
gowns and hats of the ladies gave the
large auditorium of the Light Guard Ar
mory the appearance of a huge animated
flower garden this afternoon and evening
at the first general sessions of the Ma
tional Educational Association. Each of
the two thousand chairs on the first floor
had an occupant tonight when the ad-
dresses were read by President Green
and Bishop Spaulding
The Duty of the National Educational
Association in Shaping Public Educational
Policy was the title of President Green
address.
storm of applause followed the close
of the presidents address.
Bishop Jno. l.. Spaulding, of Peoria,
Ills, was given an enthusiastic welcome
when he arose to begin his address on
Progress in Education
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 $1,000 and expenditures of &c.,
2S3. The board of trustees reported the
permanent fund Of the association as
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 A committee of twenty-one was APP
pointed to investigate the matter of an
educational exhibit for the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition to be held at St.
Louis A resolution to appropriate funds
for. committee OF twelve to investigate
the consolidation of rLral schools was re-
ferred 10 the National Council of Edu-
cation, as is the custom $50
The report Of the e Committee .oni a
National University was submitted: by
Wa. n. Harper OF Chicago University.
The report said ID part: y
The committed have been advised of
plan for a non-soyefnmental institution
! at Washington which may be able to sup
ply all III. Il ~ faes1rcci ,sg his plan is the
oIrt~mc OF action taken lbA the washing
ton Acadeiny Of Science -andtby the George
Washington Memorial Association.
Both Organizations have bgreed to CO.
operate TO fnpnd an institution in the
city of WASHINGTON, as memorial to
George Washington, which shall be main
tanned to promote the advanced study of
the scercce and the liberal arts.
Concerning the proposed institution it
is assumed:
Il. That it will be Independent of Gov
ernmcnt support or control as it will also
be independent of the support or control
Of existing Institutions
"2. That its objects will be- (a) To
facilitate the use of scientific and other
resources of the government for research.
tb) To cooperate with universities, col
leges and individuals in securing to
properly qualified persons opportunities
for advanced study and research now OBJ
tainabIa only to a limited extent in
Washington and not at all elsewhere.
3. That its oversight and control will
be in the hands of trustees and officers
and ideals of the existing institutions for
representing the educational experience
higher education"
The committee approves the plan as
outlined
The report resulted in hot two hours
debate which ended by the adoption of
the following resolution:
Resolved, that the report of the COM
mitiee 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 national university"
This was adopted by % to A.
President Baker. of the University of
Colorado, WIS the first speaker on the
committees report. He could not under
stand the process by which the commit
tee arrived at it's decision and said sit
looks very much like pre- arranged Rr-
monv." Continuing he 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 century, cure all the evils that
threaten the land at present"
He declared that the presidents OF
eighteen universities had written him let
tiers favoring the national university and
read letters from Gen. Miles. Ambassa-
dor White. ex-senator Edmunds and John
A. Kasson. declaring for its establishment.
After calling the report "a contemplate
thing he said: This council should af-
firm belief in a national university and
should advise the National Educational
Association to appropriate money for the
best committee that can be appointed to
work for its stablishmnt."
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
preceding" He denied that there was any
pre-arranged harmony.
Considerable more debate of an acri-
morinous nature followed.
Papers on "The Lessons of the Educa-
tional Exhibits at the Paris Exposition
were read by Miss Anna Tolman Smith
of Washington, d. c., and Howard j.
Rogers, of Albany.